Welcome to Naperville
Mothers & Sons Serving Together to Impact Their Local Community
Welcome to our Chapter of the Young Men’s Service League!
The four years of high school go by incredibly fast. Finding time to spend together with your teenage son gets harder and harder. When you join YMSL, you commit to spending quality time together with your son serving your community.
In these moments, he sees your dedication to serving others. You see his eyes and heart become open to the world around him. These are memories to last a lifetime and service projects that impact our community forever.
In addition to service, YMSL offers valuable leadership opportunities and a four-year curriculum that covers topics such as car repair, interview skills, cooking, hazing prevention, and more.
We hope you will consider joining us. The time to start the membership process is during your son’s 8th-grade year. We look forward to meeting you and serving together. Scroll down for more details.
About YMSL
The Young Men’s Service League is a 501(c)(3) non-profit national organization. Members of YMSL are moms and their teenage sons who volunteer together to serve their local communities during his four years of high school. YMSL currently represents over 27,500 members and young men as part of more than 160 chapters across 22 states.
YMSL offers moms service opportunities and time together with her son(s) to grow their relationship and to instill in him a heart of service to last a lifetime. In addition to service, as part of its four-year comprehensive program, YMSL teaches leadership and life skills to develop our young men to become the capable, confident, and compassionate leaders of tomorrow.
The pillars of the YMSL experience are service, learning, and leadership. YMSL is a four-year comprehensive program. Requirements for membership include:
YMSL Mentor (Sponsor)
YMSL is a sponsorship organization; a prospective member needs to be mentored (sponsored) by a current member of the chapter she wishes to join. Contact membership for guidance. Enrollment is during the son’s 8th-grade year.
4-Year Commitment
Joining YMSL is a four-year commitment. Young men and their mothers are expected to remain active in the chapter during his four years of high school. An annual Volunteer and Senior Recognition Banquet is held each spring.
20 Hours of Service
A minimum of 20 service hours is required annually at a variety of chapter-approved philanthropies. Half of these hours must be served as a Mother/Son team.
Job within the Chapter
Each mom and son must individually serve in a job or leadership position within the chapter. Positions rotate annually. Roles offer valuable experience and leadership opportunities.
5 Meetings
A structured four-year curriculum for young men covers a variety of life skills and brings in local speakers. Young men must attend at least 5 meetings per year. Moms must attend at least 3 meetings per year.
Membership Fees
YMSL annual chapter dues and banquet fee.
Contact membership for more details.
Joining YMSL
Ready to take the next step?
Enrollment for new members takes place in January/February/March of the son’s 8th-grade year.
If you do not know anyone in YMSL, please contact us to assist you.
YMSL is a sponsorship organization, which means a prospective member needs to be mentored and sponsored by a current member of the chapter they wish to join.
If you would like to learn more about joining, please click the contact membership button below to send us a message.
Our Chapter’s Membership Dates & Deadlines for Enrollment:
- 12-12-2023Prospective Member Meeting
- 01-25-2024Prospective Member Meeting
- 03-01-2024Letter of Intent Deadline
- 03-04-2024Lottery if neccessary
- 03-07-2024Prospective Members Enroll 3/7-3/15
Testimonials
Leadership
Our Chapter’s Leadership Board
Kerry Bohan
Cara O’Reilly
Gigi Held
Tina Bird
Laura Burke
Simone Schuppan
Mary Beth Satvedi
Heather Glynn
Alisha Carlson
Laura Miller
Kristen Torres
Sue Fangmann
Jamie Alt
Kris Dinkel
Faith Jones
Laura Chamberlain
Gina Getting
Nicole Jarrell
Barb Bechtel
Tonya Schmidt
Lori Cadden
Rebecca Szczech
Philanthropies we Serve
Alphabetical List
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A Special Place
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Buddy Up For Life
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DuPage Children’s Museum
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DuPage County Forest Preserve
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DuPage Pads
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DuPage Senior Citizen Council
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Feed My Starving Children
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Hesed House
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Jan’s Book Angels (c/o Anderson’s Bookshop)
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Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans
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Naperville Noon Lions Club
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Naperville Park District
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Operation Support Our Troops
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Project CURE
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Rock Steady Boxing
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Ronald McDonald House Charity
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Special Olympics (Serving Dupage, Kane, Kendall and West Cook Counties)
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The American Red Cross
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West Suburban Community Pantry
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Western DuPage Special Recreation Association
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Wreaths Across America
If you are a philanthropy interested in partnering with our chapter, we would love to hear from you. Please use the contact our chapter button below.
Contact our Chapter
We look forward to hearing from you about membership or how our members can serve your philanthropy and our community. Click the button below to contact our chapter.
If you are interested in joining our chapter, please use the contact membership button in the Join section.
To learn more about the YMSL National organization visit: YMSL.org
To see a full list of chapters visit: YMSL.org/find-a-chapter