The running joke told at the La Leche League of Grand Forks's ice cream social Thursday was "tell them it's homemade!"
La Leche means milk in French. The organization dedicated to supporting breastfeeding chose its name in the 1950s to use at a time when it was unacceptable to use the word "breast" in the United States.
The family-friendly event reunited old friends who shared stories about La Leche League and shed light on the modern purpose of the organization.
The oldest alumna at the picnic was Joan Kieley, a mother and grandmother from Lakota, N.D. She belonged to the La Leche League of North St. Paul chapter from 1967-1978 and has watched the organization evolve since her children became members in the mid-1990s.
"We thought we had a crusade going," Kieley said. "We're fighting the same fight now to convince doctors and mothers that babies do need you."
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