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Chairman of the Board #54 - Kate Jager
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I had so much fun serving as chapter president in 2008! Thanks go out to everyone who helped the Shelton Jaycees accomplish so much last year. I now proudly join the exclusive past presidents club!
We had a great finish for 2008!
The weekend of December 13th and 14th our club went on a
Holiday Shopping Spree for a local family in need. The family was
selected for us by the Birmingham Health Services foundation, a single
mom with a girl age 12 and a boy age 10.
The mom's wish list
was simple... food on the table. The young girl wanted books, clothes
and a winter coat. The young boy wanted a remote control car, clothes
and a winter coat.
We were able to get everything on their
lists and then some. We purchased two complete outfits for each child with matching shoes and winter coats. We purchased 4 new books for the
girl and a '69 Mustang remote control car for the boy. For the mom we
purchased a $70 gift card for Stop & Shop.
All totaled we spent several hundred dollars, a little more than we had planned but it was well worth it!
We
held an "international" wrapping party at the Chamber Offices Sunday
night with members bringing cookies, eggnog, coffee, and all sorts of
food to fuel our wrapping efforts. Special thanks to everyone
involved: Melissa, Michael, Nikole, Jim N., Jim W., and Adrianna (Adrianna joined us as a guest of Jim W's and is a member of the Jaycees in Germany!)
I'm looking forward to my new role as Chairman of the Board & Executive VP this year!
Hope to see you all this Sunday at the planning session, and at even more events in 2009!
Kate :-)
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THIS SUNDAY! 2009 Brainstorming & Planning Meeting
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2009 Brainstorming & Planning Meeting - Sun. Jan. 4th 5pm at Panera Bread on Bridgeport Ave. YOU, that's right Y...O...U... are invited to join the Chapter Officers over a sandwich to brainstorm New Project Ideas for our annual membership survey.
Seriously all help is welcome. Call or text 203-521-2498 if it's not obvious what tables we're at.
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Membership Meeting and Social
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Membership Meeting and 2009 Swearing In Ceremony - Tuesday January 13th 8 PM at Pinerock
Firehouse, 722 Longhill Ave.
Shelton. The first meeting of the year is always pretty quick. We'll still be putting the plan together for 2009.
If you arrive at 8PM you'll get to see the new Board Members take thier oath of office at the swearing in ceremony with that time honored tradition of
"Please raise your right hand and repeat after me...I state your name...."
Project reports will run
about 10 - 15 minutes. Shooting the
bull will run about another 15 to 20 minutes after that. Later we'll head out to a nearby pub or
restaurant. Guests and prospective
members are always welcome.
For directions, Click Here or text/call 203-521-2498
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New Member Orientation Nights
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New Member Orientation Nights - Pick any night! Wed. Jan. 14th through Tues. Jan 20th
New members and prospective members are invited out for dinner. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Pick the night that works best for you.
A small group of officers will explain the four project emphasis areas:
Community Area
Individual Area
Business Area
International
Area
We'll talk about how to propose and run new projects, how to join
a committee, why we have an age limit, why one year terms, why you can't succeed yourself
in any given office, and answer any other questions you might have.
By offering orientations 7 separate nights we'll have smaller groups and you'll be able share your questions and ideas in a more casual atmosphere.
Call or text 203-521-2498 to sign up!
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| Connecticut Jaycees 08 Year-End Convention & Banquet
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CT Jaycees 2008 Year-End Convention & Banquet- Fri. & Sat. January 30th &31st
at the Clarion Hotel in Bristol CT. Come celebrate 2008 with members from all over the state!
The agenda changes from time to time but traditionally there are competitions and parties Friday night, networking and training programs Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon is the CT Board meeting and quarterly awards, Saturday night is the year end awards banquet.
Dinner at the banquet is $30 per person with a cash bar. On the menu is Roast sirloin of beef, Chicken Marsala, or Baked Manicotti. Rooms are $83 a night single+ tax. Call (860) 589-7766 to reserve a room and make sure you tell them you're with the CT Jaycees.
The chapter will have a hospitality room for members where you can change before dinner and party all night.
Outgoing 2008 State Director Nikole will be coordinating our dinner orders etc. at this event. To sign up call or text 203-231-0448 by January 23rd.
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