Shelton Jaycees Upcoming Events
E-Newsletter
September, 2009 - Vol 2, Issue 8
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We offer people 21-40 opportunities to meet people and volunteer.
It's hands-on leadership training through Community Action beyond what's available through employers or other organizations.
Members participate in as much as they'd like and only at events that interest them.
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Coming up in September:
- This Tuesday September 8th 8 pm Special Membership Meeting at GREATER VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING. 900 Bridgeport Ave. 2nd Floor above Wachovia Bank (between Burger King & Stop & Shop). In addition to project reports and upcoming events planning, we're being asked the best and most productive ways to spend some serious money FAST. Bring your best ideas to the table!
- Sunday Sept. 20th at least three of us will be volunteering at the Roaring 20s Car Show at Southbury Training School. We'll help with manpower at food booths and gates as well as help with judging cars. They sent 6 judges to help at our event. We need 3 more people to return the favor in kind. Details below.
- 4th Tuesday Social Sept. 22nd Bring in your favorite Take-Out game night. 6:45 pm at Pinerock Firehouse 722 Longhill Ave. Co-ordinate with Nikole, bring your favorite under $20 take-out food to share family style, board games until 10pm. Details below.
- Saturday Sept. 26th Zip-Lining 12:30 pm meetup & carpool. 2 pm start at Catamount Adventure Park
ropes course in the Berkshires. Only $33 if we have over 15 people. Details below.
Coming up in October:
Wine/Beer Tasting Membership Openhouse TBD
(contact Kris & Melissa)
Tuner Car - Car Show TBD
(contact Jarid)
Breast Cancer Walk Sun. Oct. 25th
(contact Heather & Melissa)
Kid Safe Halloween Sat Oct. 31st
August was outstanding!
Come to the special meeting to find out:
Who lost their shorts River Tubing?
Who came in first & last at Go Karting?
How many Show Cars attended last Sunday?
How much $$ did our Car Show fundraiser make?
Don't forget to BRING YOUR IDEAS - on the most productive and best ways we can allocate substantial funds - WITH YOU to our Special September Meeting this Tuesday, and if you haven't already, fill out the survey here at this link and share your ideas for projects you'd like to help run. Check out all the details for our September upcoming events below!
See you there!
Jim
#55
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September Special Membership Meeting This Tuesday the 8th - Please attend
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Tuesday Sept. 8th 8 pm - 9:15 pm at NOT AT THE FIRE HOUSE!
The firehouse was not available due to a regional dept. meeting.
Instead we'll be meeting at the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce offices. 900 Bridgeport Ave. 2nd floor above Wachovia Bank (between Burger King & Stop & Shop).
In addition to some quick announcements about the results from on our August events plus some planning for upcoming events, we have the task to find the very best and most productive ways we can spend thousands of dollars.
In order for this to be a success for our chapter, we need as many members and potential members as possible to attend and discuss. Please be on time. We will be starting exactly at 8 pm. We'll need to bring all our collective experience to bear. Every idea must be thoughtfully considered. We need serious ideas and we won't have time to fool around. We must be out of the Chamber offices within one hour and fifteen minutes.
Bring a pencil, it will be a short and very fast moving meeting!
(After the meeting everyone is invited to raise a glass and toast a very successful August)
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Southbury Training School - Car Show Support
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Sunday September 20th at Southbury Training School at least three of us will be helping the Roaring 20s Car Club run their annual car show. Bob D'Amico and his crew helped us at our show big time. We'd like to return the favor. If you'd like to be part of the Shelton Jaycees work crew, you don't have to judge cars. They also need help with everything from parking spectators, collecting money from spectators and more.
Contact Kate to sign up at 203-623-6698
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| 4th Tuesday Social - Take Out Dinner & Board Game Night
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 Tuesday Sept. 22nd Bring in your favorite Take-Out meal and your favorite board game. 6:45 pm at
Pinerock Firehouse 722 Longhill Ave.
You can bring
your favorite under $20 take-out food to share family style, along with a board
game to play after we eat. Nikole will be coordinating food and games. This way we won't have 15 people bringing Italian !-)
Contact Nikole to sign up at 203-231-0448
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Zip Lining
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Saturday Sept. 26th 12:30 pm car pool, 2 pm start.
Zip-lining at Catamount Adventure Park in the Berkshires. Cost is only $33 if we have 15 people. That should be do-able since we'll be headed there with members of the Fairfield police department and others who work at Wendy's store.
Call or text Wendy at 203-913-3147 to sign up.
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Coming up in October:
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Wine/Beer Tasting Membership Openhouse. Date & Location to be determined. Kris & Melissa are working on this next membership open house. Share your ideas at our Sept. meeting!
Tuner Car - Car Show
Date & Location to be determined. Jarid will be organizing a Car Show Fundraiser specializing in Tuner Cars and using some of the extra trophies and supplies from our Classic & Antique Car Show and Bazaar held this past weekend. Sign up and help him plan this at Tuesday's membership meeting!
Breast Cancer Walk Sun. Oct. 25th 9 am - noon
Co-Captains Heather & Melissa, are organizing our annual team at the Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport. (Photo: above right) Each year we walk the first lap, then cut out to the beach and fly kites with pink streamers above the rest of the participants while they cross the finish line. The October breeze on the beach is perfect for kite flying. Chapter provides hot chocolate and bagels! Sign up and help plan this event at Tuesday's membership meeting!
Kid Safe Halloween Sat Oct. 31st 6 pm at Pinerock Firehouse 722 Longhill Ave.
For more years than anyone can remember, the Shelton Jaycees have been helping the Pinerock Park Volunteer Fire Department host their annual Kid Safe Halloween. The Fire Dept helps us by providing a free meeting room, helping us with our flower sale, loaning us tables for the Arts & Crafts Fair, and recently providing a generator for our Car Show. This is one way we help them in return. They provide the halloween candy, 75-100 costumed children, and several kiddie carnival games. We help by providing volunteers to run as many games as possible. Sign up September 8th at Tuesday's membership meeting.
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Rule #1 of the Shelton Jaycees:
"If you're not having fun,
you're just not doing it right!"
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Jim Nissen
55th President
Shelton Jaycees Inc.
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