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Thursday, March 4th - Board Meeting, Diamond Jo
6pm Executive Board, 6:30pm Full Board
Thursday, March 11th - Speed Networking and New Member Orientation, Champs Sports Bar. 6:30pm - 10:00pm.
Find it on Facebook here.
Thursday, March 18th - General Membership, 7:30pm, Hotel Julien, River Room.
Sunday, March 28, 2010 - The Easter Egg Hunt at Hills & Dales, 3505 Stoneman Road, will be on Sunday March 28, 2010 at 1:00pm. We are looking for members to participate in this event. We will need approximately 4-5 members at 12:00pm to help assemble plastic eggs at Hills & Dales. At 1:00pm more members are needed to help hide the eggs and at 1:30pm the we will be helping the children search for the eggs, followed by a celebration party. This event is open to Jaycees, children of members with an adult, potential members, and friends of the Jaycees. We are also looking for a member who is interested in becoming a chairperson for this event. Please contact Nathan Lange, Community Development VP, natlange75@yahoo.com or Craig Finch, Community Involvement Director, cfinch83@gmail.com if you would like to help with this event. Also look for a sign-up sheet at the next Jaycee meeting.
April 24-25th - Sandbox Fill
Contact Nathan Lange or Craig Finch if you are interested in helping out with this event.
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Upcoming Events in Our Community
DBQ Chamber Business AM
Join us this month at Dubuque County Right to Life, 2205 Carter Road, for a chance to network with your fellow Chamber members.
Breakfast catered by The Naughty Dog.
Date: March 10th
Time: 8-9AM
Location: Dubuque County Right to Life
Member Rate: $5.00
Not-Yet Member Rate: $10.00
Dubuque Night in Des Moines
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6-10 pm
Location: Diamond Jack's @ the Iowa State Fairgrounds
Description: This annual reception brings hundreds of Dubuque community and business leaders together with Iowa's Legislators for an evening of fun in our state's capital city.
Admission: No charge
*If you would like to ride on the DBQ Chamber's bus seating is limited and is going fast. The cost is $30 per person and is on a first come first serve basis. Please call the Chamber at 557-9200 to reserve your seat today.
DBQ Chamber Business After Hours
Join us at Prudential, 500 Main Street, to meet other Chamber members and future potential clients, while seeing what the host company has to offer. Date: March 16th Time: 5-7PM Location: Prudential Retirement Member Rate: $5.00 Not-Yet Member Rate: $15.00 Call for Women of Achievement NominationsDo you know a woman who is deserving of special recognition? Someone in your workplace, family or community who is an inspirational leader, amazing team member, rising success or tireless contributor? Then nominate her for a Women of Achievement Award! The Women's Leadership Network (WLN) of Dubuque is now accepting nominations for our 3rd Annual Women of Achievement until March 31, 2010. Then on Tuesday, April 27, all nominated women and recipients will be recognized at our awards dinner and ceremony starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Grand River Center. All are welcome. To nominate that deserving woman or for more details, visit the WLN Web site at www.dubuquewln.org. |
City News You Can Use
New Ordinance Bans Use of Electronic
Communications Devices While Driving
On February 15th, 2010, the Dubuque City Council voted
unanimously to pass a new city ordinance banning the use of electronic
communications devices while driving a motor vehicle in the City of
Dubuque. An enforcement grace period of 30 days will start on Friday,
February 19th, 2010, during which officers will issue written warnings
for violations of the ordinance. For more information visit the city's website HERE.
3rd Annual 'Growing Sustainable
Communities' Conference
Mayor Roy D. Buol and the Dubuque City
Council are pleased to announce that Dubuque's third annual "Growing
Sustainable Communities" conference will be held on Tuesday, March 9,
2010. The theme of this year's conference is "Sustainability: A Tool for
Community and Economic Development." The public is invited to attend
the event, sponsored by the City of Dubuque and local private
businesses, which will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Grand River
Center in the Port of Dubuque. Cost to attend is $20 per person, which
includes workshops with expert presentations, a keynote speaker, and
lunch. For more information, visit the city's website HERE.
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Across the State
Upcomming Events/Deadlines from other Iowa Chapters
Friday, March 5 - Sunday, March 7
Clive:
KidsFest @ Iowa State Fairgrounds, Varied Industries Building. Available
shifts are: Friday from 5:30-9:00pm;
Saturday from 8:30am-noon,
11:30am-3:00pm, and 2:30pm-6:00pm; and Sunday
from 9:30am-1:00pm and 12:30-4:00pm. Contact Jason Hancock (cdvp@clivejaycees.com) if you are interested
in working a shift.
Thursday, March 11
Looking
for a way to set yourself apart in today's economy? Need a conference
that won't leave you with your eyes glazed over? Our
fourth annual Leadership Challenge will have participants engaged,
networking and building real-world relevant and practical skills
during a highly interactive day of hands-on workshops. Join us on March 11th at
the Supervisor's Club in Waterloo for two nationally recognized
speakers, Dan
Topf of Management Development International, Inc. and Maria Volante of Dardis
Communications.
This year we are happy to be offering a
discounted rate to all Iowa Jaycees members. Registration and more
details, including group discounts, can be found at the Cedar Falls
Jaycee's website at www.cedarfallsjaycees.org.
Thursday March 27
State
Supershooters. It will be held in Cedar Rapids. Location TBA. Flyer
will be sent out to Chapters. If you have any questions you would like
to talk to the Cedar Rapids chapter
directly, they have made an email just for this event supershooters@cr-jaycees.com.
June
1-6, 2010
National
Convention in New
Orleans, LA
National Convention Reservations
Deadline to
early bird register with ONTO Program Manager Paula Wittliff ASAP.
Convention
is June 1-6th in New Orleans LA
Details
are available at www.usjaycees.org
If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact Paula at: onto@iowajaycees.org
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State Training Opportunities!
The Iowa Junior Chamber is proud to present two JCI training
courses: JCI Presenter and JCI Achieve. Both courses are full day
trainings and will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott Jordan Creek at
410 S. 68th Street in West Des Moines, IA.
Registration Information: Go to www.jci.cc and click link in top left
corner for Member's site. Log in (or create a log in), then click the
menu bar for JCI Training and choose location USA.
Driving Directions: Take I-35 to the Mills Civic Parkway exit (Exit 70)
go west (right if on I35 South; left if on I35 North) on Mills Civic
Parkway to S. 68th Street. Turn Right on S. 68th St. The Courtyard
will be on the right, just past Mimi's Café.
Hotel Information: The Iowa Junior Chamber has a block of rooms for this
weekend at the Courtyard by Marriot Jordan Creek, with a room rate of
$69. If you are interested in finding someone to share a room, please
contact Paul Crawford at vppaul@iowajaycees.org
or 515.771.7285. The hotel website is HERE. .
For more information, or assistance in registering, please contact Paul
Crawford at vppaul@iowajaycees.org
or call 515.771.7285.
JCI Presenter:
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010
Starting Time: 9:00 AM
Trainers: Brian Kavanaugh (USA), Certified Head
Trainer; Connie Stearns (USA), Assistant Trainer
Cost: $45
JCI Presenter, the JCI Effective Presentation
Course is a full day course that focuses on the concepts of
creating and delivering an effective presentation utilizing visual aids
and
strong delivery methods with a mind towards understanding the audience.
Participants practice presentations during the entire course.
JCI Presenter should be taken by
all members who want to expand their presentation skills in order to
make
better project reports and intervene during chapter meetings.
JCI Achieve
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010
Starting Time: 9:00 AM
Trainers: Brian Kavanaugh (USA), Certified Head
Trainer; Jennifer Gracey (USA), Assistant Trainer
Cost: $10
JCI Achieve, the JCI Local Organization
Development Course is a full day course that uses
discussions and case studies to understand and establish the local
organization's
identity, its purpose and what to do to accomplish JCI's Mission,
effectively
adopt and use recognizable and appreciated activities, understand the
existing
demographic groups and their characteristics and how to build a
attractive
organization that will bring in new members who are looking for the
development
opportunities and want to create positive change as active citizens.
JCI Achieve should be taken by all members
who want to fully understand the meaning, purpose and dynamics of
building an
attractive JCI local organization.
Paul J. Crawford
2010 State Vice President
Iowa Junior Chamber
(515) 771-7285 (mobile)
vppaul@iowajaycees.org /
pjciowa@yahoo.com
www.iowajaycees.org
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 Help Haiti
- "Help Haiti" t-shirts are $10 each
- 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross for disaster relief.
- You can order online, by phone or stop into the store.
Envision Sports Designs
3220 Dodge St.
Dubuque, IA 52003
Phone: 584-8000
Fax: 584-8008
www.envisiontees.com
Store Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-6pm
Sizes:
Adult - small, medium, large, x-large, XXL, 3XL & 4XL
Youth - small, medium, large
- 100% Cotton 6.1 oz. T-Shirt
- Gildan Ultra Cotton
- Color: Red
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Alyson Tasker
2010 Communications Director Dubuque Jaycees
www.dubuquejaycees.org
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