Hello Ames Jaycees!

Here is your update for the week of Sept.22.

This week:
Friday After Work
Friday, Sept. 26 – Holiday Inn
This Friday After Work (FAW) will be held at Holiday Inn, . It starts at 5:30 p.m. and is a come-and-go event. Melissa has scored some special for us — so make sure you enjoy them! For more info, contact Peggy at pres@amesjaycees.com.Upcoming events:

Membership meeting
Thursday, Oct. 2 – 7 p.m. at Buford’s at the Quality Inn and Suites, 2601 E 13th
Membership meetings are a great way to learn about upcoming events, meet new people and socialize. For more info, contact Peggy at pres@amesjaycees.com .

Iowa Jaycees Convention
Oct. 3-5 – Friday night – Sunday morning at Best Western Des Moines Airport Hotel, 1810 Army Post Road, Des Moines. Leadership conference, Outstanding Young Iowan Banquet and third quarter individual awards will be presented. It’s a GREAT convention and one that will have people talking all year! It’s not too late to sign up. Contact state director Scott Long at scottlongjr@aol.com or 515-231-3044.

Membership meeting
Thursday, Oct. 16 – 7 p.m. at Buford’s at the Quality Inn and Suites, 2601 E 13th
Membership meetings are a great way to learn about upcoming events, meet new people and socialize. For more info, contact Peggy at pres@amesjaycees.com or 785-554-8309.

Visitation to Clive
Friday, Oct. 17 – More details to come in the next few weeks — but we’ll be heading down to Clive for the Buc(k) beer night with the Des Moines Buccaneers. Please sign up with Scott if you’re planning to attend. If you don’t want to drive back to Ames, there’s plenty of room at Todd and I’s house! Contact state director Scott Long at scottlongjr@aol.com or 515-231-3044.In other news…
STEP UP AND LEAD!
With our larger projects concluded, we’re looking to finish the year strong.

Project chairs and committees are being sought for the following projects:
Poker Tournament

The chapter is also in need of people to fill the following to committees:
By-law Revisions

If you’d like more information about the above list, please contact Peggy at pres@amesjaycees.com.

Ames Chamber news

As a member of the Ames Jaycees, you are also a member of the Ames Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, please take advantage of the following activities!

City of Ames Parks and Recreation Commission needs to hear from YOU!
To generate a variety of ideas for future Parks and Recreation “Community Betterment” projects for the Capital Improvements Plan, the Parks & Rec Commission would like your input at one of the following open sessions:
o       7:00 p.m. | Monday, September 22 | City Hall
o       7:00 a.m. | Tuesday, September 23 | Café Diem ( 229 Main Street )

The Commission is seeking ideas for both large (gyms, indoor recreational pool, etc.) and small (playground equipment at a neighborhood park). Also at this meeting, the Commission will share information on funding streams, opportunities and examples of public/private partnerships, and an update on the Furman Aquatic Center . If you have questions, or if you are not able to attend one of the meetings but would like to share your ideas, please contact Nancy Carroll, Director of Ames Parks and Recreation: ncarroll@city.ames.ia.us

Business at Breakfast
Thursday, September 25 at 7:30 a.m.
First National Bank | 405 5th Street
Join us on the 25th for an opportunity to give a two-minute “shameless plug” about your organization while handing out business cards, brochures and/or any other promotional materials that describe your business or organization. If you’ve never attended before, make September’s Breakfast your first!
We purposely keep this event small to insure great one-on-one interaction with fellow Chamber members, so your RSVP is very important. Please contact the Chamber no later than noon on Wednesday, September 24 to attend (232-2310). The continental breakfast is free to all attendees, but we need your RSVP to participate. See you at Breakfast

Want to learn how to become a “celebrity” inside your sphere of interest?
Then GET NOTICED AND GET RESULTS!
Registrations are now being accepted for the 2008 Business Improvement Annual Conference: GET NOTICED AND GET RESULTS!  This exciting event will be held Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Quality Inn & Suites and features Jeff Beals, author of Self Marketing Power: Branding Yourself as a Business of One and host of the radio talk show Grow Omaha. Sponsorship opportunities are still available – contact the Chamber at 232-2310 for more information.

Water Plant Expansion Study Project Open House
The City of Ames Water and Pollution Control Department will host a project open house to share the purpose and process for the Water Plant Expansion Study and solicit input. The open house will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 30 in the Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at the Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave.   While the public is invited to attend at a time convenient for them, specific times have been designated to target different customer groups.
Business/Industry                4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Water Plant Neighbors          5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
(E. Sixth St., E. Seventh St. , Carroll Ave. , Crawford Ave.)
General Public                     7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
A 15-minute presentation will be held at the beginning of each session to provide utility background and project overview. Information related to the history of the Water Plant, current and future water demand projections, photos of the treatment plant infrastructure, how the expansion study will be conducted, and additional opportunities for customers to provide input throughout the study will be presented.

Quotable.
Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia. – Charles M. SchulzPeggy Nitchals
77th president
Ames Junior Chamber
Better yourself. Better your community.