Hello Ames Jaycees!

Ames Jaycees — I hope you’re all coming to Friday’s pub crawl because we have A LOT to celebrate!! I got a call from Iowa Jaycees President Mark Lowry late last night and ….. For the first half of the year — January through June — the Ames Jaycees was the NO. 1 CHAPTER IN THE NATION!!!!.

This is a HUGE accomplishment and I’m proud of each and every one of you. It’s because of our active members that we are a strong and balanced chapter.

Additionally, the Red Region, to which we belong, was the No. 1 Region in the Nation! Go Red!

If you haven’t RSVP’d to Grace to attend the pub crawl, please do so soon. The more the merrier — and friends are invited!

Here is your update for the week of Oct. 27.

This week:
Pub Crawl
Friday, Oct. 31 – Meet at 7 p.m. behind Olde Main Brewery. Look for the big green bus. Cost is $20 and includes transportation and a t-shirt. Costumes optional. We’ll be hitting some rural areas and meeting up with the Nevada Jaycees. Questions? Contact Grace at halloweenpubcrawl@amesjaycees.com.

Upcoming events:
Membership meeting
Thursday, Nov. 6 – 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. Additionally, this is the last week nominations for the 2009 board of directions will be held. For more info, contact Peggy at pres@amesjaycees.com.
Elections for the 2009 Board of Directors
Thursday, Nov. 8 – Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. at Prairie Moon Winery. Elections will begin promptly at 6 p.m. Attire is business casual. Light snacks and wine will be furnished. For more info, 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!

Business After Hours — Hosted by Gateway Insurance Services and First National Bank on Tuesday, OCTOBER 28th at First National Bank’s 405 5th Street Office from 5-7 p.m.

Vote Your Voice: October 27, 7:00 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers
October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Story County Candidate Forum | City Hall Council Chambers

Vote Your Voice and Reap Rewards on November 4th!
Tuesday, November 4 is the day! Now that the debates, forums, endorsements, speeches and (thank goodness) advertising is winding down, it’s time to get out to the polls and VOTE YOUR VOICE, Ames!
And this year voting is sweeter than ever! Not only do you have the convenience of same-day voter registration (eliminating any excuse not to vote!), the Ames Chamber has partnered with some of our members to REWARD faithful citizens exercising their right and privilege to vote in this general election.
SWEET Rewards: On November 4, show up with your “I Voted” sticker at Cold Stone Creamery (1310 South Duff Avenue) and get a FREE ice cream creation! Every voter deserves a treat like this after a long election season! Offer good for registered voters (18 and older) only.
Enjoy the Show: After you’ve voted and the work day is done, watch the election results pour in with the Young Professionals of Ames at Olde Main Brewing Company as they extend their happy hour specials for those showing up with their “I Voted” sticker. All Chamber members welcome!
All the regular polling locations will be open 7:00 am. – 9:00 p.m. For a complete list of candidates, polling locations, sample copies of the ballot for your district and other voter information, please go to the Story County Auditor’s website: www.storycounty.com/auditor.

Disaster Planning Seminar, October 28 & 29, Ankeny Fire Department
The Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Planning Seminar, Understanding and Implementing the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 1600 Standard, is two days of dynamic planning education for businesses of all sizes to better understand and plan for a variety of disasters. By the time participants are done, they will be well versed in:
� Program Management
� Risk Assessment
� Prevention and Mitigation
� Resource Management & Logistics
� Plan Development
� Incident Management
� Training Drills & Exercises
� Reviews, Evaluations & Corrective Actions
To register for this conference, please print the attached PDF file and mail your check or money order to:
Liz Manion
R1-Story County Admin
900 6th Street
Nevada, Iowa 50201

A Passion for Customer Service-Part 2: November 11, 11:30am, ISU Foundation
Tuesday, November 11 (part 2), ISU Foundation, Lepke Community Room, 2505 University Boulevard
Sponsored by: Manpower and ATW Training & Consulting, Inc.
There is only one reason to be in business and that is to have customers. In this program we will draw out what it means to be truly passionate about serving your customers, and we will explore the impact of customer service on growing your business. This program will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and is presented by November guest speaker Tom Gard, Hy-Vee.
Registration for Part 2 of the program is $15 for Chamber members ($25 for non-members) and includes lunch. To register, click here.

Business Improvement Forum: November 20, 7:30am, Somerset Clubhouse
Sponsored by QualityOne Commercial Cleaning
Mark your calendars and join us for the concluding forum of this popular series. It will be held November 20 at 7:30am at Somerset Clubhouse. The final session in our third module is designed to increase your ability to generate interest in your business’s services-in short, how to generate more sales! The forum will be presented by Mike Day, general manager of Dale Carnegie Training. Continental breakfast is provided. Please register no later than November 19, by clicking here.

Get Involved! Business Improvement Council
GET INVOLVED! Ames Chamber of Commerce Business Improvement Council
The mission of the Business Improvement Council is to provide support and resources for the area businesses and organizations as they strive for continuous improvement in their organizations. The Business Improvement Council is responsible for selecting the curriculum for the Business Improvement Forum Series, annual Business Improvement Seminar, and Professional Development Series.
The Business Improvement Council meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7:30am at the Ames Chamber of Commerce. To get involved with this committee or if you would like more information, please contact Crystal Davis(crystal@ameschamber.com) or call at 515-232-2310.

Quotable.
Meeting people halfway is the most significant trip we can take. We don’t work for each other…we work with each other. – Anonymous

Peggy Nitchals
77th president
Ames Junior Chamber
Better yourself. Better your community.

Hello Ames Jaycees!

Remember! Please RSVP to the Halloween Pub Crawl by Friday to Grace at gaiton@iastate.edu. She needs to know your t-shirt sizes! Friends and nonJaycees are welcome!!

Here is your update for the week of Oct. 20.

This week:
Friday After Work
Thursday, Oct. 24 – 5-? p.m. at London Underground. FAWs are an informal social gathering held twice a month. We’ll be visited by the Cedar Rapids Jaycees. Also — don’t forget you can bring food into London for dinner. For more info, contact Charby.

Upcoming events:
Pub Crawl
Friday, Oct. 31 – Meet at 7 p.m. behind Olde Main Brewery. Look for the big green bus. Cost is $20 and includes transportation and a t-shirt. Costumes optional. We’ll be hitting some rural areas and meeting up with the Nevada Jaycees. Questions? Contact Grace at halloweenpubcrawl@amesjaycees.com.

Membership meeting
Thursday, Nov. 6 – 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. Additionally, nominations for the 2009 board of directions will be held. For more info, contact Peggy at pres@amesjaycees.com.

Elections for the 2009 Board of Directors
Saturday, Nov. 8 – Invitations were sent last week. Watch for more information in the coming days! For more info, 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!

Business at Breakfast
Join us on October 23 at Green Hills Retirement Community 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 have never been to Business at Breakfast make this your first! Please RSVP by contacting the Chamber at 515-232-2310 by October 22. The continental breakfast is free but we still need your RSVP if you would like to participate.

Lunch & Learn
On Thursday, October 23 join us as we learn about identity theft and how you can protect yourself! Suzy Owens of the Ames Police Department, will give tips and also examples of identity theft here in our community! Networking and lunch will begin at 11:30 with the presentation from noon to 1p.m. at the Somerset Clubhouse.

Quotable.
Make your life a mission – not an intermission. — Arnold Glasgow

Peggy Nitchals
77th president
Ames Junior Chamber
Better yourself. Better your community.

Hello Ames Jaycees!

Here is your update for the week of Oct. 13.

This week:
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. Additionally, nominations for the 2009 board of directions will be held. For more info, contact Peggy at pres@amesjaycees.com.
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.

Upcoming events:
Friday After Work
Friday, Oct. 24 – 5-? p.m. at London Underground. FAWs are an informal social gathering held twice a month. We’ll be visited by the Cedar Rapids Jaycees. Also — don’t forget you can bring food into London for dinner. For more info, contact Charby.

Pub Crawl
Friday, Oct. 31 – Meet at 7 p.m. behind Olde Main Brewery. Look for the big green bus. Cost is $20 and includes transportation and a t-shirt. Costumes optional. We’ll be hitting some rural areas and meeting up with the Nevada Jaycees. Questions? Contact Grace at halloweenpubcrawl@amesjaycees.com.

Membership meeting
Thursday, Nov. 6 – 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. Additionally, nominations for the 2009 board of directions will be held. For more info, 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!

Vote Your Voice
October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Iowa State Legislative Candidate Forum| City Hall Council Chambers
October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Story County Candidate Forum| City Hall Council Chambers

Business at Breakfast
Join us on October 23 at Green Hills Retirement Community 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 have never been to Business at Breakfast make this your first! Please RSVP by contacting the Chamber at 515-232-2310 by October 22. The continental breakfast is free but we still need your RSVP if you would like to participate.

Get Noticed and Get Results! Chamber Offers Dynamic Marketing Seminar
In a competitive world, you need to stand out!

Register now for the 2008 Business Improvement Annual Conference: GET NOTICED AND GET RESULTS!  This exciting event features Jeff Beals, author of Self Marketing Power: Branding Yourself as a Business of One and host of the radio talk show Grow Omaha.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Quality Inn & Suites
Sponsored by: Manpower
$79/person for Chamber members ($119/person for non-members)
Registration includes: half-day program, continental breakfast and lunch, and your own copy of Jeff Beals’ book, Self Marketing Power. Registration forms available at www.ameschamber.com <http://www.ameschamber.com/> , or call 515-232-2310.
Get your spot reserved quickly so you can Get Noticed and Get Results!

Lunch & Learn
On Thursday, October 23 join us as we learn about identity theft and how you can protect yourself! Suzy Owens of the Ames Police Department, will give tips and also examples of identity theft here in our community! Networking and lunch will begin at 11:30 with the presentation from noon to 1p.m. at the Somerset Clubhouse.

Quotable.
I haven’t failed. I’ve found 10,000 ways that won’t work. – Thomas Edison in regards to his lightbulb.

Peggy Nitchals
77th president
Ames Junior Chamber
Better yourself. Better your community.

Hello Ames Jaycees!

Thank you for those members who attended the Third Quarter All State this weekend. Our members won some awesome and well-deserved awards and the Red Region (to which we belong) is in possession of Elmo. I definitely recommend checking out the Iowa Jaycees mascot this year — Firefighter Elmo — on Facebook.  We’ll be taking Elmo around this quarter in the Red region and promoting Iowa Jaycee spirit!

Here is your update for the week of Oct. 6.

This week:
Friday After Work
Friday, Oct. 10 – 5-? p.m. at West Towne Pub, 4518 Mortensen Rd. FAWs are an informal social gathering held twice a month. For more info, contact Charby.

Upcoming events:
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. Awards from third quarter All-State will be announced!! Additionally, nominations for the 2009 board of directions will be held. For more info, contact Peggy.

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 .

Friday After Work
Thursday, Oct. 24 – 5-? p.m. at London Underground. FAWs are an informal social gathering held twice a month. We’ll be visited by the Cedar Rapids Jaycees. Also — don’t forget you can bring food into London for dinner. For more info, contact Charby.
Halloween Pub Crawl
Friday, Oct. 31 – Meet at 7 p.m. behind Olde Main Brewery. Look for the big green bus. Cost is $20 and includes transportation and a T-shirt. Costumes optional. We’ll be hitting some rural areas and meeting up with the Nevada Jaycees. Questions? Contact Grace at halloweenpubcrawl@amesjaycees.com.

Membership meeting
Thursday, Nov. 6 – 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. Additionally, nominations for the 2009 board of directions will be held. For more info, 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!

Vote Your Voice
October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Iowa State Legislative Candidate Forum| City Hall Council Chambers
October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Story County Candidate Forum| City Hall Council Chambers

Ames Community Grant Program Wants to Fund Your Great Ideas
The Ames Community Grant Program was established by the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau to support a wide range of local projects to attract visitors to Ames and enhance community life for its residents.  Be creative with your event!  Projects can be cultural, educational, environmental, athletic or artistic!  This spring, the ISU Textiles and Clothing Department received a grant to host an apparel contest for high school students, in conjunction with their Spring Fashion Show. Community organizations are encouraged to apply for the grant program to help develop new projects and events or to enhance current ones!  Applications are available now and must be submitted by October 10, 2008.
To learn more about the Program, application criteria, or to apply online, please visit http://www.visitames.com/members/grant_program.aspx.

Blue Sky Days
Volunteers are a key part of making this Blue Sky Days a success on October 11th! We will need volunteers for various shifts ranging from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and also for activities throughout Blue Sky Day. Volunteers are need for set up and tear down of the Pancake breakfast and 5k run. Specific times are all listed on our website, www.ypames.com or please contact Katie Sopher at katherine.sopher@lsiowa.org  or 515-817-0966 to sign up.

A Passion for Customer Service
Tuesday, October 14 (part 1) & Tuesday, November 11 (part 2)
F & M Bank, 402 Lincoln Way
Sponsored by: Manpower and ATW Training & Consulting, Inc.
There is only one reason to be in business and that is to have customers. In this program we will draw out what it means to be truly passionate about serving your customers, and we will explore the impact of customer service on growing your business. This program will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and is presented by Nick Reddin, Manpower, with November guest speaker Tom Gard, Hy-Vee.
Registration for this two-part program is just $30 for Chamber members ($50 for non-members) and includes lunch. To register, call 515-232-2310.  Please register for Part 1 by October 9.  Click here for a registration form:

http://www.ameschamber.com/docs/Business%20Improvement/BuildingAWorldClassBusinessMailer.pdf

Business at Breakfast
Join us on October 23 at Green Hills Retirement Community 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 have never been to Business at Breakfast make this your first! Please RSVP by contacting the Chamber at 515-232-2310 by October 22. The continental breakfast is free but we still need your RSVP if you would like to participate.

Get Noticed and Get Results! Chamber Offers Dynamic Marketing Seminar
In a competitive world, you need to stand out!
Register now for the 2008 Business Improvement Annual Conference: GET NOTICED AND GET RESULTS!  This exciting event features Jeff Beals, author of Self Marketing Power: Branding Yourself as a Business of One and host of the radio talk show Grow Omaha.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Quality Inn & Suites
Sponsored by: Manpower
$79/person for Chamber members ($119/person for non-members)
Registration includes: half-day program, continental breakfast and lunch, and your own copy of Jeff Beals’ book, Self Marketing Power. Registration forms available at www.ameschamber.com or call 515-232-2310.
Get your spot reserved quickly so you can Get Noticed and Get Results!

Volunteers Needed to Help Ada Hayden Artist
The Public Art Commission is seeking volunteers to assist environmental artist Patrick Dougherty as he continues on a commission piece at Ada Hayden Heritage Park. Dougherty needs assistants to help assemble his woven willow sculpture.  Dougherty will be working from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for the next two weeks.  The final day of participation will be Oct. 13 through Saturday, October 18.

Those interested in volunteering should call the City Manager’s Office at 515- 239-5101 for more information.  Volunteers are needed immediately and should be prepared to work outside.

Lunch & Learn
On Thursday, October, 23 join us as we learn about identity theft and how you can protect yourself! Suzy Owens of the Ames Police Department, will give tips and also examples of identity theft here in our community! Networking and lunch will begin at 11:30 with the presentation from noon to 1p.m. at the Somerset Clubhouse.

Quotable.
Volunteering is how we pay our rent for being on this earth.
- Sue Denny

Peggy Nitchals
77th president
Ames Junior Chamber
Better yourself. Better your community.