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.