All,

If you wanted some fun this weekend you had your chances: FAW, YearEnd Banquet, or Volleyball. Congrats to our new Governors. First non board member who tells me the scores, wins a prize.

Sorry I wasn’t around but I was down in Tulsa, OK. It was a Leadership Academy for Local Chapter Presidents from across the nation. Good time and a standout would be training from Matt Booth (Mattbooth.com). If you ever have a chance for training or hanging out with Matt, do it, you will thank me later. He is a local JC from Dubuque.

Here is

Jan 18 – Board MTG 6:30

Jan 21 – Membership MTG – want to giggle at Scott, here is your chance.

Jan 30 – Tubing in Boone 1-4pm Bring warm cloths.

Feb 1 – Board MTG 6:30

Feb 2 – Eurche in DSM – Need a road trip. Busta are you in??

Feb 4 – Membership MTG – New Member Orientation at 6pm. Bring a friend.

Feb 6 – Allstate in Dubuque – we will be car pooling. Scott, Melissa, Keith, and I are going…

Also be on the look out for Govenors Bowling in Gladbrook, probably Feb 20th or Feb 27. Good time with other chapters from the state.

Anyone want to go to the comedy club down in Des Moines??

See ya soon,

Kelly

All,

Hope you all had a joyful holiday season. We have some fun events coming up, hope to see you soon.

Membership MTG – Thurs Jan 7th 7pm @ Elks. Kelly M wants “2 truths & 1 lie” from everyone, stump the crowd.

Year End Banquet – Sat Jan 16th 5:30pm @ Elks. Please respond to the Evite from Andy.

Board MTG – Mon Jan 18th 6:30pm @ Hilton Inn. Everyone is welcome.

Membership MTG – Thurs Jan 21st 7pm @ Elks. If you like to listen to Scott flap his lips, this will be your meeting. Scott has CPG training.

Tubing in Boone – Sat Jan 30th 1-4pm. RSVP with Kaye. Bring some warm cloths and slide down a hill for an afternoon.

Allstate – Sat Feb 6th @ Dubuque. Need a winter field trip? Training and meet folks from around the state. RSVP with Melissa by Jan 21st. $70 MTG & Banquet.

Questions, drop me a line … pres@amesjaycees.com

Kelly

Good evening Jaycees! Here’s your weekly update!

Thursday, August 6th – ICUBS Outing!! – Instead of our regular membership meeting, we are heading south to cheer on the ICubs! There is still one day to sign up – Please contact Melissa @ stdir@amesjaycees.com to get your name added! We have about 25 people coming, and would love to see a few more! Our meeting point in Ames to carpool to Des Moines will be the NE Corner of the Lowes parking lot (the same corner as the gas station). Most people are meeting to leave at 5:30, but please let Melissa know if you are making other arrangements or need to leave at a different time!

Friday, August 7th – AOTHS – This is our LAST night of the season! Sign up to work with George and help us end the season on a high note!

Friday/Saturday August 7th/8th – Float Trip – Still time to sign up to go float down the Iowa River! Contact Charby to sign up and get the details!

Also, its State Fair time! If you love tasty fair food, people watching,
and great grandstand concerts, but don’t have anyone to go with, give a
shout out to your fellow Jaycees! There are many of us who will be going
on various days, and the more people that go the merrier! Grab some
fellow members and head to the fair!

Have a spectacular week, enjoy our slightly more normal summer weather,
and see you soon!

Andy

Ames Jaycees No. 1 Chapter in the Nation

Number 1 Chapter in the Nation

The Ames Junior Chamber (Jaycees) came home with several First Place awards from the United States Junior Chamber’s 2008 year-end convention in Crystal River, Florida, March 19-21.The Ames Jaycees were recognized as the No. 1 chapter in the nation in the Parade of Chapters, a means of tracking points for chapter programming. The Ames Jaycees were also recognized as being No. 1 in its population division and No. 2 in the nation for the chapter’s Annual Report, a year-end report that summarizes all aspects of the chapter including Membership, Individual Development, Community Development, Business Development and International Development.

In addition to chapter awards, two Ames Jaycees were honored for their work on the Iowa Jaycees level.Member Shannon Bardole received a Horiuchi Memorial Award for serving the Iowa Jaycees as an Outstanding State Program Manager. Member Joey Benson received a Trafton Memorial Award for serving the Iowa Jaycees as an Outstanding Appointed State Board Member.The Iowa Jaycees had a great year on the national level. Eight of the top 10 chapters in the Parade of Chapters were from the Iowa Jaycees. The Iowa Jaycees were recognized as No. 1 in the nation in the Parade of States and were No. 1 in their population division for the state’s Annual Report. The Iowa Jaycees were also recognized as the top “Support Our Troops” fundraising state.

Horiuchi Award Winner Shannon Bardole

The Jaycees provide leadership development opportunities through business and service projects. These effective personal and professional skills allow members to excel within their communities. The mission of the Ames Jaycees is to attract and unite a group of young, active, civic-minded professionals who have a clear vision of Ames’s future as a great place to live, work and play. The chapter hosts events targeting a wide range of interests including leadership, career advancement, community involvement, professional and personal development, networking and volunteerism.

Happy Monday Ames Jaycees! Here’s your weekly update:

1. Long Term Planning Committee Meeting – Wednesday March 18th, 7pm – Charby’s House – Long Term Planning Committee will be meeting to discuss the new membership tracking database, plus other terribly exciting things!

2. Membership Meeting – Thursday March 19th, 7pm – Elk’s Lodge  – Come to get information about our trashbag sales program. You can make so much money you’ll puke!!

Have a great day! Fly a kite, or check out Ada Hayden! Just get outside!! Plus have an awesome St. Patty’s Day!!

Andy

Andy’s Weird QOW (ala Melissa): Why are the rooftops of new UPS trucks white?

Last week’s QOW Answer: St. Patty’s Day can NEVER fall on Good Friday, because Easter can’t be earlier than the Tuesday before Easter!