United States Junior Chamber Community Area of Opportunity

United States Junior Chamber Community Area of Opportunity Annual Meeting 2005 Boston, MA, USA

Bemidji JayceesMinnesota • Membership • January Base 157 / Chapter Division VII • Community • Size 12,000/ Population Division 4 • Rural • Chapter founded in 1937 • Project • Bemidji’s Punt, Pass & Kick • Children and Youth Commission

Bemidji’s Punt, Pass & Kick • PrimaryPurpose- To hold a football skills competition event for boys and girls. • BriefDescription- Punt, Pass & Kick is a program designed to teach boys and girls teamwork, athletic skills, and the fundamentals of punting, passing, and kicking skills needed in the game of football. We will be providing a fun activity for both boys and girls allowing them to compete against their peers and show off their punting, passing and kicking skills. We have run this competition for many years. This year we will be publicizing it differently to hopefully get more kids at this event. This project helps us in our Community Area of Opportunity under the Children and Youth Commission as outlined in our Chapter’s Plan of Action. • Date(s) Run- September 25, 2004 • ProjectChairperson- Scott Anderson • President: Karen Gannetta • Community Development VP: Twila Simmons • Public Relations VP:Scott Anderson • Secretary: Becca Wold • Treasurer: Dr. Dave Wold

Bemidji’s Punt, Pass & Kick: Impact • Number of Jaycees Involved: 13 • Number of non-Jaycees Involved: 32 • Number of Community Organizations Involved: 0 • Amount of money raised: $0 • Total Project budget: $0 • Man hours: 3 hours • Number of new members recruited: 1

Bemidji’s Punt, Pass & Kick: Impact Impact on the Chapter • This project provided an opportunity for boys and girls to compete with others in their age group. All of the boys and girls did great and it is a great way to build up their self-confidence. It gave families in the community a chance to see their children compete and show their athletic ability. Impact on the Individual Member • Each individual is able to showcase their ability of Football Skills and have the opportunity to advance to a sectional and possibly a state competition. I as chairperson learned that I need to be more open minded to parents concerns and some are even a little different yet we discussed it and found a compromise. Impact on the Community • This event is a very positive one for our chapter. We get to get the name of the Jaycees out to the future of our area and kids will remember each certificate and keep them as a keepsake and then someday join the Jaycees. Parents also talk to the participating Jaycee members and we recruited one parent during this event.

Bemidji’s Punt, Pass & Kick: Substantiation

Bemidji’s Punt, Pass & Kick: Recommendations • Recommendation 1: We planned to have 2 lines of skills competition running at the same time, but changed to 1 since there wasn’t a large number of boys and girls there to participate in this event. • Recommendation 2: We chose to run punting for each child then coming back after everyone had completed part of the competition and then came back for Passing and then finally kicking. This let each child participate equal time and also parents are not so anxious to leave. We started going one child at a time for all three skills and then the parents didn’t want to wait around while they watched the other children competed. • Recommendation 3: The day PPK was held turned out warmer than expected so next year we should have water or Gatorade available for the boys and girls.

Thank you! • This project won: • 1st place, Children & Youth Commission, Chapter Division VII • Any questions?

Raleigh, North Carolina • Membership • 2004 January Base 255 • Chapter Division VIII • Community • Raleigh’s population is 320,000 and growing rapidly Population Division 8 • Urban • Chapter founded in 1932 • Project • HOBY 2004 • Children and Youth

HOBY 2004 • Run the most efficient, effective, financially stable, and enjoyable HOBY seminar ever administered in the State of North Carolina thus becoming a model program for future seminars in North Carolina and across the country. • The seminar brings rising high school juniors from across North Carolina to Raleigh for a three-day, two-night leadership-development workshop. Through a series of group activities, panel discussions and other events, it is hoped the Ambassadors will further develop and refine their leadership skills and return to their respective schools and communities eager to make an impact on the community. • June 11-13, 2004 • Chairperson: Tina Gordon • Committee Members: Christina Coffey, Christine Bauer, Jeff Gordon, Kathy Crowley, Sharon Serre Woolf, Sandy Mitofsky, Dupre Jones, Allison Friar, Leah Breckstein, Stacey Shaw, Ron Cole, Patrick Gale, Gina Caldenaro, Heather Tanza

HOBY: Impact • Number of Jaycees Involved: 82 • Number of students in attendance: 171 • Amount of money raised: $32,922.39 • Total Project budget: $65,794.52 • Impact on Chapter: HOBY activates long-time members who have limited participation in chapter events, serving as a retention tool that energizes and renews the spirits of our members. First-time volunteers find the experience to be amazing and they vow to return for years to come. Although the primary purpose of the seminar is to inspire youth to be leaders in their community, the short-term impact on the chapter is that we ourselves are propelled by spirit of HOBY to do more work with more passion with and for the Raleigh Jaycees.

HOBY: Impact • Impact on Chapter: Each HOBY volunteer is inspired by the Ambassadors with who we work, however, many Jaycees find the experience to be very personal in one way or another. The key committee staff grew tremendously during their one-year commitment and acquired new skills and strengthened old ones in the process. This project exposed the chairperson to crisis control and risk management issues like none she have ever had to deal with in the workplace. • Impact on Community: Young leaders from Murphy to Manteo convene in Raleigh to explore challenging issues, develop leadership skills and determine ways to make a greater impact on their communities. The Ambassadors return to their homes eager and willing to take on the challenges and experience the rewards of community leadership and service. Each student is challenged to complete at least 100 hours of volunteer service during the year following their HOBY experience.

HOBY: Substantiation

HOBY: Recommendations • A new committee structure was introduced this year, divided the committee into three group formed around related functions. The full committee only met every other month and the small groups met between full committee meetings to discuss area details. The goal was achieved to reduce total meeting time by allowing committee members to focus on the issues specific to their job and not have to listen to discussions that did not impact their responsibilities. • The key staff members should get LOTS of sleep in advance of the seminar. No matter how prepared you think you are, things will happen that keep you from getting to sleep at a reasonable hour. • Thank you notes are very important to fundraising. Every contributor should receive at least one thank you note. Larger contributors should receive multiple notes of thanks. • The slideshow CD-ROM was a planned addition for this year and realized over $2,000 in profit simply by making copies of the slideshow and offering them in exchange for the key deposit already provided by each student.

Thank you! • This project won: • 1st place, Children & Youth Commission, Chapter Division VIII • 2nd place, Children & Youth Commission, Sweepstakes • Any questions?

Severna Park, Maryland • Membership • January Base: 21 / Chapter Division: II • Community • Population: 28,507 (Census:2000), Pop. Division:5 • Type: Suburban • Chapter founded in 1963 • Project • Holiday Meals • Community Fundraising

Holiday Meals • Primary Purpose: to provide a complete holiday meal for 50 families in need in Anne Arundel County • Description: to involve the community and local businesses by collecting monetary and food donations to provide holiday meals for 50 local families (names are provided by the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services) • Date Run: December 18, 2004 • Project Chairperson: Ryan Hughes • Committee members: Marissa Wallie, Vicky Eliades, Stephanie Kastle, Martin Gorman • Supervising Chapter Officer: Lisa Benish

Holiday Meals Impact • Number of Jaycees Involved: 7 general, 7 associate • Number of Non-Jaycees Involved: 28 • Number of Community Organizations Involved: 4 • Amount of Money Raised: $4525 • Man hours: Over 700 Hours • Total Project Budget: $4525 • Number of New Members Recruited: potential new members helped but none were recruited • Impact on Members: training in team development;serves as a case study to train members for work that may be done at a current or future workplace • Impact on Chapter: exposes members of the community (general population, organizations and businesses) to the Jaycees and our service center

Holiday Meals Impact • Impact on Chapter (cont): recruitment tool for new members; shows the results of a group of individuals working together toward a common goal thus promoting assistance with other projects • Impact on Community: provides a healthy meal and morale boost for needy families relieving some financial burden; promotes holiday spirit; local businesses, families, and organizations come together for a common goal of helping people in the community; the chapter makes it easy for others to contribute and participate; since we raised more money than expected we were able to provide meals for an extra 28 families over and above the original 50 planned; late donations and food left over was donated to local food bank, preserving the integrity of the donations

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Now That’s What I Call Cold Turkey!! Another Successful Project In the Bag Holiday Meals: Substantiation I Can’t Believe I Chaired the Whole Thing! Where Did Everyone Go!? I Guess Those Maps Were Really Good! The Bagel Brigade Come On Dad, I Want to Go Home!

Holiday Meals:Recommendations • Better Coverage from Media; talk with local writers and editors to stress importance of project or share a newsworthy angle that would enhance coverage • Limit Refreshments: most workers leave immediately after delivery or do not return because of the busy time of year; we finished early, workers were still full from breakfast and were not ready for lunch; we had enough to feed 50 people but only 10 stayed for post delivery refreshments • Orientation: have a 5 minute introduction to the Jaycees and project before everyone jumps in to work

Thank You! • This project won: • 3rd place, Community Fundraising, Chapter Division II • Any questions?

Victoria Jaycees, Texas • Membership • January Base: 87 / Chapter Division IV • Community • 60,000 Population / Population Division 6 • Urban • Chapter founded in 1940. • Project • Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show • Community AoO: Children & Youth Commission

Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show • Primary Purpose The primary purpose of the project is for the Victoria Jaycees to hold the 58th Annual Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show at the Victoria Community Center from February 26th- March 1st, to raise funds for the youth of the community. • Brief Description The Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show is celebrating its 58th Anniversary this year. The Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show is the county 4H/FFA Fair and provides a forum for the youth of the community to exhibit their projects and earn money from the Auction. The Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show Auction is one of the last auctions in Texas in which the actual bid amount goes directly to the exhibitor. No expenses are taken from the funds. The children get 100% of the proceeds. The projects encompassed in the Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show raise money for the community as well. The funds raised by the Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show which do not go directly to the kids through the auction or scholarships are used to perform ongoing improvements to the show and the grounds, including the Jaycee Hall, the Community Center, and the Livestock Show Pavilion.

Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show • Date(s) Run – February 26th-March 1st, 2004 • Project Chairperson – Candace Hollis • (Project committee members) – Kim Kubala, Honey House, Michelle Hysquierdo, Connie Perkins, Logan Giesie, Debra Horadam, Shelly Tijerina, Judy Rodriguez, Robert Moore, Vernon Ussery, Herschel Vansickle, Leesa Brown, Teresa Moorman, Judge Cheshire, Corey Tucker, Mary Jane Mata, Steven Turek, John Hollis, Gil Osborn, Misty Smith, Liz McMillan, Georgia Lale, Brech Horadam • (Supervising Chapter Officers) • Connie Perkins – President • Kim Kubala – Community Dev. Director • Debra Horadam – Treasurer • Michelle Hysquierdo – Community Dev. VP

Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show: Impact • Number of Jaycees Involved: 40 • Number of non-Jaycees Involved: 252 • Number of Community Organizations Involved: 3 • Amount of money raised: $568,547 • Total Project budget: $537,765 • Man hours: Approx. 600 hours Planning & Actual Project • Number of new members recruited: 5 • This project touches every aspect of the Victoria Community. It provides a forum for leadership development of chapter members, 4H/FFA exhibitors and Queen's Contestants. Through the use of the scholarship program, many young people are provided assistance to further their education, to say nothing of the hundreds of 4H/FFA students who are able to exhibit their projects and earn recognition as well as money. With 100% of all proceeds from the Auction given directly to the youth, the Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show makes a major impact on the young people of the community with this year's auction totaling $529,950. The Victoria Area literally shuts down during the Livestock Show, making it the single largest event in the Community. For fifty eight years, the Victoria Jaycees have sponsored this, the Largest Jaycee Sponsored Stockshow, with the sole purpose of helping the youth of the area.

Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show With 36 Chairman and over 50 committee members, this project provides an opportunity for over 60% of the chapter to assume leadership roles in the planning and implementation of this event. The long range training requires members to chair small projects the first year with the show; larger projects once capable; and then after many years serving as chairmen, members can move to assistant coordinator positions. The assistant coordinators serve over the various areas in hopes of one day being selected as coordinator for the Show. The "training up" of the Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show project directly reflects the retention of many members. The Victoria Jaycees are well known in this community due to this project, and many of our active members joined to participate in the Livestock Show. Additionally, many of the members who have joined have shown animals in their youth and are familiar with the chapter through our sponsorship of this project. The Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show requires the participation of over 80 members, 252 superintendents and 30 4H/FFA leaders in order for the project to be a success. The Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show is truly a cooperative effort of many groups and a true indication of the type of support the community shows for the chapter and the kids.

Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show: Substantiation

Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show

Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show Recommendations Work closely with the public relations chair to ensure that the media kit is accurate and complete. Arrange for duplicates of pictures of the Coordinator, Assistants and General Superintendent so that the PR person does not have to pick them up and deliver the same set to each paper. Plan in advance for the front page shot for the Business Magazine. Arrange for the picture to be taken some time in late January. Plan to have the media kit given to Secretarial Services so that she can answer questions intelligently. Have your PR Chairman arrange for live TV interviews for each activity for the show. Line up your PR at the Show with your medias. Use some sort of identifier for authorized personnel to enter hospitality room. The Show spent incredible amounts of money giving away free beer and sodas to people who should have and would have purchased the beverages had they not been so easy to obtain in the Hospitality room. Non Stockshow Committee Personnel should not be allowed in the Hospitality room. It is not designed to provide hospitality to everyone visiting the Show. We used arm bands for the children. When they showed their animals they would cut off their armbands and hold on to them. Upon completion of showing their animal for judging they would go to the office and the Office Chairman would give them another one.

Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show Recommendations Due to the popularity of the saloon during the evening hours of the show we held the Karaoke finals early in the evening. We didn’t want to go too early as the superintendent dinner is as 6:00. Therefore, we had the contact at 8:00pm. It is recommended that we continue this. The Kid’s day program has several Pre-School age children. Call the Student Council from the high schools and get volunteers. They need to have Community Hours for the year. Work with the Sheriff’s Department for Trustees to help in putting the fence up for the parking lot. Get the Security Company a list of rules and expectations. Limit the number of food vendors for the outdoor exhibitors in the parking lot. This worked really well this year. Everyone was pleased. We had 5 food vendors and did not allow more than 2 people to duplicate a food item. Contact Trans America in regards to the cost of the Curtains. They were quite a bit more this year than last year. Try to get other bids together to compare pricing. Call the Community Center and get phone numbers from Trudy.

Victoria Jaycee Livestock Show Recommendations Change the hours for the exhibit hall. The vendors feel that 10:00pm is too late. Be sure the 4-H or FFA organization that does the dance next year keeps a better control of the kids as the Jaycee Hall was left in terrible mess. The boys’ bathroom was broken. We had to stay there until 3:00am to get it fixed. The Livestock Judging was in the Jaycee Hall and food and drinks were left on the tables and spilt on the floor. Be sure they clean up once they are finished. Solicit early for the sponsorship for the Karaoke contest. Holiday Inn did it this year and it was great. Everyone had a great deal of fun. They did half in trade for rooms for judges during the show and the other half was paid.

Thank you! • This project won: • 1st place, Children & Youth Commission, Chapter Division IV • 1st place, Children & Youth Commission, Sweepstakes • 3rdt place, Community Area of Opportunity Sweepstakes • Any questions?

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