This Week In Saginaw Jaycees! Vol. 4; 2016
January 27, 2016
My Fellow Jaycees,
I hope this message finds you in good health and spirit! Last night was
our first GMM of the year, and it went wonderfully! There were three people
interested in the chapter who attended the orientation before the meeting, and
about 15 folks for the meeting itself.
We revealed the new format for the meetings, which includes committee
time and a guest speaker/presentation/training at each meeting. We also swore
in the 2016 board, as well as 2 new members. In the committee time half of us
hammered out the details for a February social, while the other half worked on
details for the quarterly networking nights. Lastly, Nancy Kaufman from the
Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum told us all about the great work they are doing
and what types of volunteer opportunities exist with them. All in all, it was a
very productive and eventful night!
Stardust (our new location) has been great to work with! The space
provides technology for presentations, a quieter atmosphere, and a family
friendly quality which we haven’t had in recent years. Lastly, the drink
specials they offered us were great, and the appetizers they provided for our
meeting were outstanding!
I sincerely hope that if we didn’t see you this month, we will see you
in February!
As you can probably tell already, a good portion of this week’s TWISJ!
will be dedicated to recapping last night’s meeting. On to business!
Be There!!! - 2015 Year End
Leadership Conference
Who: Michigan
Jaycees
What: This
conference, like all of them, includes great trainings and fellowship
opportunities. The focus of this particular conference is wrapping up 2015. It
is mind blowing to see what all the other Michigan chapters are doing! It is
completely overwhelming to see how much of an impact Jaycees have on the state
of Michigan. There is absolutely NO WAY you will not be excited if you attend
conference.
When:
Friday-Sunday, February 19-21, 2016
Where: Doubletree
by Hilton, 4747 28th St SE., Grand Rapids, MI 48512
Registration: HERE
Register by January 29th, Cost $85
Note: If you are a
Saginaw Jaycee member and this is your first conference, the chapter will pay
for half of your registration (talk to Allison about the details.
Note: For every 4 Saginaw
Jaycees who register, the chapter will pay for one hotel room.
UPDATE: There are officially 4
Saginaw Jaycees registered for conference! Per our standing procedures, this
means that the chapter will cover the cost for 1 hotel room, for the duration
of the conference. If more Saginaw Jaycees register, another room will
obviously be needed, and the portion paid by the chapter will be shared among
all of us in attendance. If we get to 8 Saginaw Jaycees registered, then the
chapter will pay for a second room!
Jaycee Aid for Flint Water
Crisis
As stated in last week’s TWISJ! the Burton Area Jaycees are leading the
charge in raising funds to aid in the Flint Water Crisis. So far, their
gofundme.com campaign has raised $2,244 from Jaycees all over the country! The
funds will go towards bottled water, water filters, and filter replacements. If
you’d like to donate, you can do so here.
What’s Next?- February
General Membership Meeting (GMM)
Who: You, and
anyone else interested in the Saginaw Jaycees
What: Monthly
business meeting
When: Tuesday, February
23 @7pm (We will start promptly at 7, so arrive a few minutes early if you want
to order food or drink!)
Where: Ace’s
Lounge, inside Stardust Lanes. 3750 Bay Rd, Saginaw, MI 48603
What’s Next? Part II-February
Social, U Me Paint Experience
At the January GMM,
a committee decided to hold a social at U Me Paint Experience. As this decision
was made yesterday, the details are still being worked out. You will be updated
as I am.
Tentatively, the
social will be on Friday, February 26 at 7pm. Saturday the 27th was
also discussed as a possible back up date.
More details next
week!
Coming soon- Model Legislature,
Lancing, March 5
Who: Jaycees from
around the state of Michigan
What: Model Legislature is a one-day government/civic program
organized and facilitated by the Michigan Jaycees. During this Model
Legislature, real bills currently pending in the Michigan Legislature are
selected and debated by participants who are comprised of current Michigan
Jaycee members and guests. Participants will be divided into two political
parties. They will be able to debate bills, make amendments, participate in
caucus/committee meetings, and learn how bills become laws, all during a “mock”
session of the House of Representatives. From electing party leaders to sitting
in the BIG chairs, we’ll caucus and debate bills to decide to pass into law.
When: March 5, 2016 ; 8am-4pm
When: March 5, 2016 ; 8am-4pm
Where:
Michigan State Capitol Building, 100 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing
For the Benefit of Membership
-Attached to this
email you will find the minutes from last night’s GMM. Please keep them for
your records.
-Members will receive
a second email shortly with the new Guide To Membership attached. Please also
keep that for your records.
-JCI has a
partnership with Office Max/Office Depot. JCI is mailing out keytag cards to
all of its members with the CPU code to access the benefits of this
partnership. I personally have used it a handful of times, and we are getting
some seriously amazing deals! Please do not be concerned about information
sharing between JCI and Office Max/Depot, the cards are coming from JCI. Your
private contact information is safe.
Calendar At A Glance
MIJC Year End Conference:
2/19-21
D5 Social, Flint v.
Saginaw Hockey: 2/3 @7:05pm
February GMM: 2/23
@7pm
U Me Paint Social:
2/26 (tentatively)
Around D5
Auburn
Snowball Softball –
2/27
Frankenmuth
Snowfest – 1/29-31
Winterlaufe 5k – 2/6
10am
Here Before You Know It!
MIJC Model
Legislature: March 5, Lancing
MIJC May Leadership
Conference: May 13-15
JCI USA National
Conference: September 22-25, 2016 IN DETROIT! More info here.
JCI World Congress:
October 30- November 4, 2016 in Quebec, Canada! More info here.
Have a wonderful week!
Best,
Allison Dakos
2016 SJC President!
**ATTACHED: January 2016 GMM Minutes
Ps. I really like to attach a video of some sort at the end of each of
these. It is just something fun to do, and I hope you enjoy them. The video I
attached this week has no purpose other than to make you laugh… hopefully as
hard as I did. Credit to the facebook page Trex Tuesdays for this gem, Ice is Slippery.
