Wednesday, January 27, 2016

TWISJ! Vol. 4; 2016 (Jan 27)

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
               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.

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