Richmond Jaycees

We visit the patients in the Polytrauma Transitional Rehab Program. The Transitional Program provides patients with community based rehabilitation. These patients are usually young men who served in Iraq
or Afghanistan and have along the way sustained some type of brain injury. We throw them a pizza party in their dorm like setting. We bring pizza, sodas, some dessert, and a good time. Wii is available along with cards and other board games. So if you like pizza and games and want to give back to our soldiers then this is the project for you!

The Tree Lot schedule is listed below.  Any OPEN slots need to be filled.  If you would like to sign up to work a tree lot shift, please RSVP by filling out the form below, e-mailing richmond.va.jaycees@gmail.com or by using the RSVP for Projects link on the Richmond Jaycees homepage.

Please try to show up at least 10 minutes before your shift starts.  If you are going to be late for a shift or if you will miss a shift completely, please call Patrick, Louis, or Eric and let them know.

Thank you for your help!

Setup Saturday (11/21/09) 8:30 AM

Patrick Knightly    Kara Barr    Terry Burcin    Adrienne Dauses    Julia Marsh

Dustin Fosness    Liz Riedel     Louis Bowman    Greg Sekelsky    Matt Kimmick

John Scheid

Setup Wednesday (11/25/09)

Patrick Knightly    Charlie Swinford    Joanna Blevins (after 1:00 PM)

Rogers Motley (after 1:00 PM)    Louis Bowman    Tom Maurin

Friday, November 27^th

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Patrick Knightly,     Louis Bowman,     Dan McNamara

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Joanna Blevins,  Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman, Tom Maurin

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Pamela Hutzler, Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman, Tom Maurin

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM John Spacek, Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Patrick Knightly

Saturday, November 28^th

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Michele Addison, Patrick Knightly

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Joanna Blevins, Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman, Wyn Price

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman, Valerie Harte, Chuck Nelson, Wyn Price

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman, Wyn Price

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Patrick Knightly, Wyn Price

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Closed at 7:30 PM

Sunday, November 29

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Opened at 10:00 AM

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Rogers Motley, Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Helen Tawil, Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Irene Gilbert, Matt Montero

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Closed around 7:30 PM

Monday, November 30

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Michele Addison, Liz Riedel, Greg Sekelsky

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Michele Addison, Greg Sekelsky, OPEN

Tuesday, December 1

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Marsha Caudill, Matt Montero, OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Marsha Caudill, Matt Montero, OPEN

Wednesday, December 2

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Pamela Hutzler, Wyn Price, OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Wyn Price, OPEN, OPEN

Thursday, December 3

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Jaycee Dempsey, Patrick Knightly OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Beth Zielazny, Patrick Knightly OPEN

Friday, December 4

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Fred Clark, Helen Tawil

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Fred Clark, Helen Tawil

Saturday, December 5

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Greg Sekelsky,     Michele Addison

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Michele Addison, Greg Sekelsky, Joanna Blevins

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Wyn Price, Jeanette Waterman, Patrick Knightly

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Wyn Price, Jeanette Waterman, Patrick Knightly

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Patrick Knightly, Wyn Price

Sunday, December 6

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Art Estes

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman, Wyn Price

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM John Spacek, Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman, Wyn Price

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman, Wyn Price

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Irene Gilbert, Matt Montero, Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Irene Gilbert, Matt Montero

Monday, December 7

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Greg Sekelsky, Dustin Fosness, OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Greg Sekelsky, Dustin Fosness, OPEN

Tuesday, December 8

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Marsha Caudill, Fred Clark

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Marsha Caudill, Beth Zielazny,  Matt Kimmick

Wednesday, December 9

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Pamela Hutzler, Jaycee Dempsey, Matt Kimmick

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Matt Kimmick, Terry Burcin, Kara Barr

Thursday, December 10

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Tom Maurin, Patrick Knightly

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Beth Zielazny, Dmitri Medvedev, Melissa Jones, Tom Maurin

Friday, December 11

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Eric Costello, Dan McNamara (Starting at 6), Patrick Knightly

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Matt Kimmick, Eric Costello, Dan McNamara, Patrick Knightly

Saturday, December 12

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Greg Sekelsky,       OPEN,      OPEN

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Michele Addison, Joanna Blevins, Wyn Price (12:30PM), Dan McNamara (starting at noon), Patrick Knightly

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Rogers Motley, Joanna Blevins (until 2), Andrea Dukes, Wyn Price, Dan McNamara, Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Wyn Price (until 4:30 PM) Dan McNamara (until 4 PM), Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman, Brook Bowman

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman, Wyn Price, Chuck Nelson

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Patrick Knightly, Louis Bowman (Closed at 9:35PM)

Sunday, December 13

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Art Estes, OPEN, Amber Edwards (10-12) OPEN

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Anna MacIntosh, Patrick Knightly, OPEN

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Helen Tawil, Patrick Knightly

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Helen Tawil,  Patrick Knightly OPEN

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Patrick Knightly OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Patrick Knightly (closed at 7:30) OPEN

Monday, December 14

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Greg Sekelsky, VCU Student

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Greg Sekelsky, VCU Student

Tuesday, December 15

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Anna MacIntosh, Eric Costello

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Anna MacIntosh, Eric Costello

Wednesday, December 16

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Patrick Knightly

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Patrick Knightly

Thursday, December 17

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Marsha Caudill, Jaycee Dempsey, OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM OPEN, OPEN, OPEN

Friday, December 18

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Dan McNamara (6:00 PM) OPEN, OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Dan McNamara OPEN, OPEN

Saturday, December 19

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Greg Sekelsky,     Michele Addison OPEN

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Dan McNamara (Starting at noon), OPEN,     OPEN

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Anna MacIntosh, Dan McNamara OPEN

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Rogers Motley, Dan McNamara (until 4), Jeanette Waterman OPEN

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM OPEN, OPEN, OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM OPEN, OPEN, OPEN

Sunday, December 20

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Art Estes, OPEN, OPEN

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Anna MacIntosh, OPEN, OPEN

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM OPEN, OPEN, OPEN

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM OPEN, OPEN, OPEN

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Irene Gilbert, Matt Montero, OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Irene Gilbert, Matt Montero OPEN

Monday, December 21

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Greg Sekelsky, OPEN, OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Greg Sekelsky, OPEN, OPEN

Tuesday, December 22

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Fred Clark,     OPEN,     OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM OPEN, OPEN, OPEN

Wednesday, December 23

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM OPEN, OPEN, OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM OPEN, OPEN, OPEN

Thursday, December 24

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM OPEN, OPEN, OPEN

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM OPEN, OPEN, OPEN

Lot Cleanup Saturday (1/2/10) 9:00 AM

Patrick Knightly

Julia Marsh

OPEN

Please fill out the form below to RSVP for any projects or events of the chapter. Feel free to include any questions or comments you may have about a project or event.

Please be sure to include the name and date of the project or event you would like to attend. Thanks you.

The Richmond Jaycees sponsor both the local and sectional levels of this competition for the National Football League.  The NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition is open to boys and girls ages 8-15.

The next local competition date is being planned for the late summer/early fall of 2010. Please come back to this website at that time to find out more specific information on dates, times and registration.

The Richmond Jaycees would Like to Congratulate the Winner of Our Hollerin’ with the Hokies Raffle:  Ms. Amy Smart of Fairfax, VA.  Thanks to everyone for participating and GO HOKIES!

2009 Patrick Knightly

2008 Joanna Blevins

2007 George Kite

2006 Paul Childress

2005 Consortium

2004 Jackie Jones

2003 Debbie Duncan

2002 Greg Sekelsky

2001 Bret Kerns

2000 Michelle Jolley

1999 Joe Mirabile

1998-1999 Vicki Cheeseman

1997-1998 Frank Kovach

1996-1997 James Foudriat

1995-1996 Leslie Roughley

1994-1995 Leanne Raynor

1993-1994 Douglas E. Robelen

1992-1993 John R. Melleky

1991-1992 Heidi J. Cavallaro

1990-1991 Frances Daniel

1990-1991 P. Stuart Cox

1988-1989 Charles Diederich

1987-1988 Barbara L. Arduini

1986-1987 Randolph Shelton

1985-1986 Channing J. Martin

1984-1985 Robert M. Kelly, Jr.

1983-1984 C. Jay Norton

1982-1983 Lawrence E. Terry, Jr.

1981-1982 Jimmie E. Anderson

1980-1981 Sergei Troubetzkoy

1979-1980 Steven B. Brincefield

1978-1979 Wallace B. Newton

1977-1978 Clyde E. Parsons

1976-1977 Clinton B. Corry, jr.

1975-1976 Harry L. Frazier

1974-1975 Anthony E. Smith

1973-1974 Thomas C. Yeaman, Jr.

1972-1973 Franklin P. Hall

1971-1972 Daniel T. Balfour

1970-1971 Robert A. McCowen

1969-1970 Clifton M. Bachtell, Jr.

1968-1969 George H. Ginn

1967-1968 George F. Tidey

1966-1967 Edward E. Willey, Jr.

1965-1966 R. Quigg Lawrence

1964-1965 William H. Abeloff

1963-1964 Angus H. Macauley, Jr.

1962-1963 Henry R. Miller, III

1961-1962 Henry M. Taylor, Jr.

1960-1961 Charles R. Talley

1959-1960 Charles P. Elleman

1958-1959 R. Coleman Rice, Jr.

1957-1958 Delmar L. Brown

1956-1957 William H. Bingham

1955-1956 Edward R. Adams

1954-1955 Wilbur L. Jenkins, Jr.

1953-1954 Arthur C. Beck, Jr.

1952-1953 Joseph P. Cralle, II

1951-1952 Walter B. Gillette

1951-1951 William J. Cash, Jr.

1950-1951 Andrew S. Ryan

1949-1950 Alfred J. Dickinson

1948-1949 David Meade White

1947-1948 Henry A. Holland III

1946-1947 W. Brooks George

1945-1946 Robert A. Wilson

1944-1945 Marchant D. Wornom

1943-1944 Howard A. Gills, Jr.

1942-1943 Gary M. Underhill

1941-1942 Charles W. Shields

1941-1941 Edgar M. Andrews

1941-1941 Charles K. Woltz

1940-1941 Martin B. Williams

1939 - 1940 Ralph E. Rhodes

1938-1939 Paul W. Manns

Besides receiving the opportunity to impact your community, your annual membership fee entitles you to:

JAYCEE CREDIT CARD — Everyone these days is getting inundated with credit card applications, but the one to choose is the The U.S. Jaycees Platinum MasterCard. The more Jaycees using this card, the more leverage our organization will have in negotiating discounts and benefits for members. This credit card has no annual fee, balance transfer options, and a 0% or low introductory APR for the first six billing cycles following the opening of the account. For an application, call 800.JAYCEES. Click here for the flier and more information.

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL GROWTH – The Jaycees provides numerous opportunities for members to grow personally and professionally.

MOVING BENEFITS – Wheaton World Wide Moving, a leader in moving household goods, corporate relocations, and international shipments since 1945, will provide discount benefits to members of the US Jaycees. Whether you’re moving across town or across the country Wheaton can service all of your needs. As a member of the US Jaycees you’ll be entitled to multiple shipping discounts. To receive a moving quote and information on your membership discount contact Dennis Kent at 800-296-0417 or dennis.kent@delawaremovingandstorage.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Be sure to speak to our account executive Dennis and mention that you are a member of the US Jaycees to get your discount.

AVIS CAR RENTALS - Use your AVIS Worldwide Discount (AWD) number (T306000) when calling 800.331.1212 to make reservations to take advantage of our 10% member’s discount. Reservations can also be made directly from a special JAYCEES only section of the AVIS website. Click here for more details.

BUDGET CAR RENTALS - Use your Budget Car Rental discount code number BCD#Z859600 when calling 800.527.0700 to make reservations or online at www.budget.com to take advantage of our 5%-25% member’s discount.

2009 Jaybill Archive:

1. January 2009
2. February 2009
3. March 2009
4. April 2009
5. May 2009
6. June 2009
7. July 2009
8. August 2009
9. September 2009
10. October 2009
11. November 2009
12. December 2009

Richmond Jaycees Newsletter Archive    Richmond Jaycees Jaybill

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Drive for the blind is a community service project that takes place one time a month from September-June.  On the fourth Monday of each month, the Richmond Federation for the Blind has their monthly meeting, located at 401 Azalea Avenue.  Members of the Richmond Jaycees provide members of the Federation for the Blind with a ride to their meeting and then home.  While the members meet, the Jaycees enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.  Drive for the Blind provides members with a great opportunity to give back to the community and develop friendships within the Richmond Jaycees chapter.

The Richmond Jaycees Goods and Service Auction is historically held in late March. The Goods and Service Auction is the primary fundraiser for
the Richmond Jaycees to raise monies for camp sponsorships for Camp Virginia Jaycee. Camp Virginia Jaycee is a camp for mentally retarded children and adults and each week-long sponsorship cost $525. The auction is open to Jaycees and their guests and will feature donations from local businesses, Jaycees, and their friends.

WE NEED DONATED GOODS AND SERVICES. Have a special talent? This
is a great way to advertise it. Be creative! What can you do? Baby-Sit? Carpentry? Clean Houses? Pet Sit? Trouble Shoot Computer Problems? Yard Work? Paint? Make Jewelry? Make Dinner for Four? Change the Oil in a Car? Handyman Service? Party Planning? Knit an Item? Auto Mechanic Service?
The possibilities are endless….

DO YOU HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH A BUSINESS THAT MAY WANT TO DONATE A GOOD OR SERVICE? Gift Certificates for Dinner for Two? Chimney Sweep? Resume Writing? Spa Treatment? Relaxing Massage? Food or Beverage for the Night of the Event?

THE MORE WE HAVE DONATED, THE MORE MONEY WE CAN USE TO SEND CAMPERS TO CAMP. If you would like to donate a good or service to the Richmond Jaycees Goods and Service Auction? Please contact us. See you
at the Auction!

Camp Virginia Jaycee (Bedford County, Virginia)

What is Camp Work Party? Twice a year Jaycees from around the state come together to help open up or close down Camp Virginia Jaycee for the year. In return, Camp Virginia Jaycee invites Jaycees to stay in the Cabins free of charge and provides food and various beverages for the weekend of the Camp Work Party.  Camp Virginia Jaycee is located in the beautiful rolling mountains near Roanoke, Virginia.

What do we do at the Camp? On Saturday, everyone will be given a task (no experience necessary). The last couple of years, Richmond Jaycees have helped repair and build fences around the camp. Other jobs may include cleaning, painting, building and repairing items around the camp. Typically, Saturday evening is time to relax and spend with friends (a.k.a. have a party). The cabins have electricity, heat, running water, indoor plumbing including showers, and cots. All you have to bring is a sleeping bag to put on a cot.

How do you get to the camp? You can drive by yourself or carpool with any of the other Jaycees who will be attending the work party. The camp is about a 2 1/4 hour drive to 3 hour drive depending on how fast you drive and where you start from in the Richmond Metro area. You can arrive at the camp on Friday evening or Saturday morning. You can leave Saturday night or stay until Sunday morning. Everything is flexible to work into your schedule.

Don’t forget to bring donations to the Camp Supply Drive and work gloves & clothes, clothes to relax in and toiletries.  Entertainment items (i.e. cards, games, music, etc.) are also encouraged.

For more information, contact Community Development at rjccdmt61@richmondjaycees.org.

This project provides Christmas trees for sale to the Richmond community and generates income for the Richmond Jaycees general fund. The tree lot will be open from November 24 through December 23 or 24 (while supplies last) and will be located near the corner of Laburnum Avenue and Monticello St. on the Thirteen Acres lot in front of Linwood Holton Elementary School. The tree lot will be open from 10 AM to 9 PM, Monday through Friday and 9 AM to 9 PM on Saturdays and Sundays.

Since the early 1980’s, the Chapter has established a franchise on a centrally located site at a busy intersection in Richmond’s Northside. The Chapter has carved a market niche by selling tall trees that fit the high ceilings of the city’s older homes. We have now fully re-established ourselves on that particular spot on the Thirteen Acres site after the 1998 relocation necessitated by the construction of Holton Elementary School. In the past we have sold trees to a diverse customer base that includes many repeat customers and even some from places as far away as New York and Pennsylvania.

We sell many different styles of trees and they are: Balsams that range from 4 ft to 12 ft, Blue Spruce that range from 6 ft to 8 ft and Fraser Firs that range from 6 ft to 9ft.  In addition, Garland and wreaths will be sold.

Richmond resident Louis M. Wilson started the project after seeing a newscast about elderly people who were financially unable to heat their homes. He felt there must be something he could do to help these people. Mr. Wilson began cutting, splitting, and delivering firewood to the needy in 1976. As the community became aware of his efforts and demand increased, Mr. Wilson sought out the assistance of other organizations to meet the growing need.

Project WARM is now a group effort involving Mr. Wilson, the City of Richmond, the Salvation Army, and the Richmond and Tuckahoe Jaycees. The Richmond Jaycees first became involved in this project in 1989.

Lou Wilson serves as the liaison between the Jaycees and the City. He ensures that an ample supply of wood is available for splitting. Requests for additional materials and maintenance are routed through him. Mr. Wilson is familiar with all the relevant players in the City and is available to intercede on behalf of the project when necessary.

The City of Richmond provides the wood lot where the firewood is split and stored. Three hydraulic splitters and a storage container have also been provided. The Bureau of Parks and Recreation–Tree Division delivers tree trunks from trees taken down in the City and its parks to the wood lot and saws these logs into lengths suitable for firewood. The Jaycees split the wood and deliver it during the winter months. Maintenance for the log splitters is also provided by the Tree Division and coordinated by Lou Wilson. The Jaycees are responsible for providing gas for the splitters. This expense can be paid for through the chapter appropriation.

The Bureau of Parks and Recreation–Maintenance Division provides the necessary heavy equipment for moving the tree trunks, and prepares the surface of the wood lot for proper drainage.

The Salvation Army receives, manages, and verifies applications from citizens desiring firewood. Addresses are verified and map pages and coordinates of the addresses are provided to facilitate accurate delivery. A delivery list is prepared for the Richmond Jaycees to pick up each Friday during the delivery season (November through March). Delivery listings provide instructions and tips, as well as information indicating which agency received the firewood request. All past and present activity is stored and tracked in the computer program maintained by Salvation Army. The Salvation Army is available to act as a tax-deductible clearing-house for donations to the project.

The Richmond and Tuckahoe Jaycees provide manpower for splitting the firewood and delivering it to citizens’ homes. The Project WARM committee coordinates deliveries. The chapter has at least one splitting session per week, year round. In some years, supply and demand have necessitated splitting through the delivery season. The Richmond Jaycees chairperson (s) is responsible for communicating with all other individuals and organizations involved in this project. The Richmond Jaycees Project W.A.R.M. committee can be contacted at rjcwarm06@richmondjaycees.org.

In addition to its primary goal of providing heating fuel to disadvantaged citizens of the Richmond metropolitan area, Project WARM has several residual benefits. Some examples are as follows:

An average of 5 trees a day are taken down in City parks and streets. The necessary disposal of these trees results in substantial costs. Project WARM recycles 20-25% of these trees, thus saving the same percentage in disposal costs. These savings, in the tens of thousands of dollars, are well in excess of the City’s financial contribution to the project.

The Fuel Assistance Division of the Department of Social Services pays for, with tax dollars, all the firewood used in their program. By utilizing Project WARM, tax dollars are saved for other purposes. Charities who supply firewood in their service areas can save those charitable dollars for other purposes. Thus, this unique cooperative venture increases the level of service provided to Richmond’s disadvantaged families while actually reducing the outlay of tax and charitable dollars.

In the planning and executing of Project WARM, hundreds of lives are touched in very positive ways. Members of different Jaycees chapters work together in and see the economically depressed areas of the greater Richmond community. Participants can see first-hand the fruits of their labors.

RICHMOND JAYCEES NO LONGER DOES THIS!

The Richmond Jaycees participate in the XL102 Chili Cook-Off annually. Proceeds from teh cook-off benefit various non-profit charity organizations such as the Make-a-Wish Foundation and S.C.A.N. (Stop Child Abuse Now).

This is a challenging project, participants must cook a minimum of 60 gallons of chili onsite an impressive booth. From past experience, the peoples choice award usually goes to the group with the most supporters present to vote. Community and chapter awareness is essential to winning this competition.

Prizes vary from year to year, but generally are cash and vaction trips to tropical locations for best chili and booth creativity. All Cash and trip prizes will be donated to the sponsored non-profit charity.

Each year we seek chair and committee volunteers to run the chili cook-off booth. The event is usually the last Saturday of April. Do you think you have what it takes to win? Please contact a Community Development representative and take charge of this project.

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2006 Payment Voucher (pdf)

2002
Strawberry Hill Races (word)
Holiday Food Drive (word)

2001
Project Warm (word)
Chili Cookoff (word)

2000
Soap Box Derby (word)

1996
60th Anniversary Party (part 1) (word)
60th Anniversary Party (part 2) (xls)

1994
Chapter Elections (word)
Rock Your World Incentive (word)
Open House (word)

1993
Project Warm (word)
Jaybill (word)

1992
Project Warm (word)
Board Retreat (word)
Membership Literature (word)
Hiking and Happy Hour (word)
Wood Fest Party (project WARM) (word)
Male / Female Communication (word)
Membership Survey (word)
Survey Form (word)

1991
General Assembly (word)

1990
Community Needs Committee (word)
Community Development Programming (word)
Halloween Party (word)

The Richmond Jaycees does not currently offer an online application process. A copy of the application is available on Google Docs and may be downloaded here. Please print and fill out the application completely. If you have any questions regarding the application process you may request assistance from our Contact Us page.

Please fill out the form below and include any questions or comments. We can answer most inquiries by email but if you would like to provide information for contact by phone or postal mail please fill out the appropriate fields for those as well.

Richmond Jaycees Officers for 2010

Board of Directors

Fred Clark - President

Patrick Knightly - Chairman of the Board

Jennifer Hayek- Secretary

Christine Hayek- Treasurer

Rogers Motley - State Director

VACANT - Legal Counsel

Area Vice Presidents

Liz Riedel  - Membership Development

Charles Swinford - Individual Development

VACANT - Public Relations

Julia Marsh - Community Development

Beth Zielazny - Chapter Management

Directors

VACANT - Membership Development

Jill McCranie - Community Development

Helen Tawil - Community Development

Eric West - Individual Development

Melissa Jones - Chapter Management

Louis Bowman - Chapter Management

The Jaycees is the premiere leadership training and community service organization for young adults. The organization serves men and women between the ages of 21 and 40 and has been doing so since 1920.

The Jaycees, also known as the Junior Chamber of Commerce, provides opportunities to improve on one’s business skills, provides networking opportunities, performs community service, and offers many fun social
opportunities. Over 40 chapters are located throughout the State of Virginia, and there are nearly 2000 chapters nationwide. As a member of a local chapter, you are also a member of the Virginia Jaycees, United States Jaycees, and Junior Chamber International. We help people! through - Personal Growth, Leadership Development, Community Involvement.
The membership represents a variety of occupations, interests, social and economic backgrounds. The Jaycees has a dual purpose:

1) promoting leadership training and self improvement for our members

2) providing service and support for our communities

And, our goal is to have fun doing it!

We are the Cure for the Common Social Life:
The greatest friendships develop in our organization. Whether we meet for
drinks and dinner, go kayaking and hiking or catch a movie or a ballgame,
this is a good group of people to do it with. From picnicking to black-tie
dinners there is something for everyone.

We are a Leadership Development Organization:
The Jaycees build tomorrow’s leaders with the focus on
self-growth for our members. The way this is accomplished is through a hands
on approach to running projects that enhance the local members’ communities.

We are a Community Involvement Organization:
The Jaycees offers many programs and ideas that benefit the community.
The local community dictates where the area of emphasis needs to be focused
(i.e. running events for kids, job advancement, helping disadvantaged youth,
senior visitations).

Mission Statement:
The mission of the Jaycees is to create a better world by
empowering young people. We are a people-development organization that seeks
to create positive change in ourselves, our organization and our community
by helping people through personal growth, leadership development and
community involvement.
Everything we do must encourage young people to become members and to take
full advantage of our world-class fellowship, community service and
leadership training opportunities.

Vision Statement:
The vision of the Jaycees is to be the organization of choice for
young adults, providing direction and leadership to our communities, the
state and the nation in order to effect positive change.

Purpose:
This organization shall be a not-for-profit corporation, organized for such
educational and charitable purposes as will promote and foster the growth
and development of young person’ civic organizations in the United States,
designed to inculcate in the individual membership of such organization a
spirit of genuine Americanism and civic interest, and as a supplementary
education institute to provide them with opportunity for personal
development and achievement and an avenue for intelligent participation by
young persons in the affairs of the community, state and nation, and to
develop true friendships and understanding among young persons of all
nations.

The United States Junior Chamber (JCs or more commonly Jaycees) is a leadership training and civic organization for people between the ages of 21 and 40. Areas of emphasis are business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections. The U.S. Junior Chamber is a non-profit corporation/organization as described under IRS code 501 (c)(4).

Established in 1920 to provide opportunities for young men to develop personal and leadership skills through service to others, the Jaycees later expanded to include women, reflecting the growing influence and leadership of women in America.

Since the organization’s founding, Jaycees have been involved in civic, national and international affairs. Jaycees helped establish Airmail services in America with Jaycee Charles Lindbergh, and have raised millions of dollars for causes such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the March of Dimes. They have built parks, playgrounds, hospitals, ball fields, and housing for the elderly while conducting service and support programs in thousands of communities nationwide.

Jaycees can be found in all walks of life: governmental leaders such as past Presidents Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford; business tycoons such as Domino’s Pizza mogul Tom Monaghan; registered nurse and former Miss America Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson; sports legends such as basketball great Larry Bird; and recording artists such as Bradley Joseph

Vision

The U.S. Junior Chamber founder Henry Giessenbier’s vision of providing young people with leadership through community service can be broken down into four Areas of Opportunity: Business, Individual, Community, and International.

• Business: embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed, which states “Economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise,” this area provides an opportunity for individual members to contribute to the development and enhancement of the economic infrastructure, prosperity, and well-being for their community as well as all nations.

• Individual: embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states “Earth’s great treasure lies in human personality,” this area provides an opportunity for individual members to realize their personal potential through training programs.

• Community: embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states “Service to humanity is the best work of life,” this area develops the sensitivity of individual members to societal problems and community dynamics by providing experience in community problem solving.

• International: embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states “That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations,” this area provides an opportunity for individual members to contribute to the development of goodwill, understanding, and cooperation among all peoples.

The Junior Chamber organization is: “a constructive action organization of young persons who devote a portion of their time to community service in the public interest, developing young persons as leaders in their communities.” (Taken from The U.S. Junior Chamber Bylaws Manual.)

The purpose of the Junior Chamber is: “to promote and foster the growth and development of young persons’ civic organizations in the United States, designed to inculcate (to teach and impress upon) in the individual membership of such organization a spirit of genuine Americanism and civic interest, and…to provide them with opportunity for personal development and achievement and an avenue for intelligent participation…in the affairs of the community, state, and nation, and to develop true friendship and understanding among young persons of all nations.” (Taken from The U.S. Junior Chamber Bylaws Manual.)

Simply put, the purpose of the local chapter is to become a force for good in the community, determining community needs and providing solutions by planning and facilitating community service projects. In the act of serving, members receive hands-on experience, which translates to the enhancement of personal growth and the development of valuable leadership skills. This is the total Junior Chamber Concept.

Jaycee Creed

The author of the Jaycee Creed was C. William Brownfield. The Creed was adopted by the Junior Chamber International in 1946 and the United States Junior Chamber in 1947. The original version of the Creed did not include a reference to faith in God. This refence was not added until 1951.

WE BELIEVE:

That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life;

That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations;

That economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise;

That government should be of laws rather than of men;

That earth’s great treasure lies in human personality;

And that service to humanity is the best work of life.

Robert Kelley

Frances Daniel

John Melleky 1992-1993

Doug Robelen 1993-1994

Jim Foudriat 1994-1995

Leslie Roughly (now Kovach) 1995-1996

Frank Kovach 1996-1997

Vickie Cheeseman 1997-1998

Joe Mirabile 1998-1999

Michelle Nelms

Bret Kerns 2001

Greg Sekelsky 2002

Debbie Duncan 2003

Jackie Jones 2004

Paul Childress 2006

George Kite 2007

Joanna Blevins 2008

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