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Meetings
We meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 7:00pm
in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce building.
See the "Meetings" page for directions.
 

 

August 20, 2006      
 
This Week in Jaycees 

Events

Membership Flyer Blitz
Date & Time: Sunday, August 20, 1-3pm & Monday, August 21, 5:30-6:30pm

Sunday, meet at Lickity Split in Meadowmont. After running around town putting up flyers, we'll all meet back at Lickity Split to cool down with some delicious ice cream! Monday, meet at Chamber of Commerce (our meeting location). After running around town for an hour, we'll all meet back at Monterey Mexican Restaurant for some dinner and/or cheap margaritas! It's $1.25 Margarita Night!  If you are able to help, or for more information, please e-mail Melissa Feder at MembershipVP@chapelhilljaycees.org

Meals on Wheels Baking/Game Night
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 22, 7-9pm
 
Come help bake 36 yummy desserts, and some for us, while playing board games. Christina has some, but feel free to bring your own too!  If you're able to help us out (and have LOTS of fun in the process!) e-mail Christina Jaromin at President@chapelhilljaycees.org.  She'll give you directions too!

Movie Night at the Starlight
Date & Time: Saturday, August 26, 7:30-Midnight

Get retro and catch a movie at a drive-in movie theater!  We'll be seeing Snakes on a Plane.  Please e-mail Tim Miller for directions to his house (the meeting place) and for more information.  His e-mail address is IndividualDevelopmentVP@chapelhilljaycees.org


 

Guests are welcome to all of our events and meetings.


News and Notes

Thank you!
 
A huge THANK YOU goes out to Christina Jaromin and Xiaowen Xin for working the Durham Bulls Beer Cart last Sunday.  An even bigger THANK YOU goes out to Phil Taylor and Peter Ansbacher from the Raleigh Jaycees who were able to come and help too.  We raised about $80 to help get the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill a new gas grill!
 
Upcoming Board of Directors Elections
On October 23, at our General Membership Meeting, we will be conducting elections for the 2007 Board of Directors.  We will soon be taking nominations for the following positions - President, Secretary, Treasurer, State Director, and Vice Presidents of Community Development, Individual Developement, Management, and Membership.  Below is a listing of the job title with its description.  If you are interested in any of the positions below, please feel free to contact one of your current (or past) friendly, neighborhood Board members.  Not sure who they are?  You can find the current officer names below too!

 

 

o        President- Facilitates bi-monthly General Membership Meetings (GMM’s) and monthly Board Meetings; provides leadership to other Board Members and General Members; establishes direction for the Chapter; ensures the Chapter is on the path to achieving long-term strategic goals; represents the Chapter at regional, state, and national Jaycees functions as appropriate; represents Chapter at community events including Chamber of Commerce events; is mouthpiece for organization in the press.  Current President is Christina Jaromin.  She can be reached at President@chapelhilljaycees.org

 

 

o        Membership Vice President- Responsible for the recruitment and retention of members; serves as main contact person for general inquiries about the Jaycees and/or the Chapter; meets and introduces guests at GMM’s; ensures that members’ expectations are being met (ie. conducts membership surveys, calls members, approaches members in-person, etc.); maintains and distributes monthly membership roster; ensures annual dues are collected from new and renewing members and that checks are mailed to NC Jaycees in compliance with deadlines; creates, revises, and distributes Chapter membership material, etc.  Current Membership Vice President is Melissa Feder.  She can be reached at MembershipVP@chapelhilljaycees.org

 

 

o        Management Vice President- Responsible for Ways and Means projects (fundraising for Chapter funds); fundraising for other non-profit organizations (charitable contributions); public relations, including serving as key PR contact for the Chapter, writing and submitting press releases to local newspapers and state/regional Jaycees newsletters about our activities, projects, and achievements; creates weekly Chapter newsletter and distributes to members via the list-serv (or delegates to Secretary or Newsletter editor).  This position is currently vacant.  Please contact Christina Jaromin at President@chapelhilljaycees.org for more information about this position.

 

 

 

o        Individual Development Vice President- Directs, plans, and organizes ID activities that are consistent with the interests and expectations of our members (conducts ID Survey when necessary, can be in conjunction with Membership Survey); recruits ID project chairpersons; delegates projects to project chairpersons and provides leadership and support to all ID project chairpersons.  ID projects include, but are not limited to, Cuisine Night, Happy Hour, Book Club, etc.  Current IDVP is Tim Miller.  He can be reached at IndividualDevelopmentVP@chapelhilljaycees.org.
 

o        Community Development Vice President- Directs, plans, and organizes CD activities that are consistent with the needs of our local community and the interests of our members; develops and maintains key relationships with other non-profit organizations and community leaders/contacts; recruits CD project chairpersons, delegates projects to project chairpersons and provides leadership and support to all CD project chairpersons; finds new non-profit organizations/projects needing assistance in the community; assists Management VP with fundraising for community organizations.  Current CDVP is Kristi Baleno.  She can be reached at CommunityDevelopmentVP@chapelhilljaycees.org

 

 

o        State Director- Responsible for maintaining communication with the NC Jaycees and remaining knowledgeable about all state projects and activities; communicates the details about state activities, projects, and events to members and GMM’s and encourages members to become involved; coordinates chapter visitations in and out of the region; represents the Chapter at State events when the President cannot be present; functions as a liaison between the NC Jaycees and the Chapter.  Current State Director is Todd Dawson.  He can be reached at StateDirector@chapelhilljaycees.org

 

 

 

o        Treasurer- Responsible for dispersing Chapter funds as requested by the President and Vice Presidents for Chapter expenses, membership dues, and reimbursements for Jaycees-related expenditures paid out-of-pocket by members with approval from Board Members; tracks revenue and expenses; reconciles budget and distributes monthly budget report at Board meetings; files Chapter taxes when necessary.  Current Treasurer is Xiaowen Xin.  She can be reached at Treasurer@chapelhilljaycees.org

 

 

 

o        Secretary- Keeps records/minutes of GMM’s & Board meetings to send to Webmaster to add to website; assists President and VP’s as needed, which may include creating and distributing weekly Chapter newsletter, updating the online calendar of events, assisting with creation and/or submission of press releases; other duties as appropriate.  Currently, this position is vacant.  Please contact Christina Jaromin at President@chapelhilljaycees.org for more information about this position.

 

 
Upcoming Events
 
8/20 & 21/06 - Membership Flyer Blitz 
8/22/06 - Meals on Wheels Dessert Baking and Game Night
8/23/06 - Meals on Wheels
8/26/06 - Movie Night at the Starlight Drive-In
8/27/06 - Durham Bulls FUNdraiser - benefiting the Chapel Hill Jaycees Treasury
8/28/06 - General Membership Meeting
8/29/06 - M-Night at West End Wine Bar
9/1/06 - Business Before Hours
9/2/06 - Assist Cary Jaycees at Carter Finley Stadium
9/5/06 - Board Meeting
9/8/06 - Happy Hour
9/11/06 - General Membership Meeting
9/15-18/06 - Beach Trip
9/22-24/06 - NC Jaycees Fall Convention and Elections in Charlotte

Want to know what else is on tap?  Check out our calendar at http://www.chapelhilljaycees.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl

 

 

 


 

 

 

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