Who Are the Jaycees (Powerpoint)

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Who are the

Jaycees?An in t roduc t ion to theBESTyoung profess ionals

organizat ion in the world!


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Who are we, and what do we do?

The United States Junior Chamber exists for active young citizens ages 18 to 40, who bring

energy and insight to solving problems locally and around the world. We believe we can andshould address the needs of others.

Becoming a member of the Jaycees is a step in the right direction if youre looking to branchout, meet new people, become a civic leader, find new challenges, develop professionalskills and make new connections locally, nationally and internationally. The opportunities areendless when you join the Jaycees.

Our mission is to empower young active citizens to create positive change in theircommunities. Our members offer targeted, sustainable solutions that achieve results. Frompoverty to illiteracy to the UN Millennium Development Goals, our members tackle seriousissues without hesitation.

The Jaycees is an international organization. Junior Chamber International (JCI) is our

international arm, with nearly 200,000 young active citizens and over five million alumniincluding several world leaders. JCI chapters are spread over more than 5,000 localcommunities and over 100 countries around the world.


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Vision, Mission, and Values

The Visio nof the United States Junior Chamber:To be the leading global network of active young citizens.

The Missionof the United States Junior Chamber:To provide development opportunities that empower young people to createpositive change.

The Valuesof the United States Junior Chamber, or ourCreed:We believethat 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.


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History

Henry Giessenbier founded the Jaycees in 1920 with 3,000 members in St.Louis, Missouri. It was Henrys vision to provide young people with opportunitieswhich they had little or no access to otherwise attain. He believed that youngpeople could change the world. He was right.

In his era, most young men were out of school and working by the age of 15.

Their first jobs were most likely the jobs they held throughout their lives. Withluck and hard work, some might reach executive positions by their forties.Giessenbier felt that young men were not receiving the opportunities necessaryto develop their skills at a younger age, thus depriving our nation of an importantresource, and so he formed the founding ideals of the U.S. Junior Chamber.

His theory was simpleoffer leadership opportunities to young people, givingthem hands-on experience through serving the community. That concept hasnever wavered.


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Historical Milestones1920s

1920 - The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (USJCC) wasformed in St. Louis, Missouri, with 3,000 members.

1923 - Get Out The Vote was the first Jaycee program to receive nationalendorsement

1925 - Beginning of national projects Know America First and Fire Prevention.Birth ofEXPANSION, the first USJC national magazine.

1926 - Development of aviation adopted as national project.

1927 - Jaycee Charles A. Lindbergh made the first solo flight betweenNew York and Paris. Jaycees worked with Lindbergh to developthe U.S. Air Mail Service.


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1930s

1931 - Distinguished Service Awards program established at the chapter level.

1935 - Death of founder Henry Giessenbier.

1936 - National Wildlife Federation established with guidance of USJC

1937 - Programs begun at state and national level to inform public of need fordiagnosis and treatment of venereal disease.

1938 - Future Magazine established. USJC name Ten Outstanding Young Men forthe first time.

1939 - Safety with Light campaign gained national attention as thousands ofstreet lights were donated to communities by Jaycees.


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1940s

1940 - USJC endorsed the principle of a military draft.

1944 - Junior Chamber International (JCI) formed at Pan American Congress inMexico City.

1946 - USJC established permanent headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Junior

Golf program began.

1947 - Official approval of "Jaycee" as synonym of organization. Adoption ofJaycee Creed.


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1950s

1951 War Memorial Headquarters in Tulsa dedicated. At urging of AndyMungenast, the reference to Faith in God was added to the JayceeCreed.

1953 Jaycees sponsored stops on Professional Golfers Association tour forfirst time at Greensboro, North Carolina, and Hartford, Connecticut.

1954 First Outstanding Young Farmer and Junior Tennis programs held.

1959 Jaycees supported statehood for Alaska. Hawaii gained statehood thefollowing year due to Jaycee efforts


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1960s

1961 First Governmental Affairs Leadership Seminar conducted.

1962 Jaycees urge adoption of Uniform Vehicle Code, with emphasis on stateaction resulting in adoption nationally.

1963 Clean Water Program launched to improve water quality in communitiesacross America. Gun Safety/Shooting Education adopted as a nationalprogram.

1964 Project Concern adopted as International Relations activity. Program raisedmoney and equipment for clinics providing medical care to Chinese refugeesin Hong Kong.

1965 Jaycees presented first annual National Award of Distinction from NationalClean Up-Paint Up-Fix Up Bureau.

1966 Name of organization officially changed to U.S. Jaycees


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1970s

1970 Do Something campaign sparked national interest in volunteerism.Jaycees cooperation with other service organizations resulted in thefounding of the National Center for Voluntary Action.

1971 More than 3,000,000 volunteer hours were provided by Jaycees to helpadminister 7,000,000 doses of rubella measles vaccine.

1972 Jaycees undertook model Operation Identification program to combat

burglaries and aid crime prevention efforts. Five million stickers weredistributed nationally through Operation Red Ball to reduce fire fatalities.Bylaw change admitted 18-year-olds as regular members.

1973 The United States Jaycees Center for Improved Child Nutrition opened inBloomington, Minnesota.

1977 Operation Threshold, a program dedicated to reducing alcohol abuse,reached more than 23 million Americans. Muscular Dystrophy FundRaising adopted as national program.


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1980s

1980 Daisy/U.S. Jaycees Gun Safety/Shooting Education program honored

with National Safety Council Award for Youth Activities.

1982 Healthy American Fitness Leaders adopted as national program.

1984 Bylaw change admitted women as full and regular members. Sign UpAmerica campaign collected 1.5 million signatures supporting AmericasOlympic athletes.

1985 The U.S. Jaycees endorsed Campaign for Liberty to encourage publicsupport for restoration of Statue of Liberty. St. Jude Fundraising adoptedas national program.

1986 First woman honored by Congress of Ten Outstanding Young Americans.

1987 Bylaw change established membership age as 21 through 39.


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1990s

1990 Name of organization officially changed back to The U.S. Junior Chamber ofCommerce.

1992 National Wake Up America program urged communities to get involved inpolitics by coordinating voter registration campaigns, hosting debates, andembracing pertinent community issues. Jaycees responded to devastatinghurricanes in the southeast with national support.

1993 GreenWorks! environmental education and community action program

adopted by USJC. Jaycees Against Youth Smoking (JAYS) adopted asnational program. Junior Chamber members were instrumental in bringingrelief to the flood-stricken Midwest.

1994 Junior Chamber Mission Inn Foundation created to build a nationwidenetwork of care facilities for children and adolescents affected by HIV/AIDS.

1995 The Jaycee Alliance was formed as a non-partisan, educational, grassrootsgovernmental advocacy organization to give young Americans a voice ingovernment. The Jaycee KidCare I.D. Program was organized to provideidentification to aid in the recovery of missing children.


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1990s cont.

1996 The Jaycees Wake Up America Tour bus began a journey through the 48contiguous states promoting programs and membership. Social Security

Reform Town Hall Meetings program initiated.

1997 Junior Chamber Center for Entrepreneurship and Career Advancementbegun a program designed to train young entrepreneurs and improvelocal economies.

1998 Junior Chamber Center for Entrepreneurship and Career Advancementname changed to Junior Chamber Center for Business Advancement.Two new programs, National Business Network and Virtual Networking,added to encourage Junior Chamber members to business network via theInternet both nationally and internationally.

1999 JAYS program reintroduced as an educational program that informs

children about the dangers of smoking. Value Investing and CareerAdvancement added to the Junior Chamber Center for BusinessAdvancement.


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2000s

2000 First female elected National President. Junior Chamber Center for

Business Advancement develops web-based video seminar training.

2001 Name changes to The United States Junior Chamber

2004 Bylaw change established membership age as 18 through 40.


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Fun Fact and Claim to FamePMG: The Jaycees own unique business plan

The Project Management Guide (PMG), formerly called the ChairmansPlanning Guide (CPG), has been effectively used by Jaycees inlaunching many successful projects, political campaigns, and even newstart-up businesses. In fact, Dominos Pizza is here today primarilybecause of a CPG. Founded in 1960, Domino's is the second-largestpizza chain in the United States and has more than 10,000 corporate

and franchised stores in 70 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Originalfounder, Tom Monaghan, secured the purchase of a small pizza storecalled Dominicks Pizza in Ypsilanti, Michigan with a $75 downpayment and $500 borrowed from the bank. Mr. Monaghan was aJaycee and wrote a CPG for his pizza store franchise idea. He broughtthis CPG to the bank and presented it as his business plan. The bank

was so impressed with Mr. Monaghans well thought out strategy, thathe approved his loan without question.


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Benefits of MembershipLeadership development through community involvement has been the basis of the

Jaycees since its inception in 1920. The goal of the not-for-profit organization is toprovide members a means to reach their full potential through networking andpersonal growth opportunities, and is ideal for proactive young people ages 18 to 40.Members enhance a variety of skills as they work together to plan and run civic andindividual development activities in their home communities and chapters, such as:

Developing a business plan for maximum success and impact for each event

Learning to successfully manage volunteers Communicating effectively, public speaking and debating as a team

Discovering the needs of the community and managing resources to meet them

Organizing efforts to make the most of dollars raised and hours volunteered

All members have unique talents to offer. We provide them an outlet to share those

talents in programs and projects that benefit other members, as well as thecommunity at large. Your involvement with the Jaycees will provide you opportunitiesto meet people, impact your community, and apply skills to enhance your career.


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Netwo rk ing Oppo rtuni t ies

It is often said that its who you know that matters and Jaycees are

people who are connected. This organization has been known to not

only produce successful business owners and other prominent leaders,

but it has also brought together many friends and families. Statewide

conferences are held where members take advantage of various

training seminars, round table discussions, and socials to network with

people from across the state. The true value of the program is in

sharing with others the experience of participating.


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Communi ty Invo lvement

Few organizations touch as many lives, in as many ways, as theJaycees.

We develop civic leaders.

Weprovide assistance with national and international disasterrelief.

We supporta not-for-profit cancer organization, camps forindividuals with developmental disabilities, collection drives fortroops serving our country and other diverse programs.

We are involvedin their communities running festivals, raisingfunds for many causes, as well as directly helping individuals in

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Ind iv idual Development

Whether interested in being a chapter officer or simply working on a

project committee, members have the chance to develop skills ranging

from planning, budgeting, marketing, personnel management and

more. There are endless training opportunities through speakers and

formal training programs. Members decide their chapters

programming.

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