March 2007 – The PA Jaycees ROAR!

State Core Team

71st PRESIDENT join us. See the US Jaycees website to

Sherry Cracium As I write to you this month, we have just learn more. (www.usjaycees.org)
(717) 227-0051 (H) passed the midpoint of the 2007 tax season
sherry.cracium@rlhcpa.com
and we have almost finished the first 2 I will be representing the Pennsylvania
months of our Jaycee year. Time flies Jaycees at the National Board of Directors
when you are having fun & keeping busy! Meeting on Friday, March 16th, while
Chairman of the Board attending the convention. Andy Bolin will
Kim Melachrinos I want to thank all of you that invited me to be representing Pennsylvania at the Eastern
(717) 512-9265 (C) Institute meeting while we are in St. Louis.
kimpossible70@gmail.com your Installation Banquets. I was able to
attend a few chapters’ events during We will be sure to have plenty of news to
February, including the Hanover Jaycees, share with all of you when we return!
Vice President York Jaycees, and Greater Johnstown
Mark Gibson Jaycees. Thank you for the hospitality that The Myerstown Jaycees are already
(717) 880-0711 working hard to provide you a well-
gcubed@comcast.net you all offered Troy and I while we visited.
We enjoyed the time we spent with each of planned State Convention in May! Andy
you! Bolin and Mark Gibson met with the
Secretary Myerstown Jaycees and the Best Western
Holly Zulick
I would like to send a special thank you to in Middletown just this past weekend to go
(570) 385-4346
zulick@verizon.net the Greater Johnstown Jayteens for their over the tentative agenda and get things
enthusiastic support of the Greater lined up for you. Look for the tentative
Johnstown Jaycees and all they do in their agenda and training that will be offered
Treasurer community! If any other chapter wants to later in this mailer.
Deb Baber know how to make this happen in your
(717) 624-9239
debbaber@earthlink.net chapter, please take some time to contact If there is anything my team and I can do to
this group of young people. They are truly help you be successful, please ask! We are
making a difference and setting a good here for you and want to help! I am
Administrative Assistant example of a Jayteen Chapter that works. looking forward to meeting more of you
Tony Patte the coming months as I travel around the
(570) 347-0835 state. Until then…
tpatte1@comcast.net Please continue to send me newsletters and
invitations to your chapter events, socials,
PENNSYLVANIA JAYCEES….
and meetings. I already have several
LET ME HEAR YOU ROAR!!
Executive Presidential visitations scheduled for March and am
Advisor looking forward to seeing more of you in In Jaycee Spirit,
Andrew Bolin
(717) 521-1400
the months to come. Please also include Sherry Cracium, 71st President
linkbolin@gmail.com IDVP Mark Gibson on your mailing lists.
He is anxious to come out and see you as
well.
Newsletter Editor
Donna M. Hurd The Pennsylvania Jaycees’ delegation is
(717) 866-6087
4hurds@comcast.net gearing up for the trip to St. Louis for the
US Jaycees’ Year End Meeting. Thirteen of
our members will be traveling to the
National Meeting in March over St. Patty’s
Day weekend to celebrate the
accomplishments of Jaycees all over the
country. Although the deadline for early
registration has passed, it’s not too late to
From the Desk of: Competitions that will occur at the May State Board
Senate Vice President Meeting include the following:

Brownfield/Shapiro Award
Hello Pennsylvania Jaycees! Springboard Jaycee
Armbruster/McCandless Award
On behalf of the Pennsylvania Jaycee Senate Jaycee of the Quarter
"Happy Spring"! The members of the Senate are Speak-Up
concentrating on our goal of "Reconnecting" this Speak-Up Novice
year and we need your assistance. Just as we have Masters Speak-Up
family reunions and class reunions we, the Jaycee Write-Up
chapters and Senators, need to have a Jaycee Jaycee Jeopardy
reunion to help us reconnect with one another. Jaycee Debate
The Myerstown Jaycees are hosting our May Board Jaycee Idol
meeting and their theme for the weekend is "a
Jaycee Family Reunion". What a chance for us to For more information,
reconnect with each other. To bring ourselves up to contact
date on what is happening in our chapter's lives and Beth Newill, Individual Awards Program Manager
find out how we might be able to help. We are here sbnewill@aol.com 717-808-2645
to help you and your chapters accomplish your Beth Muir, Individual Awards Judging Coordinator
goals, please don't hesitate to contact us for help. tom1beth@sunlink.net 570-691-8069
Let us use our years of Jaycee knowledge and
experiences to help you and your chapter. Deadline for informing Beth Newill that you will
have competitors from your chapter or that you
Yours in Jaycee Spirit, will be a competitor is April 27th. You may call or
Jackie Cornelius email her with the competitor’s names and
PA Jaycee Senate Vice- categories.
President
Senator #63011 Speak Up on the Chapter Level

Each chapter is supposed to run a Speak Up

program on the chapter level. One idea for running
a Speak Up is to put topics or items in a bag and
have people pull an item or topic out of the bag and
From the Desk of: speak for 30 seconds on the topic or item. If you
Individual Awards have a larger chapter, you may need to only have so
Program Manager many people talk. It still is a good way to get
people to practice speaking in front of a crowd.
Do you want to improve
your job/marketability
skills?

Interviewing, Write-Up, Public Speaking, etc.

Then the Pennsylvania Jaycees Individual Awards

Program can help you do this.
 numbered years for even numbered regions. All Past
Presidents that are of current Jaycee age are eligible to
The following By-Law deletions and changes will serve on the committee and shall give written notice to
be voted on at the May 2007 Board of Director’s the chairman of the committee within 10 days of the
Meeting, with the necessary housekeeping annual Convention if they choose not be an active
member of the committee for the current year. Their
changes once approved.
membership to cease when they reach the age of
exhausting, or cease to be a member of the
By-Law 8-3 Organ Donor Transplant Committee: The
Pennsylvania Jaycees in good standing. The state
Pennsylvania Jaycees Organ Donor Transplant
president shall fill any vacancies of this Task Force
Committee shall oversee a separate interest bearing
with the approval of the Executive Committee. The
account established in the name of the Pennsylvania
Chairman of the Board shall serve as chairman of
Jaycees Organ Transplant Fund. (See By-Law 16-10
the Task Force Committee, with full voting
also)
priviledges, regardless of age.
A. Funds may be used only for the purposes set
forth by the Organ Donor Transplant
By-Law 5-1 Identity of Directors: The control of the
Committee. All withdrawals of funds must be
Corporation shall be vested in a Board of Directors,
approved by the Organ Donor Transplant
which shall consist of the following members:
Committee.
A. The President of the Corporation
B. All withdrawals from this account shall be
B. All Vice-Presidents of the Corporation
published for the acknowledgment of the
C. The Executive Director of the Corporation
Pennsylvania Jaycees.
(Non-Voting).
C. The Organ Donor Transplant Committee shall
D. The Treasurer of the Corporation
consist of eight (8) members. Each of the
E. The Regional Directors
eight (8) members shall serve a two (2) year
F. The District Directors
staggered term. The current state president,
G. The Secretary of the Corporation
shall annually appoint, four (4) members to
H. The Legal Counsel of the Corporation
serve a two (2) year term. Any member of the
I. All Past Presidents of the Corporation under
committee who misses two (2) of the
the age of forty-one (41) years.
scheduled meetings (unexcused) shall be
J. All elected members of the previous year who
subject to dismissal by the then current
are members in good standing of a Local
President, and a replacement, if needed, shall
Chapter.
be appointed to fill that term prior to the next
K. Two representatives of each Local Chapter
scheduled meeting of the committee. The
one of whom shall be the Local President and
chairperson shall be elected by the committee.
the other the State Director, selected, as the
The current state president of the corporation
Local Chapter shall prescribe. In the absence
shall act as an ex-officio member of the
of either, (two Individual Members) of the
committee. The Organ Donor Transplant
same Local Chapter shall be permitted as
Committee shall consider matters pertaining to
substitutes, provided they shall properly
the funds and activities of the committee and
identify themselves as duly appointed
shall report to the executive committee.
substitutes. Representatives must be present
and registered to vote.
By-Law 16-10 Pennsylvania Jaycees Organ
L. Each member shall only have only one vote,
Transplant Fund: The Pennsylvania Jaycees shall
regardless of the membership categories that
have a separate interest bearing account established in
they may fill above.
the name of the Pennsylvania Jaycees Organ
Transplant Fund (Also see By-Law 8-3).

By-Law 8-2 Future Directions Task Force

Committee: The Future Directions Task Force
Committee shall consist of one (1) member at large
from each region. Each of these members to serve
two (2) year staggered terms. Terms expire in odd
numbered years for odd numbered regions, and even
 Tentative Schedule for May State Board Meeting

Friday

6:00pm – 9:00pm Registration Open (Lobby)

8:00pm – 9:00pm Executive Committee Meeting (Oberlin)
9:30pm – 10:00pm Opening Session (Ballroom)
10:00pm – 2:00am Friday Night Party (Ballroom)

Saturday

8:15am – 9:15am Registration Open (Lobby)

8:30am – 12:30pm JCI Achieve Training by John Weber (Highspire)

8:40am – 9:40am Easy Ebay Fundraising Project by Jeremy Meeks & Rhett Lowry (Oberlin)
Public Relations for your Chapter (Royalton)

9:50am – 10:50am How to set up a chapter website by Troy Bolin (Oberlin)

Communication Skills - Email Etiquette (Royalton)

10:00am – 11:00am Education Foundation Meeting (Harris Board Room)

11:00am – 12:00pm Time Management by Sherry Cracium (Royalton)

How to run an effective committee meeting (Oberlin)

11:00am – Noon Senate Board Meeting (Blair)

1:00pm – 3:00pm 1st Quarter Awards Luncheon (Ballroom)

3:00pm – 5:00pm JCI Achieve Training - Continued (Highspire)

3:30pm-5:00pm Myerstown Fun networking activity (Blair)

5:00pm – 9:00pm Enjoy Some Time on Your Own!!!

We can provide some suggestions of what is close to the hotel that people
might want to check out… then dinner… The board room is also available
for committee meetings (Finance/Bingo/Task Force)

9:00-10:00pm Dance lessons by Jamie Haines & Katie Rohrbaugh / Hanover Jaycees

10:00pm – 2:00am Saturday Night Entertainment provided by Myerstown Jaycees

Sunday

9:00am – 9:20am Faith In God

9:30am – 11:30am Board of Directors Meeting (Royalton)

 Join the fun…
PAJC’s Education Foundation
Silent Auction
at the
May Convention
Now seeking donations of new or unused items (crafts, gift certificates,
goodie baskets, Jaycee items, etc) for the silent auction. Let us know – if
you’re planning to donate. Thanks for your cooperation.

Proceeds benefit the PAJC’s Education Foundation

Name ______________________________________________

Chapter_________________________________________

Phone ______________________________________________

Email _______________________________________________

Item(s)/ description ___________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

Any questions, contact:

Ronnie Loose
97 Dogwood Lane Schuylkill Haven PA 17972
570-385-4231
ronniejean@losch.net

Beth Muir
517 W. Morris St. Frackville PA 17931
570-874-3019(H) 570-691-8069(C)
tom1beth@sunlink.net
 PA JAYCEES FAMILY REUNION
MAY 4TH – 6TH 2007
Best Western Inn & Suites
815 Eisenhower Blvd.
Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: 717-939-1600
Room rate is $79.00 per night.
Junior Suite rate is $89.00 per night.
Be sure to tell the hotel you are with the PA Jaycees.
Make reservations directly with the hotel.
(717) 939-1600
Deadline to make reservations under room block is March 19th, 2007.
**Hotel provides FREE Continental Breakfast**

Jaycee Package
Includes training, luncheon and much more!!!!
Early registration $65 if paid by March 19th
Late registration is $70 if paid after March 19th.
On-site registration $75

Senators and others not of Jaycee age

Join us at Saturday’s Luncheon, $25 per person.

Children’s Program
Details to be announced. Please indicate interest with registration.
We will need a minimum of five children to run the program. Children must be potty trained.

Please send registration and payment to:

Myerstown Jaycees
Attn: Donna Hurd
425 South Railroad Street
Myerstown, PA 17067
Checks payable to Myerstown Jaycees

Questions?? Contact Donna at 717-866-6087 or myerstownjaycees@comcast.net

Chapter__________________________________

Contact Person_____________________________Phone Number________________________

Please list names of those registering and type of package- JC, Children’s Program or Senator

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 Pennsylvania Jaycee Creed

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.

Deadline for the next issue of the PA Jaycee newsletter:

Email articles to 4hurds@comcast.net by 25th of each month.
(As a Microsoft Word attachment, if possible)

Pennsylvania Jaycee
Eye of the Tiger:
Rising up to the
challenge
Donna Hurd, Newsletter
Editor
500 Houtztown Road, Lot 47
Myerstown, PA 17067