August, 2010 President’s Message

Summer is almost over so it is time to get back to some serious work.

I am starting with the news that the committee to study the future of the Canada JCI Senate has all but been formalized. Past Canada JCI Senate President Paul Winger 23735 will be the Chairman and Past JCI Canada President Wilf Mulder 67510 will be the Vice Chairman. Committee members will include Senators involved with the original formation of the Senate, Senators currently involved and young Senators just reaching 40 years of age. I will be traveling to Vernon in early October to meet with the Chairman and Vice Chairman to finalize the plan of action. The names of the committee members will be released shortly thereafter.

Rene Jacob 22847
Canada JCI Senate President
sen.ren22847@shaw.ca 

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Canada JCI Senate Bed Net Count: 788

The JCI BedNet Campaign is working in conjunction with Nothing But Nets to raise funds to purchase and distribute insecticide treated mosquito netting for families in Sub-Saharan Africa. These treated nets (at a cost of $10) have shown to reduce severe disease and mortality due to malaria in endemic regions.

Junior Chamber International has set a goal of purchasing 1,000,000 nets by 2015. More information can be found at www.nothingbutnets.net. Senators can get involved by donating in the name of the Canada JCI Senate with the form found at the link below. Contact Joe Hogan for more details ( joe.hogan@rogers.com ).
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2011 Crew Meeting Victoria

2010 Gathering of the Crew
Kingston, Ontario Canada
 

Sign Up for the 2011 Senate Crew Meeting in Beautiful Victoria, BC!

In 1968 we followed the birds to Vancouver Island as the Victoria Jaycees hosted the Canada Jaycees National Convention. We elected Russ Cooper as National President. The hosting committee included Brian Small, George Robbins, Eric Charman and Lorne Whyte among others.

Well friends...we have come full circle. In 2011, we will once again follow the birds to Vancouver Island where the Victoria JCI Senators will host the Crew Meeting. Russ Cooper 4638 has already registered for the Crew Meeting. The hosting committee includes Eric Charman 4216, Brian Small 6444, George Robbins 11230, Lorne Whyte 10937 among others.

Mark the dates May 19 to 22, 2011 on your calendar. We are being promised a Crew Meeting that will set a new watermark for our Annual Meeting. The group of Victoria Senators will be ready...right now all that is missing is you.

We picked up 25 registrations in Kingston...and we will sig up more people at the US JCI Senate Annual Meeting in Concord, California.

The Victoria Day long weekend festivities in Victoria make it the busiest weekend of the year and hotel rooms are at a premium. It is unlikely that ANY hotel in Greater Victoria will have rooms available for that weekend after December 1st of this year.

Take advantage of the special rates on the enclosed form. Register now...book your hotel room now...then get ready for what the Victoria group says will be THE BEST CREW MEETING EVER.


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