White Plains CitizeNetReporter - The U.S. Jaycees Come To White Plains

Anonymous writes "The United States Jaycees is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920, and open to men and women ages 21-39 (our chapter is open to individuals who work or reside in Westchester). The purpose of this organization is to give young people the tools they need to build the bridges of success for themselves in the areas of business development and networking, management skills, individual training, community service, and domestic and international connections.

Jaycees can be found in all walks of life: government leaders such as Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford, business tycoons such as Domino’s Pizza mogul Tom Monaghan, and shorts heroes such as basketball great Larry Bird---name the field and Jaycees can be found at the forefront. Mayor Delfino of White Plains was a former Jaycee himself!

At the end of October 2003, the White Plains Areas Jaycees revived its existence (it had disbanded in the 1960s) and newly regained its charter to become a chapter of the Jaycees. Development and recruitment efforts began slightly over one year ago. Combining the efforts of a newly elected and highly motivated board of directors/officers and the help of its members, we expect to increase in size and influence rapidly.

Our organization gears itself towards the young civic-minded individual who wants to have an active voice and positive impact in the community. In terms of business and leadership, it allows motivated individuals, outside of the workplace, to develop the skills and talents that they need to succeed in their chosen profession. We achieve our goals not only through the active participation in managing and running a nonprofit organization, but through management and business skills workshops that are taught, taken, and offered to the community at large. Such activities provide unlimited opportunities for growth and experience that might not otherwise be available in typical organizations encompassed primarily by older and more seasoned members. The comraderie of our peers facilitates professional and personal achievement, and encourages members to become even more actively involved. Furthermore, our concerted community service efforts allow us to address matters of public concern, and provide assistance to those who need it.

We hope to become a positive force in an already vibrant community, and to grow and develop in conjunction with our quickly expanding and changing surroundings.

We encourage those young professionals who are looking to make new contacts and strides in their career to contact us. Our membership chair, Dave Blake can be reached at (914) 924 5120, or email at david.blake@whiteplainsjaycees.org. Robert Klein, our president, can be reached at (914) 419-8126 or at robert.klein@whiteplainsjaycees.org

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