Just A Bunch Of Gogorichie

Making Our Impact with Nothing But Net

What can you do with 10 dollars? Hmmm buy a shirt, buy 2 footlong subs at subway, buy a couple gallons of gas, 2 cups of Grande coffee at starbucks, or save a life. Yup it’s true for just 10 dollars you can save a life. Malaria infects nearly 500 million people each year and kills more than one million of those who become infected. Last year State Chairwomen Sue Warmuskerken introduced us to the JCI Nothing But Nets program and with yours along with all the members of JCI efforts we have made an impact on this disease. It use to be every 30 seconds a kid was dying from Malaria. Since our participation in JCI Nothing but Nets, it is down to a kid dying every 45 seconds. Now that’s a impact, but I think we can increase that impact this year. Now if you’re not familiar with this program let give you a quick overview. The program is run by the UN and JCI our international organization is a partner in helping the fight. But of course their not along tons of major sports teams, fortune 500 companies and other non for profit groups are helping too. The way it works is for every 10 dollars donated a bed net is manufactured and given to person in need within Africa. Malaria carrying mosquitoes generally bite between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. A bed net is typically hung above the center of a bed or sleeping space so that it completely covers the sleeping person. One bed net can safely last a family for about three years, thanks to a long-lasting insecticide woven into the net fabric. This year our goal is to STEP UP double the funds raised across the state in 2010 and to provide 300 nets. Visit the Illinois Jaycees 2011 team’s website to get involved http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/goto/2011iljaycees.

Allow For Me To Reintroduce Myself

This year I’ll be serving as the Illinois Jaycees 2011 National Programs / Government Involvement State Chairmen or NPGI State Chair for short also I’ll be serving as the North Region Treasurer oh and also the Website Program Manager for the US Jaycees once again. The goal this year is promote the programs The US Jaycees and JCI have established to all of our chapters across the state. The Jaycees have a have long history of bring fourth change throughout the nation with programs like Get Out to Vote and other Government Involvement programs, Outstanding Young Farmers, Support Our Troops, Distinguish Service Award which became the Ten Outstanding Young Americans, Relay for life and just added in 2009 Riley’s Toys. These programs really bring home our last line of our creed “service to humanity is the best work of life”.

Support Camp New Hope

Each year members of the Illinois Jaycees support Camp New Hope through various community drives and as part of our annual fund raising campaign. Camp New Hope Respite building started construction 10 years ago, but due to the loss of State and Federal funding and the despair of our current economy, the construction remains unfinished. This building is used for the year round respite program which gives reprive to those families with members with special needs. Vote to give this idea 25K: Finish Camp New Hope Respite Building for the developmentally disabled http://pep.si/fZ5MDa and you can learn more about and support them through their website at http://www.myfavoritecamp.org

JCI Member Blogs I Dig

Me & The Mt. Prospect Jaycees at the towns 4th Of July Parade

Far to often here in the US we forget that Jaycees are a international organization. I started putting together of my favorite JCI Members blog I read. It’s fun to see what other people are doing in the Jaycees and JCI. The Jaycees or known else where as JCI is a leadership development and networking group for adults between the age of 18 and 40. Find out more information about them on their website www.usjaycees.org. Know some other great blogs i’m missing? add them to the comment section.

2010 In Review

2010 was a very exciting year most importantly i got married. I wanted to share with you some of my most memorable moments from the year.

Served on the US Jaycees staff as the website program manager
Got Married
Got Promoted
Became a uncle
Discovered a large community of SQL users on twitter
Then discovered SQL Saturday through a Jaycee thanks @grr_geek via twitter then won a xbox 360 through the event.
Led the effort to bring a Jaycees chapter to Des Plaines, IL
Recruited a jaycee member through twitter
Completed JCI Presenter and JCI Trainer course thanks to Megan and Beth for the teamwork.
Went to Las Vegas with my wife on our honeymoon
Went to New Orleans for our Jaycees National Meeting
Learned when to sit back and watch the drama unfold

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Broke another blackberry :( the solution given to me was 3 extra batteries to burn through a day