The Spring 2009 Newsletter has been finished and uploaded. You can view or download it below.
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2009 GALS will be on June 5-7 in Austin, Texas. Lodging and travel information, along with a tentative agenda, is included in the PDF below. Also attached to the information sheet is the registration form. You can also register online if you prefer.

Registration is $85 until May 1. After that date, it will be $100. The registration form is available bundled with the information sheet (please call, fax, or email payment information). The registration includes lunch on Saturday, a party on Friday and Saturday, the Sunday Board of Directors meeting, transportation to/from the Capitol, model legislation at the Capitol, and training. There is also an option to buy the candidate showcase dinner ticket for $35.

For more information, contact Melissa Howerton, Director of Meetings, via email at meetings@usjaycees.org.

Arkansas Jaycees Race Day will be on April 4 in Hot Springs, AR. Race Day is a chance for Jaycees from around the state to gather together and have fun. There’s no work or trainings to attend on this day.

Race Day is also an excellent opportunity to introduce new people to the Jaycees and to let them meet not only local members, but members from around the state.

Tickets to the horse races will be $6.50. Unlike previous years, this does not include a box lunch (and is also not $20). There are several restaurants in the immediate area of Oaklawn Park that we can lunch at if desired. The state organization is not pre-booking hotel rooms this year. If you desire to stay overnight, booking the hotel room will be your responsibility.

The Magnolia Jaycees hosted the Arkansas Jaycees Year-End Celebration this past weekend in Magnolia, Arkansas. At that meeting, we had some wonderful training from 2009 National Vice President Joanie Cramer and the 2009 Executive Committee was installed.

First Half, Second Half, and Year-End Awards were also presented at this meeting. Click through for a list of the winners.

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Tuesday, February 17th will be Arkansas Jaycee Day at the Capitol. The day will start at 10:00 a.m with a tour of the capitol, followed by lunch, then a picture with Govenor Beebe at 12:45, followed by proclamations in both the House and Senate. Every Jaycee in the state is invited and people will need to RSVP by February 9th so we know how many people we will have for lunch.

The schedule is as follows:

9:00am: meet for breakfast in Lower Level of Capitol at Capitol Cafeteria
10:00am: Tour of Capitol
11:00am: Lunch at Doe’s Eat Place
12:45pm: Pictures with Governor Beebe in Governor’s Conference Room
1:30pm-3:00pm: Watch House and Senate Convene from Gallery