JCI, Junior Chamber International, has activated Operation Hope for Jaycee organizations operating in affected areas of Haiti due to the devastation of the deadly earthquake on Tuesday.  All funds will be administered by JCI, the international umbrella of Jaycees, for the benefit of Jaycees working to help their communities. JCI is based in Chesterfield, Missouri.

Please visit the JCI Operation Hope web site.

Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Annual Meeting organizers (the G20 Summit overrunning the original site–we totally had the location scoped first!), the 2009 United States Junior Chamber Annual Meeting has been relocated to Orlando, Florida.

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.

Photos are now available from this past weekend’s NCI meeting in Little Rock. These are courtesy of Amber Gill of the Paragould Jaycees. Thanks, Amber!

If you have any photos to share, drop a link in the comments.

Jeff :)