A tentative agenda and registration form are provided below.

• 2009 USJC Annual Meeting Agenda (9)
• 2009 USJC Annual Meeting Registration Form (7)

Information can be entered directly into the PDF registration form and emailed to the address on the form or it can be printed and mailed in. Hotel information is also included in the registration form.

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.

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.

If you want to attend, please contact Shonna Laws as soon as possible at shonna@jonesborojaycees.org or by calling her at (870) 243-1196.

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

Member and Chapter Awards

State Officer of the Year:

• Amber Gill, Membership Development Vice President
• Kimberly Shipley, Community Development Vice President

Outstanding Local Officers of the Year:

• Joe McFadden, El Dorado Jaycees
• David Wood, El Dorado Jaycees
• Andrea Spence, Paragould Jaycees

Local Vice Presidents of the Year:

• Membership Development: Keith Sharp, Jonesboro Jaycees
• Business Development: John Judd, Jonesboro Jaycees
• Community Development: Stacey Harvey, Jonesboro Jaycees
• Individual Development: Nick Davis, Jonesboro Jaycees

Local President of the Year:

1. Jeff Deniston, Jonesboro Jaycees
2. Chad Peterson, Conway Jaycees
3. Molly Foreman, Magnolia Jaycees

Chapter of the Year:

1. Jonesboro Jaycees
2. Magnolia Jaycees
3. El Dorado Jaycees

Arkansas Junior Chamber Jaycee of the Year:

• Jeff Taylor, Jonesboro Jaycees

Book Judging

Awards were presented for each Commission in each Area of Opportunity, based on the time of year that the final report for each project was submitted to the local chapter’s Board of Directors for approval.

January - June, 2008

Business Development Area of Opportunity

Strategic Planning Commission

1. 2008 Awards & Installation Banquet - Stacey Harvey, Jonesboro Jaycees

Financial Management Commission

1. Wild Night in the Bayou - Nikki Sharp, Jonesboro Jaycees
2. Christmas for Kids Motocross Race - Beverly Judd, Jonesboro Jaycees

Community Development Area of Opportunity

Community Service Commission

1. Christmas for Kids - Beverly Judd, Jonesboro Jaycees
2. Goodfellows - Jeff Taylor, Jonesboro Jaycees
3. Special Olympics Basketball Skills - Terry Crosby, Jonesboro Jaycees

Community Fundraising Commission

1. March of Dimes March for Babies Kids’ Corner - Erica Swindle, Jonesboro Jaycees
2. Main Street Mardi Gras - Andrea Spence, Paragould Jaycees
3. Women’s Crisis Center Casino Night - Erica Swindle, Jonesboro Jaycees

Individual Development Area of Opportunity

Chapter Activities Commission

1. New Year’s Eve Party - Shonna Laws, Jonesboro Jaycees
2. Stephen Goad Rooster Party - Jeff Deniston, Jonesboro Jaycees
3. Hockey Night - Shonna Laws, Jonesboro Jaycees
4. Christmas Party - Shonna Laws, Jonesboro Jaycees

International Development Area of Opportunity

State, National and International Junior Chamber Involvement

1. 2008 Arkansas Jaycees Year-End Celebration - Amber Gill, Paragould Jaycees

July - December, 2008

Business Development Area of Opportunity

Strategic Planning Commission

1. CPG Training - John Judd, Jonesboro Jaycees

Financial Management Commission

1. 2008 Haunted House - Sam Abernathy, Jonesboro Jaycees
2. 2008 NEA District Fair Demolition Derby Concession Stand - Jeff Taylor, Jonesboro Jaycees
3. 2008 NEA District Fair Concession Stand - Nicola Gregory, Jonesboro Jaycees

Community Development Area of Opportunity

Community Fundraising Commission

1. 2008 Wicked Escape - Toby Stephens, Magnolia Jaycees

Government & Civic Involvement

1. City- and County-wide Political Forum - Molly Foreman, Magnolia Jaycees

Individual Development Area of Opportunity

Personal Development Commission

1. Guitar Lessons - Nick Davis, Jonesboro Jaycees

Membership Retention, Growth, and New Chapters

1. Dog ‘n’ Suds - Patrick Black, Jonesboro Jaycees

Year-End Awards

After judging based on commission, the top books from each commission are judged against each other and awards are handed out by Area:

Business Development Area of Opportunity

1. 2008 Haunted House - Sam Abernathy, Jonesboro Jaycees
2. Wild Night in the Bayou - Nikki Sharp, Jonesboro Jaycees
3. CPG Training - John Judd, Jonesboro Jaycees

Community Development Area of Opportunity

1. Christmas for Kids - Beverly Judd, Jonesboro Jaycees
2. 2008 Wicked Escape - Toby Stephens, Magnolia Jaycees
3. March of Dimes March for Babies Kids’ Corner - Erica Swindle, Jonesboro Jaycees

Individual Development Area of Opportunity

1. New Year’s Eve Party - Shonna Laws, Jonesboro Jaycees
2. Dog ‘n’ Suds - Patrick Black, Jonesboro Jaycees
3. Guitar Lessons - Nick Davis, Jonesboro Jaycees

International Area of Opportunity

1. 2008 Arkansas Jaycees Year-End Celebration - Amber Gill, Paragould Jaycees

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

The Paragould Jaycees recently went visiting and caroling with the elderly at the local mini rise Sat Dec 21. We made cookies, snacks, muffins, etc for those we visited. We also purchased food baskets for 6 meals on wheels participants. These food baskets from the Jaycees were given in addition to other items for 6 participants that were adopted by employees of Sr B’s. We also adopted 5 kids from DHS for Christmas and our kids were given a great Christmas due to the generosity of our members.

Jaycees do a lot throughout the year in their various chapters, but one of the most rewarding is lending a helping hand.

Rooms are blocked under the Arkansas Jaycees name. And can be reserved starting January 1st. We will be staying in the Quality Inn at 411 E. Main Street in Magnolia. The room rate is $68 + applicable taxes and fees.

The Year-End Celebration allows us to celebrate the previous year and usher in the new. Year-End Awards will be presented and the 2009 Executive Committee will be sworn in.

Registration is currently $50 per person but will increase to $65 per person after January 23rd. Please register by visiting http://www.arjaycees.org/yearend/.

An agenda will be posted when it becomes available.

The 2009 Arkansas Jaycees Executive Committee was elected at the Arkansas Jaycees Annual Meeting on November 22 in Conway.

Chad Peterson of Conway was elected 72nd President of the Arkansas Jaycees. Toby Stephens of Magnolia was elected as Individual Development Vice President. Shonna Laws of Jonesboro was elected to serve as Business Development Vice President. Jeff Taylor of Jonesboro was elected to serve as the 2009 Membership Development Vice President. All officers’ terms will begin on January 1st, 2009.

Mid-Year Awards were also announced at the Annual Meeting:

Membership Development Area of Opportunity, Chapter Activities Commission:

1. Jonesboro Jaycees - 2007 New Year’s Eve Party, Shonna Laws, Chair
2. Jonesboro Jaycees - Stephen Goad Rooster Party, Jeff Deniston, Chair
3. Jonesboro Jaycees - 2007 Hockey Night, Shonna Laws, Chair
4. Jonesboro Jaycees - 2007 Christmas Party, Shonna Laws, Chair

Community Development Area of Opportunity, Community Fundraising Commission:

1. Jonesboro Jaycees - March Of Dimes WalkAmerica Kid’s Corner, Erica Swindle, Chair
2. Paragould Jaycees - Main Street Mardi Gras
3. Jonesboro Jaycees - Women’s Crisis Center Casino Night, Erica Swindle, Chair

Community Development Area of Opportunity, Community Service Commission:

1. Jonesboro Jaycess - 2007 Christmas for Kids, Beverly Judd, Chair
2. Jonesboro Jaycees - 2007 Goodfellows, Jeff Taylor, Chair
3. Jonesboro Jaycees - 2007 Special Olympics Basketball Skills, Terry Crosby, Chair

Business Development Area of Opportunity, Financial Management Commission:

1. Jonesboro Jaycees - Wild Night in the Bayou
2. Jonesboro Jaycees - Christmas for Kids Motocross Benefit Race, Beverly Judd, Chair

Business Development Area of Opportunity, Strategic Planning Commission:

1. Jonesboro Jaycees - 2008 Awards & Installation Banquet, Stacey Harvey, Chair
2. Paragould Jaycees - Arkansas Jaycees Year-End Celebration

Charlie Davis of Jonesboro won the First Timers competition.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Two projects of the Jonesboro Jaycees have been featured in The Sun, the regional newspaper of Northeast Arkansas. The first article is about Jonesboro’s Christmas for Kids program which donates toys to hundreds upon hundreds of underprivileged children in Jonesboro and the surrounding area. Last year, Christmas for Kids served nearly 1,700 kids.

The second article is about the 60th Annual Jonesboro Christmas Parade which is hosted by the Jonesboro Jaycees.

If your chapter makes news, please let us know by sending a message to webmaster@arjaycees.org.