The Durham Jaycees is an organization of young professionals between the ages of 21 and 40 who are dedicated to leadership development through community service. Through projects like the Haunted House, Casino Night, the Great Human Race, and a multitude of others, the Jaycees have raised money for community organizations in addition to growing Jaycee members into leaders and creating lifelong friends. We've been serving the community of Durham, North Carolina since 1938!

The Durham Jaycees meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 PM at the R. David Thomas Hotel and Conference Center on Duke University’s West Campus. Directions to the Center can be found here.

Come enjoy dinner on us, and learn about the upcoming activities and events of the Durham Jaycees.

There are often events going on in and around Duke's campus and the R. David Thomas Center has provided us with a parking pass in order to access their parking lot during our meetings. If you are a guest interested in visiting us, or if you are a member who seems to have misplaced your pass, please contact Brooke Christian and she will gladly email you a copy.

Greetings fellow Jaycees!

Fellow Jaycees,

Get excited to escape from the heat and enjoy the comfort of the inside of the R. David Thomas Center for one of our two July membership meetings! Our first membership meeting will be July 13th and will feature Susan Cranford Ross. Susan spent nearly three decades as a senior fundraiser at Duke University prior to her early retirement, leading teams responsible for well over $500 million in fundraising for endowment, facilities, athletics, and annual giving during her professional career. Her most recent role was Assistant Vice President for Financial Aid Development, where she led a staff and volunteer team which raised $308 million for student scholarship endowments university-wide. After leaving Duke University, Mrs. Ross co-founded moss+ross, a fundraising consulting firm based in the Triangle. She and her partner Mary Moss have worked with 18 nonprofit clients since starting the firm in 2009, when she shifted her professional role from fundraiser to consultant. And most importantly to the Durham Jaycees, she is the 1993 winner of the Distinguished Service Award for her outstanding contributions to Durham. Mrs. Ross will be giving a talk entitled Next Step Voluntarism – Providing Real Leadership for Your Favorite Cause. In addition to surely being an amazing speaker, Mrs. Ross is an amazing person to have in your network!