Fellow Jaycees,

Happy New Years!  I hope that everyone has had a wonderful beginning to the year.  I have some important updates about the format for this year’s Jaycee meetings.  The board has decided to reduce our membership dues for renewing members from $225 down to $150 this year both to make our organization more financially stable and in the hopes of recruiting more members.  As a result of the cost reduction we will be meeting in two different locations.

2nd Tuesday of the month will remain at the Thomas Center for a more formal dinner meeting with a community speaker.

4th Tuesday of the month we will be moving to the Durham Main library located at 300 N. Roxboro Street, Durham NC 27701.  We will be holding our membership meetings at the library and then heading out to a restaurant in downtown for dinner and drinks.  The board hopes that this will give us all the opportunity to discover a bit more about Durham’s constantly changing downtown. For directions to the library please check out: http://www.durhamcountylibrary.org/locations/main_directions.php.

Happy Holidays! I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season. 

Please make a note that our 2^nd meeting in November will be held on November 29^th --the 5^th Tuesday of the month. This is due to the Thomas Center being closed for Thanksgiving on our normal meeting night. We will be holding our annual officer elections at this meeting. Positions are:  President, Management Development VP, Individual Development VP,  Membership VP, Community Development VP, Financial Development VP, Secretary, Treasurer, and multiple Directors. Please let us know what office you would like to run for! 

With the close of summer the Jaycees are switching gears to more volunteerism!  This year we are departing from our normal activities for fall. Unfortunately, we are unable to hold our annual haunted house. We do hope to continue the tradition next year. This does leave us open for other activities.

Please make a note that our 2^nd meeting in November will be held on November 29^th --the 5^th Tuesday of the month. This is due to the Thomas Center being closed for Thanksgiving on our normal meeting night. We will be holding our annual officer elections at this meeting. Please begin thinking about what office you would like to run for next year!

We have a multitude of activities this month! Hopefully there is something that appeals to everyone. Please let us know if there is something you would like to see on the calendar. We’d like to see YOU!

How your knowledge of random facts stacks up to your fellow Jaycees?  Come to our membership meeting on April 12th to find out! We will be playing a trivia game.   JC Zegarra is in our membership spotlight this month. These are always fun so come learn interesting facts about your fellow Jaycee!