The Ames Junior Chamber (Jaycees) gives young people ages of 21 through 40 the tools they need to build the bridges of success for themselves in the areas of business development, management skills, community involvement, and networking opportunities. Our mission is to attract and unite a group of young, active, civic-minded professionals who have a clear vision of Ames' future as a great place to live, work and play. We host events targeting a wide range of interests including leadership, career advancement, community involvement, professional and personal development, networking and volunteerism.
About me: ~BOARD OF DIRECTORS~
Andy Sturtz - President, pres@amesjaycees.com
Shannon Bardole - Management Vice President, mgmt@amesjaycees.com
Rosemary Sundberg - Individual Development Vice President, idvp@amesjaycees.com
Adam Petersen - Community Development Vice President, cdvp@amesjaycees.com
Terra Jenson - Membership Vice President, mship@amesjaycees.com
Chris Bennett - Marketing Vice President, mktg@amesjaycees.com
Melissa Angstrom - State Director, stdir@amesjaycees.com
Kelly Junge - Treasurer, treas@amesjaycees.com
Grace Aiton - Secretary, sec@amesjaycees.com
Peggy Nitchals - Chairman of the Board, cob@amesjaycees.com
Who I'd like to meet: The Ames Jaycees are a progressive group of young people who are committed to improving the Ames Community and ourselves. We offer a wide range of activities to meet our members interests from personal development to civic involvement to networking opportunities. If you are ready to change your world, we invite you to join our organization. Visit our website at www.amesjaycees.com.
Hey how are you doing today? I would like to invite you to my new website, it has just been launched, and I'm very excited about it. Go to www.livingthelifementoring.com and check it out! Also feel free to follow me on Twitter where I update regularly with inspirational quotes etc. Have a wonderful day!
- Casper
Hey - we're inviting you to join us for our fundraiser/party on Saturday March 29th @ 9pm.
We'll be helping the Emergency services staff (nurses, doctors, medics, techs) from Mary Greeley Medical Center raise money for two awesome local Iowa programs for kids and families. This great group of people help their communities every day - so, here's our chance to support them and help them out!
Join us at The Venue in Boone, Iowa.
There's plenty of you and all your friends. We'll have prizes to give away all night. Help us spread the word! It's for a good cause and will be one heck of a kick butt party!
Doors open at 9pm. Donations accepted at the door, in lieu of cover charge!
Join the Generation Iowa Commission for an open forum meeting at Iowa State University on THIS FRIDAY, February 8 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. All ISU students and area young professionals are welcome to join the event and tell the commission what they should be recommending to make the state more attractive for young people.
Featuring Debra Marquart on vocals, Peter Manesis on guitar and Anthony Stevens on percussion; the Bone People perform a unique form of R&B they call jazz poetry. Moving seamlessly from storytelling to spoken word to acoustic and tribal song, this group will entertain you like few others. Playing rarely, the Bone People are always a treat to hear and are definitely an Iowa favorite. Their performance will be Friday, March 30 at 7 pm. Admission is $5.
The Ames Jaycees have been challenged! Since we declared April as
Membership Mayhem Month, our friend and fellow Iowa Jaycee from
Gladbrook, Linda Lowry has challenged our chapter! If the Ames
Jaycees report 22 new members on April Closeout (Monday, April 30th),
Linda will personally provide a steak fry in Ames (complete with
beverages) for anyone who recruited a member in April & the new
members!!! A complete steak dinner with steak, potatoes, rolls,
dessert & beverages......WHEW HOOO!! So bring your friends to all
events this month and spread the word about our AWESOME organization!
I don't know about you, but I think a free steak dinner is too good to
pass up! LET'S GO AMES! WE CAN DO IT!!
April has been designated Membership Mayhem Month! Please join us
in celebrating you, our fabulous members, as well as recruiting
magnificent new members! Throughout the month of April there will
be many more events than usual! Join us for a barbecue, participate
in the VEISHA parade, compete in yard games we haven't played since
elementary, putt-putt your way down Main Street on our bar crawl,
and most importantly have a great time, remember why we love the
Jaycees, and help others discover our out-of-this-world
organization! Bring a potential member to any event throughout the
month and receive a FABULOUS prize! We are so EXCITED about the
coming month and all the fun we are going to have! Can't wait to
see you for Membership Month Mayhem!
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, March 31 - Easter Egg Hunt, 10:00 a.m., Inis Grove Park,
contact cdvp@... for more info.
Thurs, April 5 - General Membership Meeting, 7pm at Legends
Friday, April 6 - Meet-Up at GeAngelo's, 6 pm
Monday, April 9 - Yard Game Free-for-all at Brookside Park, 6:30pm
(Rain Date--Tues, April 10th, 6:30pm)
Thursday, April 12 - Membership Social, 7pm at London Underground--
212 Main Street
Thursday, April 19 - Training - How to Buy a House, 7pm at Legends
Saturday, April 21 - VIESHEA Parade--meet 9am Lincoln Center Hy-Vee PArking Lot
Wednesday, April 25 - Come and Go Informational Meeting about Jaycees, 5-8 pm, Old Main, 316 Main
Thursday, April 26 - Potluck Barbecue 6pm Brookside
Friday, April 27 - Putt-Putt Bar Crawl, meet 6 pm London Underground, 212 Main St
A custom wine tour for the Octagon Center for the Arts.
Spend a leisurely day exploring the art of winemaking in Iowa! Sample the wines, learn from the masters, and discover quality vintages that rival California and France!
Vintage: Iowa
At each stop of this custom wine tour, we will visit the vineyards, meet the winemakers, and sample wines made from new hybrid variety vines bred to survive Iowa winters. Wines will range from dry and off-dry to semi-sweet and sweet. We'll taste them all and shop for wines and wine gifts in interesting shops.
Leaving Ames at 8 am, we'll visit these places:
• Sutliff Cider Company, Lisbon
• Cherry Creek Vineyards, Newton
• Jasper Winery, Newton
• Sugar Grove Winery, Newton
• Dinner with wine served in restored Grange Hall at Sugar Grove Winery
We'll travel in a luxury coach with 25% more legroom for every passenger and enormous luggage bays, so you can bring home as many souvenirs as you wish.
Dinner will feature wonderful food served with two Sugar Grove wines. When we return to Ames about 8 pm, we'll have a new appreciation for Iowa wines and the enterprising, innovative folks who are bringing them to life!
