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Ames Jaycees's Interests
General
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~
President: Peggy Nitchals(pres@amesjaycees.com),
Membership VP: OPEN POSITION(mship@amesjaycees.com),
Individual Development VP: Christian Charbonneaux(idvp@amesjaycees.com),
Community Development VPs: Amber & Damien Corrieri(cdvp@amesjaycees.com),
Marketing VP: OPEN POSITION (mktg@amesjaycees.com),
State Director: Scott Long (stdir@amesjaycees.com),
Treasurer: Rachel Dudley (treas@amesjaycees.com),
Secretary: Jamie Larson (sec@amesjaycees.com),
Chairman of the Board: Ben Elliot (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 - 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.
Looking for Bands for Ames on the Half Shell. Contact Becky Perky with the Ames Jaycees at info@amesjaycees.com with who YOU want to hear! Deadline is 12/10/07 for the 2008 Season!
Ames Jaycees -
We officially have our new beer for Ames on the Half Shell. Now it's your turn to "Name That Beer"!
We have selected a light, refreshing, summertime beer - a Raspberry Pilsner! Your mission, if you chose to accept it, is to come up with a catchy name that people throughout Ames will be asking for when they are at Half Shell, London Underground and Olde Main.
Get creative! A fabulous prize will be awarded to the winning entry!
Want to earn some serious bonus points with the judges? Come up with a logo to go on the beer tapper for your beer name - and receive a Super-Fantastic Fabulous Prize!
Deadline for entries is next Wednesday, May 23rd at 10 p.m. Please submit to jccoach@gmail.com.
The winning entry will be announced on Thursday, May 24th.
Good Luck!!
Molly Redenbaugh
Marketing Director
2007 Ames on the Half Shell
Busy Week? Join us to decompress and unwind after a hard weeks work at Es Tas Restaurant. Drew Hernandz, co-owner and member of the Ames Jaycees, is offering great specials for us.
Friday, May 18, 2007, 6pm
Food: $1.00 Tacos: Beef, Chicken, Veggie, Shrimp, & Steak
Beer: $2.50 Corona and Dos XX bottles
Drinks: $2.50 Captain, Southern Comfort, Malibu, & many others
In addition, if you bring a potential member your name goes in to the sombrero for a chance to win a $10.00 gift certificate. There are THREE to give away so invite friends, co-workers and even that guy that delivers the bagels. The more the merrier! Besides schools out for the summer...It's safe to go back to campus town! I'll see you there!
Es Tas Authentic Mexican
120 Welch Ave, Ames, IA
515.296.0001
Friday, May 18, 2007, 6pm
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!
Ames Jaycees Rock! 5th in the Nation in the Parade of Chapters. Iowa took 9th in the Nation for the Parade of States. We Rocked INDY... Now ONTO St. Louis!
