Alexandria JayceesNews December 2009

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Christmas Tree Sales“The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect!” – Charles N. Barnard

Make your Christmas tree more meaningful by purchasing it for a good cause! The Alexandria Jaycees will again sell Christmas trees and wreaths this season, with proceeds to benefit the Holiday Shopping Tour for underprivileged children.

This year’s lot will be open November 28 to December 19 or until all the trees are sold. The location is the Safeway parking lot in Old Town, 500 South Royal Street,

Alexandria, Virginia, 22314. The operating hours are Tuesday–Friday 6:00–9:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; and Sunday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

We could use your help at the tree lot— sign up to help today! http://www.alexjaycees.org/trees.php

A special thank you to Safeway for use of their parking lot and to Long Fence for the donation of fencing!

#1 Chapter in VAThe Alexandria Jaycees were named the #1 Chapter in Virginia for the 3rd Quarter! Congratulations! Help us take home the Virginia Cup for the 2009 best chapter in January. How can you help? Attend upcoming events, recruit new members, visit other chapters and fill out your degrees paperwork. Have questions? Ask Amy—president@alexjaycees.org.

Calling All Martha Stewart Wanna-bes!Do you like to decorate for the holidays? We still need help decorating the Campagna Center on December 12 for the Holiday Shopping Tour. We will start setting up at 9 a.m. and could use an extra helping hand. Please e-mail Diana at cd_vp@alexjaycees.org to sign up!

Shopping TourIt is that time of year To spread some holiday cheer

Please join us the morning of December 12th

As a shopper, a party person or even an elf

As we take around 50 disadvantaged children to Target at Potomac Yards to shop For items for their friends and family And there the fun doesn’t stop

Then off to the Campagna Center for a party With gift wrapping, treats and a visit from Santa—so don’t be tardy.

We ask for your time if you can Since this day takes many a helping hand

To make someone’s holiday wishes come true.

We are looking for volunteers who are willing to shop with the kids and attend the wrapping party with them as well as volunteers for set up and helping at the wrapping party.

If you are interested please contact Abbey at cheab3@yahoo.com

‘Tis the SeasonLet’s celebrate our accomplishments as a chapter this year at the Jaycees’ Holiday Season Soiree on Saturday, December 5th from 7–11 p.m. The party will be held at: 4801 S. 29th Street, Arlington 22206. This event is free to Jaycee members as a thank you for all of your hard work. Non-Jaycee friends are also invited for $5.

Break out your ugliest holiday sweater and be a part of our “fashion show!” A prize will be awarded for the “Ugliest Holiday Sweater.” Also, bring along your favorite games for some friendly competition. All food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided by the chapter. Members are asked to bring their own adult beverages. Contact Mike, chairperson, at mgall123@hotmail.com for more information.

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Making a Difference… From Your President What a year 2009 has been! Thank you to each and every one of you—you have helped to make this year an AMAZING one for the Alexandria Jaycees!

This year, we have:

» Woken up before the sun was up on Saturday mornings to set up yard sales;

» Raised money for worthy community projects;

» Run miles each week in our quest to become healthier;

» Competed in (bar) decathlons;

» Fired a gun (safely, of course);

» Grilled hundreds of burgers and “breakfast” dogs;

» Unloaded lots and lots of food from the Capitol Area Food Bank;

» Two-stepped; and

» Had FUN, FUN, FUN!!

I am very proud to have served as your President this year. Thank you for making my job much easier by stepping up to chair projects and regularly volunteering. I would also like to thank the 2009 Board of Directors—you all are incredible and I am so fortunate to serve with such professionals. Thank you also to Stephanie Wallis who has done a great job designing the newsletter and many of our membership materials! THANK YOU!

We still have one month to continue “Making a Difference” in 2009 in Alexandria! How? Sell Christmas trees to raise money for the Holiday Shopping Tour. Escort a child around Target and help him or her pick out the “perfect” gift for a family member. Wrap some gifts for needy families. The Alexandria Jaycees have a lot to offer!

Finally, give the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season—an Alexandria Jaycees membership! Don’t know what to get that friend or co-worker? A Jaycees membership is a great fit for even the hardest to buy for!

Again, thank you for your efforts! I look forward to an even better year under the leadership of Harry and the 2010 Board of Directors!

In Jaycees Spirit, Amy

Thank You!Thank you to our 2009 Sponsors of the Holiday Shopping Tour!

» Campagna Center » Beth Knickerbocker

» DASH Bus » Arnold and Joanne Hartigan

» Majestic Grill and » Greene Funeral Homes/Evening Star Cafe Nelson Greene

» Mango Mike’s » Donald Levinson

» Restaurant Depot » Robert Nash

» Target at Potomac Yards » Lee Palmer

» David Correia » Gerald and Silvia Terlitzky

» Robert Culbertson » Doug Woltz

» Andy and Julie Feltman

Congratulations to the 2010 Board of Directors!The results are in and we are proud to announce the new board of directors for the upcoming 2010 year! These individuals were elected at the October chapter meeting and will take office in January.

President: Harry Schroeder

Management VP: Lillian Cheng

Communications VP: Tyler Fleming

Individual Development VP: Abbey Warren

Membership VP: Christine Sivigny

Secretary: Kathie Moh

Treasurer: Dean DeGood

State Director: Sally SchroederDirectors: Mike Gallagher

Sarah Godshall Romney Hogaboam Jennifer Jackson Mark Kaufmann

Please congratulate these members!

Congratulations to Daniel Anzanello!Daniel was recently elected to serve as the 2010 Regional Director (RD) for Northern Virginia. As RD, Daniel will provide guidance and training to the local chapters in the NOVA region, which include Alexandria, Arlington, and DC. He will also serve as the liaison between the state organization and local chapters.

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Let’s Go to City HallWant to see your government in action? Join us as we go to an Alexandria City Council meeting and learn more about what is happening in our city!

The Alexandria City Council holds their legislative meetings at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Our chapter will attend the City Council meeting on Tuesday, December 8th at Alexandria City Hall, 301 King Street, in Old Town. Jaycee members will meet at 6:50 p.m. outside of the Council chambers. All Jaycee members will be asked to wear their Jaycee nametags and sit together. Contact Amy at president@alexjaycees.org if you plan to attend.

Networking Opportunities Abound! The Alexandria Jaycees have been invited to join the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce at their last Professional Networking Breakfast on Thursday, December 10th from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Belle Haven Country Club. Start your morning off right by promoting your business (and the Jaycees!) and meeting new contacts!

Alexandria Jaycee members are welcome to attend at the Chamber member price of $25.

It’s a beautiful setting—the Club does a marvelous job of decorating for the holidays! To register for the breakfast, go to www.alexchamber.com. If you plan to attend, contact Amy at president@alexjaycees.org.

Toy Sorting for the Kids!Come on out and help us make an Alexandria kid’s holiday bright and cheery like it’s supposed to be. On December 19, we will be helping the Community Partners for Children sort and organize toys that will later be distributed to deserving children throughout the city. Yes, it is a Saturday and yes, it starts at 8 a.m. at George Washington High School (1005 Mt. Vernon Avenue). But trust me, if I, the poster child for non-early morning people, can agree to chair this even—my very first one ever—you can come and help sort toys. We take all Jaycees and friends, even sleepwalkers. We expect to finish around 11:30 a.m. Please e-mail me at jmbrowne02@gmail.com or go to our Meetup.com site for more information.

Jennifer Browne, Chairperson

Thanks from the Carpenter’s ShelterWe’d love to share a letter of thanks that we have received for a recent project lead by Mary Moschella!

“Mary,The kitchen looks tremendous! Thank you so much to all of you for all of your hard work! What a difference! We are so grateful— especially for the new can opener. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves and will be back to see us soon! –Allison Clausen, Carpenter’s Shelter

Join the Bar Decathlon TeamWhile the Queens decided to dress in Drag for their Halloween special, the Jaycees had a great time playing bingo at Freddie’s Beach Bar as the fifth installment of the Bar Decathlon events. The very first round, President Amy Tenhouse declared that she was going to win that game because she wanted the space invaders prize. And sure enough, she won! As did Laura Murphy and Blair Hedgepeth. Thank you to all that came out to the event!

Does this sound like fun? Join the Bar Decathlon team at the next event! The Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse holds an annual Christmas movie festival where they show several popular holiday films. This year the event will be Sunday, December 13th from 11:45 a.m.–10:45 p.m. The cost is $8.00. Pay once and stay all day or leave and return later. They offer our full restaurant fare and table side service for the entire festival. The day will end with the feature presentations: It’s a Wonderful Life and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Scheduled Santa appearance from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. There will be Gingerbread House Making as well. You can RSVP for this event through Meetup.com and Facebook. We look forward to seeing you out!

Blair Hedgepeth

Supplies NeededWe still need supplies for the Holiday Shopping Tour. Anyone willing to bake some extra cookies for the party? How about donating some water bottles or juice boxes? We can always use tape, gift bags, gift boxes and wrapping paper as well! Please contact Diana at CD_VP@alexjaycees.org to let us know what you can help us out with. Remember that the Holiday Shopping Tour is on December 12th—so we need donations as soon as possible!

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Gobble ‘til You Wobble“ So once in every year we throng, Upon a day apart, To praise the Lord with feast and song, In thankfulness of heart.”

– Arthur Guiterman, The First Thanksgiving

On Saturday, November 21st, the Jaycees held the first annual Pot Luck Thanksgiving. There was plenty of good food, good football, and good fellowship. As we enter the holiday season, let us remember to give thanks for friends, old and new, and the many blessings we each have. Thank you to all of the talented chefs and master bakers in the Jaycees for the incredible spread for this event. And thank you to each Jaycee for bringing your uniqueness to each meeting and event, making Alexandria the best chapter in the state.

Blair Hedgepeth Director, Membership Activation

From the Membership Team…Happy December to all Jaycees!

November flew by fast folks and we are now in the last month of 2009!

I can honestly say that we have succeeded in “Making a Difference” this year. I can see the difference in our chapter itself, in our community around us and in our chapter members just from when I took office in January. I see a stronger chapter, even happier & fun-loving members, and the Alexandria Community has been enhanced and improved through the various projects we’ve run this year. Thanks to all of you for your hard work and commitment to Jaycee causes & events.

During the next few weeks—take some time for yourself and reflect on this past year. Thank those who have helped you along the way. Rest up and celebrate the holidays merrily. Think of some things you’d like to do differently next year in the Jaycees. Maybe you’d like to come to more events. Maybe you’d like to lead an event. Our organization’s purpose is essentially this: we want to make better leaders and citizens of you, our members. It’s what we’re best at doing—making you a better person and a better leader in your world.

Thanks so much for all the fun we’ve had in November! We enjoyed M-Night at King St. Blues (Kingstowne), we “Explored Old Town”, we “Gobbled ‘til we Wobbled”, and had fun pretending to be pool sharks at Bungalow Billiards at our 6th leg of the Bar Decathlon. Thanks Blair Hedgepeth for all the hard work you’ve given us all year in the socials. You are always outdoing yourself.

Events to come:Dec. 5th 2nd Annual Jaycees Holiday Season Soiree! There will be an ugly Christmas sweater competition as well as other fun things to enjoy at the party. Thanks to Mike Gallagher for chairing this one for us!

Dec. 13th Christmas Movie Festival. This is taking place at the Arlington Cinema ‘n Drafthouse. Blair is leading us on this adventure of a Christmas movie classics marathon.

Again, thanks everyone for a fabulous year. You have given me much to be proud of. It has been a pleasure to serve you as Membership VP this year.

In Jaycee Spirit, Sally Schroeder

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State Convention SuccessOn November 13–15, several members of the Alexandria Jaycees traveled to Richmond for the Fall State Convention and our chapter came away the big winner!

Three members—Blair Hedgepeth, Jennifer Jackson and Kathie Moh—attended a Convention for the first time and participated in the “First Timers” program. They collected signatures of other participants and took some crazy pictures with former and current state officers. Blair took home the gold and was the overall First Timer program champion!

In the Competitions, we again had three participating members—Harry and Sally Schroeder and Jennifer Jackson—in Jaycee Jeopardy. Sally won the Competition and is now able to compete in New Orleans at the 2010 National Convention.

At the Saturday night banquet, past Virginia Jaycees President (2005) and Life Member, Beth Fujishige, served as the Mistress of Ceremonies for the Outstanding Young Virginian Celebration. Our chapter saw our nominee, Tyler Brummond from Alexandria take home an Outstanding Young Virginian Award. Tyler, a member of the US Marine Corps serving in Afghanistan, was recognized for his work in the community through the Carpenter’s Shelter and Westminster Church. In addition, Stephanie Slaven, an eighth grader in Alexandria, received the Outstanding Future Leader award for her accomplishments in school.

Three of our members also took home some very important hardware of their own! Patty Lee Hall and Lea Anne Chapman received Virginia Life Membership awards in recognition of their dedication to the Alexandria Jaycees and Virginia Jaycees. In addition, Beth Fujishige was honored with a Junior Chamber International (JCI) Senatorship, which recognizes her outstanding service to the Junior Chamber organization on the local, state and national level. Congratulations on these well-deserved honors!

Finally, our night wouldn’t have been complete without a little more recognition for the Alexandria Jaycees and its AWESOME members. Our chapter received the following awards for the 3rd quarter:

» Presidential Award of Appreciation–Romney Hogaboam

» Presidential Award of Appreciation Local Officer–Diana Karczmarczyk

» Outstanding Local President–Amy Tenhouse

» Business Area of Opportunity Project of the Quarter–Alexandria Birthday Celebration

» Individual Area of Opportunity Project of the Quarter–Cycling Series

And last but certainly not least… #1 Chapter in the State–Alexandria Jaycees!

Everyone in attendance at the State Convention had a great time! Mark your calendars now for the Year-End Convention in Virginia Beach on January 29–31!

Celebrating Our Success

Award Winners Beth and Jennifer

State Convention Fun

Blair and President Chuck Award Ceremony

State Convention: Serious Stuff

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get involved.Our Dare to Dream event (January 23, 2010) is in full swing! Now’s your chance to get involved.

We are in need for people to host a dinner in their home, so if you like to entertain but never do, this is the perfect excuse. If this sounds like something you are interested in, please contact Christine Flinton (Flinton@mindspring.com) about hosting a dinner. If you don’t have time or space but wish to be a guest at someone else’s dinner, please let Ms. Flinton know- she’ll match you up with a dinner near you.

As a dinner host, you can either cook or order delivery and it can be as casual or formal as you’d like. You need to be able to host 10 people in your home, however. You will not be reimbursed for your dinner costs—this is YOUR donation!

As a guest, the cost to attend a dinner is $25.00. All money collected will go directly to Camp Jaycee. We are inviting all hosts and dinner guests to attend the second part of the fundraiser which will be an “after-party” with drinks, dessert, and dancing at a private party in Old Town Alexandria. We will also have raffle items to give away throughout the evening. Our after-party will be free to dinner guests and hosts, and $10 for others. Tickets for the after-party will be sold after January 9.

If you are lacking culinary skills, but you’re the “person who gets things” please help us in acquiring raffle items. If this is your area of expertise, please contact Lillian Cheng (financial_vp@alexjaycees.org).

There are plenty of other ways to help behind the scenes—the need for business sponsorships, for example, so if you want to do something but are just not sure what, please contact me at kerryellen_kelly@yahoo.com.

Kerryellen Kelly

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Alexandria JayceesPO Box 1836

Alexandria, VA 22313

ADDRESS

CORRECTION

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Event Hotline:

703.866.7171

January RenewalsSally SchroederDean DeGoodAbigail WarrenSarah Godshall

February RenewalsLillian ChengAlicia AuerswaldMike GallagherJennifer JacksonJennifer Early

New MembersBrenda Coleman

December BirthdaysErica OlmstedHeather SchroffPatty Lee HallJeff Spevak

Bring One!There is a Membership recruiting incentive/contest going on until end of the year and all dues paying members are eligible! For each new member that you recruit from October 11 through December 11, 2009, you’ll receive $10 off your own renewal cost. In addition, the Alexandria Jaycee who recruits the most new members (minimum recruitment of 2 new members) will win a $100 gift card. In case of a tie, the winner’s name will be drawn out of a hat.

Alexandria Jaycees 3rd Quarter AwardsProject of the Quarter: Alexandria Birthday Celebration Concessions

New Member of the Quarter: Mark Kaufmann

Veteran Member of the Quarter: Julie Feltman

Officer of the Quarter: Lillian ChengCongratulations and thank you for your hard work!!

Holiday Shopping Tour Donations Now Accepted!Interested in making a tax-free donation to support underprivileged children in Alexandria? Support the 2009 Alexandria Jaycees’ Annual Holiday Shopping Tour by making a financial contribution.

Checks may be payable to “The Virginia Jaycees Foundation” and sent to Alexandria Jaycees, P.O. Box 1836, Alexandria, VA 22313. All contributions made to this project are tax deductible for income tax purposes. Upon receipt of your donation, the Treasurer of the Virginia Jaycees Foundation will provide you with a letter acknowledging your contribution. For more information, contact Amy at president@alexjaycees.org.

In this IssueChristmas Tree Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1#1 Chapter in VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Holiday Shopping Tour Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Shopping Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Holiday Season Soiree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Letter from President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Holiday Sponsor Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22010 Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Alexandria City Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Networking Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Toy Sorting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Thank You from Carpenter’s Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . .3Bar Decathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Gobble ‘til You Wobble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Note From the Membership Team . . . . . . . . . . . . .4State Convention Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Dare to Dream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7