2008 Arkansas Jaycees Annual Meeting

August 26, 2008 – 1:30 am

The 2008 Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Junior Chamber will take place on the weekend of November 21-22 in Conway, Arkansas.

An agenda for the weekend will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

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2008 NCI Photos Available

August 11, 2008 – 5:14 pm

Photos are now available from this past weekend’s NCI meeting in Little Rock. These are courtesy of Amber Gill of the Paragould Jaycees. Thanks, Amber!

If you have any photos to share, drop a link in the comments.

Jeff :)

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NCI 2008 Agenda

August 4, 2008 – 10:39 am

This agenda has been updated, please review. ~Jeff [08/08/2008 9:21AM Central])

For those attending the 2008 NCI meeting in Little Rock this weekend, here’s a copy of the agenda.

NCI 2008 Agenda

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El Dorado Jaycees Motorcycle Parade

July 28, 2008 – 4:37 pm

The El Dorado Jaycees are sponsoring a motorcycle parade on August 2nd to collect school supplies for area children in need.

Participants are asked to make a $15 dollar donation or bring $15 worth of school supplies. Hamburgers and hotdogs will be available after the completion of the parade.

El Dorado Jaycees Motorcycle Parade Flyer

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El Dorado Jaycees Endow Scholarship

July 25, 2008 – 10:05 am

Word comes today that the El Dorado Jaycees have donated $2,500 towards a $15,000 endowed scholarship at South Arkansas Community College.

“By establishing this endowment fund, the Jaycees are making a commitment to the education of the future leaders of Union County for all time,” said [El Dorado Jaycees President Laurin] Rickenbacker.

Read more at the El Dorado News-Times (paid registration required).

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Bradley Phillips named to the 40 Under 40

June 18, 2008 – 2:41 pm

Business Development Vice President Bradley Phillips has been named to Arkansas Business’s 2008 40 Under 40. 40 Under 40 recognizes “intriguing business and political leaders under 40 years old who bear watching”.

Bradley Phillips : 40 Under 40 | ArkansasBusiness.com

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Batesville Jaycees donate funds for playground

May 2, 2008 – 6:11 am

Way to go Batesville! Great job.

by Andrea Bruner, Assistant Managing Editor
Published: Thursday, May 1, 2008

The kids are already calling it the “Spider-Man playground.”

Brightly colored, with black ropes and nets for climbing, the gyroscopic equipment does bear Spider-Man’s colors — red and blue — and loops and curves around at various angles, much like the wall-crawling, webslinging superhero does.

But the “superheroes” in this case would be the Batesville Jaycees, who donated $20,000 to the city for a grant to purchase the equipment. This is the biggest donation the city parks department has received, Parks Director Randy Palmer said.

The total cost of the equipment and installation was $45,500, Mayor Rick Elumbaugh said, with another $7,000 in administration fees, but the city received a $25,000 matching grant from the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.

Elumbaugh said the city was very grateful to the Jaycees for their donation. “We’re very fortunate to have a piece of state-of-the-art playground equipment like this in Batesville. …

Local Jaycees donate funds for ‘Spider-Man playgrounds’ | Batesville Daily Guard

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News from US Jaycees Year-End Celebration

March 19, 2008 – 5:51 pm

The US Jaycees Year-End Celebration held in Memphis, Tennessee last week.  Rankings for 2007 included:

  • The Arkansas Jaycees placed Second in the US Jaycees Parade of States
  • The Paragould Jaycees placed Third in the US Jaycees Parade of Chapters
  • Amber Gill of Paragould has been named an Outstanding Local Vice President
  • John Baine was presented Dennis Hamilton Memorial Award, presented to up to ten Outstanding State Vice Presidents who are responsible for statewide programming.
  • Bradley Phillips of Conway was awarded a Presidential Award of Merit.
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Arkansas Jaycees & North Central Institute Meeting

March 4, 2008 – 11:23 pm
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AR Jaycees Race Day Details

March 2, 2008 – 6:32 pm

The Arkansas Jaycees will be having their Race Day on Saturday April 5th. We will have the 7th race in our honor.

We have rooms reserved at the Howard Johnson for Friday April 4th and Saturday April 5th. To get a room please call Molly Foreman at 870 904 3869 or email her at ea@ccalliance.us.

Registration is $20 and you must have your name in to me by March 29th. This will include a seat and a boxed lunch.

We will be having dinner as a group on Saturday night at the Porterhouse. Please let Molly know if you will be attending.

There won’t be any meetings or training, just a great time of food, fun, and a few beverages. I hope to see all of you there. Please give me a shout if you have any questions.

Bradley Phillips
Business Development Vice-President
Phillips@arjaycees.org
Arkansas Junior Chamber

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