Roanoke Jaycees Alumni Newsletter

Planning is well underway for

the Roanoke Jaycees 2nd an-

nual Big Lick Beertopia hap-

pening on June 9, 2012.

Beertopia celebrates the

world of craft beer by bring-

ing brewers from around the

country to LewisGale Field,

home of the Salem Red Sox,

for tastings, musical enter-

tainment, and philanthropy.

Last year, we held the first

ever Beertopia (then known

as Brewtopia), featuring sam-

ples for over 20 craft brewer-

ies. The event was held as a

benefit for the Camp VA Jay-

cees, CHIP of the Roanoke

Valley, and the Salem-

Roanoke County Food Pan-

try. We were able to donate

60% of our profits to these

great causes. Our goal this

year is to expand on last

year’s success and make the

event bigger and better!

In addition to delicious

brews, the event will feature

two local bands, The Mate-

ria Project and Corey Hun-

ley. The Materia Project

wows its audiences with its

infectious funk/soul/roots/

fusion sound while local

singer-songwriter Corey

Hunley inspires listeners

through a mix of acoustic,

blues, and folk melodies.

As a new feature this year,

the Jaycees have partnered

with the Star City brewers

Guild to host a home brew

competition. Contestants

can enter in up to three of

four categories.

Read more on page 2...

Planning Underway for Big Lick Beertopia 2012

Greetings current and former Roanoke Jaycee Members. It’s our pleasure to welcome you to the inaugural issue of our bi-annual newsletter!

In addition to sharing current and future events, our aim for the newsletter is to reconnect with Jaycee Alumni.

We hope you will find the newsletter enjoyable and in-

formative. If you have thoughts for future newslet-ters—such as a favorite Jay-cees memory— or com-ments, please let us know.

Although we try to keep track of all alumni, some have fallen through the cracks. If you know of any-one that would like to hear from us, encourage them to contact us! Also, please up-

date us with your own e-mail, address, or phone number changes so we can stay connected.

Again, we look forward to sharing with you our chap-ter’s continued successes and renewing those lifetime relationships through the Jaycees.

-The 2012 Roanoke Jaycees

Welcome to the First Roanoke Jaycees Newsletter

Big Lick Beertopia 2

Upcoming Events 2

Ronald McDonald House Dinner

3

Fear Factory Wins Broom Hilda Award

3

Member Spotlight 3

Contact Information 4

Winter Retreat 4

Inside this issue:

Points of Interest:

Currently, our chap-

ter has around 35

members

You can become an

official Jaycees

Alumni Member! Visit

www.usjayceefound

ation.org/foundation/

alumni/ for more info

Reconnect and relax

with the Jaycees at

our April Social Hap-

py Hour (see page 2

for more details)

Spring 2011 Newsletter Volume 1

Issue 1

Beertopia 2011 was named new

project of the year by the Virginia

Jaycees and was awarded the

Kirkpatrick-Walker Award.

2011 Beertopia Photos (from left): View of the field; Vendor handing out a sample; Presenting CHIP with their donation

These categories include

Light, Amber, Dark, and

Specialty brews. Judging will

occur sometime in May with

the winners announced at

Beertopia. Right now, we

are working on an arrange-

ment with a local brewery to

provide the best-in-show

brew with a special prize….

We are also currently seek-

ing out new sponsors for

Beertopia. Sponsorships are

available in three levels—

Gold ($1,000), Silver ($500),

and Bronze ($250). Each

sponsorship comes with a

number of tickets to the

event, VIP area access, and

recognition on promotional

materials. If you or anyone

you know might be interest-

ed in a sponsorship, please

contact our President, Kev-

in Hurt (540-420-3928 or

roanokejaycees@gmail.com)

for more details.

Watch out for our online-

only “Happy Hour” special

on tickets that runs from

April 15-May 16. With this

advanced pricing, you not

only get a price break on tick-

ets, but you will also receive a

souvenir t-shirt, glass, and

access to the exclusive VIP

lounge.

We hope you can join us in

June for Beertopia and en-

courage you to check out

www.biglickbeertopia.com

for more information!

May 8 Dinner Meeting @ TBA 6:30pm

May 12 Stamp Out Hunger @ the

Grandin Post Office*, 12-3pm

May 24 Social Happy Hour @ Jimmy

Sardines, 6pm

June 9 Big Lick Beertopia**

August 18 JJ Redick Celebrity Golf

Tournament*

March 29 Social Happy Hour @ The

Quarter Restaurant, 6pm

April 10 Dinner Meeting @ Rancho

Viejo, 6:30pm

April 21 Blue Ridge Marathon*—We

will again be running a water station

along the route

April 26 Social Happy Hour @ the

Campbell Street Awful Arthur’s, 6pm

*Sign up to volunteer by contacting

Kristy at kmscott@mail.roanoke.edu

**To volunteer for Beertopia, contact

Lindsay at lhurto@gmail.com

For more information, check out our

webpage or email us! (Find our contact

information on page 4)

Big Lick Beertopia 2012 continued...

Upcoming Events

The Roanoke Jaycees

were recently named

one of the “Best

Young Professional

Groups” in City

Magazine’s 2012 Best

of the City Awards!!

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“Dinner Time” at the Ronald McDonald House

Member Spotlight—Ross Parisi

‘Fear Factory’ Out-Scares Competition, Wins 2011 Broom Hilda Award

Jaycees Volunteers mugging for the camera after a fun

evening of meal preparation for the Ronald McDonald

House “Dinner Time” program.

Most of us would agree, there’s

nothing like a warm meal at the

end of a long, hard day. For fami-

lies staying at the Roanoke Ronald

McDonald House, these much-

needed meals are provided by

groups like the Jaycees on a regular

basis.

On Sunday, February 26, the Jay-

cees had 10 volunteers help pre-

pare a buffet-style taco dinner with

all the fixings for the Ronald

McDonald House families. Mem-

bers cooked, chopped, baked, and

cleaned their ways to a delicious

meal. Even after food preparation,

members had fun milling around

the kitchen sharing stories and

getting to know one another!

The Ronald McDonald House

“Dinner Time” program is just

one of our regular service events.

Our next dinner preparation will

be sometime in December. We

look forward to getting together

again to help bring a touch of

home to those so far away from

their normal homes.

took over six weeks of plan-

ning and organizing. Volun-

teers helped throughout the

event in a number of capaci-

ties including behind-the-

scenes, taking tickets, guid-

ing visitors, and of course,

as the frightful actors.

As a community tie-in, visi-

tors could donate canned

food items for a dollar off

admission. Other proceeds

benefited CHIP of Roanoke

Valley, Feeding America,

and Camp Virginia Jaycee.

A ghoul time was had by all

and we can hardly wait for

another year of fear! Visit

roanokehauntedhouse.com

for more information on

this year’s Fear Factory!

se.com

It may have been the new

kid on the block, but the

’Fear Factory’ scared its way

to top honors. The Roanoke

Jaycee’s ‘Fear Factory’ out-

spooked the competition to

win the Virginia Jaycee’s

2011 Broom Hilda Award

for Best Haunted House.

Produced for six nights in

October, the Fear Factory

Originally from Erie, PA,

Ross earned a degree in

Electrical Engineering from

Purdue University. He

works for GE Transporta-

tion and manages the Nor-

folk Southern locomotive

parts account.

In his free time, Ross enjoys

Ross Parisi joined the Jay-

cees when he relocated to

Roanoke in fall 2011 as a

way to get involved in the

community and meet new

people. Since then, Ross has

been busy helping us put on

our annual “Fear Factory”

haunted house and planning

Big Lick Beertopia 2012.

staying active, meeting new

people, and watching sports.

His favorite Jaycee memory

so far? “Spending the week-

end in Gatlinburg, TN on the

2012 Jaycee retreat. It was

great to get away for a week-

end and have a fantastic time

with great friends."

“You won’t find Casper

the friendly ghost

here… Go ahead take a

tour if you dare. It’s a

bloody good time

inside the fear factory.”

-WDBJ7 News Story

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Jaycee Creed We Believe...

That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to hu-man life;

That the brotherhood of man transcends the sover-eignty of nations;

That economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise;

That government should be of laws rather than of men;

That earth's great treasure lies in human personality;

And that service to humanity is the best work of life.

We’re on the Web!

Visit us at https://sites.google.com/

site/roanokevajaycees/

or check us out on Facebook!

tic trip"-Ross Parisi

"I enjoyed relaxing, laughing,

and catching up with every-

one during the weekend. I

also enjoyed taking first place

in the unofficial Jaycee Putt

Putt Miniature Golf Champi-

onship!" -Kevin Hurt

The Winter Retreat is just

one of the Jaycees many fun

get-togethers. Over the past

year, we have also held a

pool party, Red Sox night,

Virginia Tech tailgate, Holi-

day party, and Superbowl

party just to hang out and

relax together. Have an idea

for a fun event? Post your

idea on the Facebook group

or email it!

From March 9 to the 11th,

Jaycees gathered in scenic

Gatlinburg, TN for a week-

end getaway. Members ate,

drank, and relaxed their way

to a good time around town

and at the grand mountain

cabin. We asked a few mem-

bers to recount their favorite

moment during the retreat:

"I think everyone had a great

time together. I enjoyed

bonding with some of the

girls during our shopping

trip on Saturday. Anytime

you get a good group of Jay-

cees away for the weekend,

fun times will ensue!" -

Lindsay Hurt

"Great times with great

friends - all around a fantas-

Above—

Group photo!;

Below—

taking time to

relax in the

deluxe moun-

tain cabin

Winter Retreat in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Questions? Comments?

Please feel free to contact us to find out more about

our current events and other ways to reconnect.

Write: P.O. Box 1225 Roanoke, VA 24006

Email: roanokejaycees@gmail.com

Roanoke Jaycees

The Roanoke Jaycees is an organization for

Young Professionals ages 21-40 with a focus on

community service, professional development,

project management and social networking.

If you want to meet new people, enhance your

leadership skills and make a difference in your

community, the Jaycees are the group for you!