September 2011 Volume 1, Issue 9 Kankakee Area Junior Chamber

September General Assembly

This weekend Jackie Teske, Todd Brack, and I traveled to Elk Grove Village to attend the Fall General Assembly. I would like to thank all the Kankakee Jaycees for your hard work and dedication this past trimester. Whether you volunteered for an event, recruited a new member, or worked on a project, you have all contributed to our success. Congratulations to you all for the following awards we received!

Illinois Jaycees Vice Presidential Cup – Outstanding Overall Chapter 2nd Trimester

The Outstanding Community Development Chapter 2nd Trimester The Outstanding Public Relations Project: Friendship Festival Parade,

Chairman Brian Winge #4 Overall, Parade of Chapters The Outstanding Jaycee: 2nd Trimester, Lucinda LaPierre The Outstanding Rookie May: Scott Kuchel, Jr. An Outstanding Rookie: Jeff Hogard An Outstanding Officer, May: Todd Brack Masters Speak-Up Winner: Carol Cademartori An Outstanding Community Development Project Certificate: Fun Day Golf

Outing (Chairman Andrew Ollis) and Mayor’s Breakfast (Chairman Andrew Ollis) An Outstanding Membership Recruitment Project: Jaycee Picnic (Chairperson

Lucinda LaPierre) and Friendship Festival Beer Garden (Chairperson Becky Hagge

An Outstanding State/National Involvement Project: JCI Presenter (Chairman Todd Brack), National Convention (Chairman Jeremy Winge), Relay For Life (Chairperson Anne Maticic), Relay For Life Zumbathon (Chairperson Tara Wells)

An Outstanding Individual Development Project: July Fireworks Training (Chairman Brian Winge)

An Outstanding Public Relations Project: Guest Speaker U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson (Chairman Jeremy Winge) and Website (Chairman Jeff Hogard)

An Outstanding Ways and Means Project: Jewelry Fundraiser (Chairperson Amanda Glidewell)

An Outstanding Business Development Project: Handy Officer Handbooks (Chairperson Andrew Ollis)

We had a wonderful time as usual spending time with our great Jaycee friends from around the state and meeting so many new ones! I hope to see you at the Year End GA in Decatur! Please attend our General Meeting this Sunday at Beef O’Brady’s, September 18 to help congratulate those who received awards! Remember that Dr. Ben Carson is coming to town this Saturday, September 17 from 5 to 7

p.m. We would love some volunteers to help out that day! Contact Becky Hagge to find out

more details and to sign up! Please continue to sell tickets for this great event!

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Kankakee Area Jaycees

Website Goes Live!!!

Visit www.k3jc.org for all the latest information on

the Kankakee Area Jaycees events, how to sponsor, how

to join, and what the organization is all about.

If you have pictures or

content for the website, please email Jeff Hogard at

jesterzcourt@gmail.com

Table of Contents

Page 1- September General

Assembly

Page 2- Membership

Booth/Haunted Trail

Page 3- Monthly

Recognitions/First

Command Financial

Page 4- Happy

Birthday/Congrats

Page 5- GA Fun

Upcoming Events

Sept. 17-Dr. Ben Carson Sept. 18-General Meeting-

Beef O’Brady’s 6pm-Social/7pm meeting

Oct. 2-Board Meeting-6pm Recreation Station

Oct. 14/15/21/22-Haunted Trail

Oct. 23-General Meeting-Beef O’Brady’s 6pm-Social/7pm meeting

Jaycees Lately

Jackie Teske, Carol Cademartori, and Todd Brack

President Carol with the “Stanley Cup”

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Membership Booth

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Extreme Jaycee Hippie Bus!

On August 1st and 2nd, Nicole Issert, Jackie Teske, John Varvel, Carol

Cademartori, and I painted a school bus! We painted at the Kankakee

County Fairgrounds for the Extreme School Bus Figure 8 at the

Kankakee County Fair on August 3rd. If you have never seen one of

these events, imagine a demo derby with painted school buses on a

figure 8 track. So intense! We had so much fun painting our bus! Carol

and I supplied the cans of paint and Nicole brought lots of spray paint.

We decorated it as a hippie bus and, personally, I thought our bus was

the most creative and detailed! Although we didn’t win the decorating

contest AND we were the first bus to break down…We had a blast

watching our bus get smashed! We will definitely be doing this project

again next year and we hope to win that decorating trophy! Of course,

winning the whole competition would be AWESOME too…but we don’t

have any control over that…maybe next year we will rig the bus with

millions of good luck charms….like TROLLS! Ooooo…that’s a good idea…

- Anne Maticic, Membership VP

Upcoming Trainings/Fundraising Opportunities

The Following are upcoming trainings and ideas for fundraising available through the Jaycee Organization:

Webinar Training Series: Online trainings are available!

Dates and topics are available upon request. IL Jaycees Leadership Academy: December 9-11, Mattoon,

IL. Leadership and Jaycee training is available! U.S. Government Affairs and Leadership Seminar:

September 23-25, St. Louis. Training, Meals, and a social! IL Jaycee Fundraising: November 1 and December 13

Poker tournament, Help raise money to send to the victims of Japan’s tsunami

and earthquake with the ongoing Area 1 collection fundraiser! It’s simple. Just set a Jaycees premade can up in your workplace or business!

Consider helping out with or developing a project for Support Our Troops, Toys for Tots, or Nothing But Nets (sends nets to Africa to help protect against malaria.)

Please contact Jeremy Winge (jeremycwinge@gmail.com) if you are interested in any of the following:

Membership Booth We currently have 72 members! Our newest members are: Dustin Bukowski Willeum Boykin Dan Fritcher Chad Kalecki Christina Norvell Welcome, new members!! The Kankakee Area Jaycees has been together for one year! Thanks to everyone who renewed! We aren’t just an organization; we are a family. We are SO happy to keep you in the Jaycees!! CALLING ALL KANKAKEE AREA JAYCEES!! We got to get our numbers up again! Call those you recruited and make sure they renew when it’s their time to. Also, keep scouting for new members. We are always looking for more Kankakee Area Jaycees!! My time as Membership VP is soon coming to a close. I enjoyed keeping you updated with the membership count, new members, and member spotlight. If anyone is interested in being the next Membership VP, send me an email at my new email address affraher@gmail.com (Anne Fraher will be my married name after September 24th!!) I’d love to help guide you with the membership! -Anne Maticic, Membership VP

The Bourbonnais Township Park District Presents: The Kankakee Area Jaycees Haunted Trail “Back from the Dead” On October 14th, 15th, 21st, and 22nd, the Kankakee Area Jaycees will be hosting a haunted trail in conjunction with the Sleepy Hollow event at the Perry Farm. The trail will be open from 5:30-11pm with a kid friendly trail from 5:30-7:30pm.

We will need volunteers to work the Haunted Trail October 14, 15, 21, and 22. You do not necessarily need to help out all four days, but we will need a lot of volunteers. What would you like to help with? Be an actor in the Trail! Ride the hayracks with the guests! Take tickets! Sell concessions! There’s so much to do to help out with this fantastic event! Look out for an email to come soon! We will be ordering t-shirts and hoodies for the Haunted Trail! Please contact Lucinda LaPierre at gidget929@hotmail.com or Jackie Teske at jax.teske@gmail.com for more information on the Haunted Trail event.

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Don’t Wait For A Magic Moment; Start Planning Your Financial Future Now

Provided by Randy T. Outhouse

Why is it that when we are 30 years old, turning 40 seems so far in the future, yet when we turn 50, being 40

seemed like it was just yesterday?

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that when at 50, many of us realize time is slipping away. At this

time in our lives, we tend to look back and think about what we could have or should have done.

It is much the same with planning for our financial futures. So many people have told me that they should have

started saving when they were 25.

There are many reasons why people fail to prepare for their futures. Many people have misconceptions about

how much income it will take to live comfortably in retirement. Also, many people do not realize what it takes

in assets to generate the income they will need to live on during their retirement years.

For most people, it takes about 75 percent of pre-retirement income to maintain a similar standard of living

after retirement. To generate this level of income, as well as keep up with inflation, you need to accumulate

sufficient assets before retirement.

In short, we all need to save for our own futures. And it is far better to begin doing that now, no matter how

little, than to wait for that “magic moment” to get started. Even the best financial plan will not help if you don’t

get started on it.

Time can be a friend or foe. The nice thing is we get to choose. The best advice I can give – get started now.

Randy T. Outhouse is a Financial Advisor at First Command Financial Services in O’Fallon, Illinois.

This article was written by First Command, and it is intended to promote the professional services of the

company. First Command Financial Services, Inc. is the parent company of First Command Financial

Planning, Inc. Investment products and services, including securities products are offered by First

Command Financial Planning, Inc. (Member SIPC, FINRA). A financial plan, by itself, cannot assure

that retirement or other financial goals will be met.

September 2011 ● Volume 1, Issue 9 ● Kankakee Area Junior Chamber

September Recognitions

Officer of the Month:

Becky Hagge

Officer for the month of August

is Becky Hagge. She not only

serves as our Secretary, but has

done a tremendous amount of

committee work this month. She

has been tirelessly working on

the Ben Carson project and has

been able to get many sponsors

for the event. The extra hours

she has put in deserves big

congratulations!

Jaycee of the Month:

Brian Dauphin

Jaycee of the month of August

goes to Brian Dauphin. Not only

has Brian put extra effort into

his work on the Haunted Trail,

but also chaired his first project!

Brian has been working on

getting sponsors for the Trail

and has attended all Trail

meetings. He also chaired our

parking project for the

Kankakee Park Districts

“Gardens of Memory” cemetery

walk. It was a great success.

Good work, Brian!

Election Time is Here!!

In November, the General Membership will vote for

the 2012 Board Members. If you are interested in

serving on the board please contact the Elections Officer

Jackie Teske at jax.teske@gmail.com. No

one has declared candidacy for the Secretary, Treasurer

or Communications Director positions.

Declarations for positions must be made by the general meeting this

Sunday September 18th.

Carol Cademartori, Todd Brack, Jackie Teske

Monster Mash Speed Dating with Carol Cademartori

More General Assembly Fun

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Congratulations to 2012 President Elect Joanne Rinaldo!!

Joanne currently serves as our Area One

Vice President.

We are looking forward to Joanne leading the Illinois Jaycees to “Make an Impact” on

their communities in 2012!

Wrapping Up Our First Year

August was the first general meeting I had been able to

attend in a few months. It was great to actually be gone and

to come back to lots of fresh, new faces. Everyone is so

energetic and ready to make a change! It’s so great to see!

Throughout our first year as an organization we have

learned a lot! There have been some difficult times for us, but

there have also been some really wonderful times for us. We

have continued to grow and become a stronger organization.

Our people have really started to come out of their so called

shells and take on roles that really suit them. It’s amazing to

see what we accomplished in our first year. I can't wait to see

what we can accomplish in our second year. Please

remember to keep track of what you do in the organization

as certain accomplishments can earn you a new degree in

Passport to Leadership. Thank You to Lucinda LaPierre and

her committee for all their hard work on the birthday party!

Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

--Tonia Zens, Individual Development VP

Happy Birthday Kankakee Area Jaycees!!!

The Kankakee Area Jaycees have been a chapter for one year! On August 20th, we had a cookout to celebrate the last year and all of our accomplishments. While the storm that swept through the area during the afternoon likely deterred many people from attending the cookout, those of us who

attended were able to make the most of not only the sunshine but the rain as well. Soaked from head to toe Carol, Anne, and Raquel made the most of the rain and went puddle jumping and running through the rain. We warmed up by the grill and managed to dry off a little bit. With the few hours of sunshine we had, we had shared memories and games with some “rooster Jaycees”, Area One Regional Director, Joanne Rinaldo, and National VP, Kathy Crick. I would like to thank all of my committee members-Tonia Zens, Raquel Holody, Nikita Brown, Carol Cademartori and Ayla Connell for all their hard work in planning the cookout. Also, thank you to Lisa and Donnie Winge and Brian and Anita Hebert for coming out to celebrate with us. We had a wonderful time playing games, socializing and cooking out. Thank you to Joanne and Kathy for making the trip out to Kankakee to help us celebrate. You have both been a wonderful support for our chapter over the past year.

"A long, healthy, and happy life is the result of making contributions, of having meaningful projects that are personally exciting and contribute to and bless the lives

of others." --HANS SELYE

Kankakee Area Jaycees

P.O. Box 2418

Kankakee, IL 60901

Thank You Board

Thank you to Beef O’Brady’s for the monthly meeting place.

Thank you for insuring the Kankakee Area Jaycees

Thank You for

Sponsoring the Jaycees

Andrew Ollis-9/12 Ryan Wilder-9/23 Lucinda LaPierre-9/29