Partners in Brotherhood

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INTERNATIONALINVOLVEMENTREFERENCES

The following references may ass:st your state orchapter in further developing their international involvement:Brother 's Brother Foundation824 Grandview AvenuePit tsburg, PA 15211Contact : Luke Hingson, PresidentAmerican Council of Volunteer Agenciesfor Foreign Services200 Park Avenue SouthNew York, NY 10003Contact: leon Marion, Executive DirectorNational Committee for World Food Day1776 F. Street NWWashington, DC 20437Contact : Patricia Young, National CoordinatorProject Concern3550 Afton RoadSan Diego, CA 92123Contact: Henry Sjaardema, Executive Di rectorUNICEF331 E. 38th StreetNew York , NY 10016Contact: Bob Brennan, Director of Public AffairsCARE660 First AvenueNew York, NY 10016Contact: Philip Johmton, Ph.D., Executive DirectorThe American Red CrossContact: Local American Red Cross ChapterThe United States JayceesP.O. Box 7Tulsa, OK 74121-0007Contact: International Affairs Program ManagerJaycees InternationalP.O. Box 140577Coral Goble~, fL 331 14.()577Contoct : Secre tory Generol

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INTRODUCTIONOn December 7, 1944, in Mexico City, the Joycee

movement officially expanded to the international level withthe formation of Junior Chamber International (JCI). Thirtysix delegates, representing eight nations, la id the groundwork for the organization naw known as Jaycees International. Today, the Jaycee movement is recognized in 75nations. Throughout the warld, over 500,000 young peopleare striving to meet the needs of their communit ies whilegaining personal growth from their efforts.

The challenges facing many Jaycees around theworld are much more basic than those faced by members ofThe United States Jaycees. In many nations, the mere exi5tence of Jaycees ischallenged by the spread of communism.In other areas, Jaycees fight human suffering through education and relief programs. The Jaycees of these countriesask only for aid in developing a more informed and effect ive organization to meet and overcome their problems.

Many U.S. Jaycees chapters have already acceptedthis challenge by associating themselves wi th Jel counterparts throughout the world. The U.S. Jaycees, recognizingthe need to expand its role in providing assistanGe to themember nations of JCI, has developed the Partners inBrotherhood program.

J;J 1984 THE UNITED STATES .lAYCEES

Note: Inorder to monitor and evaluate the progress of ourinternational involvement efforts, it is requested that stateorganizations and chapters provide a copy of all writtencorrespondence relative to international programs to TheUnited States Jaycees, International Affairs ProgramManager, P.O. Box 7, Tulsa, OK 74121-0007.

ADDITIONALINTERNATIONALINVOLVEMENTOPPORTUNITIES

In addition to the Partners in Brotherhood program,there are several other ways that states and chapters canbecome more involved in JCI.Attendance at JCI Conferences and World Congress. TheUnited States Jaycees isassigned to Area E of Jaycees International, along with the Bahamas, Bermuda, Belize,Canada, The Netherland Antil les, Suriname and The WestIndies. An annual conference meeting is held each spring.The 1984 meet ing is scheduled for May 16-19, in Aruba, aresort island in the Caribbean. The 1985 meeting is to beMay 8-11, 1985, in Nassau in the Bahamas.

Annually, Jaycees from around the world attend theJCI War ld Congress. A World Congress is an event wherefriendships are formed that last a lifetime. The resultingunderstanding by people of other cultures truly serves thebrotherhood of man. The 1984 World Congress wi ll be heldin Montreal , Canada, November 11-17. For more information on the Montreal Congress, contact The U.S. Jaycees,Director of National Meetings and Events.Participation in the Nat ional Awards Program, Each yearThe United States Jaycees recognize, by population division,the top three local projects in the area of internationalinvolvement. From the population division winners, theinternational involvement project of the year is selected.

The James McKeithan Memorial Award ispresentedannually to the state having the best and most comprehensive activ it ies in the field of international involvement. TheWayne McCall Memorial Award isalso presented annuallyto the three individual members who have made the mostoutstanding contributions in International Relations activities.Participation in the JCI Awards Program. Chapters maysubmit entries for project and individual competi tion at theArea E Conference and World Congress. Forinformation onthe entry requirements, contact The U.S. Jaycees, Director ofNational Awards.


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Step Four: Initiation of Partnership.The Partnership Committee should draft a letter to its

selected notional organization or chapter. The purposes ofthis letter are to: 1) introduce your state or chapter and2) extend on invitation to form the partnership. This corres-pondence should include a copy of the committee's Chair-man's Planning Guide and the information contained in theoutline of initial activities.Step Five: Partnership Act ivities.

Once a response is rewived from the selectedpartner, the committee should review the background infor-mation provided by the portner. The committee can then setpriorities for developing joint partnership act ivities.

Two suggested joint activities to consider are:Operation Need. Most of the countries involved in thetarget area are "developing nations". As such, they are inneed of various supplies, materials and equipment that areavailable in surplus quantities in the United States. Someexamples are: Medical beds, equipment and supplies,optical lens, dental supplies, educational books (e.g., usedelementary readers), pencils, paper, erasers, chalk, desks.rulers, flutes, crayons, agricultural seed, fertilizer, manualtools (hoes, rakes).

These items can be successfully obtained at nominalcost (if any) through solicitations of distributors, manufactur-ers, wholesalers and retailers, and in community drives. It i sadvised that this type of activity be closely coordinated withthe state's or chapter's partner to insure that the itemscollected are usable and appropriate for their needs. Ship-ment and distribution details should be finalized with thepartner well in advance.Ambassador Exchange. The U.S. Jaycees can also provideguidance in this area. Arrange for an exchange of state orchapter delegates. On the state level, such exchanges havebeen successfully financed through state ambassador recog-nition programs. For more information about this program,contact The U.S. Jaycees International Affairs programmanager.Step Six: Promotion of Chapter Partnerships.

As stated previously, one of the objectives of theState Partnership Committee is t o promote chapter partner -ships. The State Partnership Commit tee should work direct lywith local chapters encouraging and assisting them in thedevelopment of chapter/chapter partnerships. The StatePartnership Committee should also utilize state publications.newsletters, and state meetings for its promotional efforts.

Once a chapter has established its partnership. itshould promote its progress through articles in the chapternewsletter, state publicatIon and local news media.

PURPOSEThe Partners in Brotherhood program isdesigned to

encourage and assist Jaycees at state and local levels tobecome directly involved with international counterparts. Byestablishing state/country and chapter/ chapter partner-ships, The U.S. Jaycees can more readily meet the immedi-ate challenge of providing aid and assistance to Jaycees indeveloping notions. However, the full impact of this pro-gram will be measured by the increased mutual understand.ing of people, cultures and philosophies.

The U.S. Jaycees is vital to the strength and directionof JCI. As t he founding nation of the Jaycee movement, TheU.S. Jaycees' commitment to JCI is to insure that the basicprinciples of leadership training and personal growththrough community development activities are preserved.

However, just as Our country and people are oftenmisunderstood throughout the world. the philosophy andapproach of The U.S. Jaycees, while certainly respected,remains a mystery to the member countries of JCI. The intentof the Partners in Brotherhood program is t o help bridge thisgap of understanding.

BENEFITSThe benefits of the Partners in Brotherhood program

are many. Naturally, the initial benefits will be experiencedby the participants themselves. Our international counter-parts will benefit primarily from their improved understand-ing of the philosophy of The U.S. Jaycees. They will furtherbenefit from the various U.S. Jaycees programs that can bemade available to an international partner at a nominalcost.

On the domestic side. the benefits may be a littlemore subtle, but nonetheless. very real. The U.S. Jaycees'participants wil l benefit from their improved understandingof the cultures and philosophies of their partners. Theyshould also gain a new respect for the many opportunitiesthey have as U.S. Jaycees and as American citizens. Th'oughthe exchange of information and ideas. new projects will bedeveloped to improve the impact of the Jaycee movementat the state and local levels.

Final ly, all participants wil lbenefit from the personalrelationships resulting from the Partners in Brotherhoodprogram. These relationships hold the essence of Our bel,ef"That the Brotherhood of Man Transcends the Sovereigntyof Notions".


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The US. Jaycees, Jaycees Internotional and theentire world will derive numerous benefits from the mutualunderstanding and respect gained by the Partners in Broth-erhood participants. These benefits wil l resul t in the realiza-tion of Henry G,essenbier's dream as stated in 1920; thaT"From within the walls of the soul of this organization, where-in the foundations of character and good citizenship arelaid, I hope a message will come in the sometime 01 tomor-row that will stir the people toward the establishment of apermanent and lasting world peace".

STATE/COUNTRYPARTNERSHIPS

Ear.h state Jaycee organization is encouraged toestablish a partner relationship with the national Jayceeorganization of another country. In organizing a partner-ship program, it is recommended that states :nclude the pro-gram as an extension of the community development portfo-l io. As interest and participation grows within a state, consid-eration can be given towards establishing an InternationalAffairs state chairman or program manager.

After adopting this program, a state should select apartnership committee to accomplish the following objec-tives:

Partner Selection Determination of Basic Partnership Activities Initiation of Partnership Coordination of Partnership Activities Promotion of Chapter PartnershipsIn making a partner selection, states are encour-

aged to first consider our neighboring countries in the Carib-bean, Central America and South America. The countries inthese oreos have been selected as primary targets for thePartners in Brotherhood program.

CHAPTER/ CHAPTERPARTNERSHIPS

While it is not a requirement, chapters are encour-aged to select their partner from chapters in their state'sportner country. This arrangement will give maximumimpact to your state's efforts and it will prove beneficialwhen conducting joint projects whe" partnerships becomebetter established.

The maximum impact of this program will beachieved through chapter/chapter partnerships. Participa-tion at the chapter level will create friendships, cultural re-spect and ideo exchanges that will have a lasting effect onthe Jaycee movement and the brotherhood of man.

HOW TO GET STARTEDThe activities and functions of the state/country and

chapter/chapter programs will be very similar. The differ-ence will primarily be one of scope. As such, the stepsinvolved in starting these programs are essentially the samefor the state and chapter.Step One: Establish Partners in Brotherhood Committee.

This program should be treated with the somemanagement principles as any other Jaycee project. The useof a Chairman's Planning Guide will help insure a successfulprogram.Step Two: Partner Selection.

On the chapter leve!, this process should be coordin-ated through the state organization to prevent unnecessaryduplication. Each state's Community Development vice pres-ident and service center has on address list of the notionalorganizations and chapters located within the prime targetarea of the Caribbean, Central America and SouthAmerica. likewise, each state should coordinate the selec-tion of its partner country through The U.S. Jaycees Interna-tional Affairs program manager. If a state or chapter desiresto establish a partnership outside the prime target area,they can contact The U.S. Jaycees International Affairsprogram manager for assistance.Step Three: Determination of Basic Portners~,ip Activities.

The committee should develop an outl ine of act ivitiesthat will effectively ini tiate the partnership. It i s recommended that these initial activitie, be weighed towards exchang-ing of background information to enable all parties tobecome familiar with each other. Such information mightinclude:

o Plans of Action Rosters and/or Administrotive Guides Newsletters and/or Publications Project Reports Meeting Minutes Biographical Sketches of Officers Background information on state, city or com.munity (available from Chambers of Com-merce, tourism boards, trovel agencies)

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