U-C US NL 5th Edition

Issue 5 U-C US NEWSLETTER

Effective Communication

JCI DC National Convention

October 2015 UPCOMING EVENTS

Introduction Dear guest, members, and senators,

By means of this newsletter we would like to share

with you all that the organization of JCI UC has been

and will be doing throughout the course of this year.

This is the fifth edition of our bulletin named after

U-C US, which is a combination of our name and

slogan “JCI U-C US CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE. It is

the intention to distribute a newssheet on a bi-

monthly basis. In case you missed out one of our

events, meetings, or trainings you will be able to

easily catch up thanks to this new initiative.

This year is another great opportunity to continue

with the JCI movement by creating even greater

impact within our community, as well as

internationally, and hopefully around the world.

Hence we cannot stop investing in ourselves. To

become day by day a better leader than yesterday

we certainly believe that one must:

LEARN AND LEAD

“U-C US

creating positive

change.”

Vision

To be the leading global network of young active

citizens.

Mission

To provide development opportunities that

empower young people to create positive change.

Values

We believe…

That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to

human life,

That the brotherhood of man transcends the

sovereignty 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.

“There is no path to peace.

Peace is the path”

Mahatma Ghandi

“We R One.” UC Family


GMM July 2015 On Thursday - the 30th of July, 2015 the JCI UC

family met for their 7th General Membership

Meeting (GMM) at Floris Suite Hotel. Likewise

our traditional monthly gatherings we had a

packed program for this particular evening.

In-between all the business points on the

agenda for the night, we had the honor and

pleasure to welcome a new member among us

namely, Priscilla Tyrol. We are very proud to

have gained the trust of this dynamic young

leader, who opt to join our organization to make

the impact of creating positive change, even

bigger.

Money Laundering Money Laundering was the topic of the night during our one-hour seminar

session. It was without any doubt another interesting subject given by member

Naesha Zunder. She was the next member in-line who grabbed the opportunity

with both hands to share her knowledge with fellow members through an

“Empty Your Cup” session.

BY JCI UC Member Naesha Zunder

UC Spotlight

UC Spotlight is the recent approach that has

been implemented as a strategic way to

acknowledge the dedication and efforts of our

members put into all of our projects and

activities. Hopefully, to further encourage them

to continue with the excellent job done and to

reassure that their hard work will not go

unnoticed. Hence, the July UC Spotlight goes to

the committee of JCI UC’s Family Day Cookout,

which consists of: Jo-Anne Krips, Melwin Smith,

Roxanne Martis, and Shamir Welvaart.

Other Businesses

Our President extended her support to the

Immediate Past President Melissa Corea

throughout the new journey she is about to

take as a trainer. On behalf of UC Madam

President wish her all the best and

acknowledge her potential to make it

successfully in her new career path.

2015 JCI Dutch Caribbean

National Convention

Last but not least, the assembly together with

the board were enlighten about the latest

progress regarding the upcoming 2015 JCI

Dutch Caribbean National Convention. UC is

extremely thankful to 2015 NC Director

Caresse Jantji for her visit to share the details

and at the same time encourage members to

experience our 2015 National Convention. To

the 2015 NC Committee we wish you nothing

but the best with all the preparations.

GMM Info (Every last Thursday of the month.)

Place: Floris Suite Hotel Time: 19:30

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“We are ONE” campaign is to merely publicize

in a creative and illustrative manner our values

and how the involvement of the community

makes it possible to create an even bigger

impact. This movement covers the following

aspects:

To publicize different pictures of JCI UC

that reflects each one of our values.

To embrace non-members that volunteers

into one or more of our projects.

To show gratitude to small and big

donations from people and companies.

The campaign started in the month of July

2015. Since then we have covered the two first

sentence of our values. In July we started with:

“We believe that faith in God gives meaning

and purpose to human life.” In August we

focused on the second line stating: “The

brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty

of nations.”

For each month we conducted an activity in

combination with the pictures. In the first

month we invited pastor Raimy of House of

Worship to bless the organization by sharing

some inspiring and encouraging words. During

the second month we shed lights on the many

project we have realized in the past, thanks

team efforts of all UC members. Hence we have

included a special page dedicated to each

project we had until now. (Read page 6)

CAMPAIGN

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The greatest power lies in the brotherhood of man, only by joining forces will we create a positive

change in our personal lives, community and around the world.

This organization shall refrain from sectarian or religious activities. The concept of “God” in the context

of the JCI Creed is to be interpreted according to one’s own religious belief.


The session of this month was booked for our newly acquainted collaborator, Curaçao

Tourist Board (CTB).

CTB was well represented by Ms. Raquel Trenidad and Mr. Dino Daal. Both have many

experience working at CTB. The duo gave an amplified presentation about the development

of tourism of Curaçao over the last eight years as well as the challenges the organization

faces. The enduring growth in this sector inflicts at times drastic changes that requires

creative thinking solutions to solve the numerous dilemmas that once did not exist but now

does occur.

GMM August 2015

General Membership

Meeting

Thursday - August 27th, 2015 the

White Room of Floris Suite Hotel was

the place to be for our 8th General

Membership Meeting. It was another

interesting meeting where fellow

members of JCI IOBA and guests of

Curaçao Tourist Board enlighten us

about upcoming trainings and the

latest development about Curacao's

tourism.

The meeting started with the

invocation conducted by member Ryan

Laveist. Afterwards board members

were given the floor to present their

Board Reports to the assembly. Next

we had a quite a few projects on the

agenda to discuss, these were mainly:

Feria di Konosementu (Final report)

Family Day Cookout (Final report)

Fun Info Night New!

The Golden Voice of Tourism

Youth Congress (Ongoing)

UC Teambuilding Weekend

Presentation

Other Business

Senator Melinda Domacassé was

present to give a brief presentation

regarding the Corporate Executive

Training, organized by JCI Dutch

Caribbean.

One Hour Seminar

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https://www.facebook.com/florissuitehotel

https://www.facebook.com/curacao.tourism


JCI UC’s Family Day Cookout

JCI UC’s Family Day Cookout was organized for

the second consecutive time. Thanks to the

committee members (Member: J.Krips,

M.Smith, R.Martis, and S.Welvaart) whom

worked hard to realize this day, relatives of UC

members had a chance to bond even more with

their loved ones and fellow members.

It was certainly a super fun day. Two groups

were formed (male VS female) and were given

a basket with secret ingredients. Both groups

had to prepare lunch by using only what was in

their basket. The ladies prepared Hawaiian

chicken while the gentlemen cooked stew

meat. During the cooking challenge, longtime

member Roxanne Martis served

mouthwatering fried fishes for appetizer. To

keep it short this day was a SUCCESSFUL day

with the FAMILY.

In collaboration with Curaçao Tourist Board

we of JCI United Citizens of Curaçao had the

pleasure to be part of the project: The

Golden Voice of Tourism Youth Congress.

A discussion competition were local

youngsters aged 14-17 can share their ideas

and thoughts in the tourism sector.

The Golden Voice of Tourism Youth

Congress competition took place in the first

week of September. All participants partook

in two rounds in which three topics were

presented together with one mystery topic.

The topics from which the candidates could

have chosen are:

Voluntourism

Greening Events in Tourism

Filmed Induced Tourism

We are extremely happy to announce the

winner, Johannah Rosaria, a young dynamic,

joyful, and courageous lady. Upcoming

October 23rd, 2015 she will be representing

Curaçao at the Caribbean Tourism Congress.

Mr. Danny Evers, Managing Director at I AM

Recruitment Services & Solutions, did it once

again! He managed without much effort to

exceed our expectations once more and

make the four-hour-session look like a lot

shorter.

The training was held on a Saturday

afternoon, to be precise, on July 18th, 2015 at

the: I AM training facility located in Saliña.

We had approximately ten participants. Each

one of them open up about their own day-to-

day challenges regarding planning and

prioritizing their life and work/business

activities. Danny discussed many aspects that

should be taken into account in order to be

more productive. He spoke about among

others, stress management, mind mapping

and showed an inspiring video called Jar of Life.

We are very thankful to all who attended this

training, you guys made the learning

experience even more interesting. Stay tuned

for upcoming trainings, we will have more

affordable trainings JUST FOR YOU.

Training,

Socials,

&Projects

Time Management

By Danny Evers

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2015 JCI UC Teambuilding Weekend

18-19-20 September 15

D&I Business Support Services.

JCI UC’s WEEKEND TEAMBUILDING

Last weekend starting from Friday – September 18th, members of JCI UC attended for the second year JCI UC’s Weekend Teambuilding event at Bandabou. The committee consisted of:

Member Naesha Zunder

Member Melwin Smith

Member Shanto Quirindongo

Member Jo-Anne Krips

Treasurer Luigi Louisa

VP Shurlette Connor

VP Vanja Wanga

The three days event aim was solely to

strengthen the bond between members.

The organization really values the

contribution of each member. Without the

hands-on attitude of our members it would

have been very difficult to realize and

finalize our projects with great success.

Furthermore, we know how intense it may

become throughout a project period and

the many challenges one may have to face.

Hence, it is very important to organize at

least once a year teambuilding sessions

where members can have a chance to know

each other a little bit better. In order to be

more understanding when working in

teams in forthcoming projects.

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As we are reaching the end of another

exceptional calendar year, we would like to

take a moment to look back at all of the

milestones achieved throughout the years. We

have been in touch with several past project

leaders who were open to share with us their

experience directing a project. I hope you do

enjoy reading these unique and inspiring

thoughts as much as we did.

2015 Treasurer Luigi Louisa

“I had the opportunity to direct two projects.

Both times were projects for fundraisings.

During the first one namely, JCI UC Breakfast

Extravaganza, I was a little bit afraid that

things may get out of control since it was my

very first time directing a project. We had to do

groceries, preparation, and packaging work. I

had to plan how we were supposed to complete

these tasks. However, I chose not to ask anyone

for help and thought I could have done all of the

work by myself. Nevertheless, the workload was

heavier than expected. Fortunately, member

offered willingly assistance with all of the

activities and made the process faster and fun.

Learned Lesson: It’s okay to accept a helping

hand and trust that the person will do a good

job. In regards to my second project, JCI UC

Health Awareness Day, leading was a lot easier

and practical this time. The objective of the

event was to provide participants with a

workout (CrossFit Willemstad), a lecture

(Rachna Blom), and a healthy breakfast

(Sophros). I had assembled a team to help me

out. We had an upright teamwork from the

start. I was able to improve my delegating skills,

and it turned out better than what I have

expected. After we had our plan of action in

place, we contacted potential sponsors and

partners, and made the necessary agreements.

On the day of the event the committee was glad

that all UC members showed up to support and

help out with the program. What is even more

satisfying is that all participants enjoyed the

day and are eager for a second one. Our

partners also did an excellent job which

certainly contributed to the totality of the day.

On the event date all members were

involved with all the final touches and sale of

some tickets. That evening when we received

the boat it was literally all hands on deck to

finish decoration on time. The party turned

out to be even better than expected with a

very engaged crowd and energetic

entertainment. We had no other choice but

to supply the growing the demand for a

repetition. Pirates of the Caribbean was the

concept of the second improved boat party,

which made it much easier than the first boat

party and more members available to sell

tickets. The result were as expected a

bigger better fun filled boat party. Satisfied

customers left the boat with a night to

remember. Now the only question left is will

there be a tree peat of this party by the JCI

UC? Well that is the million dollar question.

Member Shurlette Connor

“As director of 2013 National Convention I

have certainly learned a few golden keys that

one could implement in order to direct a

successful project as well as some areas of

opportunities for personal development.

Golden Keys to a successful project

- Communication ~ communicate to the

committee and inform others on the

development of the project.

- Commitment ~ Commit to do the assigned

task as agreed

- Delegate ~ As project leader you should be

able to delegate tasks

- Teamwork ~ Others active input is very

important

Opportunities:

- Leadership ~ Increase leadership skills

- Planning & Execution ~ Learning to plan and

execute the project properly

- Public speaking ~ Work on the ability to

speak in front of public

- Networking ~ Get the opportunity to

network with others”

We hope you enjoyed the behind the scenes

with our past project leaders. The results of

our projects truly shows the degree of

impact we as organization have created out

there. Hence we will continuously shed lights

on our projects, and the individuals behind it.

Member Naesha Zunder

“Feria di Konosementu. I was assigned as the

Project Director of this project. At the start I

hesitated to take this challenge as it was a

little intimidating. After speaking with Ms.

Silvetty de la Paz who was the Board member

in charge of this project, she motivated me to

take on this challenge through her words of

wisdom and encouragement, her helpful tips

and great support. By leading this project I

learned how important it is to get to know

the individuals you work with in order to

ensure that the duties and responsibilities for

the project are assigned to the right person.

Along the way I encountered some obstacles,

but I now see that they also contribute to the

learning experience. At the end of the day as

a team we all were aiming for the same

result which was to have a Successful Project.

We knew we achieved this by the smile on

the face of the participants and the words of

gratitude and positive feedback received. It

took a lot of patience, perseverance and

determination, but now I can look back with

proud to yet another achievement on my

road of Personal Growth.”

Member Shamir Welvaart

“The JCI UC Boat Party started with this one

brilliant idea: let’s organize a party that is

different. After brain storming we came to the

idea of taking on the boat party concept and

make it A JCI UC out of the ordinary party. We

selected a date near the queen’s date and

created a concept around this

event, Kings and Queens boat party. First and

most important was to find the right boat for

this party. We went shopping and found that

the Miss Ann was our best option. However

the price was higher than we expected which

was a factor that pushed us to be even more

creative and resourceful. Considering the

large pool of DJ's choosing just one can be a

hard task we chose to go with our gut and

chose for DJ Atley which turned to be a great

success, here after he hosted various other JCI

events. Part of being resourceful was selling

tickets with only free advertising through our

members which resulted to have some

challenges. The members reached out to

friends, colleagues and fellow JCI members

with this great new concept of a boat party.

JCI UC’s Project Showcase

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With more or less three weeks left for this year’s National Convention we still want to

encourage those who did not had a chance to register or perhaps are still doubtful, to

please do not hesitate to register. This weekend promises to be without question, a great

occasion to interact with other leaders within different sector of our society. The

committee has done an excellent job in putting together a program with a huge variety of

trainings by local and international trainers (Mr. Steven Martina, Mr. Adam Bonarek, and

Ms. Sueena Francisco).

In addition to our projects, trainings are

extremely important. Hence, the organization

does all there is in its power to keep providing

development opportunities to all and sundry,

especially when it comes to empowering

leaders that will eventually create a positive

change. Our next training is given by Mr. Elton

Villareal, fellow member of JCI IOBA.

Date : Tue – September 29th, 2015

Time : 18:00 – 20:00

Price : Naf. 10.00 p.p

Place : JCC (Kwartier)

All who believe in constant self-education, are

welcome to be part of this training. For more

information or registration contact us at:

[email protected]

2015 JC Dutch Caribbean Effective Communication National Convention

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