Projects
- Individual Development
This area of focus ensures that our members have access to all types of projects that would provide them with a firm basis for increasing their leadership and personal skills in diverse areas. These projects include and are not limited to: Career Management, Communication and Delegation Skills, Public Speaking, Persuading and Influencing, Parliamentary Procedure, and Computer and Software Training. Throughout the year, some personal development projects include: CPR and home repair as well as how to brew your own beer and wine tasting. Our members also have opportunities to work with a professional to update their resumes, challenge themselves with zip lining, team building, and chart their financial future.
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- Community Development
The Jaycees work hard to create positive change within the Greater Hartford Community. The CD program helps us to continue that tradition with such projects as building a new playscape for a school or park, holding a bake sale to support childhood hunger, working with Habitat for Humanity, running HOBY, a three-day youth leadership seminar for over 150 Connecticut high school sophomores, and bringing a group of our favorite special citizens on an outing. Our members hone their leadership and management skills by planning and running these projects. They set goals, work within a budget and manage communications and people. Many of our projects allow our members to interact with and support other local non-profit organizations.
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- Management Development
This area is where our members take what they have learned and put it into practice. Throughout the year, our members volunteer to do everything from helping new members get orientated to the organization and serving as leaders on our Board of Directors. These positions help them learn how to track not only their own leadership development, but also help our organization stay focused on the goals it has set. Through running a committee, chairing a project or holding a board position, you learn how to prioritize, motivate, make decisions, speak and write effectively, run meetings, set goals, organize and plan events, maintain budgets, manage volunteers and committees. Members also have the opportunity to help the chapter in the financial aspects by running a fundraiser for the chapter or by exploring different businesses through our business area. This includes networking and monthly chamber events.
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- Membership Development
This area focuses on recruiting new members into our organization while providing existing members events to attend to interact with other Jaycees. These events include Happy Hours, Sporting Event Game Nights and New Member Orientations.
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- State, United States and International Development
Embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed that states, "The brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations," this area provides an opportunity for individual members to contribute to the development of goodwill, understanding, and cooperation among all people. Events in this area would encompass all projects and programs that enhance a member's knowledge of different cultures and countries around the world.
Members of the Grater Hartford Jaycees are also members of Connecticut Jaycees, United States Jaycees and Junior Chamber international. Members are encouraged to attend state wide events, such as Board Weekends that include membership training, Speak-Up and Write-up. They also have the opportunity to visit or assist other Jaycee chapter around the state. This allows for networking and the ability to help in other communities. The United States Jaycees offer the opportunity to connect with Jaycees across the country. Members are able to participate in nationwide projects such as Relay for Life and Support our Troops. They offer training at their yearly board meetings that include How to Negotiate Effectively, Raising Your Online Visibility & Leveraging Your Business on the Internet and Membership recruitment. International projects such as World Congress where thousands of Jaycees from around the world gather at a different location each year such as Antalya, Turkey and New Delhi, India to attend special events and classes taught by distinguished instructors. Other International projects include cultural dinners and festivals.
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