Lansing Jaycees Juice 4/24/2013

Lansing Jaycees

Empty Plates Dinner and Auction- Volunteers Needed!

04/25/2013
Volunteers are needed for the Empty Plates event!

Bowl for Kids' Sake
04/26/2013
Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids' Sake 2013

Relay Committee Meeting while Supporting Bowling for Kid's Sake
04/26/2013
Relay meeting. Discussing 5K and on site sales for day of event.

Impression 5 Visit
04/27/2013
A family event at Impression 5 Science Center

Susan G. Komen Face Painting
04/28/2013
Support Breast Cancer Awareness and fundraising by painting faces at their Race for a Cure!

Board of Directors Meeting
04/29/2013
This is the monthly meeting of the 2013 Lansing Jaycees Board of Directors. The meeting is required for all board members and open to any general member that would like to learn more about the Board or present material for Board consideration.

General Membership Meeting
05/07/2013
Our General Membership meetings occur the first Tuesday of each month (except July) at Trippers in Frandor starting at 7 PM with a social hour starting at 6 PM. The meeting is open to all members and anyone interested in learning about the Lansing Jaycees. I hope to see you there!

Michigan Jaycees May Leadership Conference
05/10/2013- 05/12/2013
Join the Michigan Jaycees for the 2013 May Leadership Conference in Muskegon May 10 through May 12.

Knitting Circle
05/14/2013
Come join your fellow Jaycee members in our Knitting Circle. All skill levels are welcome.

Books & Beverages 5.0
05/17/2013

World Expo of Beer -- Frankenmuth
05/17/2013- 05/18/2013
Help out both the Lansing Jaycees and the Frankenmuth Jaycees by pouring beer at the World Expo of Beer!

East Lansing Art Festival Face Paint
05/18/2013
Face painting at the East Lansing Art Festival! All details are not arranged as the people running the event will be in contact with me in late April.

East Lansing Art Festival Face Paint
05/19/2013
Face painting at the East Lansing Art Festival! All details are not arranged as the people running the event will be in contact with me in late April.

Board of Directors Meeting
05/20/2013
This is the monthly meeting of the 2013 Lansing Jaycees Board of Directors. The meeting is required for all board members and open to any general member that would like to learn more about the Board or present material for Board consideration.

Haunted Committee Meeting
05/22/2013
Come to brainstorm about possible ways for the Jaycees to celebrate the Halloween season.

Knitting Circle
05/28/2013
Come join your fellow Jaycee members in our Knitting Circle. All skill levels are welcome.

7th Annual Hawk Island Triathlon
06/02/2013
We are gathering volunteers to help with this event!

General Membership Meeting
06/04/2013
Our General Membership meetings occur the first Tuesday of each month (except July) at Trippers in Frandor starting at 7 PM with a social hour starting at 6 PM. The meeting is open to all members and anyone interested in learning about the Lansing Jaycees. I hope to see you there!

Relay for Life
06/07/2013- 06/08/2013

Texas Hold'em - June
06/10/2013- 06/12/2013

Knitting Circle
06/11/2013
Come join your fellow Jaycee members in our Knitting Circle. All skill levels are welcome.

Board of Directors Meeting
06/24/2013
This is the monthly meeting of the 2013 Lansing Jaycees Board of Directors. The meeting is required for all board members and open to any general member that would like to learn more about the Board or present material for Board consideration.

Knitting Circle
06/25/2013
Come join your fellow Jaycee members in our Knitting Circle. All skill levels are welcome.

Are you finally happy that the snow is *mostly* gone and are you itching for an opportunity to get outside and get active? Then the Lansing Jaycees Softball Team might be the right thing for you!

The games will be played on Monday evenings, but the exact dates have not been released yet.  There would also be regular practices, but that schedule should be worked out once the team has shaped up.

If you are interested, or have any questions, don't hesitate to contact either Melissa Horste, Nick Halpin, or Membership Vice President Charlie Root --  email addresses for all three are listed below.

Contact Information:

Melissa:  melissa.emily.horste@gmail.com
Nick:  jnickhalpin@gmail.com
Charlie: croot80@gmail.com

The East Lansing Art Festival is quickly coming up and we could use help with volunteers for face painting!

You don't have to be a world class artist to help out with this event, as just have a bit of paint on their faces makes children attending the festival happy.

If you can help out for a few hours on either Saturday, May 18 or Sunday, May 19, please contact Community Development Vice President Ruthi Dake at: ruthilovesyou87@gmail.com.

We'll gladly take non-members as volunteers too, so if you have a friend/family member who would enjoy the event, feel free to put them in touch with Ruthi, or pass along their name and contact information to her.

Hope you can sign up to help with this event!

This coming Friday (April 26) three brave souls will be "Bowling For Kids' Sake" to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Michigan Capital Region.

So far, Charlie Root, Angela Fossi and Lauren Leeds have raised $372 to help Big Brothers Big Sisters make matches between Littles and their Bigs.

Having a mentor in your life as a young child can make a tremendous impact. For example, did you know that 67 percent of former Littles surveyed agree that their Big played a role in their decision to attend college? Any donation amount will help Big Brothers Big Sisters make a difference in the lives of countless local children.

You can pick a team member, or just make a general team donation, and make a donation here.

Lauren Leeds

The Lansing Jaycees have set a lofty goal of raising $5,000 for the Relay for Life of Lansing coming up on Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8.

I Relay for my father-in-law, who was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer six years ago. When my husband and I first got the news, I did what many people do and went straight to the American Cancer Society (ACS) website to read about and learn more about what he and our family would be facing. It was difficult to learn that the five-year survival rate for his type of cancer is 50 percent. Six years later, I'm happy to report that my father-in-law is in pretty good health and beat the odds. I Relay to help the ACS reach its goal of creating a world with more birthdays and ensure that this valuable resource will be available to people who receive a diagnosis in the future.

So, that's my reason to Relay, but I'd love to hear your's ...

So far, the Lansing Jaycees team has raised $1,440 and we could use your help, either as fellow team members or donors, to help meet our goal.

You can sign up to either join the fight or donate to a team member here.

If you are interested in dedicating/decorating a Luminaria for $10, feel free to contact any of the Lansing Jaycees on the team: Ruthi Dake, Angela Clock, Abby Siegel, Joe Kelly, Kris Dezelski, Lauren Leeds, Nicole Dezelski or Jill Blust.

Do you love good pizza? Then you don't want to miss an opportunity to win a $25 gift card to Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza!

All you have to do to be included in the drawing is to complete the member survey, which you can complete by following this link.

Filling out the survey should only take about 10-15 minutes and you could win delicious pizza for minimal effort!

Make sure to do your survey by Tuesday, May 7, as the winner will be drawn at the May General Membership Meeting (GMM). You do not have to be present to win/board members are not eligible to win.

If you cannot fill out the survey online, don't fret, hard copies will be available at the May GMM and if you complete it before the drawing is held near the end of the meeting, then you will be entered into the drawing.

Don't miss this chance to have a say in Chapter programming and win free pizza!