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Volume 1, Issue 1
January 2008

Make a difference day 2007

Saturday, October 27, 2007
marked the National Day of
Doing Good– National
Make a Difference Day. This
is a nationwide challenge to
step up and volunteer in
your community. Organiza-
tions nationwide choose
projects or events to better
their communities and
“ make a difference.” JCI
Lancaster– Lancaster Area
Jaycees has been hosting an
annual food drive for several
years as part of Make a Dif-
ference Day. This year we
hosted the event in front of
Kroger on Memorial Drive.
Despite the cold and wind,
we had a great turnout in
canned and boxed goods,
exceeding our totals from
last year, donating 501 food
items and $80.00 in cash
donation to our local Com-
V i s i t f ro m i n t e r n at i o n a l v i c e
munity Action Agency in
Lancaster. We offered a kids
fun zone as part of the event
and WLRY 88.9FM broad-
casted live at the event. The
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
came out to the event and
interviewed members who
were present. Hopefully you
all got a chance to check out
the article and pictures in
the paper! Mark your calen-
dars next year to participate
in this rewarding event!
LANCASTER CITY
MAYOR VISITS OUR
FEBRUARY 2007 BUSI-
NESS MEETING
On February 7, 2007, our local
Mayor Dave Smith came to
our business meeting to dis-
cuss things we could do as a
chapter to get involved in the
community. His suggestions
were taken into consideration
and will be utilized in 2008. He
was motivating and inspired
the chapter to get involved in
the community! It was an
honor to have our mayor join
us and we look forward to
projects he suggested we
participate in.
Inside this issue:
Job Fair and Teen Expo 2
Adopt-a-Family 2
Dog Shelter Supply 2
Lancaster Festival Days 3
Special Olympics 3
Summer Tours 3
Charter Night 4
• Don’t forget! Mark your
calendars for Jan 26th for
our 4th Annual Charter
Night at the Lancaster
Inn. RSVP by Jan 15th
• Show your Love– Dog
Shelter Supply Drive will
be held on Feb 9th–
donate items and show
some love

p r e s i d e n t, Wo l f g a n g W i n k l e r
It all started with a text mes-
sage and 2 days to prepare.
We had a visitor coming to
town! Wolfgang Winkler,
Junior Chamber Interna-
tional Vice President was
visiting the state of Ohio and
was stopping by Lancaster.
With the help of Kevin
Combs, Community and
Individual VP 2007, we had
an agenda for his day visit.
Radio and TV visits, meeting
the Mayor and City Council
members, the Dean of Ohio
University– Lancaster, catch-
ing “Transformers” with
Robin, checking out Best
• We’re on MYSPACE–
come check out our
Buy, then ending the day page:
with the Lancaster Festival www.myspace.com/
and selling glow necklaces
jcilancaster—add us as a
to the community– needless
to say, it was a very hectic
friend!
day! It was an honor and
privilege to have him visit
our chapter for the day! A
memorable moment for us.
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Adopt-a-family
The smiles on their
faces were priceless.
You had to be there
to experience the
overwhelming feel-
ings of gratitude as
we dropped off gifts
to our Adopt-a-
Family recipients.
We provided Christmas gifts and dinner
to a single mother and her 15 year old
stepdaughter that she cares for. We
also provided gifts for a 9 year old girl,
whose father is out of work and was
living with relatives of Kimberly Valen-
tine. Kimberly, Kevin, and Dustyn spent
a snowy morning at Walmart on De-
cember 15th selecting items for our
families, along with our Junior Jaycees–
David and Lanette. It was quite an ad-
venture! Needless to say! We spent the
J o b Fa i r a n d T e e n E x p o
In March 2007, members of the Lancas-
ter Area Jaycees set up a booth at Ohio
University Lancaster as part of the Job
Fair and Teen Expo hosted by Job and
Family Services. We did have some po-
tential members sign
up on our informa-
tion sheet, but unfor- Look for upcoming information about the
tunately they did not 2008 Job Fair in your February
pan out for this year.
We look forward to newsletter!
the upcoming year
D o g s h e lt e r s u p p ly d r i v e
On Saturday December 15th, we took
supplies to the Fairfield County Humane
Society that were donated from com-
munity members. We set up two collec-
tion sites for donations, thanks to Alicia
La Follette, at Ultimate Look I and II sa-
lons. We had a great turnout in dona-
tions and the Humane Society was ex-
tremely grateful. We will be sponsoring
another dog shelter supply drive on
February 9, 2008 at the Fairfield County
afternoon wrapping presents, thanks to
Robin, who showed up with bags full of
items to give to the recipients. We had a
wonderful time putting everything to-
gether and appreciate all that was do-
nated. The families were extremely
thankful for giving them the Christmas
they almost didn’t have.
and the next Job Fair for potential
members to sign up. We will supplying
new brochures and showing off recent
photos of events and projects we have
done in the last year. Hope to see you
all in March!
Dog Shelter, next to the Humane Soci-
ety, where community members can
drop off items for donations. We should
also have location sites, like Ultimate
Look, for people to drop off at also. The
shelter is always looking for blankets,
towels, bleach, food, bowls, or mone-
tary donations. Mark your calendars
and show your love this Valentine sea-
son!
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2007
YOUR 2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kevin R. Combs– President
Robin Bethel– Chairperson of the Board
Kimberly Valentine– Treasurer
Dustyn Dancy– Secretary
Lea Carrigan– State Director
DON’T FORGET!
January Business Meeting will be held
this Wednesday, January 9th at 7pm–
at Donato’s Pizza on 920 W.Fair Avenue
OFFICERS
MEETING
January’s Officer
Meeting will be held at Roosters at
6:30pm on Wednesday, January 30th!
LOTS TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP
ACADEMY Kevin R.Combs attended the
LOTS training on Saturday January 5th–
for President Training– he is excited to
serve you as 2008 President. He was
also recognized at LOTS for being se-
lected as one of seven representatives
from Ohio that will be traveling to Tulsa
Oklahoma for Leadership Academy.
Kevin is looking forward to the trainings
and networking with other Jaycees
from across the nation.
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Lancaster festival
This years Lancaster Festival was
held the week of July 19-28. We
worked three nights at the festi-
val selling glow necklaces. One
of the nights we were assisted by
International Vice President
Wolfgang Winkler. Our sales to-
taled over $300 with the help of
members of our chapter, chap-
ter visitors Joe Callison, Kristi Chil-
cote, and Carrie Montgomery,
along with Wolfgang. We also
spent a Saturday of the festival
working the Festival Fair Day for
children. Kevin and Kimberly
managed the Bounce House
most of the day, with other
members– while Dustyn helped
with the Flower Pounding Sta-
tion. We enjoyed watching Elea-
nor Hood, a director of the Festi-
val, run around on her golf cart,
we kept calling her “Hot Rod”. It
was a fun day for the children
and we were glad to be a part
of it. Lancaster Festival ended
with a bang, Jo Dee Messina,
country artist singing her hit
songs– Kevin and Dustyn at-
tended the concert and ended
the week with some good tunes.
We look forward to this years up-
coming festival and hope it
won’t rain again!!

S p e c i a l O ly m p i c s 2 0 0 7
In May 2007, we participated in the
Special Olympics held in Amanda, OH
at Amanda Clearcreek High School.
Despite the heat, members Kimberly
Valentine, Kevin Combs, Dustyn Dancy,
and Robin Bethel came out to help
manage the softball throw section of
the Olympics. Along with those mem-
“Special Olympics would not exist today– and
could not have been created-without the time,
energy, and commitment, and enthusiasm of
its volunteers.”– www.specialolympics.org
smiling faces and help those with spe-
cial needs in such a glorious event. It is
a rewarding experience. Mark your cal-
endars this year and if you make it to
any event, make it Special Olympics!

bers, we had a few potential members

join in the fun. It was great to see the

Wat e r p l a n t a n d o h i o s tat e h o u s e to u r s
In June and July of 2007, we decided to
explore our local community and reach
out to state level by taking tours of the
Division of Water located in Lancaster
and the Ohio Statehouse located in
downtown Columbus. Both tours were
big turnouts, attracting nearly 10 mem-
bers to both tours. The tours were infor-
mative and gave us insight into the
community and state in which we live
in.
JCI LANCASTER– LANCASTER AREA JAYCEES

P.O. Box 973

Lancaster, OH 43130

Dustyn Dancy– Secretary and Newsletter Editor The Jaycee Creed

E-mail: jcilancaster@hotmail.com
We Believe:
That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to
Taking Care of Business in human life;
2008!
That the brotherhood of man transcends the
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sovereignty of nations;
That economic justice can best be won by free
Check us out on the web: men through free enterprise;
www.lancasterareajaycees.org
That government should be of laws rather than of
and myspace.com/jcilancaster
men;
That earth’s great treasure lies in human
We are part of the Chamber of Commerce now!! In personality;
December 2007, we became a member of the
Chamber of Commerce–
Commerce– you can find our events And that service to humanity is the best work of
listed on their home page! This is a step in the right
direction, involving our local community members life.
with our chapter and events. Check it out!
-Authored by C. William Brownfield

4th annual Charter night 2008

JCI Lancaster-Lancaster Area Jaycees her contributions to the Annual Special
4th Annual Charter Night will be held Olympics held in Amanda, Ohio. These
on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at the special members of our community will
Lancaster Inn, located at 1858 N. Me- be presented with an appreciation
morial Drive, in Lancaster. The event plaque and dinner with us! We hope
will be held from 6pm- midnight. The that you all mark this important event in
cost is $15.00 per person, which in- your calendar and RSVP to reserve your
cludes a buffet dinner, with dessert, spot. You can contact Kevin R. Combs at
soda, tea, or punch. Any additional bev- 740-205-2209 or Kimberly Valentine at
erages can be brought into the event. 740-215-6835. Lets get the party started
Attire is business casual. Please RSVP for for 2008 and dance the night away!!
this event by January 15th. After Janu-
ary 15th, the cost will be $20.oo. This
year we are doing something a little
different, along with swearing in our
new officers, we will be honoring two
local community members for their out-
standing contributions to our commu-
nity. This year, officers selected Carol
Wagner from the Community Action
Food Pantry and Diane Bresler of the
Amanda Clearcreek School District for