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Membership meetings take place bi-monthly.
Upcoming Events
Toys for Tots Party Join us Thursday, December 15th at 5:30 pm at the Black River Valley Club (BRVC) for our annual Toys for Tots party. We need volunteers to help with crafts, registration, and more. In addition we need volunteers to sort the toys the night before on the 14th starting at 4:30 pm at the BRVC. Email, watertownjaycees@gmail.com if you are interested in helping out on either night. Past Activities: Young Professional Winners Announced The Greater Watertown Jaycees, in partnership with the Jefferson-Lewis Workforce Investment Board and the Jefferson County Job Development Corporation, are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Young Professionals Awards. This year’s recipients are Dr. Kelli J. Thesier, Ms. Nicole Caldwell, and Dr. Jason F. White. View our pictures from the event Emerge NNY Scholarships for High School Seniors Leading the youth of the North Country toward a brighter future by helping to provide access to higher education is a job for the entire community to embrace. As always, the Jaycees are up to the challenge; we are awarding a $500 Scholarship this year, to two deserving local High School Seniors.Our winners this year, 2011, are David Crowder from Ogdensburg Free Academy and Brittany Hobart from Indian River High School. Congratulations to both of these exemplary students. Read the the full press release Emerge NNY is a summit for young professionals organized by the Watertown Jaycees and held annually since 2006. The core principles of Emerge NNY are to: Encourage creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and innovation in the North Country, Empower those who wish to impact the direction in which the area advances, Embolden those who don’t believe that they have a voice, Excite young professionals who live and work in the Northern New York region, Enact a new way of thinking about what we as young professionals can accomplish in our community. Emerge NNY 2011 Thank you to everyone that participated in Emerge NNY this year. We look forward to next year's event. Let us know if you have any feedback, email us at watertownjaycees@gmail.com Young Professional Awards In partnership with the JCJDC and the WIB, we are recognizing three distinct regional leaders under 40 years of age in three categories: Civic, Business, and Arts/Culture/Entertainment. Read about 2010 winners - Jennifer Hodge, Jamie Mayer & Katie Taylor YP past winners include: 2007 Doreen Garrett – Otis Technology, Inc. – Business 2008 Eric King – Installation Transportation Officer, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Drum – Business 2009 Brian Scott – Institutional Pharmacy Services for Kinney Drugs – Business Proudly Sponsored by: Other Documents: Draft Community Engagement Note Toys for Tots Party In December 2009 and 2010, the Jaycees we held our second annual Toys for Tots party at the Black River Valley Club. The children will met Santa Claus and Clifford the Big Red Dog.High Rolling for a Cause - 1920s Style in 2009 & 2010 the Jaycees held our new signature event, High Rolling for a Cause, at the Black River Valley Club. Thank you for all attending, it was very successful, we were able to raise $3,500 for the North Country Children's Clinic in 2009 and $2000 for the North Country Arts Council in 2010.
Professional Speaker Series
A big Thank You for those who attended the PSS meeting featuring Dave Zembiec from the Tug Hill Commission. Dave promised to follow up to his presentation with materials for those interested. If you want to learn about the Capital Corridor and what this means to the North Country, please visit www.thecapitalcorridor.com. The following are three articles in PDF format that Dave suggested to the group: All Development Is Not Created Equal Sustainability & Property Rights Smart Growth Trends  Outstanding Young New Yorker Scholarship
Leading the youth of the North Country toward a brighter future by helping to provide access to higher education is a job for the entire community to embrace. As always, the Greater Watertown Jaycees are up to the challenge. We are participating in the 2009 New York State Jaycees' "Outstanding Young New Yorker" scholarship program. Our 2009 winner is Ashley Oxenford from Lyme Central School. Ashley was awarded her $500 Scholarship at the annual YP Day in May of 2009. The Watertown Jaycees are able to participate in this program due to the support of Watertown Savings Bank, Pine Cleaners, and Wal-Mart of LeRay. Congratulations to Ashley for all her hard work and great application. The 2008 Outstanding Young New Yorker (OYNY) Winner was Benjamin Peak from Belleville Henderson Central School. Ben was the recipient of our local $500 Scholarship that we awarded The 2007 Outstanding Young New Yorker (OYNY) Winner was Caitlin Simard from Brantingham, NY, within the South Lewis School District. Caitlin was the recipient of our local $500 Scholarship. Thank you to several local business for helping the Watertown Jaycees support this scholarship program in 2008 - Pine Cleaners and Bolton's Pharmacy. We appreciate your help.
E-Updates
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