Dear Fellow Jaycees,

Once again we have seen more devastation in the form of flooding in North Dakota. The Minot has been completely flooded and need our assistance. I ask you to look around your homes and office to see if you have any unused gift cards that you can donate to help these individuals restore and little bit of their lives. Below is a a portion of a letter from the President of the Minot Jaycees:

The Minot Area Jaycees are asking for hope, prayers, understanding and above all support. It is hard to just sit back and watch our homes be slowly taken from us. Until the damages are assessed the most helpful items would include: Meal and Gas Vouchers as well as grocery store and household goods.

As you can imagine it is quite expensive to eat out multiple times a day and when finances are already thin, things get tough. Our ommunity is blessed to have individuals open there homes to those in need but even then those saints are experiencing higher electricity, water, and food bills as well as the normal everyday household items like toilet paper. Before we can even begin to think about replacing furnaces, sheetrock, water heaters, and mold remediation we have to just focus on the now and get us through the next
few weeks in survival modewithout the things we are use to, without the ability to cook in our kitchens and relax on our sofa's or even comfort our animals because they have to be in shelters elsewhere far away from us. This is a very sad time for all the residents of Minot and we are hoping we can just survive it is all. I had the opportunity to volunteer at the Flood Hotline Call Center today and all I can say is I felt like I was playing a role in a movie - it was chaotic scary and very emotional. Phones were ringing nonstop and all we could tell people was get out of your house now, everything is replaceable but lives aren't. Sadly enough this is true but it doesn't mean it’s that easy to just walk away from your home. The one place of security and solitude you've had for a long time. Thank you for all of the support our Jaycees family gives us, we are truly blessed to know each and every one of you and I hope to one day meet you all.

Sincerely, President Minot Area Jaycees, Connie Lord

The US Jaycees Foundation is setting up a Disaster Relief account pursuant to the devastation that has battered the Minot Jaycees. You are requested to send a tax deductible donation to:

Mail to:
US Jaycees Foundation
Attention: Disaster Relief Program – Minot ND
P.O. Box 64
Jasper, IN 47547-0064

You may make an immediate donation on line by clicking here.

Please not we have not forgotten about the devastation caused by tonadoes in Joplin. MO and the Southeast US that ooccured in April and May as well. You may contribute to any of these funds by clicking the link above.

As a reminder, 100% of the funds received go directly to the grants which are provided to the North Dakota Jaycees in order to assist their communities in need. No administrative fees are assessed to the Disaster Relief Funds, so you can rest assured that very dollar donated will go to grants and will assist in the disaster relief.

Jaycees it is time we do what we do best – help those who need a hand to get back on their feet or maybe just a hand to dig out of a difficult situation. You have seen the pictures on the news – the time to act is NOW!!!

In the name of Jaycees everywhere - God Bless you all.

WE BELIEVE – That Service to Humanity is the BEST WORK of LIFE!

Raj Nadkarni
Chairman 2011
US Jaycees Foundation

Keep my voice steady and strong, the 28 year old reminded himself as he approached the podium to address the representation for 30 cities gathered in front of him. He had practiced public speaking for years by imitating voice recordings of renowned orators. He was good at it.

He'd have to be good to convince his audience that they could trun his dream into a reality.

The words came forward with confidence and passion. He outlined his vision to the delegates. They listened quietly, intently.

"In your hands lies the destiny of a great organization," the young man told them, his voice starting to rise with energy. "Let us build it to national recognition. Let us organize it in the interest of the young men for a greater America." He paused

"Let us not fail in this task!"

The hall erupted in ovation.

It was January 21, 1920, and young Henry Giessenbier, Jr. had just launched a national movement that would dramatically change and touch the very core of America for decades to come. The United States Junior Chamber was on its way.

It is now nearly a century later. The U.S. Jaycee Foundation has accepted the challenge to share the rich history and tradion of the U.S. Jaycee movement with its members, alumni and the public. To this end, we have begun to build here for you an archive of the US Junior Chamber. We hope to share the successes and challenges that have faced the organization over the years but more importantly to give you the chance to touch and feel the rich fabric of this truly unique organization that has spread into a worldwide movement.

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