Pennsylvania Jaycees Quarterly Newsletter

FIRST QUARTER

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PA Jaycees State Team

Here is the contact information for the PA Jaycees:


National Director Lorraine Voisard: PA@jciusa.org or info@pajci.com


IPP/COB Sheri Price: 814-591-9779 sherinprice@gmail.com


JCI USA NVP Morgan Tedder : 252-258-9220 mtedder@jciusa.org


Communications Director Summer Anderson: 814-590-5408 summery08@gmail.com


State Director/Advisor Amy Newton: 570-205-1871

anewton@ptd.net


State Advisor Peter Urscheler: 352-406-6085 purscheler@gmail.com



State Advisor Colleen Witman: 610-207-5436 colleenwitman@verizon.net


State Advisor Neil Hanes: 814-594-6056 nhanes12@yahoo.com


New Membership Dues Amount for PA Members


Beginning January 1st, 2025 membership dues for all regular members of the Pennsylvania Jaycees is now $38.00 per member. Please make sure you are reviewing your chapter invoices for accuracy.


The STATE is no longer collecting dues from members in an effort to assist chapters in recruitment and retention.


Any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact info@pajci.com

Membership Dues Renewals


In 2024 the state stopped billing and collecting dues from chapters. Each chapter/member is now responsible for logging into the JCI USA GLUE UP membership system to pay for their dues directly.

GlueUp LogIn


If you have any questions or need help with the GLUE UP system, please contact JCI USA Membership Director Joe Berry at jberry@jciusa.org ASAP. Don't let your membership drop, make sure you know your renewal date and how to log into system to renew members.

Member Benefits

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KEYSTONE HAPPENINGS


Beaver Area Jaycees


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KEYSTONE HAPPENINGS


Hanover Jaycees

6/7/2025



Rock on the Hill


Save the Date!

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KEYSTONE HAPPENINGS


Harleysville Jaycees

5/21/2025 to 5/24/2025



Country Fair Days


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KEYSTONE HAPPENINGS


Honesdale Area Jaycees

4/26/2025



Canoe Classic


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KEYSTONE HAPPENINGS


Upper Adams Jaycees

National Apple Harvest Festival Nominated for

USA Today's Best Specialty Food Festival

VOTE TODAY!!!!

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KEYSTONE HAPPENINGS


Upper Adams Jaycees

4/26/2025



Egg Hunt


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them in the KEYSTONE HAPPENINGS!!!

State and Local Chapter Impact Grants


The prime purpose and mission of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce Foundation is to support the JCI USA States and Chapters in serving their respective members and communities.


Healthy, growing States and Chapters provide a robust team of young leaders and volunteers to provide positive change to their home states and communities.


JCI USA States and Chapters may apply for grants for any project which improves the ability and talents of members or serves the community.



Increased membership, improved leadership skills and service to humanity are all available for Chapter Grants.

Apply

Eastern Institute: Annual Meeting April 2025 Hosted by the Delaware Jaycees

The Eastern Institute operates to provide a vehicle for the coordination, development and execution of the mutual political objectives of the Member States, which currently include Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.


The Institute provides an orderly process for the selection and election of candidates for national office and for the procurement of bids and appointments. It also provides a means for the dissemination of information pertaining to candidates, meeting sites, institute operation, bylaws and other matters relating to the USJC political system; and for the expression of opinions and exchange of ideas.


The Institute operates to create strong interstate relationships and for the development of cooperation and unity among its members.


Current Institute Leadership includes:

Chair: Jane Amend, NJ

Vice-Chair Internal: Jess Kling, MD

Vice-Chair External: Jennifer Ray, MD

Secretary/Treasurer: Amy Newton, PA

The PA Jaycees 2024 Year End Award Winners will be announced in the next edition of the Keystone Connection. Stay Tuned!!!

Miss an edition of the Newsletter? You can find all the past editions on the PA Jaycees website.

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The Alumni Membership is in its founding phase and will only accept 100 individuals at the Founding level.


What is an Alumni Member?

They are individuals who stay connected and give back to the organization.


They support the mission of JCI USA and its state/local organizations through mentorship and fundraising opportunities to ensure the future of the organization.

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JCI USA Website

JCI USA’S HIGHEST HONOR


Recognition programs are a fundamental part of the Jaycee movement. JCI USA has established an honor program,

which not only recognizes its own outstanding members past and present, but also allows a method of building and maintaining permanent records of our honored Ambassadors as part of the JCI USA heritage. Through this

program, the local, state, and national JCI USA organizations bestow upon their candidates the title of Ambassador,

the highest of JCI USA honors. The Ambassador Honor program supplies the recognition deserved by so many

outstanding past and present JCI USA members.


CRITERIA

In order for a JCI USA member to be considered for the honor, several guidelines have been established as far as a

candidate's qualifications.

1) The Ambassador honoree must display a record of outstanding service and involvement

2) The Ambassador honoree must have been a three-year member in good standing

3) The Ambassador honoree must have served one year on a local JCI USA Board of Directors or have served one year on a state Executive Committee.


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JCI'S HIGHEST HONOR


A JCI Senatorship is the highest honor which can be bestowed upon a current or past member by Junior Chamber International for outstanding service to the organization. It provides a unique means for recognizing a member’s outstanding achievements, and also confers upon that individual a “Life Membership” in Junior Chamber International, although this status does not exempt a member from paying regular membership dues.


A JCI Senatorship may be given to any local Junior Chamber member in appreciation of services rendered at any level of the organization, and is subject to the approval of the local, state, and national Presidents. Current local members must have a minimum of five years of membership before they may be nominated for a JCI Senatorship.

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PENNSYLVANIA JAYCEES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHES LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM


The Pennsylvania Jaycees Charitable Foundation recently approved the establishment of the Legacy Scholarship Program. The $1,000 scholarship award will support current and former members of the Pennsylvania Jaycees, their children, grandchildren, and legal dependents to pursue post-secondary education at the Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral Degree levels; as well as at accredited trade schools. The scholarship application and guidelines are being finalized and the initial award is planned for the 2026 – 27 academic year; with the application being available in the fall of 2025.


To find out more about the Legacy Scholarship program or make a donation to the support the Pennsylvania Jaycees Charitable Foundation in their efforts to offer chapter project grants and the scholarship program, please contact Michael Traczuk, President, Pennsylvania Jaycees Charitable Foundation (mtraczuk@ptd.net) or John Robinson, Legacy Scholarship Committee (john3607@ptd.net).



The Pennsylvania Jaycees Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization and donations are tax deductible.

Pennsylvania Jaycee Charitable Foundation Grants


The Pennsylvania Jaycee Education Corporation's purpose is to perform charitable, religious, scientific, or educational functions, including the awarding of scholarships for post-secondary education, or assist the Pennsylvania Jaycees (JCI-PA) in carrying out that part of its activities, which are exclusively charitable, religious, educational or scientific. 

For additional grant information, guidelines, and application...please contact:


The Pennsylvania Jaycee Charitable Foundation

c/o Michael Traczuk, President

5 Forest Lawn Court, Reading, PA 19606

mtraczuk@ptd.net

and

Beth Muir, Secretary

bethmuir1@earthlink.net


All grant requests must be submitted to the Foundation President by the dates below to be emailed to the Foundation Board for review prior to meeting day. MUST BE IN HAND BY THIS DATE FOR CONSIDERATION.

February Meeting – January 2

May Meeting – April 2

August Meeting – July 2

November Meeting – October 2

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