2010 North Region Jaycees

“Stockings for Soldiers Collection Drive”

Who: Illinois Jaycees
What: Collecting items to send overseas for our troops
Where: Bring your donations to the September GA Sept 10-12
Why:  To show our troops how much they are appreciated by the Illinois Jaycees
How:  Tell your members, tell your friends, tell your co-workers

I’m sure we can have a record breaking year.  Please see the list below of suggested donation items and let me know if you have any questions!

- Christmas Candy, hard candy, gum

- Fruit Roll-ups, gummy bears, swedish fish, twizzlers

- Beef Slim-Jims, beef jerky

- Ramen soup, cup-o-soup

- Trail mix, granola bars, cereal bars, nuts

- crew socks, foot powder, hand and foot warmers

- Beanie babies, small stuffed animals, toys appropriate for age 3 and younger (no small parts to break/swallow)

- lip balm, body lotion, hand wipes, baby wipes

- paperback books, magazines (current within the last year), sudoku, crossword, word find

- canned fruit, canned tuna, chef-boyardee, small sizes of anything to eat

- hot drink mixes, individual flavored tea, lemonade or fruit punch packs

- music CDs, DVD movies, batteries

- travel size toiletries, razors, manicure sets

- Dominoes, dice, decks of playing cards, UNO

- Disposable cameras, international phone cards, stationary, pens

- Christmas Cards with a personal greeting

Donated items should be small, individually packaged if possible, and able to withstand the shipping process.

(Not accepted: soft foods/packages like tastycake, foods that easily melt like chocolate, glass containers, home-made foods, hard back books)

Just to add a bit of fun… there will be a “FABULOUS PRIZE” for the chapter with the most donations.

If you have any questions, please let me know and have a great week!

In Jaycees,

Gretchen Bernardini
2010 Programming Vice President Illinois Jaycees
309-635-4280
gretchey@gmail. com

Greetings Illinois Jaycees,
    I am writing you today to let you know about Missouri Jaycees Day at Bush Stadium. On Monday September 13, 2010 7:15 PM the St Louis Cardinals will take on the Chicago Cubs, we have 500 tickets available for this game. We have the tickets for sale for $34.00 each with a portion of each ticket sale to benefit Missouri Jaycees State programs, such as Wonderland Camp, Access Day at the State Fair, OnTo, and Whisper Ride, which this year benefits the Alliance for paired Donation. If anyone is interested in joining us, I will have some tickets available at the US Jaycees National Convention in New Orleans
I would appreciate it if you could spread the word and help make this event a success. If anyone is interested in tickets and not going to be attending the convention, you can call me at 573-338-0991, and I will get back to you on how to get the payment to me. We will also be auctioning off the rights to throw out the first pitch at that game, what a prize that would be, to throw out the first pitch at one of the most heated rivalries in baseball. I look forward to seeing everyone in New Orleans and at the game on September 13.

Mike Freeman
2010 Jefferson City Jaycees Chairman of the Board
2010 Missouri Jaycees Whisper Ride Program Manager