Lansing Jaycees Juice for the week of 3/19/2012

Lansing Jaycees

Lauren Leeds and Jill Blust

Last year the Lansing Jaycees launched a new project called "Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny." The popular event was so successful that we're proud to bring you the second annual Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny event this coming weekend.

For $5, donors can have their pets or child's photo taken with the Easter Bunny on both Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25 from noon to 5 p.m. each day at Preuss Pets in Old Town.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Animal Placement Bureau, a nonprofit volunteer organization that helps place animals in loving homes. Our goal for this event is to raise $1,000 for this worthy organization.

APB is a volunteer foster care network. They have no sheltering facility and all of the dogs in their care live with the volunteers until they can find a loving home. APB depends on private donations and fundraisers as their sole source of funding and their major expenses result from essential medical care for the dogs. For more information about APB, please visit their website at www.apbpets.com.

This event was a spectacular amount of fun last year, we hope you can make it out this weekend to support the Lansing Jaycees and APB and see all the adorable animals.

View the event flyer here: www.lansingjaycees.org/docs/pets.pdf

 

Looking for a chance to unwind and relax? Then join members of the Lansing Jaycees this Saturday, March 24 for "Just B a Jaycee" at Just B Yoga in REO Town.

The event, which starts at 2 p.m., will offer Jaycees and their friends an opportunity to experience yoga at Just B, a great, donation-based yoga studio.

The class will be led by Belinda Thurston (the B of Just B) and will be beginner friendly!

For more information on Just B Yoga, please see www.justbyoga.com

 

Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 31 and join the Lansing Jaycees for Easter Egg Hunt stuffing.

From 8:30 a.m. to about 2:30 p.m., we'll be at Sohn Linen stuffing 10,000 Easter eggs with candy, toys and stickers for the Chapter's annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7.

Lunch at the stuffing even will be provided courtesy of Mancino's in Frandor, while coffee is being provided by Coffee and Friends in Okemos.

If you are interested in helping out with either the stuffing or the hunt itself, feel free to contact the volunteer coordinators: Kris Dezelski, dezelskik@gmail.com, 517-449-8040 and Carrie May, carriemmay@aol.com, 248-756-3840.

Click the following link for more information about the Easter Egg stuffing. Hope to see you there!  www.viethconsulting.com/Calendar/moreinfo.php

 

Attention! Attention! You only have 12 more days to purchase/sell Enjoy the City coupon books to benefit the Lansing Jaycees.

Books are $20 each and $8 of every book sold goes to the Lansing Jaycees. As an incentive, each member who sells five books gets to keep one free!

As an additional incentive, Management Vice President Dan Harris will take a pie in the face from the top three sellers if a total of 125 books are sold (125 books sold would equal $1,000 for the Chapter!).

Several free coupons including Pizano's Pizza (Jackson) and Zap Zone.

New coupons this year include:
Barley's
Biggby
Old Chicago
Rally's
Traverse Pie Company
State Side Deli
Chili's
Backyard BBQ
Key West Cafe
Brannigan Bros.
Sophia's
and more!

Each book contains fantastic coupons and tremendous savings. Contact Dan Harris to purchase a book or pickup books to sell. Working together we can sell these books and raise funds for all the fantastic things the Lansing Jaycees do -- the annual Easter Egg Hunt, Monster Mayhem Haunted House, Stuff the Bus and more!

March Magic Hoopfest - help set-up
03/21/2012
Help set-up for the MSU March Magic Hoopfest, which is an interactive basketball playground for children of all ages, held in conjunction with the MHSAA Boys Basketball Semi Finals and Finals on March 22–24. This is to help set-up on March 21. Respond to this evite or contact Amy Simon, aimerreed@yahoo.com. Volunteers may have to pass a quick background check. The official website is http://www.marchmagichoopfest.com/

Monster Mayhem - Haunted House core committee meeting
03/22/2012
Core committee meeting for the Monster Mayhem haunted house meeting for 2012! The purpose of this meeting is to finalize the leadership team and start to plan. Everyone is welcome. My enthusiasm for the haunted house has been clear. I do love it. I love haunted houses in general, but more than that I love the feeling of a group of people coming together and doing something great. Monster Mayhem can't be a one-man show. Join me to be a part of something great!

Enjoy the City
03/23/2012
***Books Are Available For Sale - Now through March 31st!*** Help us raise funds for the Lansing Jaycees by selling Enjoy the City books. Books are $20 each. The Lansing Jaycees keep $8 from every book sold. As an incentive, each member who sells 5 books gets to keep 1 free!

Bowling League
03/24/2012
04/07/2012
04/21/2012
Come hang out with the Lansing Jaycees Bowlers! Bowling season is coming to a close, so no new members can join the league, but they can certainly come out and cheer on the group!

Just B a Jaycee
03/24/2012
Join us for yoga at Just B Yoga in REO Town. Jaycees attending will receive a 50 percent discount, as we are asking for a suggested donation of $4 (regular suggested donation is $8). Space is limited, so please RSVP!!!

Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny
03/24/2012- 03/25/2012
The Lansing Jaycees are hosting the 2nd annual "Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny" fundraiser on Saturday, March 24, and Sunday, March 25, at Preuss Pets (1127 North Cedar Street, Lansing, MI 48906). 12:00PM - 5:00PM each day.

Board of Directors Meeting
03/26/2012
The Board meeting is open to members that would like to learn more about the Board or present material for Board consideration.

Stuff the Bus SUMMER Edition - Committee Meeting
03/29/2012
Stuff the Bus is one of our most successful community projects, why not do it again?! Join us to talk about some ideas!

2012 MSU Wine Tasting Benefit - Volunteers
03/30/2012
Volunteer pourers are needed at the 2012 MSU Museum Wine Tasting Benefit. Enjoy great wine, wonderful company and a fine atmosphere!

MIJC Mix & Mingle at the DIA
03/30/2012
Members of the Michigan Jaycees will meet at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Friday, March 30 for a Mix & Mingle at 6:30 p.m.

Easter Egg Stuffing
03/31/2012
We've got 10,000 eggs to stuff with candy, toys, and stickers! Come join us as we prepare for our Easter Egg Hunt on the Capitol Lawn! Bring a snack, too!

General Membership Meeting
04/03/2012
Our General Membership meetings occur the first Tuesday of each month (except July) at Trippers in Frandor starting at 7 PM with a social hour starting at 6 PM. The meeting is open to all members and anyone interested in learning about the Lansing Jaycees. I hope to see you there!

Website Committee Meeting
04/04/2012
Let's meet to finalize our website requirements. We made good progress last year. Now we have a budget to work with.

Easter Egg Hunt & Raffle
04/07/2012
The Lansing Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt on the Capitol Lawn, one of our signature events, will be held Saturday, April 7, 2012. Please join us in making this project a success! Please indicate in your response, what you would be interested in helping with from the following options: Setup/Tear Down, Mascot Escorts, Crafts, Games, Handing Out Flyers, Raffle, Volunteer Coordination, or "Does Not Matter". Volunteers are requested at 8:00AM. The public start time is 10:00AM, with the actual hunt promptly at 11:00AM.

Urbandale Farm's Spring Work Party
04/21/2012
Celebrate Earth Day by joining us for a fun afternoon of work at Lansing's first urban farm! Any time you can spare is welcome. Official date is Saturday, April 21. Rain date is Sunday, April 22. Groundhog-proofing the farm is our first priority this spring! Our earliest seedlings get transplanted out in April, and we need to protect them from our neighborhood groundhogs who ate broccoli, beans, and lettuces last year by the row (and didn't share any of it with us). We will reinforce the bases of our fences around the farm by stapling or zip-tying chicken wire in places where the groundhogs enter. Bring work gloves and wear boots that can get muddy. We'll have extra gloves and tools on hand, but these items could come in handy if you have them: shovels, pruners, loppers, and any old chicken wire that you don't need. For more information on the Lansing Urbandale Farm, visit: http://lansingurbanfarmproject.wordpress.com/

RAIN DATE - Urbandale Farm's Spring Work Party
04/22/2012
**Will only take place this date if the event is rained out.***

Board of Directors Meeting
04/23/2012
The Board meeting is open to members that would like to learn more about the Board or present material for Board consideration.

Bowl for Kids' Sake
04/27/2012
Join us as we raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region!