Lansing Jaycees Juice for the week of 4/3/2012

Lansing Jaycees

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 p.m. with a social hour starting at 6 p.m. 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.

Bowling League
04/07/2012
04/21/2012
05/05/2012
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!

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 if you have a preference in helping from the following options: Setup/Tear Down, Mascot Escorts, Crafts/Games, Handing Out Programs, Raffle, Volunteer Coordination, Face Painting, or "Does Not Matter". Roles will be assigned when you arrive and we will do our best to accommodate preferences, but cannot guarantee. Volunteers are requested at 8 a.m. The public start time is 10 a.m., with the actual hunt promptly at 11 a.m.

Get your LaTeX on
04/09/2012
Are you fed up with Microsoft Word? Or do you want to see what alternatives are out there? LaTeX (note the capitalization) is a text-processor, much unlike Word. LaTeX allows the end-user much more control over their documents, while at the same time generating documents that are consistent throughout from start to finish. For these reasons, LaTeX is widely used in academia.

Haunted House PR/Advertising/Sponsorship Committee Meeting
04/10/2012
Haunted House will be here before we know it, we need to be ready to go. The PR & Sponsorships are especially important at this early stage. Come join the fun in making it happen! This will be to start planning our course of action in terms of Advertising, Public Relations and Sponsorship for our Monster Mayhem Haunted House. Come with your ideas and an open mind. For more information, please feel free to contact Jessi Wortley Adler, jessicawortley@gmail.com. Or Eric Richmond, edr@thelastbyte.com.

Dale Carnegie visits the Jaycees
04/16/2012
Do you want to reduce stress and improve your leadership, communication, and people skills? Are you human? Well, if you answered 'yes' to either of the above questions, Dale Carnegie training may be for you. Who is Dale Carnegie? Well, he wrote the book on human relations. Literally, the man wrote a book, because he couldn't find one satisfactory when he lived. He developed a course in human relations that is available in Lansing. This informational session is free and open to the public.

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
** This entry only needed if inclement weather on April 21. ** 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/

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!

Learn to Frisbee Golf
04/28/2012
Now that the weather is nicer, it is time to enjoy it. Frisbee golf is almost just like golf. The main difference is that you don't have to hit a small white ball anywhere. One of the makers of special frisbees for the game will be on hand to improve your skills.

General Membership Meeting
05/01/2012
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!

2012 MIJC Spring Assembly - Boyne Mtn
05/04/2012- 05/06/2012
Boyne Convention has been a favorite of Lansing Jaycees for years. Our Spring Assembly has it all! The Michigan Jaycees Spring Assembly is a weekend full of training, networking, recognition and fun! Join us as we celebrate the successes of first trimester 2012.

DeWitt Take a Breath for PH and Get Moving for MS
05/12/2012
Volunteers are needed for the DeWitt Half Marathon/10k/5k/and Kids Dash, being held on May 12, 2012, to benefit the Pulmonary Hypertension Association and National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This event is in honor of MacKenzie Grubich, who passed away from Pulmonary Hypertension in 2009.

World Expo of Beer -- Frankenmuth
05/18/2012- 05/19/2012
Registration is open! This is a Frankenmuth Jaycees event. :) You must register at the following link to volunteer. http://www.worldexpoofbeer.com/expo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=59 The Frankenmuth Jaycees have scheduled the World Expo of Beer (WEB) for Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19. Sign-up for volunteer shifts begins Saturday, Feb. 4. Interested volunteers please see rules & register online at: www.worldexpoofbeer.com. *NOTE* Saturday, May 19 is the same date as the East Lansing Art Festival, so if you're interested in both events, be aware.

East Lansing Art Festival - Face Painting
05/19/2012
Join us as we make the day for a few children at the East Lansing Art Festival. We will be face painting in the children's area (specific location TBD). No experience necessary, design ideas are provided, and the kids are usually quite happy just to have a little paint on. Volunteers are needed on Saturday and Sunday.

East Lansing Art Festival - Face Painting
05/20/2012
Join us as we make the day for a few children at the East Lansing Art Festival. We will be face painting in the children's area (specific location TBD). No experience necessary, design ideas are provided, and the kids are usually quite happy just to have a little paint on. Volunteers are needed on Saturday and Sunday.

Board of Directors Meeting
05/21/2012
The Board meeting is open to members that would like to learn more about the Board or present material for Board consideration.

It's almost time for the Lansing Jaycees Annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Capital lawn!

This project is one of our signature events. Easter is a little earlier this year, so the hunt will be held on Saturday, April 7. Please join us in making this project a success!

If you haven't already RSVPed for volunteering at the hunt, we could still use your help for Setup/Tear Down, Mascot Escorts, Crafts/Games, Handing Out Programs, Raffle, Volunteer Coordination, Face Painting, or "Does Not Matter." Roles will be assigned when you arrive. Volunteers are requested at 8 a.m. The public start time is 10 a.m., with the actual hunt starting promptly at 11 a.m.

Want to help spread the word about the hunt to your co-workers/neighbors/non-Jaycee friends who have kids? You can download the flyer here: www.lansingjaycees.org/docs/EEHflyer4.3.docx

Last year we had about 1,000 children and their parents out at the hunt and we're hoping to tie that, or break that record this year.

The event is a smashing good time and we hope you can make it out, whether you're volunteering or brining your children. See you there!

Do you still have receipts for a first trimester event that you were planning to get reimbursed for?

You have until Wednesday, April 4 at noon (that's tomorrow) to get your receipts to Lansing Jaycees Treasurer Sheryl Soczek.

If you don't have Sheryl's email and you don't know how to find it through the Lansing Jaycees website, feel free to contact Presidnet Lauren Leeds at president@lansingjaycees.org.

Are you fed up with Microsoft Word? Or do you want to see what alternatives are out there? Then Individual Development Vice President Joe Kelly has the perfect event for you!

Joe Kelly has been using LaTeX for eight years and will be giving the presentation on the LaTeX markup language on Monday, April 9 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Capital Area District Library.

LaTeX (note the capitalization) is a text-processor, much unlike Word. LaTeX allows the end-user much more control over their documents, while at the same time generating documents that are consistent throughout from start to finish. For these reasons, LaTeX is widely used in academia.

So, mark your calendars for April 9th and come out to learn all about LaTeX!

Yes, it's only April and plans for bringnig back the Monster Mayhem Haunted House are already in full swing.

To successfully pull off a project of this scale, we have to start planning early, as Halloween season will be here before we know it!

Next week the PR & Sponsorship subcommittee for the haunted house will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, April 10 at 6 p.m. at the Grand Travese Pie Co. in East Lansing (see the calendar to the left for more information). Come join the fun in making sure the haunted house happens this year!

Bring your ideas and an open mind to the subcommittee meeting, as we will be starting to plan our course of action in terms of Advertising, Public Relations and Sponsorship for the Monster Mayhem Haunted House.

Hope to see you there!

 

Celebrate Earth Day with the Lansing Jaycees by joining us for a fun afternoon of work at Lansing's first urban farm: Urbandale Farm.

We will assist the farm out by helping to groundhog-proof the farm on Saturday, April 21 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Any time you can spare is welcome! Just in case, the rain date for this event is Sunday, April 22.

Last year, the farm was plauged by neighborhood groundhogs who ate broccoli, beans, and lettuces by the row.

Throughout the day we will reinforce the bases of Urbandale's fences 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: lansingurbanfarmproject.wordpress.com

 

Now that spring is finally here and the weather is warming up, it's time to enjoy it with some frisbee golf!

Frisbee golf is almost just like golf. The main difference is that you don't have to hit a small white ball anywhere. Instead, you get to throw a frisbee.

Join the Lansing Jaycees for a round of frisbee golf on Saturday, April 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Lincoln Park in Charlotte. This event is sure to be fun.

Anyone interested in attending should RSVP to IDVP Joe Kelly at: joewkelly@gmail.com.

For more information on Lincoln Park frisbee golf, visit: www.discgolfscene.com/courses/Lincoln_Park.

 

Join the Lansing Jaycees team as we bowl and raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region through one of their largest fundraisers of the year: Bowl For Kids' Sake.

If you want to join the Lansing Jaycees team, make sure to sign up for the Friday, April 27 date, registration at 7:45 p.m.!

This project ties into the new partnership between the Michigan Jaycees and Mentor Michigan. The money we raise will help provide support to Big Brothers Big Sisters to make mentoring matches. Our goal this year is to raise $1,500!

Make sure to sign up on the website in order to raise money! We're asking that participants raise at least $50.

Sign up here -- http://goo.gl/YdnPM

Can't commit to fundraising or bowling? Then why not support our team and a great cause. You can choose to support one of many team members participating (Angela Clock [project chair], Lauren Leeds, Charlie Root, or Comlanvi Akibode).

Unable to pick just one member to donate to? You can make a general team donation here: http://goo.gl/g9lPW