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Thank you for supporting the Lake Murray
Jaycees!!!
Welcome to the Lake Murray
Jaycees Chapter
What are the
Jaycees?
The United States Junior Chamber (Jaycees) gives
young people between the ages of 18 and 40 the tools they need to
build the bridges of success for themselves in the areas of
business development, management skills, individual training,
community service, and international connections. The U.S. Junior
Chamber is a non-profit corporation/organization as described
under IRS code 501
Established in 1920 to provide opportunities for
young men to develop personal and leadership skills through
service to others, the Jaycees later expanded to include women,
reflecting the growing influence and leadership of women in
America.
For the past 86 years, Jaycees have been a force
for good in America and around the world. Jaycees helped establish
AirMail services in America with Jaycee Charles Lindbergh, and
have raised millions of dollars for causes such as the Muscular
Dystrophy Association and the March of Dimes. They have built
parks, playgrounds, hospitals, ball fields, and housing for the
elderly while conducting service and support programs in thousands
of communities nationwide.
Jaycees can be found in all walks of life:
governmental leaders such as past Presidents Bill Clinton and
Gerald Ford, business tycoons such as Domino’s Pizza mogul Tom
Monaghan, registered nurse and former Miss America Kaye Lani Rae
Rafko-Wilson, sports heroes like basketball great Larry Bird –
name the field and Jaycees can be found at the forefront.
With the focus of the nation on
volunteerism, from the smallest towns to the largest cities, the
Jaycees are enlarging areas of opportunity for young
people.
The Jaycees Creed:
We believe;
That faith in God
gives meaning and purpose to human life;
That the brotherhood
of man transcends the sovereignty of nations;
That economic
justice can best be won by free men through free
enterprise;
That government should be of laws rather than of
men;
That earth's great treasure lies in human
personality;
And that service to humanity is the best work of
life!
