Working Bee

We recently held a working bee at the Jaycee Hall to clear out our office. Our new member, Doris, who also happens to be our new Social Media Officer has shared her working bee story with us.

 

 

Everyone calls me Doris. Officially, I became a member of JCI Eastern this January. I have since taken up both the Social Media Officer and Membership Officer positions. I had a few questions when I first joined the Chapter. What does "membership" mean to people? And like me, James,  another new Chapter member also shared the same question and asked about the differences between being a JCI member and a volunteer. As explained by President Suzi, a volunteer is a keen community member who is willing to give something back to the community. A JCI member is more than just volunteering. A JCI member aims to creative positive change to the community and the World. A JCI member will strive to better his/her self, take the initiative and lead the positive change.

There are many reason for me to join JCI Eastern. One of these reasons is to learn from the experienced people like Bronwyn and Suzi who are keen volunteers and also a leader in the local communities. Sometimes I wondered how they keep themselves motivated. I think maybe it is the JCI passion. Passion of helping people, of sharing experiences with the others, of community spirits which bind us together. These are also the reasons why I join this Chapter.

I attended my first Committee meeting in March. President Suzi called for a working bee in mid March to clear out our Jaycee Hall Office. As a overseas student from Vietnam, my first thought was "what is working bee?". But now I know what a working bee is and here is some highlight from our March working bee session.

Yeah, working bee is :

Where is this?

This is our Jaycee Hall. She is Mathangey, our Assistant Treasurer.

Our Office, before and after.

Our Office with 2 new members, James and Manthangey.

Our kitchen with one more new girl - me

Today, we spent half of a day preparing for the upcoming JCI Reunion on April 22nd 2012.

WOW, everything was done!!!

A little bit tired but enjoy some snadwiches and tea for lunch. Yummy yummy!!!

After working bee, we have chance to chat with our President Chapter Suzi, Secretary Bron and her husband Mark about the next plans. We are so very excited about our future projects, events and road trips.

Thanks so much, JCI Eastern.