In one of its most aggressive initiatives in buttressing a snowballing interest in JCI training the National Training Commission (NTC) has once again announced the yearly tradition on the observance of National Training Month’ for the entire month of May 2007. According to JCI Mem. Gleendo Dasmarinas this year’s Chairman of the National Training Commission, in the past years that it has been implemented, it proves to be very benefiting to the LOMs especially in the conduct of priority basic seminars.

The “National Training Month hopes to arrest the dwindling number of active trainers in recent years by rekindling their interest in pursuing their JCI career in training”. It encourages all local chapters to “take JCI seminars to a higher level” emphasizing that ‘local chapters should go beyond the confines of JCI “canned” seminars and seek ways in order to make courses more relevant and responsive”. The two NTC’s main objectives for National Training Month this year are to promote the creation of Chapter Training Team (CTT) in each chapter and to encourage chapters to conduct seminars through the four JCI channels namely – Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management and Trainer.

Today, the NTC is lobbying for Area and Regional Training Directors to conduct a Trainers Assembly (Forum) throughout the 5 geographical areas to re-orient inactive trainers and motivate them to re-start their careers in training. The assembly aims to conduct a short session especially Prime Graduates who would like to get back in the mainstream of training and pursue higher level in training and as such seek accreditation to the JCI University. As an incentive this month, chapters who managed implement, co-host with another chapter or even just participating in a training seminar may earn extra JCIPEA points this month.

Dear JCI Member,

Dr. Todd Thomas, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons for Leaders, scheduled for publication in 2008, has asked JCI to submit true leadership stories to be included in the book. With a first printing of 500,000 copies, this book is part of the widely acclaimed Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

The “Life Lessons” books are different from the typical Chicken Soup book in their focus on learning and application. Each chapter is focused on a different “key ingredient” and uses the stories as illustrations of a learning point. At the end of each chapter is a worksheet or exercise to help the reader apply the learning to their everyday life.

Stories should be in English, between 300 and 1200 words, and reflect an actual experience of the author or an illustration of an experience about which they are aware. Chicken Soup stories are inspirational as well as educational and use vivid imagery to pull the reader into the context of the story.

While the structure of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons for Leaders may change in production, the following chapters will provide guidelines for your submission. Please let us know which chapter you feel is most appropriate for your story.

1. On Inspiration and Motivation
2. On Coaching and Mentoring
3. On Vision
4. On Communication
5. On Role-Modeling
6. On Empowerment and Execution
7. On Respect

Contributing a story also gives you an opportunity to include a short paragraph about yourself, promoting your latest book, project, etc. It has been reported to us that those paragraphs have been great advertisements for sales of books and other endeavors. Dr. Cherie Carter Scott, author of If Life is a Game, These are the Rules, has sold hundreds of thousands of books as a result of people writing her after reading her bio in A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul. She also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show as a result of this!

Please submit your story to your JCI Area Director (copy your National President) by June 25, 2007.

Your leadership story will be submitted for possible publication in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons for Leaders. Additionally, it will be considered for posting on the JCI website and for publication in JCI Leader. If the story you write is published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons for Leaders, you will be paid $200 upon publication.

I’ll be expecting your leadership story!

Scott Greenlee
2007 JCI President

Good Day,

The 59th National Convention COC will be going to the ACM of Area V in Siargao this coming May 18 and 19. For those Mindanao Delegates who is interested to avail the Natcon early bird registration pls feel free to approach the COC. We also have the 10+1 registration promo, if one chapter register a group of ten they will automatically get 1 free registration.

Here are the details of the Registration Rates for the 59th JCI Philippines National Convention in Cebu on October 11-14, 2007 :

March to May - Php 1,500.00
June to Areacon - Php 1,700.00
After Areacon - Php 1,950.00

You can now deposit at METROBANK Cebu ( Plaza Independencia Branch ) and fax the deposit slip with your name and chapter written clearly . The fax no. is (032)4127011

Accout Name : Cebu Jaycees, Inc.
Savings Account No. 350 - 3 - 35080160 - 0

For further inquiries you can get in touch with the following ;

JCI Mem. Robert Barquilla - 09187498424/09226808916 (NATCON Secretary)
JCI Mem. Gerry Beltran - 09217604513 (JCI Cebu-LOM President)

The Official Travel Agency for the 59th NATCON in Cebu is GRAND HOLIDAYS TRAVEL AND TOURS, INC. for hotel bookings. Tel. nos. 032-2313161, 032-2313131. We also attached the registration form in our fliers together with the tentative schedule of activities and travel agency packages. Hope to hear from you soon.

Thank you.

JCI Member Robert Barquilla
NATCON Secretary