NRRC CIR. No. 6 s. 2007
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL RECORDS & RECOGNITION COMMISSION
JCI Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
NRRC CIR. No. 6 s. 2007
Date : August 24, 2007
To : All LOM Presidents, National Board and JCI Members
From : The 2007 NRRC Chairman
Re : Re: Jake Gonzales Memorial Award
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Dear Fellow JCI Members;
Warmest greetings from your NRRC!
This award was created in honor of our 3rd National President Joaquin “Jake” V. Gonzales who gave his life in the service to JCI. As a brief background, Joaquin “Jake” V. Gonzales joined the Manila Jaycees on January 3, 1948 and awarded as one of the Manila Jaycees outstanding Jaycees on same year. He was nominated candidate for National Presidency and was unanimously elected as the 3rd National President (1951-52) during 3rd JCP National Convention in Cebu City. Because of his outstanding achievements, he was only the National President to be elected for an unprecedented second term. Unfortunately his career was cut short in a fatal plane crash killing him, and 12 other on board, when was en route from the 4th National Convention in Baguio City to Bacolod on March 30, 1952. For having been died in the cause of Jayceeism, he was posthumously awarded JCI Sen. No. 1 by the Junior Chamber International in 1952. He was remembered as the first Filipino Jaycee National President to die in the service of Jayceeism.
It was in 1974 when said award category was integrated to our awards system since its establishment in 1955 by the NRRC as a way of honoring the service of those JCI members who passed away and is posthumously awarded to an individual upon recommendation of the JCIP National President.
This category is a no bid award and the recipients are members who died in the service to the JCI organization. Since the award is posthumous, and is presented to the Chief Delegate of the chapter of which the recipient is affiliated. Said award will be presented ONLY at the JCI Philippines National Convention and JCI World Congress. The Judging will be based upon the recommendation of the JCIP National President.
In this regard, we are calling the attention of all good standing LOMs to inform the NRRC thru the JCIP Secretariat, if you have regular member/s (Past or Present) who has been active and died this year to be nominated as one of those to be bestowed of said award.
Again thank you for your continued support of this year’s NRRC.
Best regards,
(Original signed)
JCI Sen. ROSALIND T. NGO
NRRC Chairperson
Noted by:
JCI Sen. GLENN B. SANTOS
National President
