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Ask people why they do something and you'll get a different answer from each one of them. That's also true with St. Catharines Jaycees. Below we've included the most popular responses to the question, "why are you a St. Catharines Jaycee?"

CAMARADERIE

A great deal of our members are looking to make new contacts in our community and increase their public profile. The people that you meet as a member of the Jaycees will become life long friends as you work together on projects and enjoy getting to know them at social events.

LEADERSHIP

Some people are born leaders and speakers and others consider standing up in front of people and talking the most terrifying experience they could ever have. You have the opportunity in the Jaycees to speak out and develop your leadership skills gradually. You can be the owner of the stage or the strength and brains behind an operation. You decide. This is the perfect place to spread your wings of creativity and watch teamwork really happen.

FLEXIBILITY

Your participation depends on your schedule, not ours. You get out of the organization what you put into it and more. You decide what you want that to be. There are no mandatory attendance policies. You pick what you want to get involved with and do it on your time schedule.

NETWORKING

How many times have you heard "It's not what you know, it's who you know"? As Jaycees we have many opportunities to interact with the movers and shakers of this community including local politicians and a variety of business and community leaders. Our members also come from many different industries and professions and are a great group of people to get to know.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND OPPORTUNITIES

Where else would you have the opportunity to do such diverse things as awarding a local mayor with a trophy for stomping the most grape juice at our annual Mayors Grape Stomp, to providing gift cards to under priviledged children so they can shop for their families at Christmas, or running a community Easter Egg Hunt which raises money for the local food bank?

RESUME BUILDING

Do you want to prove you have project management skills? You can chair a project/event that involves 5-150 people and makes money for the chapter and a charitable organization. For people who want to make a more formal commitment, members have the opportunity to run for the Board of Directors so they can take a more active role in the planning, running, and direction of the organization.

SKILL BUILDING

We encourage people to stretch their comfort zones and take on things they've never done before. We have a diversified group of members that aren't beyond getting drenched in juice from crushed grapes or cooking and serving a ham & eggs breakfast to seniors in order to raise funds for chapter or fundraising events for other organizations in need.

For students, the St. Catharines Jaycees and Junior Chamber International (JCI) provides a network of like-minded young professionals. As a member you'll have the opportunity to learn about their careers, their successes and perhaps even how to work within their organization.