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Table of Contents Project M.E. __________________________________________________________4 Green Roots Art Competition ____________________________________________5 Jaycees Queen Show____________________________________________________5 Decoding the Leader's Message ___________________________________________6 June General Assembly__________________________________________________7 JCI French WI Convention_______________________________________________8 Induction & Effective Meetings____________________________________________11 Mathfanatix Ceremony & Fun Day_________________________________________13 Effective Public Speaking________________________________________________14 CFFB Walk/Run_______________________________________________________15 JCI Academy 2016 _____________________________________________________15 Wise Money Management _______________________________________________16 JCI Barbados Updates___________________________________________________18
Attendees of the Project M.E. workshop #1
Project M.E. Project M.E. - Let’s Get Real kicked off on June 25th at the Warrens Office Complex, St. Michael. JC Kemar Holder began the session with an invocation followed by a quick welcome from Project Chairperson Deryka. Past President Kevin Hinds was the keynote speaker for the workshop with an important message to keep the volunteering flame alive. The workshop then stepped in gear with its speakers presenting on various topics. Ms. Jacqueline Caesar presented on CV Writing and Preparing for the world of work. Her detailed presentation highlighted points such as understanding different types of CVs, how to dress and answer questions at job interviews. Following her Page 4
presentation, Mr. Antoine Williams discussed with the participants Personal Branding and emphasized that first impressions are key in any situation. Mr. Rudo Catlin gave a great presentation on Entrepreneurship, illustrating the various ways of establishing an income. The session closed with a few announcements from the Mathfanatix committee and closing remarks from IPP Khaleid. The first workshop received great feedback from the participants who are eager to attend the upcoming session. We thank our presenters and our participants for the support. The next Project M.E. Workshop is on August 27th at the ICBL Headquarters from 9:00 am.
Green Roots Art Competition
One of the art competition entries
The Green Roots Project held its first art competition for Secondary and Primary school students. The theme for Secondary Schools was “The three new R’s: Regeneration, Resurgence & Rejuvenation” while the theme for Primary Schools was “The three R’s: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle”. The competition allowed students to express creativity and build awareness of the need for a “greener” Barbados. We are grateful to The Alexandra School, Roland Edwards Primary School and Deighton Griffith Secondary School for allowing their students to participate in the competition.
Jaycees Queen Show Megghan Michael was Miss Barbados for the 2016 Miss Jaycess Queen Show in Antigua. It was magnificient to have such a wonderful individual represent our country. To show our support, we made a donation to her. The pageant chose to have the participants represent cancer for their campaigns and Megghan chose to represent Pediatric Cancer, which is symbolised by the Gold Ribbon. We congratulate Megghan on a fantastic job and salute her for raising awareness for a worthy cause. Miss Barbados at the Miss Jaycess Queen Show
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VP Julica and VP Dionne conducting the training session
Decoding the Leader's Message Our very own Vice President Julica Cave and Vice President Dionne Dear presented this session entitled Decoding the Leader’ Message. This session is designed to be a high-energy and group-based personality development workshop designed to unlock the leadership preferences of leaders in attendance. It commenced by associating four words to four different colours for the first round. Then members picked a word which described their personality, this meant that the associated colour for that word was the participant’s colour for that round. This process was repeated for multiple rounds then participants tallied the count for the four colours. The colour with Page 6
the highest tally was the group that they were placed in. Each colour group represented a particular characteristic, these were: Yellow for Melancholic, Red for Sanguine, Green for Choleric and Blue for Phlegmatic. At this point, group members discussed their leadership styles, strengths and areas for improvement. By the end of this session, participants were able to identify and discuss their leadership preferences. They were also able to discuss ways to achieve harmony amongst the members of their respective teams. In summary, the knowledge gathered from this training allows one to connect better with family, business partners and peers in JCI and everyday life.
June General Assembly June’s general meeting was held at the Warrens Office Complex on June 30th with two new plan of actions being presented. The Level Up project, a business seminar project, was presented by Vice President Dionne Dear on behalf of Chairperson Mercedes Nicholls. Mathfanatix, going into its third year, was the next project to be adopted and was presented by Chairperson Shakira Eversley. Vice President Julica Cave presented the Special Day for Special Children final report with a video of highlights. The project received great feedback and recommendations for the upcoming year. The night ended with a short trivia contest judged by President
Charlene. The winners, Treasurer Malika Chow and JC Ronet Johnson, each received a bottle of wine for their knowledge of JCI.
Chairperson Shakira presenting the Plan of Action for Mathfanatix
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JCI French WI Convention From June 30th to July 2nd, JCI Barbados PRO Michael Mayers visited Martinique to attend the 40th JCI French West Indies Convention. On his arrival in Fort-de-France, he was welcomed by JC Kathy-Liana Bravo from JCI Martinique. She showcased the beauty of the country before the convention officially started. Home hospitality was the official start for the convention. This was a nice and relaxing atmosphere to meet the members from the various local organisations of the French West Indies. The night was spectacular with drums, singing, dancing and traditional drinks. On the following day, it was time to attend training sessions. The first training session attended was Ordonnancer Pour Gagner (Plan to win) and it was conducted by JCI French WI Federal Vice President of Training Mathias Gwadanican (JCI Basse-Terre) and JCI Martinique Vice President of Training Eddy Guicheron. This session focussed on the Planning stage of a project. Key points from the training were the need to set milestones, achieavable goals, importance of breaking tasks into smaller components and ensuring that sufficient manpower is present to complete the project. The next session was called Formation La Chaise (The Chair) and was conducted by JCI French WI Federal Secretary-General Suzanon Gilles (JCI Cayenne) and JC Isabelle Padra (JCI Martinique). The focus of this session was Page 8
to have faith in one’s ideas, accept the idea’s of others, respect the ideas of others and to recognise that a team can accomplish more than one individual. Later in this day, test driving of electric cars was scheduled. The Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe were the two cars brought for the test drive. Afterwards, the group visited the EDF Power Plant where they were shown solar power solutions, learnt about the history of the company and its future plans. This day was concluded with Web Radio which was a podcast that allowed participants to discuss JCI related topics. General Assembly commenced the final day of the convention. It was followed by the Gala Dinner which officially closed the convention. We appreaciate JC KathyLiana Bravo (JCI Martinique), JCI Martinique President Victoria Elisabeth and Project Manager of International Relations JeanNicolas Francois (JCI Martinique) for seeing our delegate off. JCI Barbados is also grateful to JCI Martinique, JCI Cayenne, JCI BasseTerre and JCI Pointe à Pitre for the hospitality and warmth which was shown to our delegate.
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Induction & Effective Meetings
Our new inductees from L-R: JC Kemar Holder, JC Felecia Dellimore, JC Rìa-Ashlée Reifer, JC Oma Bhajan and JC Andre Cobham
On July 19th 2016, we held a training session called Effective Meetings, which is a JCI official course. The presenter for this session was JCI West Indies Executive Vice President and JCI Barbados Past President Abena Agard. It is known that each local organisation is different and changes each year. Therefore, each chapter must be creative with their meetings and adapt to these changes and this training session sought to empower participants with the tools to make their meetings more effective and inspiring. The day was a very special one because induction of new members was also conducted! Five members were inducted into the JCI Barbados chapter on this night.
Their names are: JC Kemar Holder, JC Felecia Dellimore, JC Rìa-Ashlée Reifer, JC Oma Bhajan and JC Andre Cobham. Welcome and congratulations to our new members! We expect great things from all of them.
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Mathfanatix Ceremony & Fun Day Mathfanatix 2015- 2016, in its second year, was very successful with approximately 30 students involved in the project. The project was first developed in 2014 by PVP Gabrielle Gibson as the chairperson in efforts to increase the mathematics scores of students sitting the Barbados Common Entrance Examination and was succeeded by Treasurer Malika Chow in 2015. The project went on to receive great regional and international recognition, by being presented at the 55th JCI West Indies National Convention and World Congress held at Kanazawa, Japan. This year, the project was hosted at Ellerslie Secondary School and Christ Church Parish Church and involved various elements such as a motivational training session for the children, a Christmas party and numerous examination sessions. The project then closed off with a bang on July 9th at the Plae Lounge, Ball Park, Christ Church. In order to congratulate the children on their achievements, we had a closing ceremony and fun day. To start the event, Emcee IPP Khaleid Holder introduced PRO Michael Mayers to give an invocation followed by JC Kizwauna Miller who delivered a speech on behalf of Counselling Solutions, who provided training for our tutors before the start of the program. President Charlene and Treasurer Malika quickly followed with their opening remarks, congratulating the students on great successes and thanking all the supporters of the project. Several awards were presented to the students
for their completion of the programme and the examination. Two of our students were indeed successful in the examination, achieving scores of 86 percent. The tutors and the project committee members also received recognition for their hard work and dedication to the programme. Our sponsors also received a huge thanks with specialized gift baskets for their continued support and contributions to the project. Our celebrations continued with refreshments and the fun day activities. These activities included a jumping tent and miniature golf which was enjoyed by both the children and adults. We wish the children all the best on their journey at their new schools. Keep striving for excellence!
Mathfanatix student enjoying miniature golf
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Effective Public Speaking Past President Erica Marshall-Forde presented the Effective Public Speaking training on 14th June, 2016. This session was geared to help members in areas such as public speaking, how to employ effective techniques to deliver a great speech and speak with ease. The training involved splitting members into four groups, with each group having to recite a speech then plan and present an impromptu monologue. The training focused on topics like speech writing which included analyzing your audience: understanding age, gender, race and how simple phrases are your friend. Delivery Preparation was another key topic which highlighted knowing your audience,
how to practice your speech, how to critique your speech and how to familiarize yourself with the surroundings before delivery. Our members were extremely grateful for this session as it has allowed them to improve their skills for future endeavours. We would like to thank PP Erica for the wonderful session!
One of the groups presenting their speech
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CFFB Walk/Run It was an early Saturday morning on July 2nd when the Colouratic committee participated in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Barbados (CFFB) Aware to Care Walk/Run. The walk began at Browne’s Beach and circled around town then headed back to the start location. The committee thoroughly enjoyed the walk and participated in Zumba and the warm down activities. The committee would like to thank the team at the Foundation for their hospitality and commend them on a great walk for a cause. Colouratic committee at the CFFB Walk
JCI Academy 2016 Our National Executive Vice President Abena Agard had an enjoyable adventure in Mito, Japan as she represented JCI West Indies at the 2016 JCI Leadership Academy. The purpose of the academy is to bring young people together from around the world, provide the opportunity of training, to contribute to the overall development of tomorrow’s global leaders and to contribute to the realization of a permanent world peace establishment.
National EVP Abena Agard in Mito, Japan Page 15
Wise Money Management
Mr. Peter Arender receiving a token of appreciation
Wise Money Management was held July 16th, 2016. It was a special training session because it was held in conjunction with the Rotaract Club of Barbados sponsored by The Rotary Club of Barbados. Mr. Peter Arender, from Fortress Fund Barbados and a member of The Rotary Club of Barbados, was our presenter. Before he started his presentation, JCI Barbados President Charlene Corbin and The Rotaract Club of Barbados President Kemar Tremaine Gilkes gave brief presentations on their respective organisations. Afterwards, JCI Barbados VP Julica Cave started an icebreaker to allow everyone to know each other better. Her icebreaker required persons to pair up Page 16
with someone who they did not know. Then they both interviewed each other to learn as much as possible for five minutes. Once the time was up, partners had to present on each other to the audience. The exercise was truly fun and allowed new bonds to be created. Mr. Arender was up next, he spoke on various topics related to finance and money. These topics were Earning, Budgeting & Spending and Investing Sensibly. Special thanks to The Rotary Club of Barbados and The Rotaract Club of Barbados for supporting the session.
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JCI Barbados Updates
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Project M.E.
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Mathfanatix
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COLOURATIC! Register Now!! #WalkRunOrDye
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Passion Connect Act
Did you know of our theme, #PassionConnectAct, for 2016? Page 22
JCI WI National Convention
Late Registration has begun and runs until October 10th so register now! Accomodation prices for the hotel have been reduced for Double and Triple Occupancy. Delegates are reminded to submit a photo which will be added to the template shown above. Please email the photo to jciwi.convention@gmail.com. It will be published on the convention’s Facebook page, feel free to share and use it as your profile picture to promote convention. Page 23
2016 JCI World Congress See you in QuĂŠbec!
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Nothing But Nets
Please contact any JCI Barbados Board member to make a donation or for more information.
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Peace Is Possible
Do you believe that #PeaceIsPossible? Then join us and make a commitment to peace at www.peaceispossible.cc. Page 26
Upcoming Events General Assembly
25th August at Goddard’s Training Room from 6:00pm
Project M.E. Workshop #2
27th August at ICBL Lecture Room from 9:00am
Captivate Your Audience
30th August at Goddard’s Training Room from 5:30pm
Birthdays 11th June - JC Kemar Holder 12th July - JC Shayne Williams
13th June - JC Chanté Gittens
Dues
Members are reminded to contact Treasurer Malika Chow at treasurer@jcibarbados.com, to finalise dues payment.
Did you know? As a financial member, you are able to run for elections and vote for other candidates who are running for elections.
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