NEWSLETTER ISSUE 2016
Junior Chamber International Kota Kinabalu
For more information : www.jcikk.org
NEWSLETTER ISSUE 2016
Junior Chamber International Kota Kinabalu
The JCI Creed We Believe: That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations That economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise That government should be of laws rather than of men That earth’s great treasure lies in human personality And that service to humanity is the best work of life The JCI Mission To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change. The JCI Vision To be the leading global network of young active citizens.
President’s Message As we come to the end of 2016, it is my honour to present the final issue of our 2016 chapter E-newsletter. The chapter newsletter was previously known as “BREEZE”. This year we have tried to track down some of these published newsletters. We managed to find a few in our Secretariat, and digital copies can be found on our website. Feel free to visit and revisit the old jaycees’ time. To publish a newsletter is no easy task. Hence, it is only befitting that through many turns and turbulence over the years; we have come back strong and energised this year to present to you our quarterly newsletters! I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the editors of the chapter newsletters, Wendy Chan, Victoria Su, Jonathan Sim and Scott Lu. This year we have seen many achievements by the members and by the chapter. I am truly honoured to be part of this amazing journey. My sincere appreciation to the members for your hard work and participation, I am truly blessed as president to have such a DREAM team with me this year! I would also like to take this opportunity to especially thank Ministry of Youth and Sports Sabah in that this year JCI Kota Kinabalu is honoured to have received the Anugerah Perdana Belia Negara – Sabah State Level Winner for Outstanding Youth Society. Thank you once again to the members. Signing off with a quote by Lao Tzu “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
NEWSLETTER ISSUE 2016
Junior Chamber International Kota Kinabalu
Editor’s Message Hola fellow friends! It is my greatest honour to present the final issue of the JCI Kota Kinabalu newsletter for 2016. As 2016 Area Sabah IT Director, I fully understand that releasing a quarterly newsletter is not an easy task even though it is essential to showcase what had happened throughout that time period. I believe that in order to achieve greatness, one must first sacrifice something which in this case is, time though I believe the reward in return itself is more than anyone could ask for. As a JCI Kota Kinabalu member I got to learn all sorts of skills such as public speaking, debating and promoting one’s self through the training provided by the Chapter. All these were foreign to me as I was a very timid, quiet and introvert kid but JCI Kota Kinabalu taught me to be brave, be proactive and be better. That is why I would like to send my highest gratitude to all the members from JCI Kota Kinabalu for guiding me into a brighter, better and a more successful future. I would also like to congratulate the 2016 Chapter President Ng Tze Ek and his Board of Directors. Without their efforts, blood and sweat, the Chapter would not be where it is right now. I am very proud to say that I am from JCI Kota Kinabalu for it has made me what I am today and I never regretted one bit of it. I also would like to share a favourite quote of mine which is none other than our Junior Chamber International creed, that the service to humanity is the best work of life. Lastly, I sincerely wish JCI Kota Kinabalu all the best in all upcoming events and a fruitful year in 2017 to be led by President-elect, Patrick Teo. Adios. Scott Lu
Editors of 2016 E-newsletters
Junior Chamber International Kota Kinabalu No Pendaftaran : PPBM 9277/14 Address: No. 72-3, 3rd Floor, Wisma New Far East, Off Jalan Lintas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Junior Chamber International is the world’s largest non-profit leadership and training organization for the young people between the ages of 18 to 40, with chapters in 140 nations worldwide, with the aim and purpose of creating positive changes in the world. Since its inception, JCI Kota Kinabalu has been committed to engaging and training tomorrow’s leaders and striving to make our community a friendly place to live in. As universal values are changing and the world outlook takes a new perspective, JCI plays an important role in developing young people. Over 50 years, JCI Kota Kinabalu has a proven record of accomplishment as an excellent training ground for young minds. The projects undertaken by JCI Kota Kinabalu are always in line with the philosophy of Junior Chamber International, providing “areas of opportunity” for members to acquire and refine leadership skills, which are necessary in today’s world. Achievements sponsored Intan Jaycees (current JCI Intan) in 1975, sponsored Tanjung Aru (Current JCI Tanjung Aru) and Penampang Jaycees (Current – JCI Penampang) in 1980; signed sisterhood pacts with JCI Manila,Philippines (1981), JCI City, Singapore (1983), JCI Lu Chu, Taiwan (1985) and JCI Culiat,Philippines (2009) hosted JCI Malaysia Annual National Convention in 1978, 1982, 1996, 2005 and 2015 Organised Internet Seminar (Awarded Commercial Education Project Award - 1996 Pusan World Congress, 1996 Annual National Convention Malaysia) Organised Tolumis Care Centre Charity in 2013, 2014, 2015 (Awarded Best Long Term Community Project – 2014 JCI Malaysia Annual National Convention) Organised Flagship Project - The Outstanding Young Person of Sabah in 2007, 2009 & 2016. Awarded Premier Award for Best Youth Organisation 2016 by Ministry of Youth and Sports Sabah
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Introducing 2016 Board of Directors & Commission Directors
President : Ng Tze Ek Immediate Past President : Brandon Tang Hon. Secretary : Wendy Chan Hon. Treasurer : Patrick Teo General Legal Counsel : Donald Dunstan Wong Vice President (Internal): Vincent Ho Vice President (External) : Seyi Chia Commission Director (Public Relations) : Victoria Su Commission Director (Individual) : Lim Fang Yi Commission Director (Individual) : Clement Chin Commission Director (Community) : Daneil Chan
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12th January 2016
JCI Kota Kinabalu & JCI Penampang Friendly Futsal Match We started off with a friendly futsal match with JCI Penampang. It was a good match! Many more activities to come, so stay tuned.
16th January 2016
JCI Area Sabah Leadership Summit
The JCI Malaysia Leadership Summit aims to gather the new leaderships with all new Local Organizations Presidents and Secretary to kick start the Year 2016. The summit will provide the platform for the partners to showcase the possible collaboration and allow the Local Organizations to further brainstorm and connect with the partners. The summit will allow JCI Malaysia National Leaders to exchange ideas with Local Leaders and align the JCI Malaysia leaders with the Local Leaders via their common interest. If JCI Malaysia wants to transform into most preferred young people organization in our nation, we will need to start from building our organization branding in the same direction. This new initiative will not only bring impact of uniting the JCI Malaysia into a common goal, also will provide JCI Malaysia Local Organization leaders with information they needed for the year. This event is especially important to all Local Organization Presidents and Secretaries to attend this
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22th January 2016
January Gathering/ Fellowship We started off the year with a gathering hosted by our Past President Senator Neelkrish Perumal and Senator Nora Arin. They cooked up a feast for all members and friends to enjoy. We also had a very informative gathering as NEVP Jeff Lu gave an inspirational presentation his vision for JCI Area Sabah. President EK on the other hand presented upcoming chapter projects and activities.
25th to 28th January 2016
Sisterhood JCI Manila’s Induction Ceremony
Ten (10) members from our chapter attended JCI Manila’s induction ceremony. We visited them from 24th to 27th January 2016. We were hosted by JCI Manila represented by IA Director Rowel Ong, Chairman for Malaysia, Mike Uy and their members who ensured that our trip was full of surprises. We were all very well taken care of and their induction ceremony was nothing was nothing but spectacular.
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13th February 2016
February Gathering/ Fellowship A gathering hosted by our Past President Charles Lim and member Ice Tang to continue our Chinese New Year celebration at their residence.
27th February 2016
54th Installation and Award Ceremony
The 54th Installation and Award Ceremony (“IAC”) was successfully held on 27th February 2016 at Hotel N5. The Guest of Honour was YB Datuk Teo Chee Kang, Minister of Special Task from the Chief Minister’s Office. During Datuk’s speech, he commended the vision and mission of JCI for its positive message and hope we are able to bring this to our local community. During President EK’s speech, he commended President Brandon for his courage to take up big projects like the Annual National Convention and Art of Nation Building Projects. President EK challenged all members to step out of their comfort zone to learn, grow and lead. The Board of Directors and President EK himself will to the best of their abilities assist them to achieve what they wish to achieve. Also present were past presidents of JCI Kota Kinabalu.
NEWSLETTER ISSUE 01/2016 Junior Chamber International Kota Kinabalu During the IAC, Award Chairman NEVP Jeff Lu presented 11 awards to Award honourees…… The All Kota Kinabalu Jaycees Award In recognition of: An individual member who has continued to render outstanding services to the Jaycees movement for a continuous period of a minimum of four years VITALIS RONALD _____________________________________________________________ Community Development Project Award In recognition of: The best local community development project CARING SOULS OF JCI SABAH - PRIDIP ADRAN A/L REVINDREN (JELLY) _____________________________________________________________ The Membership Award In recognition of: The best programme incorporating membership extension, recruitment, induction and assimilation. 40TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION – DORIS THIAN HUEY SHEE _____________________________________________________________ Leadership Development Award In recognition of: the best programme in the field of leadership development. This includes such items as Effective Speaking Course, Management Course and any other projects of a self-development nature. DAPHNE LO WEI CHING _____________________________________________________________ The Special Project Award In recognition of: The best project or programme which does not fall within the parameters of any awards category ART OF NATION BUILDING PROJECT - NG TZE EK _____________________________________________________________ The Best Overall Project Award In recognition of: The best overall local project. 40TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION – DORIS THIAN HUEY SHEE _____________________________________________________________
Outstanding Project Chairman Award In recognition of: A project chairman for his outstanding leadership in organising a project or program. NG TZE EK _____________________________________________________________ The Best Senator of the Year Award In recognition of: outstanding personal contribution and achievement of a JCI Senator in the interest of the Chapter since becoming a Senator SENATOR NEELKRISH PERUMAL _____________________________________________________________ The Outstanding New Member Award In recognition of: An Individual member who continue to show strong support dedication and enthusiasm during his/her first two years of membership. VINCENT HO VUN SHIN _____________________________________________________________ The Outstanding Jaycee of the Year Award In recognition of : A current member, who has done the most to promote the organisation by making the greatest personal contribution towards its development since he/she becomes a member for at least three years. JEFF LU SIAU WEE _____________________________________________________________ The Most Outstanding Past President Award In recognition of: A Past President who continue to show strong support dedication and enthusiasm for the chapter and its members. SENATOR JOSEPH SELESTINE ______________________________________________________________ JCI Kota Kinabalu 2015 President Award The All Time Best Couple Award SEYI CHIA SIAW YU & CLEMENT CHIN ______________________________________________________________
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26th-28th February 2016 Sisterhood JCI Manila’s Visit
For our Installation and Awards Ceremony, JCI Manila sent seven (7) of their members EVP Jop Esquivias, IA Director Rowel Ong, Director Marv Navarro, Chairman for Malaysia, Mike Uy, Michael Ganzo, Mark, Sta. Maria and Kyle de Leon. We took this opportunity to organise three (3) days of activities in return for their amazing hospitality during our visit to Manila.
12th March 2016
Art of Nation Building Programme
The Art of Nation Building programme climaxed with a prize presentation ceremony as well as an appreciation day on the 12th March 2016 (Saturday) where the Chief Minister of Sabah, YAB Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj Aman represented by Datuk Teo Chee Kang graced the event as the Guest of Honor to award and recognize the talents of the young budding artists amongst our school children. For our effort and in view of the vision of this Programma, the Chief Minister allocated RM50,000.00 for the programme in hopes that this Programme will continue to inspire youths to create positive change by being active citizens, thereby helping our nation to be prepared for the future, in line with the Malaysian Government’s Vision 2020. Our event received support from Area Sabah chapters. We would like to thank JCI Jesselton, JCI Tanjung Aru, JCI Penampang and JCI Luyang for supporting our event!
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26th March 2016 JCI Official Training
JCI Kota Kinabalu organised two (2) JCI Official Course Trainings for members, namely JCI Achieve and JCI Impact. Trainers were Vincent Ho from our own chapter and Felix Tan from JCI Penampang. This was a fruitful training as many new members were able to understand more about JCI and use this training to assist them in future career in JCI or to assist in running projects. To know more, please visit our website www.jcikk.org and our Facebook Page under the name of “JCI Kota Kinabalu�.
26th March 2016
March Gathering/ Fellowship Our 3rd Cathering was held at member’ Victoria ‘s house. We had a scrumptious BBQ meal....
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9th April 2016
54th Extraordinary General Meeting We held our EGM on the 9th April with the attendance of 16 members. During the meeting, we closed the 2015 Account with a small profit and endorsed the 2016 Chapter budget. Thank you all for attending and if you need any more information, please do not hesitate to contact the BOD members.
15th – 17th April 2016
Area Sabah Train the Trainer Programme We successfully hosted the Area Sabah Train the Trainer Programme with International Head Trainer Marc from JCI Philippines. During this intensive 3 days training, members from around Sabah were able to identify their respective “method of learning” and some were inspired to train others. Participants were formed into groups and each given a topic to train on. They were then assessed on the skills they have and the skills they should have to be a trainer. Great feedback was received from participants and we thoroughly enjoyed hosting this important programme. Thank you COC Team for your effort!
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17th April 2016
April Fellowship/Gathering Another monthly gathering was held at member Nelson’s residence. We also managed to celebrate the birthday for April babies! During the gathering, members shared their experience in JCI and what they would like to achieve in JCI. We look forward to more gatherings/sharing to come
23rd April 2016
Gotong Royong at JCIKK Secretariat President EK together with Secretary Wendy, Treasurer Patrick and VP Vincent Ho worked together to clean up the secretariat. We managed to remove the wire mesh at the stairs ceiling which has cause the build-up of bird faeces. We also removed the bird faeces and most of the dust from the stairs. The team also removed many old mouldy items from the store and cleaned up the toilet. After 4 hours of hard work, the secretariat is now clean and ready for members to organise their project meetings there.
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25th April 2016
Anugerah Perdana Belia Negara Interview We are honoured to announce that JCI Kota Kinabalu has been nominated to run for the Anugerah Perdana Belia Negara 2016 at the federal level. Panel of judges flew from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu to interview us. They consist of representatives from Majlis Belia Malaysia, Registrar of Youth, University Putra Malaysia. During the interview, the Board of Directors presented our achievements, chapter management system and introduced projects and programmes conducted in the last 3 years.
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13th-15th May 2016
13th Area Sabah Convention
9 members attended the 13th Area Sabah Convention hosted by JCI Luyang. We were also able to catch up with many of our Past Presidents and Senators during the Senate Luncheon held on 14th May 2016. During the 13th Area Sabah Convention, the General Assembly was held along with other training courses and also debate and speech contests. JCI Kota Kinabalu managed to achieve the following at the Area Sabah Convention: Most Participative President – Ng Tze Ek Best Debator (English) – Wendy Chan Public Speaking (English) 1st Runner-up – Wendy Chan Public Speaking (English) 2nd Runner-up – Wendy Chan Parliamentary Procedure 2nd Runner-up - Wendy Chan JCI Idol 1st Runner-up - Jelly the Clown NEVP Incentive Award - Most Active Local Organisation Training Award NEVP Incentive Award - Most Outstanding Secretary Award Congratulations to all the winners!
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15th May 2016
Anugerah Perdana Belia Negara 2016
JCI Kota Kinabalu was honoured to be one of the finalist of the Anugerah Belia Perdana Negara. Award ceremony was graced by Our Deputy Prime Minister - Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Minister for Youth and Sports Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar and Majlis Belia Malaysia President - Tuan Haji Mua’amar Ghadafi Jamal Datuk Wira Jamaluddin. We were presented with a certificate of appreciation and mock cheque of RM5,000.00 for being shortlisted as one of the finalists.
Speech by Our Deputy Prime Minister - Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi addressing the participants during Hari Belia Negara at University Putra Malaysia, Serdang Selangor.
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21st May 2016
Hari Belia Sabah, Sandakan This year Majlis Belia Sabah held the annual Hari Belia on 21st May 2016 in Sandakan. JCI Kota Kinabalu attended the event, whereby we also received an award for being champion for the Anugerah Perdana Belia Sabah 2016 under the Organisation category. We were presented the award by our YB Datuk Seri Paglima Musa Haji Aman, also present were YB Datuk Haji Tawfiq bin Datuk Haji Abu Bakar Titingan, Minister of Youth and Sports Sabah and Y.B. Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah, Deputy Chief Minister.
1st June 2016 Visitation to Luchu Taiwan It’s a short 30 minutes’ drive away from Kaohsiung, hence we made plans to visit our sisterhood chapter in Taiwan. Although Luchu has been deaffliated from JCI HQ for quite some time now (due to most of the youth moving to the urban areas, resulting in difficulty recruiting members), it was still quite an amazing insight to see that the older JCI Luchu members still schedule in a monthly GMM. This GMM is usually attended by minimum 80 members.
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2nd – 7th June 2016 ASPAC, Kaohsiung, Taiwan It was an eventful conference with 5 members representing JCI Kota Kinabalu. Besides that, member Doris Thian represented the chapter and Malaysia in the Public Speaking Championship. Our chapter’s debate team represented by ATD Daphne Lo, ASG Doris Thian and President Ek managed to argue their way into the finals. Unfortunately, we lost to JCI Philippines. Nonetheless, we put up a good fight! Congratulations to the debate team, you did us proud!
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3rd June 2016 JCI Manila hosted International Sisterhood Luncheon During ASPAC, JCI Manila hosted their international sisterhood chapters to lunch. JCI Kota Kinabalu was in attendance together with JCI Orchid, Singapore, JCI Kuala Lumpur, JCI Jaycettes, Hong Kong, JCI Kaohsiung, Taiwan and many more.
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11th June 2016 Borneo Investment Strategic Outlook Forum JCI Kota Kinabalu is proud to be one of the supporting partners for the Borneo Investment Strategic Outlook Forum 2016. During this challenging time in our economy, we see this as an opportunity for members and public to find other alternatives and learn more about the opportunities and risks before placing their investment.
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11th June 2016 June Gathering/Fellowship Members and past presidents gathered for our monthly gathering at PP Norbert’s residence. Games were played to promote our upcoming event JCIKK Health Day. We would like to thank those who attended as well as members from JCI Penampang, JCI Intan and JCI Tawau.
18th June 2016 The Launching of TOYPS A courtesy call was made to the Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Tawfiq Bin Datuk Haji Abu Bakar Titingan, the Minister of Youth and Sports on 16th June 2016 by the members of Junior Chamber International Kota Kinabalu. The visit was held to meet the Minister and to launch the flagship project of the Junior Chamber International Kota Kinabalu (JCI KK) - The Outstanding Young Person of Sabah (TOYPS). The briefing was also attended by Tuan Haji Awang Damit Awang Anak, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry. Briefing was led by the President of JCI Kota Kinabalu, JCI Sen. Neelkrish Perumal and committee members of the project. JCI KK gives its sincere thanks to YB Datuk Haji Tawfiq Bin Datuk Haji Abu Bakar Titingan and his office for the meeting
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9th- 10th July 2016 JCIKK Health Day JCI Kota Kinabalu organised Health Day event at Oceanus Waterfront Mall. This Health Day is a fund raising project to feed a group of students in need in secondary school located Kota Kinabalu area by providing luncheon for the whole school year. JCI KK in adhering to its Creed, Mission and Vision, strives to meet the urgent physical needs of children by providing food, taking action and creating long-term solutions. By addressing the issue of hunger, the community can help create an environment which allows students to focus on their studies. JCIKK Health Day consisted of indoor and outdoor activities namely 3 on 3 Street Basketball, Arm Wrestling, Tug of War and Monkey Bar. Sponsor for the event includes Oceanus Waterfront Mall, Nandos, Jelly n Frenz, New York Fitness, Roti & Chaai, Fook Yuen @ Oceanus and media supporters Era FM, Hitz FM and MY FM. JCIKK Health Day ran for 2 days, i.e. on 9th & 10th July 2016 (Saturday & Sunday) and the turn out was great with many news coverage by the media.
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9th- 10th July 2016 Give Blood : Blood Donation Drive Talassemmia Sabah Organisation joined the cause for JCIKK Health Day by organising a Blood Drive in conjunction with JCIKK Health Day. We are honoured that ATD Daphne Lo was able to get the Talassemmia and Likas Women and Children Hospital, Likas to be involved. Great job! Trivia: Did you know that 1 pint of blood can save 3 lives?
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11th July 2016
The Launching of Art of Nation Building Programme 2016
A press conference was held on 11 July 2016 at Wisma Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri Sabah to launch the Art of Nation Building 2016 Art Competition. The Press conference attended by Pn Hajah Mainumah Haji Suhaibul, Director of Sabah State Education Department, and members of the joint organizing committee consisting of Society Empowerment & Economic Development Sabah (SEEDS), Junior Chamber International Kota Kinabalu (JCI KK) and the Federation of Chinese Women Sabah (FCWS). This art competition will be carried out over the month of July and August where students from Upper Primary (Primary 4, 5 and 6), Lower Secondary (Form 1, 2 and 3) and Upper Secondary (Form 4, 5 and 6) all over the Malaysia can participate. The art competition is themed ‘Hari Jadi Malaysia’. All entries must be received before 12.00pm, 30 August 2016. For more information on the art competition and entry forms, please contact your respective school or visit http://jcikk.org/art-competition/
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13th July 2016
JCIKK hosted the Area Sabah Committee Meeting JCI Kota Kinabalu was honoured to host the Area Sabah Committee Meeting for the 2nd time this year. In attendance for the meeting was Area committee members and President EK and Secretary Wendy.
19th July 2016 Past Presidents Luncheon
We are honoured to have PP Dr Henry Chok, 1976 President play host for a luncheon for all the past presidents and 2016 Board of Directors. The purpose of this luncheon is to let the Board of Directors get well acquainted with the Past Presidents. We very much enjoyed the short luncheon with some knowledge sharing. This would not be the last! Till we meet again!
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23rd July 2016 Care Pack to Children of Bukit Harapan. Our secretary Wendy Chan delivering care pack to children of Bukit Harapan Tuaran
29th July 2016 GMM with JCI Luchu JCI Luchu members were in town and so the 2016 Board of Directors decided to organise a Welcome Dinner for them together with members and past president.
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JCI Malaysia Current Facts Membership There are 2048 members from 56 local organizations affiliated to JCI Malaysia, from Peninsular North, Peninsular CentralSouth, Sabah and Sarawak. • JCI membership is open to all races and religions. 2016 JCI WORLD PRESIDENT Paschal Dike, JCI Nigeria 2016 JCI EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, AREA B ASIA PACIFIC Jennifer Gracey, JCI USA 2016 JCI VICE PRESIDENT ASSIGNED TO MALAYSIA Marc Brian Lim, JCI Philippines 2016 JCI Malaysia National President Dato’ Terry Ong, JCI Entrepreneur Metropolitan (Penang) 2016 JCI MALAYSIA NATIONAL PRESIDENT THEME G.P.S.: Growth | Positive Impact | Sustainability 2016 JCI TEN OUTSTANDING YOUNG MALAYSIAN AWARDS (TOYM) Date: TBA. Host: JCI Mandarin Sibu 2016 JCI CREATIVE YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS (CYEA) Date: TBA. Host: JCI Petaling Jaya JCI Malaysia National Events 2016 JCI MALAYSIA ACADEMY 26-28 August 2016. Host: JCI Ipoh 2016 41st JCI MALAYSIA ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION (ANC) 15-18 October 2016. Host: JCI United Penang 2016 ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE (ASPAC) 2-6 June 2016 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2016 71st JUNIOR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL WORLD CONGRESS 31 Oct-6 November 2016 in Quebec, Canada
1st August 2016
Courtesy Visit to meet with the Deputy Education Minister, YB Senator Tuan Chong Sin Woon For the Art of Nation Building 2016, representatives from JCI Kota Kinabalu, Society Empowerment and Economic Development of Sabah (SEEDS) and Federation of Sabah Chinese Women Association (FSCWA) met with the Deputy Education Minister, YB Senator Tuan Chong Sin Woon to brief him about the Art of Nation Building 2016 and also seek for assistance in creating awareness of such project in Malaya.
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11th August 2016 TOYPS Judging Day The judging day for The Outstanding Young Person of Sabah 2016 Award organised by JCI Kota Kinabalu was led by Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Tawfiq Bin Datuk Haji Abu Bakar Titingan, the Minister of Youth and Sports on 11 August 2016. All nominations were scrutinized by a team of prominent and diverse judges such as Sabah Women Entrepreneur & Professional Association (SWEPA) President, Ms Wynnie Jong, Sabah Law Association President, Mr Brenndon Soh, Past TOYPS Honouree (2009), Dr Roland Chia. In their pursuit to recognize these individuals, the organizing committee managed to gather nominations for 7 categories namely: • • • • • • •
Business, Economic and/or Entrepreneurial accomplishment Political, legal and/or government affairs Art and/or Cultural achievement Moral and/or environmental leadership Contribution to children, world peace or human rights Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Services Personal Improvement and/or Sports Accomplishment
The winners of the TOYPS award will receive a customized trophy and will nominated for The Outstanding Young Malaysian (TOYM) Award. Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Tawfiq Bin Datuk Haji Abu Bakar Titingan commended JCI Kota Kinabalu for organising a project that unearthed many unsung Sabahans in their respective fields. He presented the organising committee with RM10,000.00 in support of this project.
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19th August 2016 Courtesy Visit to meet the Chief Editor of Daily Express Sabah, Mr James Sarda For The Outstanding Young Person of Sabah (TOYPS) Award, representatives from JCI Kota Kinabalu with assistance from the Past Presidents, PP Donald Stephens and PP Joseph Selestine, met with the Chief Editor of Daily Express Sabah, Mr James Sarda to discuss about making Daily Express Sabah the media partner for TOYPS and it was so. TOYPS is an award organized by the Junior Chamber International Kota Kinabalu to recognize young Sabahan and Malaysian individuals in Sabah who has dedicated themselves to the progress or welfare of the community at large. There are many young Sabahan and Malaysian individuals that have excelled in their field of profession, practice and endeavour. Some are known by the public but some have excelled in obscurity making them unsung heroes of their field. The main objective is to recognize both these groups of individuals. JCI Kota Kinabalu believes that recognizing these individuals is a form of social responsibility to the community.
20th August 2016 A luncheon with Senator Paul Kong from JCI Kuching Past presidents and members of JCI Kota Kinabalu were invited to have a luncheon with Senator Paul Kong from JCI Kuching who was visiting Kota Kinabalu to catch up on old times and create new ones!
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26th to 28th August 2016 JCIM 19th Academy JCI Kota Kinabalu sent off two (2) members to attend the JCIM 19th Academy in Ipoh with the Past World President Lars Hajslund as the Head Trainer and Past National President Jamie Tiew as Assistant Trainer. During the JCIM 19th Academy, the delegates were trained in areas of parliamentary procedures, protocols, what makes a chapter good, leadership, etc. They even got to do flying fox and cave exploring. Though many were tired from all the trainings, it was fruitful in that many friendships were formed and memories made.
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7th September 2016 Art of Nation Building Judging Day The second installment of the Art of Nation Building (TANB) competition saw some 8283 artworks submitted to the organising committee before the closing date on 30 August 2016. Submissions to the competition came from 147 schools from all over the country. Out of the 147 schools, 112 were from Sabah, followed by 18 from Johor, 8 from Perak, 3 from Penang and Kuala Lumpur and 2 from Negeri Sembilan. According to the co-organising chairperson Dr Pamela Yong, the number of submissions this year exceeded the initial target of 8000 compared with 5189 artworks submitted in the previous year. Sabah recorded the highest number of submissions at 8076, followed by Johor 146, Perak 41, Kuala Lumpur 9, Negeri Sembilan 6 and Penang 5. Mr Ng Tze Ek, President of the JCI KK, noted that, “We are also exceptionally touched with the avid number of participants this year with their inspirational artwork illustrating their pride for the country and the colourful moments of unity.” Top winners will be determined by the creativity of their artworks and the factual accuracy of their presentation as well. The synopsis of each of the artworks will also constitute a portion of the assessment marks. Commenting further on the importance of factual accuracy in the artworks presented, Dr Pamela said, “We should not be afraid to both admit and submit to history. Facts are facts”. Dr Pamela was referring to the polemics surrounding the year of the formation of Malaysia or “Hari Malaysia”. The competition was divided into three main categories. A top cash prize up to RM1,000 awaits winners for the Higher Secondary School Category while runners-up and third place winners will get RM700 and RM500 respectively. The next top 10 participants are eligible for consolation prizes of RM150 each. For the Lower Secondary School Category, champions will take home a top cash prize of RM800 whille runners-up and third place victors will bag RM500 and RM300 respectively. The next top 10 participant in this category will get consolation prizes of RM100 each. Apart from prizes for creative and factually correct artworks, participating schools with with the highest number of submissions will also take home trophies, certificates and prizes. The competition is jointly organised by the State Education Department, Society Empowerment & Economic Development of Sabah (SEEDS), Federation of Sabah Chinese Women Association (FSCWA) and Junior Chamber International Kota KInabalu (JCI KK). Dr Pamela also added “this programme would not have been possible if it was not for the enthusiasm and super support from the State Education Department under the leadership of its Director, Puan Hjh Maimunah Suhaibul and the deputy director Datuk Dr Hj Mohd Kassim, and all the Ketua-ketua sector who have gone beyond their call of duty to push this programme not just statewide but nationally.”
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15th September 2016
Exhibition of Artwork for the Art of Nation Building Various arts from students from all over Malaysia were exhibited in different areas such as Gaya Street, Suria Sabah Shopping Mall, Centre Point Sabah, City Mall and also the Kota Kinabalu International Airport.
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16th September 2016
Hari Malaysia Celebration hosted by Ministry of Youth and Sports Sabah JCI Kota Kinabalu along with other chapters’ members came together to celebrate Hari Malaysia hosted by Majlis Belia Sabah in rememberance of when Malaysia was formed and celebrated.
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2nd – 7th June 2016 ASPAC, Kaohsiung, Taiwan It was an eventful conference with 5 members representing JCI Kota Kinabalu. Besides that, member Doris Thian represented the chapter and Malaysia in the Public Speaking Championship. Our chapter’s debate team represented by ATD Daphne Lo, ASG Doris Thian and President Ek managed to argue their way to the finals. Unfortunately, we lose to JCI Philippine, none the less we did put out a good fight! Congratulations to the debate team, you did us proud!
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2nd – 7th June 2016 ASPAC, Kaohsiung, Taiwan It was an eventful conference with 5 members representing JCI Kota Kinabalu. Besides that, member Doris Thian represented the chapter and Malaysia in the Public Speaking Championship. Our chapter’s debate team represented by ATD Daphne Lo, ASG Doris Thian and President Ek managed to argue their way to the finals. Unfortunately, we lose to JCI Philippine, none the less we did put out a good fight! Congratulations to the debate team, you did us proud!
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2nd – 7th June 2016 ASPAC, Kaohsiung, Taiwan It was an eventful conference with 5 members representing JCI Kota Kinabalu. Besides that, member Doris Thian represented the chapter and Malaysia in the Public Speaking Championship. Our chapter’s debate team represented by ATD Daphne Lo, ASG Doris Thian and President Ek managed to argue their way to the finals. Unfortunately, we lose to JCI Philippine, none the less we did put out a good fight! Congratulations to the debate team, you did us proud!
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2nd – 7th June 2016 ASPAC, Kaohsiung, Taiwan It was an eventful conference with 5 members representing JCI Kota Kinabalu. Besides that, member Doris Thian represented the chapter and Malaysia in the Public Speaking Championship. Our chapter’s debate team represented by ATD Daphne Lo, ASG Doris Thian and President Ek managed to argue their way to the finals. Unfortunately, we lose to JCI Philippine, none the less we did put out a good fight! Congratulations to the debate team, you did us proud!
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Sincere Appreciation to
for providing the archived newpaper issue for 16th September 1963, the day Malaysia was formed.
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18th September 2016 Unity Run organised by UPKO A handful of members decided to take the challenge and join the Unity Run organised by UPKO.
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24th September 2016 The Outstanding Young Person of Sabah (TOYPS) Award Ceremony 2016 The highlight of the TOYPS is the Gala Dinner held at Le Meridien. The night was graced by the Minister of Youth and Sports, YB Datuk Haji Tawfiq Bin Datuk Seri Paglima Haji Abu Bakar Titingan and it was filled with smiles and inspirational messages from our Honourees namely, Rozella Marie, Joffey Jolly, Edgar Pong, Dr Pamela Yong, Sheelasheena Damien, Arthur Joseph Kurup and Anne K Baltazar.
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1st October 2016
54th Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting marks an important transition point for JCI Kota Kinabalu and on this particular day, there were two (2) candidates running for the president’s post. It was super exciting to see how they did during the caucus. After a fierce caucas and election, members elected Patrick Teo as 2017 President. We would like to congratulate Presidentelect Patrick Teo.
13th - 15th October 2016
JCI Malaysia Annual National Convention This year’s Annual National Convention is hosted by JCI United Penang. We have an overwhelming representation from 14 members led by President EK. Besides enjoying the Penang food, we attended various training and participated in the election for 2017 National President and 2017 National Board of Directors. President EK was also selected as 1 of 3 presidents to represent Area Sabah to present his report during the President Summit!. JCI Kota Kinabalu was also awarded 100% efficiency award for Chapter administration.
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We take this opportunity to congratulate National President Elect - Nurul-huda Afandi! Looking forward to a great 2017!
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5th November 2016
The Art of Nation Building 2016 - Prize Presentation Ceremony This marks the second time JCIKK is collaborating with the Sabah State Education Department (JPNS), the Society Empowerment & Economic Development of Sabah (SEEDS) and the Federation of Sabah Chinese Women Associations (FCWS). The Art of Nation-Building Programme is aimed at cultivating a sense of nationhood and belonging, encouraging patriotism and instilling loyalty among the young people by creating awareness on national values and the diversity of Malaysian society. The winners were determined based on the factual contents of their work, originality, creativity and their artwork synopsis. The winners were selected on a one-day judging basis, held on 7 September, 2016. The main feature of The Art of Nation-Building Prize Presentation was to give away of prizes to winners of the “Hari Jadi Malaysia� Art Competition from the Upper Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary levels. A special prize was also given to the highest participating schools for both primary and secondary schools. Guest of Honour for the prize presentation ceremony was Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia.
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The Art of Nation Building (TANB) Art Exhibition was launched officially by YB Datuk Ir Edward Yong Oui Fah, Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister with a ribbon cutting ceremony today at the Suria Sabah Shopping Mall. The art exhibition showcased about 400 shortlisted as well as the winning art pieces out of the total pool of 8283 entries from the National TANB Art Competition which was held from July to August 2016 in conjunction with Malaysia Day with the theme “Hari Jadi Malaysia”. The art exhibition was displayed on the second floor of Suria Sabah Shopping Mall, near the Times Bookstore for two weeks. Public were able to view and appreciate the artistic expression of our children and their “colourful moments of unity”. The morning art exhibition launch also saw a corporate social responsibility (CSR) element of the nation building programme whereby the TANB Organizing Committee also raised funds towards the building funds of St Francis Convent Secondary Girls’ School.
24th - 25th November 2016
JCI Manila Limitless Asia - Leadership Training JCI Manila Limitless Asia held at No.17 banaba St. Forbes Park , Makati City, Manila, Philippine from the period of 24th November 2016 to 25th November 2016. A total of 32 signed up for the JCI Manila Limitless Asia. Consist Manila area LO chapter and International Chapter. This is the 1st time that JCI Manila conduct an international leadership training which participate from JCI HK Jaycees (Hong Kong), JCI Nagoya (Japan), JCI Jayakarta (Indonesia), JCI Korea and JCI Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) JCI Kota Kinabalu was represented by Jelly and Patrick Teo.
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11th December 2016
Area Sabah Appreciation Luncheon The year comes to an end, with JCI Malaysia Area Sabah appreciation all the hard work of members with an appreciation luncheon held at Skyhotel. During the award, JCI Kota Kinabalu was acknowledge by winning Best Local Organisation Project Award – The Art of Nation Building 2016 Most Outstanding Local Organisation Award – JCI Kota Kinabalu Certificate of Merit for Best Training Programme – Area Sabah Train the Trainers Programme Inidividual members were also awarded : Wendy Chan – Most Outstanding Secretary Award Scott Lu – Most Creative Area Committee Award Doritz Thian - Most Supportive Area Committee Award Guest of Honour Minister of Youth and Sports Sabah, Datuk Haji Tawfiq bin Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Titingan once again congratulated JCI Kota Kinabalu for winning the Anugerah Perdana Belia Negara Organisation category. In light of the above, we hope that the awards will not only inspire those individuals involved in making the awards possible but also to inspire other members in the chapter to strive to be the best they can be.
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