JCI (Junior Chamber International) of Canada has recently launched a Patron Partnership Program designed to make a connection between the current leaders and future leaders of our Canadian businesses and communities.

JCI Canada is looking for corporate executives with strong leadership skills to join their Patron Partnership Program.   They aim to provide their members, the next generation of business and community leaders, with the opportunity to benefit from the experience and expertise of these key corporate individuals.

The chance to steward and help develop the future leaders of our country is a rare and exceptional opportunity.  Many JCI members are entrepreneurs and all JCI members are looking to improve themselves and the world around them.   JCI is reaching out for your support in hopes that you or someone you know is willing to step up and be a part of their development.

This is your invitation to join JCI Canada in their mission to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change.  For more information or to become a Patron Partner today please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

JCI Canada is the leading organization for leadership development among individuals between 18 and 40 years old.   JCI is a worldwide organization that encourages its members to be active citizens and offers four specific areas of opportunity and development:  individual, business, community and international development.

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Contact Info:
Viviane Lyrette, National Vice President
JCI Canada
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(french and english speaking)

 
Corrie Omand, President
JCI Okanagan (in Kelowna, BC)
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(english speaking)
1-250-490-5319

We won fourth out of fourteen at the 22nd Annual Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. The team played their hearts out during this great event and earned a trophy in the process! To top it off, it was one of the best years ever played at this tournament. Make sure to congratulate Jessica, Jeremy, Rushelle & James and Brenda & Aaron next time you see them! Way to go team!

"The Best Year Ever!"

Besides our sporting success, the event itself is expected to raise funds in the ballpark of $10,000 for Brantwood Community Centre, which supports individuals with developmental and complex health challenges, and Participation House, which serves the needs of adults with physical disabilities. JCI isn't the only ones to have the best year ever and we (the team) were thrilled to be a part of it. 

Read about the event in the Expositor here!
Read about the event at the Brant News here! (The feature pic has team Goderich playing hard, with Ross, Sheila and Ken Tota clearly visable!)

Just another way JCI is building better partnerships, better citizens and better people.

"Be Better"

JCI (Junior Chamber International) and the JCI Nothing But Nets campaign will hit the ground running in 2011 with the Budapest-Bamako Great African Run. The designated charity of the event, JCI Nothing But Nets hopes to raise $100,000 for the purchase and distribution of 10,000 insecticide-treated bed nets to families in sub-Saharan Africa.

Hundreds of drivers and adventurers will set out on January 15 from Budapest, Hungary on the largest charity rally in the world. From its humble roots, the Budapest-Bamako Great African Run has grown into a major international sporting and cultural event. In 2010, more than 500 participants raced and sent 20 tons of aid to Mali and Mauritania.



JCI Belgium, JCI Hungary, JCI Latvia and sponsors including Bestnet have already donated more than 4,000 bed nets toward their 10,000 goal. Such nets have contributed to a recent reduction in the number of malaria deaths in Africa. Members of JCI Belgium, JCI Hungary and JCI Latvia will also compete in the rally, raising awareness about the need for action to help Africans overcome the deadly disease.

The Budapest-Bamako Great African Run will conclude on January 30 in Bamako, Mali, site of the 2011 JCI Africa and Middle East Conference. JCI, through programs like JCI Nothing But Nets, is committed to providing opportunities for young active citizens to create positive change in Africa, Europe and throughout the world.

JCI and the participating JCI Local and National Organizations would like to thank the sponsors of the Budapest-Bamako Great African Run: Bestnet, PREVENT, Assessment Systems Hungary, Climbernet, AR Consulting and Before The Hype.



About JCI: JCI is a worldwide membership-based nonprofit organization of young active citizens ages 18 to 40 who are dedicated to creating positive change in their communities. Through projects in more than 5,000 communities across more than 100 countries, members seek targeted solutions to local problems, creating a global impact.



For more information, please contact a representative or visit the websites listed below:


Christine Albrecht

External Communications Manager 

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Zsolt Feher
Senior Director

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+36 20 383 40 93