John Baine of El Dorado was elected as a National Vice-President of The United States Junior Chamber for 2011. The election was held at the 90th Annual Meeting on June 4, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

John Baine served as President of the El Dorado Jaycees in 2006 when he led the Chapter to #1 in Arkansas and #3 in the United States in the National Parade of Chapters. His work earned him the Charles Kulp, Jr. Memorial Award for Outstanding Local Presidents from The United States Junior Chamber and the Local Chapter President of the Year Award from The Arkansas Junior Chamber. He went on to serve as Business Development Vice-President of The Arkansas Junior Chamber in 2007 where he was recognized with the Dennis Hamilton Memorial Award for Outstanding Programming by The United States Junior Chamber. He served as the 71st President of The Arkansas Junior Chamber in 2008 and Chairman of the Board in 2009.

He is a JCI Certified Local Trainer and was appointed by The United States Junior Chamber President Jeff Lank as the 2010 Chair of The United States Junior Chamber Training Task Force.  The Training Task Force was created to develop training materials for state and local chapters.

He is an accountant with Murphy Oil Corporation and is serving his fifth term as a Justice of the Peace on the Union County Quorum Court.  He is also active on the boards of the Arkansas Association of Quorum Courts, Arkansas State University Alumni Association, and was appointed by Governor Mike Beebe to the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources Advisory Committee. He and his wife Jennifer reside in El Dorado.

 

John Baine recently participated in the 2010 JCI Conference of the Americas.  He served as one of three voting delegates representing the United States Junior Chamber.  The Conference is held annually with all the nations of North & South America, this year’s conference had 800 total delegates in Rosario, Argentina. 

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El Dorado Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt

The El Dorado Jaycees City-wide Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 3rd at the South Arkansas Arboretum at 11 AM.  Over five thousand eggs will be hidden in areas of the Arboretum divided by age groups. There will be three grand prize eggs, one for each age group. The El Dorado Jaycee City-wide Easter Egg Hunt is open to children all children ten and under.

 

El Dorado Jaycees will be holding their second annual Job Fair from 6 until 8 p.m. on April 26 in the South Arkansas Community College Gymnasium, at 300 S. West Ave.

The Jaycees are inviting the unemployed of Union County and all businesses in the area looking to hire new employees to participate.

Admission is free for both job seekers and businesses Last year, dozens of job seekers and businesses participated in the first Jaycees Job Fair at SouthArk.

For more information and to register a business for the job fair, contact Dr. Ken Bridges at (870) 862-8131, extension 126 or by e-mail at kbridges@southark.edu.

 

El Dorado Jaycees

3rd Annual Golf Tournament

Lions Club Municipal Golf Course

April 17, 2010

Shotgun Start, 8 AM

2 man scramble

$100 per Team

Lunch Provided

Details & Registration Link

 
John Baine

John Baine

John Baine was appointed by United States Junior Chamber President Jeff Lank as the 2010 Chair of the United States Junior Chamber Training Task Force.  The Training Task Force was created to develop training materials for state and local chapters along with operating a trainer’s database of the some two-hundred US based JCI Trainers as well as other trainers with special skills available to local chapters through the Junior Chamber University program.

He recently completed all requirements to become a JCI Certified Local Trainer with Junior Chamber International, JCI.  Baine is the only graduate of the JCI Trainer program in the state of Arkansas and is responsible for interactive member training within local Junior Chamber chapters across the state.  JCI is a worldwide leadership development organization with 200,000 members in 5,000 local chapters in over 100 countries. JCI is the worldwide organization that includes the United States Junior Chamber, the Arkansas Junior Chamber, and the El Dorado Jaycees.

Baine served as President of the El Dorado Jaycees in 2006. He went on to serve the Arkansas Junior Chamber as Business Development Vice-President in 2007, as the 71st President in 2008, and as Chairman of the Board in 2009.

He is an accountant with Murphy Oil Corporation and is serving his fifth term as a Justice of the Peace on the Union County Quorum Court.  He is also active on the boards of the Boomtown Toastmasters of El Dorado, Arkansas Association of Quorum Courts, Arkansas State University Alumni Association, and was appointed by Governor Beebe to the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources Advisory Committee. He and his wife Jennifer reside in El Dorado.

 

Aquafina MLB PHR

 

The El Dorado Jaycees will be hosting the 2010 Pitch, Hit, and Run, sponsored by Aquafina and MLB, on March, 13th at the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of El Dorado’s B-League Field. It is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and conclude around noon. This event will provide our local children the opportunity to participate, free of charge, in an exciting baseball skills competition. This event gives boys and girls, ages 7 to 14, the chance to showcase their pitching, hitting, and running abilities. Age is determined as of July 17, 2010.  More information…

 

The El Dorado Junior Chamber will host the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Junior Chamber August 13-15, 2010.  We will have 2011 State Officer elections, trainings, and a good time.

The Country Inn & Suites, El Dorado’s newest establishment, will be the official hotel and central meeting point.  Hotel rooms will be in a block beginning at $75 a night with advance registration under the Arkansas Jaycees room block.

Friday, August 13th

A Night Out in El Dorado
Safety Shuttle to/from Country Inns & Suites to Downtown El Dorado
Members of the El Dorado Jaycees will be on hand to escort guests in Downtown El Dorado.

Saturday, August 14th

Saturday activities are all at the Country Inns & Suites unless otherwise noted

8:30 – 9:00 AM         First Timers Competition

9 – 11 AM                  Speak-Up, Write Up, Interview Skills, Resume Skills

11AM  – Noon          National Training

Noon – 1 PM             Lunch with David Hale, Past National President
                                    The United States Junior Chamber

1 – 2 PM                    Hour of Power Speakers

2 – 4:30 PM               Breakout Trainings:
                                    Membership Recruiting
                                    Building Local Chamber Relationships
                                    Effective Board Meetings
                                    Jaycees & Social Media

4:30 – 5:30 PM         JCI Senate Forum

6 – 7:30 PM               Banquet with Joanie Cramer, President-elect
                                    The United States Junior Chamber

8 PM – Until              Organized entertainment Downtown with safety shuttle
                                    Candidate hospitality suites at hotel

Sunday, August 15th

Sunday activities are at the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce at 111 West Main Street

9 – 10 AM                  State Executive Committee

10 AM – Noon          Annual Meeting of the Corporation

Meals included:
Saturday & Sunday continental breakfast
Boxed lunch on Saturday
Buffet dinner Saturday night

The convention facilities are comprised of one main meeting hall room that can accommodate a dinner for 60 or a theater style up to 100.  Suites are also available. On Sunday we will have the use of the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce at 111 West Main Street.

There will be a hospitality shuttle available on Saturday day for shopping and on Saturday night for a night on the town with a visit to one or more entertainment establishments.

Registration is tiered pricing. 
Advance registration through the Year-End weekend will be $45.00;
After Year-End up until the Monday before the Annual Meeting will be $55.00;
On-site will be $65.00

Senate/Alumni Rate up until the Monday before the Annual Meeting will be $35.00;
On-site Senate/Alumni rate is $45.00

Refunds will be available up until the Monday before the Annual Meeting and are transferable.

 

2010 Mardi Gras Party

Jaycees are asked to be there at 8 PM and the doors open at 9 PM.

 

Chairperson’s Planning Guide Training

Don’t know how to write a plan to have a successful project or had someone say that is a great idea why don’t you write it down?  The Chairpersons Planning Guide, the CPG, is a tool designed by the Jaycees to help project chairpersons take on a challenging project with success. The class will be in a South Arkansas Community College computer lab.  The goal is to have you come in with an idea or even your notes and leave with a first draft of your plan for the next great project of the chapter.

We will have limited enrollment so we can give maximum attention to detail to each participant.  The class will be on Wednesday, February 24th and will beginning promptly at 5:30 PM. Please contact Individual Development Vice-President Jennifer Baine to reserve your space at individual@eldoradojaycees.org today.