NSG Cir. No. 18 s. 2009
April 18, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT:
Template
for the Submission of Constitution & By-Laws Proposed
Amendments
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Warmest greetings from your National
Secretariat!
This in
connection with our upcoming Constitutional Amendments
during the 61st National Convention in Puerto
Princesa City to be held on October 8-11, 2009. In
reference to NSG Cir. No. 16 s. 2009 that has already been
sent earlier requesting everybody to send their proposed
amendments for the JCI Philippines Constitution and By Laws
for consideration by the members of the Special Planning
Committee (SPC) and the Constitutional Amendments Review
Committee (CARC).
In order for
the SPC-CARC members to easily and clearly understand what
will be the substance and true meaning of all submitted
proposed amendments we are sending you simple format to
follow in submitting proposals which everyone must strictly
follow. This is in addition with the three main basic rules
in formulating your proposals as specified in the NSG Cir.
No. 16 s. 2009. Please follow the simple format as seen
below;
Template format :
A)
In amending an Old Provision (Please indicate
the present provision that is to be amended or to be replace
by an Amended Provision then indicate the brief but complete
in substance rationale).
Example:
1.
(Present Provision) -
ARTICLE IIIA, Section 2.
Fiscal Year. - All LOMs shall be required to
observe a uniform calendar year commencing on January 1st
and ending Decembers 31 xxx…)
(Proposed Amendment/s)
--- (It should be amended or change to
xxx….
Brief Rationale
-
The Natcon is the culmination of the LOM administration
xxx…
Note :
Please underline all key words that were
amended/replaced/rephrased or inserted.
B)
For New Provision, pls. indicate the
Article and Section/Paragraph where it should inserted)
1.
(New Provision under Art. ___, Sec. ___,
New JCI Mission) - To
provide development opportunities that empower young
people to create positive change, xxx ….
Brief Rationale
– The New JCI Mission and Vision was approved by JCI
General Assembly during the 63rd
World Congress in New Delhi, India last
year, xxx…
By
following the simple pattern or template as specified above
and by giving complete details of all your proposals will
expedite the smooth flow on the screening and consideration
of all amendment proposals to be done by the SPC-CARC
members.
Hoping for
your kind cooperation and please be guided accordingly.
Thank you
very much. Let’s “Be Better and Be One@61”
At your service,
NSG Van Torrevillas
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NSG Cir. No. 17 s. 2009
April 7, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT: New JCI Philippines Website
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Warmest
greetings from your National Secretariat!
Good news
to everybody, as we all know among the priorities of this
year’s Presidential Thrust is to revolutionize and to
maximize the opportunities offered by modern technology.
This includes the construction of our own e-Reporting system
website where all the LOMs can upload their reports on their
activities. To go along with it is the improvement of the
ten years old JCI Philippines website
www.philjaycees.com
by upgrading or creating a new website to maximize leverage
in digital marketing program for the organization. This will
be made to contain all the packages to be seen in the said
website and to have it interlink with other JCI websites
both local and international including our e-Awards and the
e-Reporting system. It should be loaded with all the data or
information about our organization especially the national
projects as focal front in the marketing strategy for the
organization
Thanks to
the effort of our National President, JCI Sen. Fulbert C.
Woo under his leadership, the creation of the new JCI
Philippines website has now materialized. This was made
possible under the dynamic help and support of NTD, JCI Mem.
Gleendo Dasmarinas as its Chairman and his website team.
Finally, they have come up with an attractive, fully
featured with our needs having an elegant green design most
suited to be our national organization website. As has been
referred to as the “Bagong Tambayan” and formally launched
recently during the 2nd Regular NB Meeting last
April 4, 2009 in Magalang, Pampanga now available for
viewing at
www.jciphilippines.com now up and running. Although
some its pages are in its initial stage and some parts of it
are still to be completed or can be further improved later
on. We hope we can keep it updated from time to time. Let
me take this opportunity to encourage everyone for their
help in feeding or sharing us data/information on your
projects, activities and even your blogs which our
organization deems it important and relevant to make new
website be more informative and interacting among our
viewers.
The new JCI Philippines website aims to provide the kind of
information, guidance and inspiration for all our members
and chapters. We are confident this website can contribute
to a kind of result we all are expected to accomplish. Such
achievement is dedicated to the young men and women of JCI
Philippines to whom its aspirations, hopes and dreams in
building for a Better, Stronger and Indomitable JCI
Philippines.
So come on,
let go to our “Bagong Tambayan” www.jciphilippines.com
and enjoy viewing it!
Thank you
so much.
Let’s “Be
Better and Be One@61”
At your
service,
NSG
Van Torrevillas
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NSG Cir. No. 16 s. 2009
April 1, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT: Submission of Proposed
Constitutional Amendments
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Greetings
Fellow JCI Members!
We are pleased to inform you this year we will be having
again our Constitutional Amendments. Accordingly, we are
already on our way for the necessary preparations for this
activity. The final deliberations and ratification of all
proposed amendments will be done at the General Assembly
during the 61st National Convention in Puerto
Princesa City comes October 8 -11, 2009. At this point, you
are hereby advised to review the JCI Philippines
Constitution and By-Laws and start determining possible
changes to it. Whatever decisions that will come out later
will soon be of great importance to our organization’s
future.
In this light, we are encouraging everybody to please
participate in this important undertaking by submitting
your propose amendments to your respective NEVPs or Area
Representative to the eleven (11) men team Strategic
Planning Committee (SPC) on Constitutional Amendments
created by the National Board to be chaired by the GLC.
This is in reference to Policy Manual (Pol.16.1)
constituting the members for the Constitutional Amendments
Review Committee (CARC) whose task is to review and screen
all proposals. You can also submit your proposed
amendments directly to the office of the NSG the deadline of
submission will be on April 30, 2009.
Relative to this, may I take this opportunity to remind you
that in formulating new policies or amendments to existing
provision/s in the JCIP Constitution and By-Laws you deem
necessary, it is imperative to consider the basic rules to
follow as mentioned below:
1.
All
proposals be made to be prospective in character and nature
and applicable to the exigencies of times
2.
To align all
proposed amendments with the updated JCI Constitution and
By-Laws and JCI SPC Recommendations as approved by GA during
the New Delhi, World Congress last year.
3.
Should not
be contrary to the provisions of the Philippine Constitution
especially the Corporate Code of the Philippines, SEC or any
other similar laws enacted by the Philippine Congress as the
case maybe.
Indubitably such approved amendments will definitely affect
the future progress of our beloved organization especially
in the enhancement and streamlining of administrative
conduct, improvement or cohesion of policies for our LOMs
and to the general membership. Also it’s external relations
to agencies or other organizations as well as for
consistency with existing JCI policies, etc.
Let us
therefore explore the possibilities of having a more
relevant, progressive and dynamic JCI Philippines through
this empowerment. We must remember this is our own Charter
Change not for personal interest but for future improvement
of basic laws of our organization. It is expected that we
can do “Better” this time and soon be remembered as one of
those who charted the future course direction of JCI
Philippines and to leave a legacy during our term of office.
For reference, please see copies of our JCI Philippines
Constitution and By-Laws which can be found in the LOM
Presidents CDs or Business Session Manuals that were
distributed during National Convention or you can download
it in our website
www.philjaycees.com. Attached also is copy
JCI SPC Recommendations and
the JCI Constitution and By-Laws can also be obtained at
http://www.jci.cc/downloads/en/corporatedocs For
further inquiries or questions regarding the constitutional
amendment please contact GLC Enteng at (0917)6234888 /
(0922)2980877, E-mail: our National Secretariat
for assistance. Thank you.
Let’s “Be Better” and be One @ 61.
At
your service,
NSG Van
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NSG Cir. No. 13 s. 2009
March 19, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT: Submission of Official LOM
Membership List
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Warmest greetings from your Secretariat!
Your
National Secretariat is always trying its best in keeping in
touch to everybody especially all the LOMs by giving
pertinent information in order to maintain smooth flow in
the conduct of our administrative operations. Kindly be
informed that upon review on the records of our chapters, it
has come to our attention that as of to date only few have
submitted their membership list among the LOMs in good
standing.
In this
regard, we would like to follow up LOMs which did not yet
submitted a copy of their Official Membership List.
Please be reminded to specify their specific
position. For new members kindly also indicate the year
they were inducted for membership ID numbering purposes.
To those LOMs which already paid partially kindly pay in
full then furnish us a copy of your complete paid membership
list so that we can facilitate on processing of membership
ID cards to be issued to all our paid members this year.
Moreover, be informed also that our National Comelec needs
them later for counter checking of voting delegates for the
National Elections during our simultaneous Area Conferences
to be held on September 4-6, 2009.
Your prompt
action on the above request will help your National
Secretariat to be more responsive and effective in
maintaining high operation and satisfaction standards.
Looking forward then for a positive response from all
concerned.
Thank you
very much.
Let’s “Be Better” and be
ONE@61.
At your
service,
NSG Van
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NSG Cir. No. 12 s. 2009
March 16, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT: Reminder on the Deadline on Payment
of Dues
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Warmest
greetings from your Secretariat!
We are
happy to note as we approach to close the first quarter of
our term with your support in this year’s administration so
far much has already been accomplished. Reports have been
coming which shows your active involvement in all our
programs and activities. Definitely this will be of big help
in ensuring the success of our plans for the rest of the
year. Accordingly, we cannot deny the fact that no
administration can be considered a success without a sound
fiscal management as this is the lifeblood of our
organization.
In this
light we would like to remind everyone of your financial
obligation in paying your JCI/JCIP membership dues. The
deadline for the full payment will be on March 30, of
each calendar year as provided in Art. XII, Sec. 6 in our
Constitution and By_Laws. The prompt payment of your
dues will determine your chapter status. As a matter of
policy only paid chapters are the one’s who can avail the
privileges of a good standing LOM like the issuance of
individual membership IDs, the exercise of your voting
rights, right to bid for awards and the participation in the
JCIPEA program among others.
Moreover, may I also take this opportunity to encourage and
register your actual number of your members to fully enjoy
their membership. For LOMs that have availed the early bird
incentives, we are appealing to please work for an increase
in membership over and above your last year’s declaration.
For those who wish to pay their dues on-line, kindly make
your payments in check or in cash payable to;
JCI Philippines, Inc.
BDO, Heroes Hills Branch,
Q.C.
S/A No.
201 0109 321
Kindly send
copy of your deposit slip to the JCIP Secretariat thru Fax
No. (02) 374-4138 or thru mail for proper account checking
and appropriate recording. Thank your very much!
Let’s “Be
Better” and be ONE@61.
At your
service,
NSG
Van Torrevillas
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NSG Cir. No. 11 s. 2009
March 10, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT: JCI Theme and
ONE@61 logo
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Greetings
from your Secretariat!
As has been conceived by the National President to reflect
meaning and to symbolize the thrust for year 2009
administration, he has come up with ONE@61 logo upon
proper consultation of the members of the Executive
Committee. It has undergone further revisions until they
come up with its final design which was presented during the
Planning Session and finally approved by the members of the
National Board during their 1st Special NB
meeting last year in Dipolog City along with the JCI Theme:
“Be Better”.
Be informed that the O-N-E in the logo as
conceptualized by the National President the tagline
“ONE@61” has its meaning. The “O” stands for “Open
the Doors for Growth and New Opportunities, the “N”
for New Dimensions to Explore with Electronic Revolution and
“E” stands for Energize our Members to a New Sense of
Purpose – A Higher Purpose. This will be the working
framework during this administration, JCI Philippines 61st
year with the rallying call for attaining Stability, Growth
and Unity as the major objective.
As of to date we noticed that only few have been using it in
their official communications and e-mails as well as LOM
websites and other on line viewing also during projects
implementation and other activities thru streamers and
tarpaulins for display to create awareness on the general
public..
In this regard, we are providing a soft copy of said logo in
JPG format for your official use to maximize promotions thru
said logo and the whole JCI organization in general. The
copy is also available at the JCI Philippines website
www.philjaycees.com downloadable for our members
consumption.
Thank you very much in helping us in promoting the culture of
service excellence.
Let’s “Be
Better” and be ONE@61.
NSG Van Torrevillas
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NSG Cir. No. 10 s. 2009
March 10, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT: Earth Hour Philippines 2009
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Warmest
greetings from your Secretariat!
This is in
connection with the letter we received from the Department
of Energy signed by Secretary Angelo Reyes dated February 9,
2009 inviting our organization to join the call of the
organizer’s to support the “Earth Hour Philippines 2009”.
Said activity is a major call to every individual,
government and business to take action to help ensure a
sustainable future of our planet. The Earth Hour is a
message of hope and collective action to fight global
warming which is very important concern facing us today.
With this undertaking, our country will again join millions
of communities around the world which will unilaterally turn
out the lights for ‘Earth Hour 2009, in collaboration with
the Department of Energy, The Green Army, and SWITCH
Movement nationwide, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao aiming for
the participation of at least ten million Filipinos.
In what aims
to be world largest mass participants event, Earth Hour 2009
will be the culmination of one billion people in over 1,000
cities from a round the globe represented by business,
government and communities uniting to send a message to
world leaders for 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in
Copenhagen, Denmark that we need a commitment of ACTION to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions soon.
On March
28, 2009 at 8:30 PM, our country will once again
join millions of communities all over the world in this
symbolic act. Among the highlights of this Earth Hour
Philippines 2009 are the Earth countdown live concert and
entertainment events to be held in key provinces and cities
from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm on (Saturday) March 28, 2009.
Our
organization can also play an active and significant role in
Earth Hour 2009 through the following ways.
·
Switching of
your corporate signage or majority or all the lights at your
headquarters and all facilities within your control during
Earth Hour.
·
Mobilizing
your networks and communities to participate during Earth
Hour events at the Mall of Asia or in your respective
communities.
·
Organizing
your own Earth Hour event in your community or locality to
widen the reach of the campaign.
·
Encouraging
your networks and communities to switch from incandescent
bulbs to compact fluorescent lamps and
·
Using
various communication channels to promote Earth Hour
including company websites, community newsletters and blogs.
In this
light, as one of our organization thrust approved by the
National Board this year is to have projects aimed to help
in the conservation of our environment thru the “Project
Green”. Hence, in support with DOE on this event, we are
soliciting all our members to have a commitment to support
said undertaking by participating on this event or you can
conduct projects related to it. This is also in support with
JCI’s presidential thrust “Global Impact thru Local Action”
on Climate Change. By doing so we can look forward to a
meaningful action that spells a big difference for our
world.
For more
information on this matter, or if you would like your LOM to
express commitment to this initiative, please feel free to
call the organizer’s at tells. (02) 8402134, 8126209 loc.
5200 or 8125974. The members of the Earth Hour organizing
team are ready to meet you at your convenience to discuss on
how you may participate in this global event. We look
forward for your support and cooperation in this noble
undertaking. Thank you very much.
Let’s “Be
Better” and be ONE@61.
NSG Van
Torrevillas
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NSG Cir. No. 9 s. 2009
March 10, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT:
JCI Climate Change Survey
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Warmest greetings from your Secretariat!
This pertains
on the request of JCI to conduct a survey from among JCI
members around the globe regarding climate change which has
been launched by JCI lately. The purpose
of said
survey is to gather views from all JCI members on what kind
of specific actions they would like to tackle on Climate
Change issue. Such results data will be for further
discussion during the JCI UN Leadership Summit at UN
Headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland on July 28-30, 2009 in
order to make summit more productive, reflecting our members’ voices on
Climate Change.
In support to
this noble undertaking, we would appreciate very much if you
could help us promote and accelerate to all the LOM members
by completing the survey online. Kindly read carefully the
introduction and instructions as mentioned below.
Introduction on Climate Change
At present, climate change is one of the most
relevant issues under discussion by the international
community. In fact, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has
made climate change the priority of his mandate as the
leader of the United Nations. JCI considers climate change
as one of the priorities of the 2009 Plan of Action. As a
result, this July 28-30, at the 2009 JCI Leadership Summit (www.jci.cc/summit),
delegates from 115 countries will go behind the security
gates at the UN Office in Geneva, Switzerland, to explore,
propose and take actions on climate change. The Objective of
the Survey is to identify what JCI members around the world
want to address on climate change.
Instructions
- Online survey will be active until April 3, 2009
- Conclusion of the survey will be posted at the JCI
website www.jci.cc on April 5, 2009
- Only members are requested to answer
- Answer all questions (you will need only 10 minutes)
- Once you read these instructions, click
http://www.jci.cc/survey.php?u=3&lg=1 and you will be
taken to a specific JCI webpage
- Once you start the survey, you are requested to finish
it. There is no option to finish the survey later
- When you conclude the survey, click Submit this survey.
Your answers will be sent to JCI WHQ
Thank you, in advance, for your kind cooperation.
NSG Van
Torrevillas
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NSG Cir. No. 8 s. 2009
March 9, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT:
Grand BIDA March Awareness in the fight for Illegal Drugs
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Greetings
Fellow JCI Members!
This is to inform you that we received a letter from PAGCOR
dated February 25, 2009 inviting our organization to join
the “Grand Bida March” to be held on March 21, 2009.
This event was organized led by PAGCOR in cooperation with
DepEd, Dangerous Drug Board (DDB) and Batang Iwas sa Droga (BIDA)
Foundation which was launched last year. It is an anti-drug
abuse program whose purpose is to in fight and to help
addressed the country’s drug problem. The initiative
primarily targeted elementary students both from the public
and private schools nationwide.
To intensify the fight against illegal drugs, PAGCOR in
partnership with agencies including NGOs agreed to have a
joint effort to stage the said Grand Bida March. This
undertaking is also an attempt to earn recognition with the
Guinness World Book Records to showcase the most number of
students, the youth in general, parents and to everybody in
crusade against drug abuse and to deliver a strong message
to the world that we move for drug free society.
In this regard, in support to said initiative we are inviting
all our members especially those from Metro Area and Area 3
to join the call of PAGCOR for said undertaking. The parade
will culminate at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta where a
free concert will be held. All participants are encouraged
to register at the booths located at the CCP in Roxas Blvld.
Pasay City. Registration starts at 1:00 PM while the march
is schedule at 3:00 pm.
However, to facilitate registration procedures the organizers
will soon provide us with advance copies of registrations
forms (sample copy see attached file). Participants
registration forms will be submitted to the booths mentioned
above before the grand march. Those LOMs which can have
at least (minimum of 5 members) who will join will be given
three (3) JCIPEA points that would be under the other local
projects guidelines. For more information you may
contact the PAGCOR representative Ms. Che Servilon at (02)
526-3719 or you can call the JCIP Secretariat for further
assistance. Thank you.
Let’s “Be Better” and be One @ 61.
NSG Van Torrevilllas
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NSG Cir. No. 7 s. 2009
February 10, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT: Amended JCIPEA Guidelines
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Greetings Fellow JCI Members!
During 1st Regular NB Meeting last January 10,
2009 the JCIPEA Guidelines was approved in principle to
further align it with NTC guidelines on points. On careful
deliberations during the 1st EXCOM held last
January 23, 2009 we have finally reconciled on the points on
seminars and come up with the amended JCIPEA guidelines for
this year. (Please see attached file).
Such move is in line with the effort to maximize the
recognition by giving appropriate points on the projects,
activities, trainings and other matters pertaining to the
conduct of the administrative functions to be undertaken.
The EXCOM then have introduced some revisions on the rules
and corresponding points to level the playing field to all
the LOM to keep them to be at par with each other. This time
it is expected to be more competitive in the race for
excellence.
Be informed further as agreed during the EXCOM submission of
proposals on points to further enhance the said JCIPEA
guidelines still be entertained thru your respective NVPs or
directly the Office of the National Secretary General to be
presented for consideration during the 2nd
Regular NB Meeting on April 4, 2009.
We always count on your support on this year of service as we
look forward for everybody for being “Active Citizens” thru
active leadership so that we can always “Be Better” and be
ONE@61.
Thank you very much and good luck to everybody!
NSG Van Torrevillas
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NSG Cir. No. 6 s. 2009
January 14, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT:
Representative to the Strategic Planning Committee
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Greetings
Fellow JCI Members!
Kindly be informed that this year is our Constitutional
Amendment year wherein everyone has the opportunity to
submit proposals on the possible changes in the JCI
Philippines Constitution and By-Laws. As an initial step in
the preparations said upcoming activity your National Board
during their 1st Regular NB meeting held last
January 10, 2009 passed a resolution to create an eleven
(11) men team to composed a Strategic Planning Committee to
form a Constitutional Commission wherein six (6) will be
appointed by the National President and five NEVPs or their
respective representative to compose the said commission.
In this light, it is therefore recommended that such
matter be included in the agenda in your respective RCMs and
ACMs for the nomination and selection of said area
representative to the Strategic Planning Committee. Please
take note that priority be given to the NEVP or NVPs but not
necessary. However, preferably a Past National Officer of
JCI age or whoever you deemed the best among the qualified
members in the respective areas.
For further inquiries you can call our National
Secretariat for further assistance.
Let’s “Be Better” and be One @ 61.
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NSG Cir. No. 4 s. 2009
January 12, 2009
TO :
ALL LOM Presidents, NB Members and Key JCI
Members
FROM : The
National Secretary General
SUBJECT:
Re: New JCI Mission/Vision
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Greetings
from your National Secretariat Fellow JCI Members!
This in
line with the recent developments that have taken place
during the 63rd JCI World Congress held in New
Delhi, India last November 2008 wherein the General Assembly
voted on the approval of the new JCI MISSION and VISION” per
recommendations by the JCI Strategic Planning Committee (SPC).
The new Mission and Vision are as follows;
Mission -
“To provide development opportunities that empower young
people to create positive change”
Vision
- “To
be the leading global network of young active citizens”.
There maybe
some questions about the change on said mission/vision
considering its timing or the appropriateness for the JCI
organization. On quick view of its perspective it is evident
that the new mission and vision did not deviate on the
principles from the old one but just its short cut from the
former with same substance. The change was then meant to
align and to make it more relevant on the battle cry of the
organization being a federation of young leaders and
entrepreneurs. The new Mission however, does not seek to
change the purpose of our organization but rather presents
the same concept in a more concise, efficient and easily
understood way. The new Mission is easier to relate to and
promote, with posterity in mind. The opportunities listed in
the previous Mission statement may change over time, but the
purpose of JCI’s existence will not. It can now be
considered to be more comprehensive on what the JCI
organization really look like to all members and to those
prospective members who want to join the organization.
Hence, in
compliance in promoting and practicing its principles
including its underlying values of said new JCI Mission and
Vision your National Board during its 1st Regular
NB Meeting last January 10, 2009 passed a resolution
establishing a policy requiring all the LOMs to recite
the New JCI Mission only right after the JCI Creed in
all the programs and other similar activities necessary.
For more information on New JCI Mission / Vision please
visit JCI website at
www.jci.cc.
For your
compliance and please be guided accordingly. Let’s “Be
Better” and be One @ 61.
At your
service,
NSG Van Torrevillas
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