Junior Jaycees The Junior Jaycee's program under the United States Junior Chamber is a program aimed toward todays children. It is an extension of the mission, goals and objectives of the USJC's for our youth to gain leadership skills within the community. These skills are gained through volunteering for community service projects, interacting with others and leading activities during regular meetings. Within the Rhode Island Junior Chamber there are many opportunities for the Juniors to develop public speaking, communication and leadership skills. During JJC meetings, the participants interact in group discussion, engage in public speaking and brainstorming sessions to develop ideas for future projects. Some of the projects to date have been, learning about the various weather conditions that exist for snow coupled with making ice cream. Another example was learning about typical Spring activities such as planting seeds and what conditions it takes to make them grow and what Earth Day is all about. In addition to these activities during the regular meetings there are also outings to   Baseball games, Night Fishing, A Night at the Movies, and family picnics complete with kids vs. adult games. The Junior JC's are also very active with the RIJC chapter projects. They have participated in the Community-wide Spaghetti Dinners and Pancake Breakfasts, Easter Egg Hunts, Soap Box Derbies, Thanksgiving Food Basket deliveries, Cookies for Rookies, and Senior Residents Christmas Parties just to name a few. JAY -TEENS ('JAYCEES')   JAY -TEENS ('JAYCEES') The JAY-TEENS are groups of young students from 13 - 17 years old, who are committed to helping their community, building their own character and self-esteem and preparing themselves for becoming great citizens. The JAY-Teens are always looking to find dedicated and mature individuals who are committed to advising, demonstrating and mentoring sound and fun-filled methods of organizational planning and project implementation to young people. JAY-Teens = They emulate the JAYCEE ~ United States Junior Chamber ~ model! Contact Information: (401) 828-9191 Contact us                                                    "Learning & Leading  The Way of Community Service!"                                  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------        P.O. Box 348 W. Warwick, R.I. 02893 * E-mail: wwJAYCEESkc@aol.com * (401) 828-9191   Some types of projects that JAY-Teens or Junior JAYCEES can be involved with are EARTH DAY, ECOLOGY DAY/PEACE PRAYER CEREMONY, TOYS for TOTS, CHANGE CHARITIES & CANDYCANE EXCHANGE, NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY, JAYCEES & SCHOOL KIDS, NATIONAL FAMILY VOLUNTEER DAY, S.W.A.T. KIDS,  RIVERBANK CLEAN-UPS, JAYCEE COMMUNITY CULTURE BREAKFAST and a host of other personal and group interests. JAY-Teen Creed We Believe: That work done for the benefit of others is its own reward That responsibility is the first step in becoming an adult That belonging to a community is a privilege and not a right That Earth's great treasure lies in human personality And that service to humanity is the best work of life