Leadership Opportunities ABOUND!!

In accordance with our stated mission to develop leadership through community service, the Western Maryland Jaycees is looking for members to take on leadership roles to oversee our myriad of upcoming events.
Now that the calendar has turned to March and winter is finally pushing into Spring, we find ourselves approaching the busy portion of our 2010 events calendar. We have a full slate of events coming up in the next couple of months, plus we’re going to busy again this Summer and Fall. Many of the events on our calendar are those in which we have participated in the past but we have also added many new events for 2010.
We need to take the time during this brief period of (relative) inactivity to get ourselves prepared for the busy months ahead. To that end, I am soliciting the help of our members to step-up and volunteer to lead one of the events on the calendar.

Duties of an Event Leader

In general, prior to an event the event leader will recruit members to participate, coordinate the members who will participate by establishing meet-up times, determine appropriate dress, assign duties to other members, etc. The leader will coordinate with the WMD Jaycees BOD to prepare any necessary payments by check or other administrative paperwork prior to the event. If the Jaycees are participating in an event that is organized by another organization – such as the Special Olympics or the Mylan Tailgate Party – the event the leader will communicate with the event organizers to make sure that all necessary details for participation, paperwork, payments and other preparations are completed.
On the day of the event the leader will coordinate the participating members at the event site, manage all aspects of the event and/or act as the representative of the WMD Jaycees to the event organizers.
Following the event the leader will submit a report of the event to the WMD Jaycees BOD. The report should summarize the planning and execution of the event as well as the leader’s recommendations on what changes to make for the following year.
The BOD of the chapter will provide support for the event leaders throughout the process. We will be talking about these roles at the upcoming membership meeting on March 10th so please bring your questions to the meeting!