Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation

Give to the Max Day is coming up on November 14, 2019. It is a great opportunity to continue to show your support of the Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation.

By supporting the Foundation, you are also supporting JCI Minnesota, its affiliate chapters, the communities and surrounding areas that they serve, along with the partner organizations of JCI Minnesota.

We provide our support through grant requests, individual sponsorships, and direct donations.

Since 2002, the Foundation has been able to provide support in the amount of over $500,000!! Helping making for stronger individual members, chapter and state organization.

Please consider continuing to support JCI Minnesota and the Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation by going to www.givemn.org and look for the Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation. Or you can navigate directly to our donation page https://www.givemn.org/organization/Minnesota-Jaycees-Charitable-Foundation.

The Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation greatly appreciates your support!

The Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation is looking for volunteers, and in return will award your chapter (or other JCI MN affiliated organization) $50.00!

The Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation operates Bingo at Steinhaus in Vermillion on Wednesday nights, the Eagles Club in Hastings on Thursday nights, and The Busted Nut in Hastings on the 1^st and 3^rd Monday nights. We are looking for volunteers to help manage these Bingo sessions.  This usually takes 3 – 4 hours from the time you set up till the time you clean up.

As a volunteer and representative of the Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation, your responsibilities are simple:

• Take inventory (beginning and ending)
• Set up
• Sell bingo packets
• Complete paperwork – If you have a device with Excel on it, you can use a spreadsheet designed by our Gambling Manager that makes filling out the paperwork easier!
• Prepare the deposit – Be assured, you will not actually take the deposit off site to the bank
• Clean up

In return, the Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation will send your designated organization $50.00 for each shift worked!

Questions:

 I don’t know how to run Bingo; will there be training?

• YES! In fact, an on-the-job training session will occur the first night you sign up, AND that night will ALSO earn your organization $50! This is payable after your first completed “solo” bingo night

Can multiple people volunteer together?

• Yes, but we will only pay $50 per bingo session to a single qualifying organization regardless of the number of people volunteering.

Can we play while volunteering?

• No. The Minnesota Gambling Control Board regulations state that anyone involved in any aspect of the bingo session is not eligible to play.

Why not just hire someone?

• The Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation is in the business of giving back and we wanted to give our members a low-risk opportunity to raise funds for their chapter. While the business expense to hire someone may be less expensive for the organization, it takes away from the money we can give back to JCI Minnesota.

Will I have to run bingo every week?

• Not unless you want to! We’ll have a sign-up process allowing you to sign up for dates you can volunteer. These are first-come, first-served.
• Once you are signed up, you are committed to fulfilling the shift.

Sign up now!  Please use the following Volunteer Sign-Up forms to select your timeslots! (Remember, your first time is your training session.)

April, 2019

May, 2019

June, 2019

The Gambling Manager will verify with you on any date you are signed up. And as the sites go on hiatus during the summer, certain dates may not happen.

Other questions, please email Gambling Manager Tom Joyal at gaming@jcimnfoundation.org.  If you’re ready to sign up, use the links to the monthly sign-up forms and remember, your first session is your training session. (Watch for more opportunities in the fall when Bingo restarts!)

Give to the Max Day is coming up on November 15th. It is a great opportunity to continue to show your support of the Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation.

By supporting the Foundation, you are also supporting JCI Minnesota, its affiliate chapters, the communities and surrounding areas that they serve, along with the partner organizations of JCI Minnesota.

We provide our support through grant requests, individual sponsorships, and direct donations.

Since 2002, the Foundation has been able to provide support in the amount of over $500,000!! Helping making for stronger individual members, chapter and state organization.

Please consider continuing to support JCI Minnesota and the Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation by going to www.givemn.org and looking for the Foundation.

We would greatly appreciate your support!

During the JCI Minnesota Spring All-State Convention this past May, the Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation held our annual Hall of Leadership Luncheon and Fundraising Event.

This year we had a great time with our John Hughes Movie themed event! From some great movie trivia to some fun games, it was a very successful event.

Thanks to the support of those in attendance, the Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation was able to raise $17,609 in donations and pledges.

It is the support of current JCI members, alumni, and guests that helps the Foundation to be able to support JCI MN chapters, individual members, and State Organization.

Thank you all!!

We’ve been having fun making money for chapters and now’s your chance to join us!  There are THREE training sessions coming up:

• Wednesday June 13, 12:00 Noon-3:00 pm – Falcon Ridge Middle School, 2900 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd., Apple Valley, 44124
• Wednesday June 13, 6:00-9:00 pm – Maternity of Mary Church/ St Andrew School, 592 Arlington Ave. W, St. Paul 55117
• Monday July 2, 6:00-9:00 PM – Bet Shalom Reform Congregation, 13613 Orchard Road, Minnetonka 55305

There are a LOT of home games remaining so choose as many as you like. Right now, we are targeting the June 22, 23 and 24th games.  Attending one of the June 13 training classes will qualify you to help! (Training is required, and you cannot work until you’ve attended their training.)

Also, once you’re trained and worked a game, you can volunteer at the various concerts coming up! A great way to make money for your chapter!

So complete the SurveyMonkey to sign up for a class and choose the games you want to volunteer at to make money for your chapter (or affiliated organization).

Attention all JCI Minnesota members, alumni, Statesman, Ambassadors, Senators, friends, relatives, and basically anyone 18-years or older with a passion to help JCI Minnesota!

Due to the extreme weather we encountered during April, we need to continue our work with the Minnesota Twins concessions to complete our 10-game commitment.  Additionally, we have the opportunity to do even more, including concerts!  This is a GREAT way to make money for your organization.  So check out the details on our “Twins” page and then sign up using our SurveyMonkey survey!

NEW VOLUNTEERS WELCOME! However, you MUST attend a training, and the only one currently scheduled is on May 8 at Concordia Academy Auditorium, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Complete the survey, check the training session, and I’ll get you added to the class.