Jaycees admit women for first time in history (WD) 9-12-84Jaycees admit women
for first time
in hi
By Pat Lobasz
The, atmosphere was certainly
different at a specially called
meeting of the North Palm
Beach/Palm Beach Gardens Jay-
cee meeting last Tuesday,
September 4. About 35 Jaycees
attended and over a dozen women,
following a Supreme- 17ourt
Decisior, requiring Jaycl
to
admit women. "Girls in th(.
guys in the back, " joked one of Lne
members.
At the Florida Jaycees Conven-
History was maile
v .
Tuesday eening, as twef:�
women were sworn In ats,
Jaycees at the NPD/1'IG'
Jaycees meeting.
Lion '--he weekend of August 18,'the
we're a community organization
state oCoided to merge the Jaycees
and we must continue with what
and Jayc%_- Women; complying
our organization is all about--pro-
with the court decision. Now the
viding leadership training and
NPB/PBG club had to vote in
community service." Before the
favor of the bylaw change or lose
vote he went on to read'fi-om the
their charter.
Robert Frost poem: "Two roads
Jon Flah, NPB/PBG Jaycee
diverged in a wood. I took the one
President said, "A lot of people
less tt-aveled by and that ingoAde alki,
feel this was dumped upon, us
the dlffert,.nce,
suddenly by the national and state
The "loard tc-, lated the
organization. However, .we must
Jaycees' vote's ans.-I, h announc-
move on and work with the women.
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ed, "We have an overwhelmin
majority to swear the women in.'
Twelve women rushed up the fror
amidst applause, held up the
right hands and repeated th
Jaycee creed. They filled out thei
checks for membership fees an
history was made.
The new organization ion got dow
to discussing old and ne
busirielss. Rocco Pellegrino rece'i-v
ed ar; twa.-,M -for the best quarte
project.-.41 ' fie 5th of July refresh
ments and fireworks at the Nort
Palm Beach County Club
Pellegrino chaired the successfu
project after having been a Jayce
g member for only a short time.
Thanks were also extended to
t Jaycees for their fundraising
it efforts for MDA at the roadblocks
e and the Ark Restaurant.
r Individual Development Vice
d President, Guy Chaifetz, announc-
ed that there were three o'ings
A
on the board: director, se(- _e�ary,
v, and administrative .vice president.
- The board will dis.c ' uss job
r descriptions with those., interested
- and nominations will be acceptedh at the next meeting.
Upcoming activities discussed
I included a fashion show/brunch at
e the North Palm Beach Country
Club, September .15 at 11 a.m.'
Fashions and models provided by
Lilly Pulitzer. A $50 money tree
will be given away and a silent
auction will be held. For tickets
and further information call Betty
Queureaux, 848-0100 (day), 626-
1237 (evenings).
The Jaycees . passed around
sign-up sheets for workers for their
annual Halloween flaunted House
at the Twin City Mall and their
annual Xmas Tre-,, Sale. They also
circulated a sign-up sheet for new
t-shirts. Other projects are being s
considered and information will be
forthcoming.
Former president of th
NPB/PBG Jaycee Women, Tridal
Draluck, said, ."Details, on
procedure of the merger will be
worked out at the fall conference.
We're not our chapter or your .
chapter, we're us.'
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