Join us for our annual spring hiking trip event to enjoy the great outdoor and great weather in our great city, and meet new friends with the Houston International Jaycees! We will explore the many Memorial Park trails near downtown Houston.

Which trail should we take? The easy one or the challenging one?

What would you be up for?

After completing as many trails as we can, we will head out for a well deserve lunch, where we can rest and meet everyone!!

Please make sure bring plenty of water, snacks, sunscreen, bug spray and a hat to protect yourself and outdoor outfit.

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DATE: Saturday, May 14th, 2022

TIME: 9 AM-2 PM We will head out around 9:20 to hit the trails.

WHERE: Meet up at Cullen Running Trails Center 7575 N Picnic Ln, Houston, TX 77007. There is plenty of parking!

LUNCH: Shandy's 5814 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77007. A great place with great burgers, sandwiches, salads, and more!! Check out the menu below.

If you have any questions or comments, please reach out Nicole Jones, IPP and project Lead.

The Houston International Jaycees are an award winning young professional organization that develops leadership through service to humanity. This organization won the 20201Outstanding Chapter from the JCI USA and many more awards in 2021, with keeping up the tradition of being the best local chapter of USA for 2 years in a row! Houston International Jaycee's goal is to help young professionals between the ages of 18 and 40 develop personal and leadership skills and give them the tools to build the bridges of success for themselves in the areas of business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections.

https://jcihoustonintl.org/

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Our annual board game night is back!! We will be providing many games for everyone to play. If you have a favorite board game that you want to play, bring it! Worried that you don't know how to play a game? That's ok, we are happy to teach you!

WHAT GAMES: Codenames, Say Anything, Exploding Kittens, Splendor, Joking Hazard, Secret Hitler, Unstable Unicorns, The Metagame, Catan, Sushi Go, Ticket to Ride, Pandemic, and more! Feel free to bring any games you want to play!

DATE: Saturday March 26th 4-10 PM

LOCATION: Cafe Express 210 Meyerland Plaza Houston Tx 77096

(Let me know which other games from my collection you want me to bring)

We will be seating to the left side of the restaurant once you enter.

Please also consider helping the homeless women by bringing feminine hygiene products. These items bring much needed dignity to women who should not have to go without them. They often have to make the choice between purchasing food and feminine hygiene items. We will be donating them to the Star of Hope. Over the past 4 years, we have collected over hundreds of feminine hygiene and we collect more each year from everyone's donation. Help us continue this great tradition by donating at this event!

Suggested donations:

• Super Tampons
• Regular Tampons
• Long pads with wings
• Overnight pads
• Ultra Thin long with wings
• Heavy flow pads with wings
• Diva cups / menstrual cups

If you have any questions or comments, please call Nicole Jones, IPP and project Lead.

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The Houston International Jaycees are an award winning young professional organization that develops leadership through service to humanity. This organization won the 2020 Outstanding Chapter from the JCI USA and many more awards in 2020! Houston International Jaycee's goal is to help young professionals between the ages of 18 and 40 develop personal and leadership skills and give them the tools to build the bridges of success for themselves in the areas of business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections.

https://jcihoustonintl.org/

Follow us on [Instagram](http://%20https//www.instagram.com/JCIHoustonIntl/), Twitter, and Facebook.

Ready for a great night of meeting great people while trying some of the best southern food in Uptown Park, including some great fried chicken!! We are heading out to The Rustic on Tuesday, March 8th for our monthly Networking & Noms where we meet and catch up with new and old friends!!

LOCATION: 1121 Uptown Park Blvd STE 4, Houston, TX 77056

DATE: Tuesday March 9th

TIME: 7-9:30 PM

Check out the menu here!!

There is plenty of parking at the Rustic!

Come for some good networking with our members and also see what events we have in store for the month! It's a great chance to meet new people and make new friends who want to create positive change. Reserve your spot fast for this awesome event!!

The Houston International Jaycees are an award winning young professional organization that develops leadership through service to humanity. This organization won the 2020 Outstanding Chapter from the JCI USA and many more awards in 2020! Houston International Jaycee's goal is to help young professionals between the ages of 18 and 40 develop personal and leadership skills and give them the tools to build the bridges of success for themselves in the areas of business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections.

https://jcihoustonintl.org/

Follow us on [Instagram](http://%20https//www.instagram.com/JCIHoustonIntl/), Twitter, and Facebook.

If you have any questions, please feel to reach out to Nicole J.

Come for a networking social event with young professionals around the Houston area. Learn about the exciting events in the upcoming month, from building our professional skills to going to a rattlesnake roundup! It's a great chance to meet new people and make new friends who want to create positive change.

Spots are limited, so hurry up and register to secure your spot!

DATE: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

TIME: 7-9 PM

LOCATION: Kasra Persian Grill, 9741 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77042

The Houston International Jaycees are an award winning young professional organization that develops leadership through service to humanity. This organization won the 2020 Outstanding Chapter from the JCI USA and many more awards in 2020! Houston International Jaycee's goal is to help young professionals between the ages of 18 and 40 develop personal and leadership skills and give them the tools to build the bridges of success for themselves in the areas of business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections.

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Contact us https://jcihoustonintl.org/

Do you have extra blank cards from the Christmas or winter holidays lying around? Want to brighten someone else's day? Want to hang out and meet some great young professionals?

Come join the Houston International Jaycees at the Christmas & Winter Holidays for Seniors while hanging out at Happy Tea, where you can try different boba teas and other sweet treats!

They will be writing positive notes in holidays cards for senior citizens in assisted living homes. Many of these elders at these homes feel isolated and more lonely during the winter holidays since many of them are still have limited contact with family and friends due to the pandemic . These holiday greetings cards filled with kind words and thoughts will have positive impacts on these senior citizens' day!

Date: Saturday, December 4th from 1-3:00 PM

Location: Happy Tea & Cafe 9310 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77063

There is plenty of parking in the front of the park.

Have no blank cards? Not sure what to write? No problem! There will be blank cards available to write. If you are not sure about coming to this event and want to still contribute to this event, any donations of blank cards or cards will good meanings will be expected and appreciated! The more cards there are, the more senior citizens will be reached!

If you like to create a bright spot in these patients' lives, join them for this great, unique volunteer event, and want to hang out with some cool people, come on down!! Everyone is welcome!! There are limited spots for this event, so reserved your spot quick!

Please contact: Sunny Ning- Secretary/Project Chair for any questions or details.

Check out for upcoming events here https://jcihoustonintl.org/

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Join us for #STOPASIANHATE: An online panel discussion about AAPI Identity. Panelists and moderators from the Honolulu and Houston communities will come together to discuss: the impact of #StopAsianHate in the Houston and Hawaii communities; AAPI identity in light of recent events; and advocacy for the end of AAPI discrimination. This panel discussion is led by the Houston International Jaycees (HIJ) in partnership with the Honolulu Chinese Jaycees (HCJ).

This event will be moderated by Alena Auyoung (HCJ VP of Membership and Individual Development) and Paul Porto (HIJ Member). They will have a the privilege of facilitating this discussion with the following panelists, each of whom bring unique contributions to this topic:

• E. Samantha Cheng (Co-Founder of Heritage Series, LLC)
• Representative Adrian Tam (Openly Gay member of Hawaii State Legislature)
• Matthew Tancinco (Filipino-American high school math teacher)
• Katherine Cheng-Arif (Chinese-American business owner of Houston Event Planning)

Please join us for this informative event as we share our AAPI experiences, discover together ways to advocate for the AAPI community, and protect the AAPI identity in light of #StopAsianHate and recent events.

WHEN: Saturday, August 7th @ 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST

WHERE: Zoom (Registration required)

COST: None

REGISTRATION: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stopasianhate-a-panel-discussion-about-aapi-identity-in-current-events-tickets-165238014349

WHO WE ARE: The Houston International Jaycees are an internationally award winning young professional organization that develops leadership skills through service to humanity. This organization won the 2020 Outstanding Local Chapter from the JCI USA and JCI Conference of Americas and many more awards in 2020! Houston International Jaycee's goal is to help young professionals between the ages of 18 and 40 to develop personal and leadership skills and give them the tools to build the bridges of success for themselves in the areas of business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections.

Follow us on [Instagram](http://%20https//www.instagram.com/JCIHoustonIntl/), Twitter, and Facebook.

We are a nonreligious & nonpolitical 501c(3) organization.

Calling all volunteers!! Joins us as we help teach senior citizens essential computer skills in to lead a more independent life!

During this day and age, everyone needs to have good, basic computer skills to have more independence in their lives. During 2020, many senior citizens were isolated from families and friends since many them had difficulties learning computer skills, especially for using different video conferencing apps, such as Zoom.

That is why the Houston International Jaycees are collaborating with the Chinese Senior Health Services and Chinese Community Center to hold the "Tech Skillz for Seniors" event.

This event will help teach senior citizens on how to use Zoom with two classes from basic to advance skills. From these lessons, senior citizens will gain important skills to contact with their families and friends from the safety of their homes.

We need up to 30+ volunteers to help make this event a success!! Each volunteer will be partner up with one senior to assistance through the course. We are looking volunteers from ages 16+ and up will have duties from:
- assist one senior during the class on the Zoom computer skills to help guide them
- Mandarin/Cantonese translators
- floaters
- enjoying working with senior citizens
Lunch will be provided for volunteers.

DATE: Saturday July 31st
TIME: 9:30 AM- 2PM - If you can't volunteer for the whole time, that's ok! Just let us know when you need to leave.
LOCATION: Chinese Community Center 9800 Town Park Dr, Houston, TX 77036

Contact: Gabriella Bashorun or Nicole Jones - JCIHoustonIntl@gmail.com

Come play board games and make new friends! Please help us assist homeless women by bringing feminine hygiene products. These items bring much needed dignity to women who should not have to go without them. We will be donating them to the Star of Hope.

WHEN: Saturday, June 19th 4:00pm to 10pm (drop in anytime)

WHERE: Cafe Express 210 Meyerland Plaza Houston, TX 77096

WHAT GAMES: Codenames, Say Anything, Exploding Kittens, Splendor, Joking Hazard, Secret Hitler, Unstable Unicorns, The Metagame, Catan, Sushi Go, Ticket to Ride, Pandemic, and more! Feel free to bring any games you want to play!

(Let me know which other games from my collection you want me to bring)

RSVP:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/game-night-feminine-hygiene-drive-for-homeless-women-tickets-158663072521?aff=Reddit

Suggestions:

• Super Tampons
• Regular Tampons
• Long pads with wings
• Overnight pads
• Ultra Thin long with wings
• Heavy flow pads with wings
• Diva cups / menstrual cups

We will be following the current CDC's guidelines for COVID-19. All participants who show proof of COVID vaccination (photo of card is acceptable) will not be required to wear masks. All others will be required to wear masks. A COVID-19 Self-Health Check Survey will be sent out prior to the event.

Website: https://jcihoustonintl.org/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JCIHoustonIntl

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HoustonIntlJaycees

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JCIHoustonIntl/

Note: We are a nonreligious & nonpolitical 501c(3) organization that provides leadership opportunities for young professionals aged 18-40.

Calling all volunteers to action!! We are looking for 10-15 volunteers to assist with clean-up for a fellow senior citizen Texan.

Scott S. was a dedicated teacher and fellow Texan Jaycee for several years who served his communities and hometown of Houston for many years. Currently, he is retired. Now, it is our turn to help him in his time of need!! During the winter storms that tore through Texas, his entire home burnt down and he lost everything. He has no homeowner's insurance

To give back to him, we will be going as a group to help clean-up his house on Saturday. Clean-up process could include removal of drywall, trash removal, and flooring.

Date: Saturday, March 13th

Start Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Location: Baytown, TX

RSVP for full address: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-storm-uri-clean-up-3-tickets-145816927355?aff=reddit

You can't make it the full time, come for however long you can!

Volunteer Items:- Working Gloves- Thick work boots or Rubber boots- Long pants or shorts- Any tools - shovels, towels, or wheelbarrows can be brought! It will help speed up the cleaning process.

Provided to volunteers- Water bottles- Snacks- Lunch

If you can't be there the whole time, that's ok. Come when you can!