The Greater Waldorf Jaycees, also known as the Greater Waldorf Junior Chamber, is a group of young professionals ages 18-40 striving to gain the leadership skills necessary to succeed in the business world today. We volunteer throughout the year in events such as Nursing Home Bingo, the Senior Citizen Prom, Adopt-A-Family, Toys for Tots and many more. As young professionals, we are always in search of ways to better ourselves. We offer workshops and events for professional development, personal growth, leadership skills and communication improvement. We are members of the Maryland Junior Chamber, the United States Junior Chamber and Junior Chamber International. General membership meetings occur on the fourth Monday of the month at 8:00 p.m. and guests are always welcome to attend. Come see what you've been missing!
2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President - Gina Markovich
Vice Presidents:
Community - PENDING
Membership - PENDING
Management - PENDING
Individual Development - PENDING
Treasurer - Pam McAllister
Secretary - Teri Padgett
State Director - PENDING
Chairman of the Board - Nicki Zimmerman
President - Gina Markovich
Vice Presidents:
Community - PENDING
Membership - PENDING
Management - PENDING
Individual Development - PENDING
Treasurer - Pam McAllister
Secretary - Teri Padgett
State Director - PENDING
Chairman of the Board - Nicki Zimmerman
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In 1986, the chapter formed the Greater Waldorf Jaycees Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization, comprised of past presidents, the current president and members achieving JCI Senator status. The Foundation exists to support the community activities of the chapter through extensive fundraising efforts. |
FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kevin Wedding, President John O'Hara, Vice President Frank Hollewa, Executive Director Gina Markovich, Secretary/Treasurer Karen Poole, Director at Large Pamela Thompson, Director at Large Owen Day, Director at Large Vacant, Community Representative |
CHAPTER HISTORY
In the winter of 1968-1969, the Western Charles Jaycees, under the leadership of Bill Draper, set out to extend a chapter in Waldorf; and in May of 1969, the Greater Waldorf Jaycees were seated with a record membership of 35 with a mission of providing leadership through community service. Today, the chapter is comprised of many young leaders between the ages of 18 to 40 that continue to work successfully to make Charles County a better place to live. We adopted a focus in the areas of "Aid to the Elderly", "Aid to the Developmentally Disabled", "Crime Prevention", and "Community and Youth Assistance" that has served us and this community exceptionally well for almost five decades.
Through several multi-year, multi-million dollar projects, the Greater Waldorf Jaycees have literally provided some of the finest facilities and programs in Maryland, the Nation, and the World. We have adopted a philosophy that eliminates the normal excuses for not getting things done. In order to achieve goals that have a real impact on solving problems in our community, we view time, money, and availability of expertise, as merely obstacles to be overcome.
Jaycee chapters throughout the United States and the world annually submit projects for evaluation by peers to determine the "Best of the Best". During the past 45 years, Waldorf has been named the number one chapter in the State of Maryland 19 times. Competing against chapters of similar size at the national level we have been selected 12 times. In national competition against all Jaycee chapters, we were named the #1 chapter in the United States twice, and in those same years were selected the number one chapter in the world. Subsequent to those selections we were invited to the White House by President Jimmy Carter to receive his thanks for our community involvement. In addition to the above overall programming awards, the Greater Waldorf Jaycees have received over 2,000 single project awards at the state, national, and international levels. The development of the Jaycee Senior Citizens Apartments was selected as the single best project in the United States and the world in 1980. We are recognized throughout the nation as one of the strongest chapters in the Jaycee organization with a track record of sustained superior performance, unmatched nationally or worldwide.
Through several multi-year, multi-million dollar projects, the Greater Waldorf Jaycees have literally provided some of the finest facilities and programs in Maryland, the Nation, and the World. We have adopted a philosophy that eliminates the normal excuses for not getting things done. In order to achieve goals that have a real impact on solving problems in our community, we view time, money, and availability of expertise, as merely obstacles to be overcome.
Jaycee chapters throughout the United States and the world annually submit projects for evaluation by peers to determine the "Best of the Best". During the past 45 years, Waldorf has been named the number one chapter in the State of Maryland 19 times. Competing against chapters of similar size at the national level we have been selected 12 times. In national competition against all Jaycee chapters, we were named the #1 chapter in the United States twice, and in those same years were selected the number one chapter in the world. Subsequent to those selections we were invited to the White House by President Jimmy Carter to receive his thanks for our community involvement. In addition to the above overall programming awards, the Greater Waldorf Jaycees have received over 2,000 single project awards at the state, national, and international levels. The development of the Jaycee Senior Citizens Apartments was selected as the single best project in the United States and the world in 1980. We are recognized throughout the nation as one of the strongest chapters in the Jaycee organization with a track record of sustained superior performance, unmatched nationally or worldwide.
PAST JAYCEE PRESIDENTS
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1969-1970 John Gregg
1970-1971 Tom Scherer 1971-1972 Jerry Mabry 1972-1973 Frank Hollewa 1973-1974 Gary Harshberger 1974-1975 Dick Gregory 1975-1976 Paul Andrews 1976-1977 Bill Lyons 1977-1978 Ray Trenary 1978-1979 Brian Ramsey 1979-1980 Andy Andrews 1980-1981 Bud Humbert 1981-1982 Steve Micciche 1982-1983 John Goldsmith 1983-1984 Casey McDevvitt 1984-1985 John Calomeris 1985-1986 Paul DiDomenico 1986-1987 Randy Hart |
1987-1988 Bob Malone
1988-1989 Bo Boucher 1989-1990 Sally Jameson 1990-1991 James Langley 1991-1992 Karen Guntrum 1992-1993 Marsha Newman 1993-1994 Frank Poole 1994-1995 Evonne Day 1995-1996 Suzanne Wible 1996-1997 - 1997-1998 Madonna Langley 1999 Kim Lucas 2000 Janine Layman 2001 Stacey Crowe 2002 Pam Thomspn 2003 Tim Poole 2004 Kevin Wedding 2005 Karen Poole |
2006 Kim Steinbach
2007 Paul Gregory 2008 Eric Vrem 2009 Tationa Vrem 2010 Erin Rice 2011 Alex Kratik 2012 Elizabeth Langley 2013 Elizabeth Langley 2014 Elsa Ault 2015 Elsa Ault 2016 Vince Houchin 2017 Shannon O’Hara 2018 Gina Markovich 2019 Nicki Zimmerman |
PAST JAYCEE-ETTE PRESIDENTS
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1977-1978 Sharon Andrews
1978-1979 Kay Hoke 1979-1980 Carmen Shea 1980-1981 Sandy Miller 1981-1982 Ann Wood 1982-1983 Marianne Calomeris 1983-1984 Bobby Goldsmith 1984-1985 Evonne Day |
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