In the summer of 1969, under the leadership of Charter President John Gregg, Charles County saw its first Teen Coffee House.  This program developed into, what later became known to the teenagers as, their Jaycee Hall.

The Waldorf men didn't stop there as they set up what has became our annual Toys for Tots Christmas Party.  They began their fight on Drug Abuse in the County, which climaxed into the largest and most well attended three-day drug seminar to ever be held in Southern Maryland.

John Gregg's term of office drew to an end with the completion of some 55 projects, but the attitudes and beliefs he possessed were now vested in 44 young men of action.

• The summer cost the Chapter many days and nights of work with the Southern Maryland Correctional Camp officials, and this work resulted in the birth of a new chapter of inmates. They were known as the Oak Hill Jaycees.
• Charles County saw the largest contested Junior Miss contest and Judy Hayden represented us in the State Pageant.
• The fight on Drug Abuse continued and climaxed when Governor Mandel signed a proclamation declaring the third week of February as Drug Abuse Week, kicking off a state-wide campaign to educate the public.
• The Chapter gained the sound fiscal solvency needed to continue their endeavors in the community.

• The summer found the Chapter hard at work with the County Government and the Board of Education formulating and finalizing what is now the finest Drug Center in Maryland.
• In November, Jerilyn Jenkins was crowned as the third Junior Miss before a record crowd of over 800 people and went on to became 2nd runner-up in the State competition.
• In the fall of 1971 the Chapter charged off in a new direction. They set up a Community Action Committee to go out into the community and find the problem areas. They did, with the result being the establishment of a county-wide shoe bank; a firm role in the new budget for the Spring Dell Center; the construction of a brand new $250,000 facility for these children; financial support for two high schools; P.E. equipment for students at J. P. Ryon School; and on and on.

Under the ROC concept, the Chapter had unprecedented success in meeting the challenges of the community's needs. The priorities were:

• CAYAC - 29 donations and sponsorships totaling over $5,300
• Mental-Health and Retardation
  • Painting at Spring Dell
  • Renovation and construction of facilities at Melwood
  • Developing specs for a new facility for F. B. Gwynn
  • Creation of a county-wide Mental Health Committee
  • Special Olympics
  • Increased funding for the County, field trips, etc.
• Welfare
  • A year-round Shoe Bank
  • Toys for Tots
  • Initiation of a Clothing Bank
• Drug Abuse - Developed the Southern Maryland Drug Abuse Program through increased state and local funding
• Public Relations
  • Judy Cross became the fourth Junior Miss and was 3rd runner-up at the State Pageant as well as winning Scholastic Achievement and the Kraft Hostess Award
  • The first DSA Banquet was held to honor outstanding individuals in the County
• Other major areas of involvement were:
  • Senior Citizens a Big Brother program
  • A significant program in International Involvement called Cure-A-child
  • The largest fundraiser ever (Jaycee Carnival) provided the impetus to the generation of over $23,000 in support of the Chapter's programs and activities

• CAYAC - 34 donations and sponsorships totaling over $5,200
• Mental Health and Retardation
  • Construction of two cabins and a mess hall at Melwood
    Assisting in finalizing the architectural plans for Spring Dell
  • Rewriting the educational specifications for F. B. Gwynn and seeking increased funding from the County
  • Included Special Olympics field trips, purchase of equipment donations, etc.
• Aid to Needy Children
  • A year-round Shoe Bank and Clothing Bank
  • Toys for Tots Program
  • Big Brother Program for underprivileged children
• Aid to Senior Citizens (Held a Spring Buffet and Casino event for 150 senior citizens and also purchased over 150 blankets for distribution)
• Public Relations
  • Beverly Johnson became our fifth Junior Miss
  • Held the Maryland Junior Miss Pageant in Waldorf for the first time
  • Held the second annual DSA Banquet to honor outstanding individuals in the County
• Other major areas of involvement were:
  • Drug Abuse
  • Housing
  • International Involvement (Cure-A-Child)

Over $26,000 was raised in support of our programs and activities with $21,000 of this being spent for external programs in the community. The year ended with a total of 97 young men having been exposed to the Jaycees and their beliefs.

• 19 out of 19 First Place Awards in its population division
• 11 Sweepstakes Awards at the State Convention
• For the second consecutive year we received the Henry Giessenbier Memorial Award recognizing us as the outstanding Chapter in the State of Maryland

Our major programs were in the areas of:

• CAYAC - 32 donations and sponsorships totaling $6,000
• Mental Health and Retardation
  • The Spring Dell Center was completed in June culminating four years of involvement
  • Insulated and paneled cabins at Melwood
  • Opened a retail outlet for Melwood products during the holiday season
  • Expanded the Special Olympics Program into a year-round program including swimming, floor hockey and basketball
  • In one of the most exciting new programs, the Chapter organized a project to take 30 retarded children to Florida for a week. "Together to Florida" was truly a community effort that brought Charles County residents together, was shown on National Television and selected as the most outstanding project in the State of Maryland. The President's committee on Mental Retardation and the Kennedy Foundation were briefed and the Chapter received an offer of future assistance from them)
• Aid to Needy Children
  • The year-round Shoe Bank and Clothing Bank continued to help meet a critical need in the County
  • Big Brother and Toys for Tots continued to expand
• Aid to Senior Citizens
  • Over 200 senior citizens attended our Second Annual Buffet and Casino event
  • Our involvement with housing programs promised hope for the future while our Fix-A-House program served to alleviate sane immediately critical situations
• Bi-centennial
  • In the Chapter's first year of involvement with the Bicentennial we provided the Chairman for the Horizons '76 Programs with our major emphasis on a new Pediatrics Ward and equipment for the new Spring Dell Center.
  • A new fundraiser, "The House of Blood", raised $4,000 for this purpose. Overall the Chapter netted about $12,000 and over 12,400 people went through the House.
  • At the end of the year we maintained the chairmanship of Horizons '76 Pediatric Ward and had two Jaycees on the Finance Committee
• Public Relations
  • Ninianne Joson became our sixth Junior Miss and placed 3rd in the State competition, which was hosted for the second year in a row by our Chapter
  • Held the third annual DSA Banquet
  • Drug Abuse and Cure-A-Child programs continued to meet critical needs, as did the over 60 projects run this year
  • Over $44,000 was raised with over $32,000 being spent for our community action programs

Work began on yet another major step in the Chapter's growth the construction of a Meeting Hall to serve us, and the community, for years to come.

• CAYAC -Donations and sponsorships totaling over $10,000
• Mental Health and Retardation
  • The completion and dedication of the Spring Dell Day Care Center
  • Construction started on the F. B. Gwynn Center
  • Financing and construction of the new Arts & Crafts Building at Melwood
  • Year-round Special Olympics program including International Competition
  • Also conducted our 2nd Together to Florida Trip
• Aid To Needy Children
  • Year-round shoe and clothing bank, which disbursed over 250 pair of new shoes and over 250 winter coats to meet the continuing need
  • Toys for Tots program provided a Christmas for more children than ever
  • Big Brother outings were continued
• Aid to the Elderly
  • Conducted 3rd Annual Buffet and Bingo Day for over 200 Senior Citizens
  • Established can food bank through special food drive and funded checking account to purchase meats and perishables for the needy elderly
  • Continued housing repairs to relieve rest critical needs
• Bi-centennial
  • Continued to provide leadership to the County's committee
  • Completed study for new Pediatrics Ward
  • Financed committee's purchase of new equipment for Spring Dell Center
  • Financially assisted County's committee with July 4th fundraiser and advanced money to finance flag sales
• Public Relations
  • Marlene Lutter became our 7th Junior Miss and represented the State at Mobile
  • Conducted our 4th Annual DSA Banquet
  • Drug Abuse and Cure-A-Child programs continued to meet critical needs as did the many other projects run this year

Internally, there were several noteworthy items:

• Over $70,000 was generated by our fundraisers (The major ones being Bingo, Gambling and Haunted House) and the majority of this money was returned to the community through Chapter programming
• After many years of talking about it, we applied for and received our Tax Exempt Status from I.R.S.
• Also, with this writing our Jaycee Building neared completion - a milestone in our short history and a source of pride for the Chapter.

• 21 First Place Awards and 3 Second Place Awards in our population division
• 11 State Sweepstakes Awards, including two programming areas
• Project of the Year
• And for the fourth year in a row, the coveted Henry Giessenbier Memorial Award as the Outstanding Chapter in the State. To win the Giessenbier in itself is a feat, but no other chapter in the history of the Maryland Jaycees has ever won it four years in a row!

Our major programming areas were:

• CAYAC - Making 47 donations and sponsorships totaling over 517,000
• Health and Safety
  • The first Health Fair ever held in Charles County with over 30 organizations participating and over 2,000 people attending
  • Officer Bill Program distributing 6,000 coloring books to grades K-5 including "The Way to Play Safe", "Officer Bill", and "Ghost Riders"
  • Distributed 10,000 Red Ball Stickers during Fire Prevention Week
• Aid To Needy Children
  • Year-round shoe and clothing bank which distributed over 200 pairs of shoes and over 350 winter coats to meet the continuing need
  • Continued the Big Brother outings
  • Toys for Tots Program provided a Christmas Party for over 100 children
• Aid To Elderly
  • Collected over 3,800 cans of food and donated $1,000 for the Food
  • Held a lunch program once a week in the Jaycee Hall
  • Established a new Senior Citizens Club, provided the Senior Citizens with a Christmas party and the 4th Annual Buffet and Bingo Day
  • Provided fuel oil and housing repairs to relieve the most critical needs
• Helping Hand - Involved over 70 different men from the Southern Maryland Correctional Camp in over 25 community and internal chapter projects
• Drug Abuse and Cure-A-child programs continued to meet the critical needs as did the over 90 projects we ran during the year
• Over $99,000 was raised in support of our community programs and activities
• Also, our Jaycee Building was completed and was chosen Project of the Year in the State of Maryland. Our building is serving its purpose as a chapter and community resource.

Another fruitful year, which demonstrated the "CAN DO SPIRIT", came to an end.

• 17 First Place Awards and 2 Second Place Awards in our population division
• 10 Sweepstakes Awards, including 2 programming areas
• And for the 5th consecutive year, we were award the Henry Giessenbier Memorial Award as the #1 Chapter in the State.

The major programming areas were:

• CAYAC
  • 51 donations and sponsorships totaling over 519,000
  • New projects under this program included the $3,000 fundraising drive for Earl Hamilton
  • Sponsorship of the Silver Explosion
  • Expansion of our Little League, Johnny Unitas League and Lacrosse programs
  • An additional scholarship to the Community College
• Health and Safety - Over 1,600 attended our second annual successful Red Ball and Officer Bill Programs
• Aid To Welfare Children
  • Shoe and clothing bank distributed over 225 pairs of shoes and 92 winter jackets
  • Toys for Tots program again provided a Merry Christmas for the underprivileged children in the area
  • Big Brother Program remained an active part of our overall youth programming
• Aid To Elderly
  • Collected over 2,000 cans of food and provided a 51,000 cash contribution for the Food Bank
  • Expanded our Title VII nutrition program to 34 senior citizens and to a two-day a week operation
  • Prepared 48 Thanksgiving and 50 Christmas food baskets
  • Our senior citizens club continues to expand and now numbers 50
  • We purchased fuel oil, wood and kerosene as required to meet critical needs
  • Conducted a Buffet and Bingo Day for over 300 and a Christmas Party for 580 of the most valuable people in our community
  • Expanded efforts at the Nursing Home through our strong Jaycee-ette organization.
  • Prepared income tax returns
  • Started Hearing Aid Bank
  • Initiated action to construct a 36-unit apartment complex for senior citizens
• Mental Health and Retardation
  • Constructed a bath/laundry facility for the Melwood Camping Program
  • F.B. Gwynn Center, a program we held to initiate in 972, was officially dedicated. This $2,000,000 facility will be a lasting reminder of what can be done by concerned young men
  • Initiated a prototype summer program for the Learning Disabled
  • Continued our outstanding Special Olympics Program.
  • We raised over $131,000 in support of our community programs
  • The Jaycee Hall was completely paid for and is serving as a focal point for community organizations

• The Chapter gained 10 First Place, 4 Second Place and 1 Third Place, as well as all 3 programming awards in our population division
• Four Sweepstakes awards including two programming awards
• And would you believe, for the 6th consecutive year Old Henry is HOME! Our unprecedented string remains intact a great target for the rest of the State to take a shot at.

Major programming areas were:

• CAYAC
  • 52 donations amounting to $22,000 plus an additional $18,000 raised for the Abramowicz Twins
  • New programs included:
    • Support of the Charles County Task Force on Child Abuse
    • The Abramowicz Twins
    • Voter Education
    • Emergency Medical Training at the Community College
    • Sponsorship of 14 teams in a new soccer league, 8 Little League teams, 6 football teams, 2 basketball teams and 2 scholarships at the College
    • In addition, we provided quick response to a series of personal problems that could not be handled by other support organizations in the community
• Health and Safety
  • Over 2,500 attended our third annual fair and the program continues to expand
  • In CPR the Chapter really jumped in with both feet on this new program. Thirteen instructors were trained and 51 members checked out on CPR procedures. Nineteen of our dynamic Jaycee-ettes were also certified. Conducted 18 classes in the community. The most important statistics here were the six lives saved by CPR trained personnel throughout the state thanks to our program
• Aid To Needy Children
  • The shoe and clothing ban purchased 279 pairs of shoes for distribution to the needy children in our community
  • Toys for Tots program provided a Merry Christmas for 80 children this year
  • Big Brother took 30 children on outings
• Aid To The Elderly
  • Collected over 4,800 cans of food and provided a $2,000 cash contribution to the food bank
  • Prepared 72 Thanksgiving baskets and 72 mini-baskets for Christmas
  • The Title VII nutrition program continues successfully
  • Our Senior Citizens club has grown to over 70 members
  • We continued to purchase fuel oil, wood and kerosene as required
  • Conducted the Buffet and Bingo Day for 400
  • Held a Christmas party for over 600
  • The efforts at the Nursing home have grown steadfastly thanks to the Jaycee-ettes
  • Co-sponsored a Security Program with the County Commissioners and Sheriff's Department that resulted in the installation of security systems in 23 homes
  • Progress in our proposed 36-unit apartment complex has brought the project close to reality. The loan has been approved for $1,170,200
  • We also prepared income tax returns
  • Continued our hearing Aid Bank
  • Accepted a position on Charles County Commission on the Problems of Aging
• Mental Health and Retardation
  • Construction almost complete on a new double cabin for the summer program at Melwood
  • Again sponsored the Learning Disabilities summer program
  • Continued our Special Olympic efforts
  • Sponsored a bowling program for the students at F.B. Gwynn
  • M.D.
    • We have increased our support of the M.D. fundraising efforts in the community and raised over $15,000 this year
    • Over $189,000 was raised in support of our programs in Charles County

The year ended with the attainment of a goal that we had worked towards since the inception of the Chapter. We were named as the #1 Chapter in the United States and the #1 Chapter in the World and were recognized for our efforts by the President of the United States, Jimmy Carter.

Andy Andrews took over the reins for 1979-1980 and what an exciting year it was!  The chapter continued to grow and major projects that had been started years ago came to fruition.  Seeds were also planted for some dynamic programs that we see as having a positive impact on our community for years to come.

At the State Convention the Chapter earned:

• 15 First Place and 7 Second Place individual project winners as well as all 3 programming awards in our population division

• 6 Sweepstakes, 4 Individual projects and 2 in programming

• Our dominance in the State over the past 10 years was recognized by our receipt of the Chapter of the Decade Award

• The senior citizen apartment complex was named Project of the Year

• On an individual basis, (Steve Micciche was selected as Sparkplug of the Year and Frank Sedillo as State Speak-Up winner; both of these outstanding Jaycees represented the State of Maryland and Waldorf at the National Convention.

Major programming areas were:

• CAYAC
•  (66 donations amounting to $26,659)
• We continued our support of Natalie Abramowicz and provided aid to the new Adult Reading Program, American Youth Honor Musicians
• Sponsored 11 Little League teams, 2 basketball teams, 7 tackle football teams, the lacrosse program and 14 soccer teams.
• In addition, we continued to provide quick response to emergency situations that could not be handled by other support organizations in the community).
• Health and Safety
• Over 2,800 attended our annual fair and the program  gets bigger and better each year.
• Our Jude House committee helped to renovate an existing facility and the program is operating and we plan to expand it in the coming year
• CPR (We trained 256 people in this lifesaving program.  Thirty-six were Jaycees and Jaycee-ettes and, seven Jaycee children.)
• Aid To Needy Children (Old shoe and clothing bank purchased 268 pairs of shoes for the needy children in our community.
• We entertained 130 children in our Toys for Tots program, thanks to increased support in our community, and provided a Big Brother to 30 fatherless children
• Aid To The Elderly
• Collected over 4,800 cans of food and donated $2,000 to the Food Bank
• Prepared 7 Thanksgiving baskets and 72 mini-baskets for Christmas.
• The Title VII Nutrition Program expanded to help 45 of our needy senior citizens
• Over 400 attended our Bingo and Buffet Day and over 600 were at the Christmas Party
• We also hosted almost 300 Senior Companions at a Recognition Dinner
• We sponsored a picnic for over 500 at Smallwood Park
• Our Senior Citizens Club has 70 active members
• We continued to purchase fuel oil, wood and kerosene as required
• Working with the Sheriff�s Department we installed security systems to 18 homes
• We provided $1,000 to the Jaycee-ettes to continue our support of the Nursing Home
• We established a Senior Citizens Dental Program that will provide dental care at reduced rates
• Our project of the year was the successful completion of our 36-unit apartment complex at a cost of $1,170,216!  We have traveled a long, hard road from an idea in January 1978; to a documentation survey; to forming a separate corporation; to making a loan application; to pursuing an approval; to overcoming obstacles such as sewage, final plan approvals, release of a stop work order, etc.; to ground breaking; to inspections and changes; to developing occupancy lists so that the most needy will benefit; to completion of our dream and that of our County's needy senior citizens a 36-unit apartment complex complete with a Community Room for the tenant�s recreation and leisure plus a 100% rental assistance subsidy so that they can live their remaiI4ng years in dignity and happiness
• Mental Health and Retardation
• Completed construction of a double cabin complex for the Melwood Camp Program.  The camp is now on a year-round basis and will have over 900 campers this year
• We again sponsored a bowling program for the students at F .B. Gwynn and have remained active in our support role in all areas of the Special Olympics
• M.D.
• We raised more money for M.D. than any other chapter in the State and represented the State at the National Tele-thon. Over $180,000 was raised in support of our program

We have reached our goals in some of our major programming areas and are in a position to nurture even more programs that will directly affect every member of this community in some way.  

Again, the Greater Waldorf Jaycees showed Maryland who was really Number One by winning #1 in the United States for the second consecutive year.  As a little icing on the cake, Andy Andrews was chosen as one of the top local chapter presidents in the nation and our Senior Citizen Apartment Complex was voted Best Project in the World and we also received the Humanitarian Plaque for #1 project in Mental Health.

For the second year, the Greater Waldorf Jaycees were named #1 Chapter in the WORLD!

With Bud Humbert at the helm the chapter adopted the slogan, "We Are Building a Better Tomorrow�.

At State convention we proved our dedication to this slogan as we totally dominated the Maryland Awards system.  We earned:

• First and Second Place individual project wins and all three program awards in our population division

• We swept the sweepstakes for individual projects and two of the three program areas

• Steve Micciche was named the Most Outstanding Community Action Vice President and Bud Humbert was selected Number One Chapter President in the State

• The most coveted Henry Giessenbier Memorial Award for Outstanding Chapter in the State, which narrowly eluded us last year, was regained.  Henry came home!

Once again the Greater Waldorf Jaycees were recognized as the State's Number One Chapter.  Our records show the way.  Major programming areas were:

• CAYAC
• 94 donations totaling $26,120.
• We continued support of �The American Youth Honor Musicians� and Natalie Abramowicz
• We sponsored 10 Little League and 2 "Babe Ruth" baseball teams, 2 lacrosse, 7 football and 14 soccer teams
• We started area "Crime Solvers" which has grown from a chapter project into a community based corporation, which has solved 73 major crimes and recovered $10,000 in stolen property
• We participated in fundraising efforts for the new "Children's Aid Society" building and in direct support raised $11,565
• Health and Safety
• The CPR project was phenomenal.  There were 57 new instructors and 279 citizens trained this year.  Two (known) lives in our community have been saved by these techniques taught by our instructors.
• Our annual "Health and Safety Fair" consisting of  48 exhibits, was visited by 1,875 people
• Aid To Needy Children
• Our shoe and clothing bank purchased 287 pairs of shoes and 70 winter coats for the less fortunate children of our community
• We again provided a "Big Brother" program for fatherless boys, 20 were taken on 6 "Caring" outings
• The Toys for Tots project again provided a Merry Christmas for 134 children
• Aid To The Elderly
• The Senior Citizens continue using our Jaycee Hall for the free lunch program and their senior meetings
• We have donated $1,000 to their food bank and our food drive collected over 7,000 cans for needy seniors
• We hosted a "Bingo and Buffet Day" and a Christmas Party for over 1,100 senior citizens
• We also hosted a recognition dinner for 200 senior companions
• The annual picnic was held at Smallwood Park for 600 senior citizens
• We continued the fuel oil, kerosene and wood heating assistance program for seniors
• Working with the Sheriff's Department Security Program we installed 34 dead� bolt lock sets on apartment doors for "seniors".
• Our $1,000 donation to the Jaycee-ettes allowed them to continue support to the Nursing Home
• The final step was taken for completion of the Jaycee Apartment Complex for the Elderly and the formal dedication was made. U.S. Senator Sarbanes the National Jaycee President Gib Garrow and many other state and local dignitaries attended. The apartment complex, now in its first year of occupancy has proven to be one of our greatest accomplishments.
• Mental Health and Retardation
• After five years with more than $50,000 and countless donated manhours, we have completed the construction of the Melwood Camp, consisting of 2 single cabins, 2 double cabins, a shower, toilet, a laundry facility, and a dining hall.  We added heating and insulation to allow �year round� use for full operation, which will serve over 900 campers each year.
• We supported Spring Dell with $2,000 donation for modification of their first group home
• We have provided a laminating machine and assisted in renovation of the F.B. Gywnn Center
• We had 142 children participate in the Special Olympics and 48 went on to compete in the State Competition
• M.D.
• With a Roadblock and a Tele�-thon fundraiser effort we obtained over $14,000 to contribute toward finding the cure for this crippling disease

Our chapter's strong belief that today's youth will be tomorrow's leaders led us to form the Greater Waldorf Jay-Teens.  Frank Hollewa, Jr. is their charter president. Their goals are to assist the Jaycees while developing themselves and their own program.

Again, over $180,000 was raised to support our programs.

The record breaking Greater Waldorf Jaycees in 12 years of existence, have been:

• Maryland's Number One Chapter 7 times

• United States Number One Chapter 2 times

• World's Number One Chapter 2 times

Our goal to obtain the Marks Award an unprecedented three times in a row provided us to give it a great shot, but the powers to be would not allow it.

We shall continue to evaluate and solve our community problems and remain the Number One Community Organization in Charles County. We ARE building a better tomorrow!

Steve Micciche took over and proved that the word "Community Involvement" is what the Jaycees in this Chapter are really all about.

At the State Convention in Ocean City, we earned the respect of many chapters that in the past just couldn't believe we were for real.  In our population division we won:

• 14 First Place and 8 Second Place Awards, along with all three programming areas

• Our two Vice Presidents, State Director and President all won individual recognition in their awards group

• We received 3 Sweepstakes, 2 programming areas and also our "Crime Solvers" program was voted the best project in the State.

• Henry remained at home for the second year in a row. This makes an unprecedented 8 times in 13 years of existence

• Cliff Guntrum was named the best Individual Development Vice President in the State and Steve Micciche was named Outstanding Chapter President.

Major Programming areas were:

• CAYAC
• 85 donations amounting to over $30,800
• We continued our sponsorship of 11 Little League teams, provided funds for 7 tackle football teams, assisted in a new league in La Plata with a donation of $2,000. We also sponsored and coached the only lacrosse program in the county and provided funds of $1,400 for the soccer program.
• We also funded 3 scholarships to Charles County Community College.
• We also provided quick response to emergency situations for the needy in the community
• Health and Safety
• We conducted a Health and Safety Fair for 3,267 people
• Our CPR program trained 523 people including 39 Jaycees, 27 Jaycee-ettes and 4 Jaycee children. We also certified 31 new instructors.
• Aid To Needy Children
• Our shoe and clothing bank purchased shoes for 244 children and supplied 70 winter coats
• We conducted a Toys for Tots party for 129 needy children and our Big Brother program conducted 7 outings for 115 needy children
• Aid To The Elderly
• We have a year-�round food bank that this year collected 3, 400 cans of food
• We also provided $10 gift certificates to each delivery
• We distributed 48 food baskets at Thanksgiving and 24 at Christmas
• A free lunch program is conducted every Tuesday for 45 senior citizens
• We also have a Buffet-Bingo Day for 400 senior citizens, a Christmas Party for 600 and a Picnic for over 600
• We provided 3 hearing aids; burglary prevention services for 80 people!, and the necessary funds for our Jaycee-ettes to run a year-round program at the Nursing Home
• We spent $2,385 for emergency fuel 50 our seniors would not freeze to death

In Phoenix, once again, we continued to be an award-winning chapter.  In our population division:

• We were third in Personal Growth

• First and second place in Spiritual Development

• First and second in Youth Assistance

• First in Criminal Justice

• Third in Health and Safety

• First place sweepstakes winners in n Youth Assistance (Child Abuse) and Criminal Justice (Crime Solvers)

• Our Crime Solvers was also named the Outstanding Project in the Nation, winning the Dr. Jerry Bruce Memorial Award.

In the programming area:

• We were third in Individual Development

• Second in Community Development

• First in Chapter Management, as well as a sweepstakes winner

We topped it all off by winning the "Howard" better known as the Best Chapter in our Population Division in the Nation.  We are making a difference in Charles County.

The year under John Goldsmith was a year of rededication in the Jaycee movement.  The chapter adopted the slogan "Building a Better Community".

At the State Convention the chapter earned:

• 14 First Place and 6 Second Place individual project winners as well as all 3 programming awards in our population division

• We earned 5 sweepstakes, 4 individual and 1 programming

• The coveted Henry Giessenbier Memorial Award for Outstanding Chapter in the State was retained and again the Greater Waldorf Jaycees were recognized as the "Best of the Best".

Major programming areas were:

• Aid To The Needy
• With 87 donations totaling over $32,900
• We continued our sponsorship of Little League teams.
• We also sponsored the only lacrosse program in the county and provided funds for $1,400 for the soccer program
• We also funded 4 scholarships to the Charles County Community College
• We also provided quick response to emergency situations for the needy in the community (over $10,000)
• We conducted a Toys-for- Tots program for 145 needy children
• Aid To The Elderly
• The Senior Citizens continue to use our Jaycee Hall for the free lunch program and meetings
• We donated over $1,800 to their food bank
• We hosted a Bingo and Buffet and a Christmas dinner for over 1,100 senior citizens
• The annual senior citizens picnic was held at Smallwood Park for over 600 seniors
• We continued the fuel oil and kerosene assistance program for seniors
• Our donation of $1,400 allowed the Jaycee-ettes to continue support to the Nursing Home
• Health and Safety
• We conducted a Health Fair for over 2,000 people
• Our CPR program railed 165 citizens this year
• Youth Sports
• Our Special Olympics program had 175 children participate with almost half going on to compete in the State Competition
• M.D.
• Over Labor Day we had a Tele-thon and Roadblock that raised over $9,000 to contribute to Jerry's Kids.

Again over $196,000 was raised to support our programs

In Hartford, the powers to be tied our hands but we still earned in our population division:

• Second Place in Criminal Justice

• Third Place in Governmental Involvement

• First Place in Health and Safety

• Third Place in Mental Health

• Second Place in Personal Growth

• Second Place in Youth Assistance

In programming area we were Third in Community Development.

Once again, this year the community was the big benefactor for our chapter�s needs.

Casey McDevitt was elected as our 15th President for 1983-84.  It was his task as well as the task of every Waldorf Jaycee, old and new alike, to continue the legacy of the Greater Waldorf Jaycees.

First and foremost it was our responsibility to remain the driving force in our community, to ensure we continue our path to that "Better Tomorrow" for our community.

Second, to continue to provide Jaycee leadership throughout the state of Maryland and the entire Maryland Jaycee organization.

At the State Convention we earned:

• 16 First Place, 6 Second Place individual project awards plus all 3 programming awards for our population division

• 8 sweepstakes awards

• 1 Individual Programming award (Individual Development)

• Led the State in growth and finished second in the Parade of Chapters

• For the 12th time in our 15 year history and for the 10th time in the past 11 years, the Greater Waldorf Jaycees won the coveted Giessenbier award as the Outstanding Chapter in the State of Maryland.

Our major programming areas were:

• Aid to the Elderly
• Seniors continue to use our Jaycee Hall for meetings and free lunches
• We held a Buffet-Bingo Day which was attended by 300 Seniors, a Christmas Dinner at our Bingo Hall for almost 600 Seniors and we sponsored our Annual Senior's Picnic and had over 500 Senior citizens attend
• Our Fuel Bank gave almost $2,000 to needy Seniors
• Our $1,500 donation allowed the Jaycee Women to sponsor a Christmas Party at the Charles County Nursing Home
• Health and Safety
• We conducted a one-day Health Fair for 1,600 citizens
• Our Jaycee CPR program trained and certified 458 citizens in CPR
• We established a Hearing Diagnostic Center for the entire Charles County Public School
• System to diagnose any potential hearing defect for every student in the system
• Criminal Justice
• We continued our very successful Crime Solvers program, First in the Nation again
• The Sexual Assault Center provided into a 24-hour, 365 day a year Crisis Center
• We conducted a Children's Fingerprinting Program Which printed over 7,500 Charles County Children
• We established a Victim/Witness unit in the State Attorney's Office; this unit not only assisted in giving victims and witnesses much needed information about our criminal justice system and about upcoming trials, the unit also collected over $26,000 in court ordered restitution which was reimbursed to the victims of crime
• Economic Assistance
• We provided over $13,000 in 69 separate cases, to people who were destitute and in need of emergency economic assistance
• We initiated a long-term project with the Economic Development Commission to establish an industrial park in Charles County to bring new jobs to our community
• Youth Sports/Recreation/Education
• We conducted a Special Olympics for 110 participants
• We contributed over $23,000 to year-round sports programs such as Little League, Youth Football, Soccer leagues and Lacrosse leagues
• We repaired buildings, installed lighting and upgraded the entire Melwood Facility so it can now serve 400 students a year
• We contributed over $10,000 to various recreational programs, such as American Salute and Band Boosters
• We continued our Big Brother program, and the Toys-for-Tots program provided a Merry Christmas for 279 needy children
• We continued to sponsor 2 college scholarships
• We came to the rescue of the Hughesville Little League who, after 20 years of successful operation was facing tough financial times after the land on which they played had been sold.  With our $5,000 donation they were able to pay rent to their new landlord
• Our most ambitious project, however, is the Jaycee Youth Sports Complex.  Under Waldorf Jaycee leadership we were able to receive a donation of 56 acres, valued at over $2M to begin establishing a complex that will contain numerous baseball and football fields for our youth sports programs.  Much work needs to be done, however, before the first game can be played at this facility.

At National Convention in Atlanta, the Waldorf Jaycees reestablished themselves, not only as leaders in their community and in their state, but as leaders in the nation in "Service to Humanity".  At that convention the Waldorf Jaycees won:

• Five 1st Place, Four 2nd Place and Three 3rd Place single project awards in our population division

• 1st Place in all three programming areas

• First Place "Howard" recognizing us as the Best Chapter in the Nation in our Population Division

• We won Two 1st Place Sweepstakes Awards � Criminal Justice and Personal Growth, and won the Management Development Sweepstakes Award

• Casey was also fortunate enough to be named one of the outstanding local chapter presidents in the country.

For 15 years we have continued to build a better tomorrow for our community. We shall continue to do so!

Randy Hart was elected to serve the chapter as President for 1986� 1987.  It would prove to be a year of great challenges - a year when the chapter would continue to stand as the Best of the Best as it made the complete transition to joint membership.

1986-1987 was the first full year of men and women working together as Waldorf Jaycees at all levels - officers, board members and. members.  With great dedication, the members strove to carry on the chapter programming once pursued by the Jaycees and the Jaycee Women (successfully folding the work of the two groups into one vital organization.  Some were skeptical of the merge but 1986-1987 proved it could be done and done well!

STATE:

It was with great pride that the Waldorf Jaycee men and women walked up together to receive the Henry Giessenbier Memorial Award at State Convention for the Most Outstanding Chapter in the State.  This marked the 13th time in 14 years that Waldorf had won the coveted award.

Under the direction of President Randy and a board comprised equally of men and women, the chapter was recognized as the Best in the State:

• Programming Areas

  • 1st place in Community Development

  • 1st place in Management Development

  • 1st place in Individual Development

  • In our population division, Waldorf received 1st place honors in 10 out of the 14 Major Emphasis Areas (MEAs), with the remaining 4 MEAs placing second.  Eight of our top MEAs were recognized as Sweepstakes winners - the Best in the  State.

• Single Projects in Population Division 5

  • 7 first place

  • 10 second place second in Population

  • 4 single projects were judged as the State's best by receiving Sweepstakes Awards

• Additionally, our chapter competed in the Parade of Chapters and placed a close second

• All of the officers were recognized at State Convention for their outstanding leadership

  • Randy was named Outstanding Chapter President

  • Marianne Calomeris was awarded Outstanding Community Development Vice President

  • Craig Pearson was recognized as the top Individual Development Vice President

  • Bo Boucher was the #1 State Director

  • Bob Malone placed 2nd among Chapter Management Vice Presidents  

What a significant impact the chapter had on the community in 1986-1987!  The tradition of working hard to make Charles County a better place to live was carried on through:

• 66 community development projects run in the year

• The continued construction of the $2.2 million youth Sports Complex aimed at providing needed ballpark facilities for the rapidly expanding youth sports program in Charles County.

• One of the many programs designed to serve the elderly was our Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner, which provided a hot meal, good company and plenty of entertainment for 573 senior citizens from throughout the county.

• The needs of the community were also served through a year-long CPR program which certified 228 individuals in this life-saving technique.

• Service to our youth was prominently displayed on the day of our Toys-For-Tots �project.  Sharing with over 400 needy children was an experience of the true meaning of Christmas.

• The Chapter did amazing things in the area of Community Fundraising by raising $121,718 for 18 different organizations.

  • #1 fundraising chapter in the United States for Cystic Fibrosis ($38,252)

  • #1 in Maryland for MDA ($26,440)

  • The dedication of the chairmen and members working on these and other projects certainly left their mark on our community.

• It was through the nearly $120,000 raised through 10 fund-raising projects in the Chapter's Management Development area that our community projects were made possible.

  • Our two top fund-raising projects,  Bingo ($55,000) and Casino ($37,000), ran year-long with countless manhours provided by the committee chairmen, committee members and the general membership.

• We also had exemplary recruitment success (181 new members) and provided 7 chapter orientations to introduce those new members to the Waldorf Jaycees.

• We fulfilled a goal of fostering a family atmosphere within our chapter by encouraging family participation m many of our projects and by holding frequent socials.

• We provided excellent communication with the membership through the monthly issue of the chapter newsletter, a monthly call list on upcoming events, and the publication of a chapter directory.

• The 1986-1987 I.D. Program, �Learning To Lead," proved to be a most aggressive undertaking by our� chapter.  Encompassing all three MEAs: Leadership Development; Family/Spiritual Development; and Personal Skills, 23 projects, with over 60 seminars, were conducted by and for the Waldorf Jaycees.  Total attendance for all seminars was over 2,000, including Jaycees from other chapters, Junior Jaycees, and guests with over 200 individuals participating-in at least one of our I.D. projects.  It will be some time before we can measure the success of our "Learning To Lead" program - it is our only hope that a good foundation has been laid for the development of our future leaders.

NATIONAL:

The successes of the 1986-1987 year were recognized at the national level at Reno, Nevada.

• The Waldorf Jaycees were ranked Best in the Nation for our work in the community and took great pride in bringing the Community Development Sweepstakes Award home to Waldorf.

• We also took a Major Emphasis Area Sweepstakes in the area of training.  Our chapter won 1st place in its population division in overall programming by capturing the Clarence Howard Memorial Award.

• 4 of our MEAs placed first in our population division at Reno, 4 MEAs ranked second, and three were recognized with third place honors

• Individuals in the chapter were also recognized nationally

  • Randy received the Charles Kulp, Jr. Memorial Award as one of the outstanding local Chapter Presidents in the Nation

  • Craig Pearson was recognized as a top chapter recruiter and placed 6th in the John Armbruster Memorial Award competition

  • Gary Moses received honors as a Blue Chip District Director

In 1986-1987 the challenge of successfully melding the Jaycees and the Jaycee Women was met.  We continued to shine in our community, in our State, and in our Nation, and together WE GO FORWARD....

Bob Malone was elected to serve as the highest officer of the chapter for 1987-1988.

The chapter was challenged at the beginning of the year with a question involving our membership.  The chapter was in a torment between growth, dropping our membership records to only 21 members, or let the membership numbers take its own course for the duration of the year.  This torment however, did not obstruct the chapter�s dedication to our community.

STATE:

At state convention, the chapter once again dominated the awards program.

• The chapter won first place (the best in the state) in Community Development Programming Area

• 8 out of 14 sweepstakes in the Major Emphasis Areas (MEAs)

• Our Human Services MEA was recognized as the outstanding MEA in the state

• In our population division

  • Waldorf placed first in Community Development

  • Second Place in the remaining two programming areas (Management and Individual)

• Waldorf was recognized with 10 First Places and 4 Second Places within the 14 MEA areas, and 9 First Places and 5 Second Places in our single projects

• All of the officers and other individuals were recognized at state convention for their outstanding leadership

  • James Langley was named the Outstanding State Director in the state

  • Bob Maher was recognized as the Top Individual Development Vice President in the State

  • Bobby Goldsmith placed third among the chapter Community Development Vice Presidents in the State

  • Sharon Andrews placed third among the Management Development Vice Presidents in the State

  • President Bob Malone placed fifth among the Chapter Presidents in the state

  • Bob Maher won the Maryland State Amateur Speak-Up Award & Sally Jameson won the Maryland State Write-Up Award.  Both winners, titled The Best For The Year, represented the State of Maryland and Waldorf at National Jaycee events

  • Two additional members were recognized as Maryland State Outstanding Program Mangers - Gail Spence for Brownfield/Armbruster and Randy Hart for Cystic Fibrosis.  This distinguished the Waldorf Jaycees as an outstanding chapter making a significant impact on our community and members.

However, with all this recognition and dominance of the state convention awards program, disappointment was felt by all members of the Greater Waldorf Jaycees and our friends as the coveted Henry Giessenbier Memorial Award eluded us in a decision made by one person, the highest officer in the state (the government should be made of laws rather then of men).

We accomplished several chapter goals by conducting 126 projects.  The amazing Waldorf Jaycees continued its involvement in the Maryland State Jaycee programs. Waldorf hosted Summer Board, provided several competitors for Brownfield, Armbruster, Speak-Up, and Write-Up programs.

Our major programming areas were:

• For the Elderly

  • The senior citizens continue using our Jaycee Hall for the free lunch program and their senior meetings

  • We have donated over $1,800 to their food and fuel banks and our food drive collected over 5,000 cans for many needy seniors

  • We hosted our 15th Annual Buffet and Bingo Day, The Annual Christmas Party, and the Annual Picnic was held at General Smallwood Park with at least 600 seniors attending each

  • We continued our monthly Bingo Games and hosted a Christmas Party for the residents of Charles County Nursing Home

  • We continued our assistance with prescription drugs, Volunteer Recognition Day and Special Aid

  • Waldorf was also fortunate enough to sponsor a couple from Charles County who were recognized as the Outstanding Senior Citizens in the State of Maryland

• For The Youth

  • Our Toys for Tots program again provided a Merry Christmas for the underprivileged children in Charles County

  • We sponsored Little League, Football, and Soccer teams with our condations through our Year-Round Sports Program

  • We also hosted our 15th Annual Special  Olympics with 45 children participating

  • We provided a Little League Tournament and Shooters Education program to the youths in our community

  • We continued to fund scholarships to Charles County Community College, conducted our Annual Junior Miss Program, and the Americanism Essay Contest

  • We entertained our children and the Junior Jaycees with the Kids Christmas Party and Kids Appreciation

  • One of the greatest education programs is our own Junior Jaycees.  These young adults will be the leaders of tomorrow

  • Also, at this writing, our Youth Sports Complex neared completion - another milestone in our community and a source of pride for the chapter. The first ball should be thrown out next year

• Fundraising

  • The chapter's fundraising efforts continue to amaze state officers.  Waldorf raised more money for MDS ($39,375) and Cystic Fibrosis ($36,482) than any other chapter in the state of Maryland.

  • Our two Management Development top fund-raising projects, Bingo ($56,561) and Casino (31,623) ran year-long by dedicated chairmen with countless manhours provided by the chapter members

  • We raised over $214,871 in support of our community programs.

This year's success can only be contributed to the dedicated Board of Directors, successful chairpersons, and the caring members working together on many projects with pride to make Charles County a better place to live.