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Davenport Jaycees to honor young community leaders

Posted Online: Nov. 20, 2009, 11:41 am  
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Press release submitted by Davenport Jaycees

Davenport Jaycees to Honor Young Community Leaders at Annual Community Awards Banquet

The Davenport Jaycees will host their annual Community Awards Banquet on Thursday, February 11th at Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano, Davenport, Iowa. The event will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m., with dinner and the awards program following at 6:30 p.m.

In addition to officially welcoming new Jaycees who have joined during the past year and introducing the 2010 Board of Directors, the Community Awards showcase individual excellence in leadership as demonstrated by outstanding initiative, impact of work, and inspiration of others. All recipients must be under the age of 40 at the time of the banquet in order to be eligible. Anyone can nominate a person for these awards by filling out a nomination form located on our web site at www.davenportjaycees.com.

Jaycee Awards:

Davenport Jaycee's Rookie of the Year

Davenport Jaycee's Member of the Year

Community Awards:

Young Community Leader Award

Young Religious Leader Award

Young Educator Award

Young City Servant Award

The Davenport Jaycees is an organization of young civic-minded individuals dedicated to making the community a better place and helping to develop future leaders. One of the oldest chapters in Iowa, they continue to enjoy a surge in membership in recent years, sponsoring such community events as the Bridal Expo and the Jaycees Haunted House. Over the past 24 years, the Davenport Jaycees has returned over $500,000 to the community through contributions to various charities and the annual Jaycee Santa program. The Jaycees provided the community with the Davenport Jaycees Commons, a park in downtown Davenport and the Davenport Jaycees Field baseball diamond.

Recipients of funds raised by the Davenport Jaycees include:

Children's Therapy Center Davenport Little Hawks

New Kingdom Trail Riders River Action

Scott County Family YMCA Special Olympics Scott County

Rebuilding Together Habitat for Humanity

Boys & Girls Club of Mississippi Valley Hand in Hand