Welcome to the Colorado JCI Senate

Begun in 1974, the Colorado JCI Senate has grown from a small group of Senators who gathered for friendship and good times to an organization of over 200 members. While friendship is still a main attribute of the organization, the Colorado JCI Senate has expanded to working with the Colorado Jaycees by providing support as judges for competitions, serving as trainers, hosting the OYC/OYF Honoree reception and being mentors for local Jaycee Chapters.

The Colorado JCI Senate also offers financial support to local Jaycee chapters through grants for Community Service and Individual Development projects. A scholarship program, offered in conjunction with the U.S. JCI Senate, is available to Colorado High School Seniors desiring to continue their education. More information on our grant and scholarship programs can be found on our programs page.

In 1999, the Colorado JCI Senate joined with the Colorado Jaycees to form The Jaycees and JCI Senators of Colorado, Inc., a 501(c)(3) foundation. Members in good standing of the Colorado JCI Senate are elected to hold 3 of the Foundation's nine seats on the Board of Directors. One Senator who is an active Jaycee is nominated by the Senate and elected by the Colorado Jaycees. The President of the Colorado JCI Senate also serves on the Foundation board for the length of his or her term of office. All Senators are encouraged to join the foundation.

Beginning in 2000, the Colorado JCI Senate has presented the Jim Cheevers Memorial Award at the Colorado Jaycees Year End Conference. Following a lenghty bout with cancer, Jim Cheevers #30596 died shortly after taking office as President of the Colorado JCI Senate. His key area of emphasis as Senate President was our Mentoring program, and it seemed fitting to our Board of Directors to present an award to a Senator that has done an outstanding job mentoring his or her local Jaycee chapter.

**Jim Cheevers Memorial Award Recipients**
(for year of)
1999	Karen Baumgartner #58867	Greeley
2000	Linda Hawkins #58569	Lamar
2001	Not awarded
2002	Laurie Mullane #51171	Chatfield
2003	Dale Hill #57021	Arvada

We encourage local Jaycee chapter presidents to submit a nomination form for any Senator in their chapter that they feel is deserving of the Colorado JCI Senate's top award. The next submission deadline is January 7, 2006.

As the new millennium unfolds and offers new opportunities for Jaycees, the Colorado JCI Senate is dedicated to continuing the ideals of the Jaycee Creed and the Jaycee movement.

Junior Chamber International is located in Chesterfield. Missouri. You can find out about the Jaycee movement throughout the world by visiting their web site.

The Jaycee Creed

We Believe:

That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life;

That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations;

That economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise;

That government should be of laws rather than of men;

That earth's great treasure lies in human personality;

And that service to humanity is the best work of life.

OUR CREED
Written by C. William Brownfield in 1946 and adopted by the US Jaycees and Jaycees International, this simple statement of beliefs unites Jaycees around the world in a bond of friendship and purpose. These 65 words have become the third most important document in the lives of many, many people worldwide.