The document summarizes JCI Suriname's participation in the JCI Conference of the Americas 2017 held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from May 17-20. Local President Rôchelle Rijssel and Director of Marketing and Communications Raisa White attended along with nine other fellows. They represented JCI Suriname well, participating in the debate competition finals against JCI Dutch Caribbean. JCI Suriname won an award for 'Best Local Growth & Development Program' for their ABC Training & Development Program project. Both Rijssel and White provided positive reviews of their experiences at the conference.

1. TMTM
This year the JCI Conference of the
Americas was held in Punta Cana,
Dominican Republic and took place from
17th till 20th May 2017. Local President,
Rôchelle Rijssel and Director of Marketing
and Communications, Raisa White attend-
ed the conference along with nine other
fellows of JCI Unify, JCI Nilom, JCI SYMA,
JCI Female and JCI Urban. The group
represented JCI Suriname. Worth mention-
ing is that Local Presidents:
Rôchelle Rijssel and Roger Wong
participated together with Director
Raisa White in the final of the debate
competition against JCI Dutch Caribbean.
They didn’t win the competition, but repre-
sented JCI Suriname very well and gained
some great debate experience. During the
Awards & Closing Ceremony,
JCI Suriname won an award in the
category:‘Best Local Growth & Develop-
ment Program’ with the project:
‘ABC Training & Development Program’ of
JCI Nilom. We are very proud of this mile-
stone and the positive impression that JCI
Suriname made during this conference.
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IMPACT
JCI Conference of The Americas 2017

2. TM
My experience of the conference was amazing. On the one hand, exciting
because of the wonderful location, the different JCI members from all
over the world and on the other hand very enriching because you learn a
lot in a short time. The training and the sessions were insightful and
inspired me to keep continuing to stay involved on our community and
our organization. I’ve really gotten a sense of the JCI spirit: Fun, Business
and Friendship !
The Conference of the Americas is the first conference I have participated
in. A couple of things I particularly liked were: meeting JCI fellows from
different countries, exchanging ideas during the various sessions and
workshops and the cultural diversity. I am very proud that I had the op-
portunity to represent JCI Suriname together with Local Presidents:
Rôchelle Rijssel and Roger Wong in the finals of the debate competition,
where we came out against JCI Dutch Caribbean. In addition to the
formal activities, Ialso enjoyed the various parties such as: Global Village,
the Dominican party, and the Miami party. I had
the time of my life at the Hard Rock Hotel where
the conference took place. The hotel is amazing,
the people are very kind and the all inclusiveness
was definitely something else. I can proudly say
that this conference was an experience of a
lifetime!!!.
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Experience Conference of the Americas by
Local President, Rôchelle Rijssel
Experience Conference of the Americas by
Director Raisa White

3. TM
We had our third General Meeting on Saturday, may
13, 2017. One of the highlights of the evening was the
presentation and adoption of the ‘JCI Paramaribo
Gala Diner’, a project that is intended to promote tal-
ented Surinamese youth. Another highlight was the
‘Mother’s Day Special’. During this agenda item a very
touching and motivational speech was given by
Dionne Swedo. A young and strong mother that was
willing to share her life story with us. The mothers of
the chapter also got spoiled with Mother’s day cupcakes as appreciaton
for their hard work and commitment to the organization.
General Meeting-03 and Mother’s Day Special
The fourth General Meeting of JCI Paramaribo took
place on Saturday, june 17, 2017. Some of the business
that was handled that night was: the presentation of the
Mid Year Report of the board 2017 by Local President
Rôchelle Rijssel, ‘The Punta Cana Experience’, where a
presentation was given by Director, Raisa White about
the JCI Conference of the Americas and a very interest-
ing session by National President, Donaghy Malone,
during ‘President’s Corner’. An absolute highlight of
the evening was the ‘Father’s Day Special’, where
the former director of RKBO, Ricardo Kenswil gave
a motivational session that inspired each and every-
one of the guests. The father’s and father’s to be of
the chapter got also spoiled with some special pres-
ents.
General Meeting-04 and Father’s Day Special
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4. TM
In collaboration with the Anton de Kom Univer-
sity of Suriname (ADEK), a team of JCI Paramar-
ibo trainers conducted a Management training
also known as the ‘Mantra training’ to represen-
tatives of the student body committee and
phase representatives. The following subjects
were handled: budgeting, personal leadership,
meeting techniques, communication (writing let-
ters) and public speaking. It was a pleasure once
again to teach these young leaders the neces-
sary management skills. At the end of the training, the participants
received a certificate.
The Membership & Extension Drive took
place in the weekend of 27 to 28 may
2017 at Zanderij 1.The hosting chapters
this year were JCI Paramaribo and JCI
Unify. Observers from JCI Paramaribo,
JCI Unify, JCI SYMA, JCI Female and JCI
Nilom participated in the Membership & Extension Drive. During this
weekend, the following courses were given: JCI Admin, JCI Achieve, JCI
Impact, Project Management and Debate. It was
an educational weekend and the participants
learned the values and principles of the organiza-
tion. We wish them the best of luck in their further
JCI career.
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Be JCI
Mantra training Anton De Kom University of Suriname
JCI Suriname Membership & Extension Drive 2017

5. TM
The Certificate Ceremony of the Member-
ship & Extension Drive took place on the 7th
of june 2017 at the Head Quarter of JCI Par-
amaribo. National President, Donaghy
Malone and Local President of JCI Unify,
Roger Wong both held a motivational
speech to inspire the participants in being
successful JCI members. Ariella Dens ,ob-
server from JCI Female shared her experi-
ence of the Membership & Extension Drive
with the rest. JCI Female was in the spot-
light that night because they won three
awards in the following categories: Most
Outstanding Participating LOM, Most Out-
standing Participant and Most Sponta-
neous Observer. We hereby congratulate
JCI Female with these great achievements.
Certificate Ceremony Membership & Extension Drive
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6. TM
The Assigned International Vice President for
the Americas, Chris Curtola visited Suriname
from the 31st of may till the 06th of june 2017.
JCI Paramaribo was honoured to have a meet
and greet with him on the the 5th of june 2017
at lounge restaurant “Buitengewoon”. The
night was filled with fun, laughter and some
good food.We enjoyed the company of the vice President in a relaxing
ambiance and got to discuss the challenges of JCI Paramaribo and ex-
changed some great ideas for improvement of our LOM.
The board and directors of JCI Para-
maribo organized an Officers Retreat
at Zanderij 1 from 09 to 11 june 2017.
Together they reflected on the past
six months and brainstormed about
the actions that need to be taken to
end the board year 2017 successful-
ly. Senator Robby Rijssel led the eval-
uation session on behalf of ‘Kennis en Expertise-
centrum Suriname (KES)’. The weekend ended
with a Policy Meeting that was attended by Past
Presidents of JCI Paramaribo of the last 5 years. It
was a productive weekend and the bond between
the board members and directors was further
strengthened.
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IMPACT
Meet and greet with the Assigned International
Vice President for the Americas
Officers Retreat JCI Paramaribo

7. TM
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Upcoming events
Tahira Gilliot
Director
Rolaine Velland
Observer
JCI Paramaribo gala dinner
Date: 5th of august 2017
JCI Suriname Birthday
Date: 02 october 2017
National Convention
Date:06-08 October 2017
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Observer of the
Second quarter
Member of the
Second quarter
Tahira Gilliot,
Installed as Director of Fundraising on the 14th
of january 2017. She worked hard from the
beginning and took some great actions to
reinforce finances for our chapter. This year she
is the Director of the ‘JCI Paramaribo Gala
Dinner’ project, and surprises us every time with
her creative ideas to make this event once again
unforgettable.
Rolaine Velland,
The past few months she has participated
actively in various projects and activities of JCI
Paramaribo, such as the Paramaribo Birthday,
JCI Suriname M&E drive. She also volunteered
at the TOYP 2017 Award Ceremony that was
hosted by JCI Nilom.. She showed great deter-
mination and always lends a helping hand.
Giovanni van Kust
Past Officer
19 april 2017
Gino Leeflang
Vice President External
26 april 2017
Cherida Belfor
Past President
2 mei 2017
Maikel Fede
Observer
11 april 2017
Garvin Palm
Observer
7 mei 2017
Samady Melcherts
Past Officer
21 juni 2017
Monica Beaton
Observer
25 juni 2017
Highlights second quarter
Recognition
The Presentation and adoption of the ‘JCI Paramaribo Gala Dinner’ project
Verification committee granted decharge for the second quarter of 2017
Presentation Final Report Mantra training
Presentation and adoption Financial Report board 2015
Presentation Mid Year Report board 2017
Presentation Conference of the Americas 2017, Punta Cana
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