JCI Paramaribo 3rd quarter 2020 newsletter

1. O
n July 12, 2020 we organized a
pancake and waffle pop chill-out
day at the head quarter of JCI
Paramaribo, Kennedy’s Stichting. Since
the chapter is well known for its delicious
pancakes, the Fundraisings Director,
Charissa Malone-Berrenstein together
with her fundraisings committee decided
to turn this into a fundraisings activity.
The menu consisted of: pancakes, waffle
pops, donuts, cinnamon rolls and
refreshing ginger beer. The fundraising
was a great success and we were sold
out within a couple of hours. Because we
were sold out so fast and a lot of people
didn’t get to taste our mouth watering
snacks, we decided to organize a second
edition on July 31st
, 2020. During our
second waffle pop and chill-out day we
sold: pancakes, waffle pops, cinnamon
rolls, cake and not to forget our delicious
ginger beer. The fundraisings committee
made the second edition much more
attractive by adding a combo deal to the
menu that consisted of:10 pancakes, 6
cinnamon rolls, 2 waffle pops and 1 bottle
of ginger beer. The second edition was
also a great success and we like to thank
everyone who supported these two
fundraisings activities.
Pancake and waffle pop chill-out day
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Basically Excellent

2. A weekend well spent with JCI Tobago
‘C
ollaborate’ is one
of the JCI pillars
we love to apply
within JCI Paramaribo. We
always enjoy collaborating
with our fellow JCI chapters,
but also with JCI chapters
from abroad. On Friday, July
17, 2020 we had a meet and greet and game night with the fellows of JCI Tobago via
the application ‘Zoom’. We got to know each other better and had a good laughter while playing
some fun virtual games together. On Saturday July 18, 2020 the fellows of JCI Paramaribo
participated in the training: 'Project Mangament' that was hosted by JCI Tobago. The training was
provided by the National Executive Assistant from JCI West Indies, Deondra Wishart. The trainer
mainly focused on the different steps that need to be taken to execute successful projects. Thank
you JCI Tobago for this amazing weekend! We are definitely looking forward to more
collaborations together.
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3. A
s a chapter we have
always supported a
healthy lifestyle.
Exercising is one of the simple
actions that can be taken to stay
fit and healthy. We can't stress
the importance of exercising
enough, especially in times of a
pandemic. On Sunday, July 26,
2020 our Local President, Rinat
Adipi gathered some fellows of
JCI Paramaribo, JCI Female,
JCI Unify, JCI Nilom and
JCI Urban for a morning fitness.
The group started jogging at
5:45am on the Jules
Wijdenbosch bridge towards
Commewijne and back to
Paramaribo. The fellows had a
fresh and fit start of the new
week. Feel free to join us the
next time!
JCI Suriname members staying fit together
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I
n commemoration of the
75th anniversary of the United
Nations, JCI Suriname partnered up
with United Nations Suriname to execute
the project: UN75. In the period of
July-August 2020, the chapters of JCI
Suriname had a dialogue in which
various topics were discussed. On
July 27, 2020 it was
JCI Paramaribo’s turn
to participate in the UN
75 dialogue. ‘Good
health and well-being’ is the topic that
was chosen by the chapter. The
dialogue was led by Past President
Rôchelle Rijssel who functioned as
moderator. The panelists who made this
dialogue possible were: Claire Arrias,
JCI Paramaribo fellow/ Tourism Officer,
Jason Prisirie, JCI Paramaribo fellow/
Operational Quality Assistant, Simone
Ritfeld, JCI Paramaribo fellow/ Policy
Officer, Arichelle Marshall, JCI
Paramaribo fellow/ student &
entrepreneur. The panelists all shared
their thoughts and experience about
good health and well-being during the
Covid-19 pandemic. The dialogue was
very informative and interesting.
JCI Paramaribo
participation in
the UN 75
dialogue

4. O
n August 02, 2020 we organized a virtual General Meeting via the application: 'Zoom'. With great pleasure we welcomed
our special guests from JCI Tobago: Local President Leisha Mc Farlane and Executive Vice President (EVP) Knafesa
George who also attended the meeting. Some of the highlights of the evening where: verification of the finances of the 1st
and 2nd quarter of the year 2020 and two very interesting motivational talks by Local Presidents:
Rinat Adipi and Leisha Mc Farlane.
JCI Paramaribo General Meeting-02-08-2020
Because We Care part 1
‘B
ecause We Care’
is the name of a
community
project that was excecuted
by JCI Paramaribo. The aim
of this project was to give
back to the children of
foster homes: Huize
Campagne en Maria Hoeve.
The project was divided in 2
parts. The first part
consisted of a fundraising of
food and basic life products
that were collected in the
period of July 08-August 07,
2020. On August 16, 2020 the
committee paid children's
homes: Huize Campagne and
Maria Hoeve a visit where they
handed over the packages
with basic life products. The
children of both foster homes
were beyond thankful for this
wonderful gesture.
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5. JCI Paramaribo
trainingsweekend
In the weekend of August 22-August 23, 2020, our members gained some great
JCI knowledge by participating in 2 official courses.
JCI Discover
O
n Saturday August 22, 2020 the training: 'JCI Discover' was provided by
Christal S.K Ottley, Immediate Past President and current General Legal
Council of JCI Tobago. JCI Discover is a new course that combines the
main aspects of JCI Achieve and JCI Impact. The trainer basically focused on the
core values and framework that drives the JCI mission and the skills, members can
develop as leaders in the organization to create sustainable impact.
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Because We Care part 2
T
he second part of the 'Because We Care project' was executed on August 26,
2020. We surprised the kids of children's homes: Maria Hoeve and Huize
Campagne with some lovely presents and educative Green Ambassador
books from JCI Unify. Everyone who wished to contribute to this part of the project
was asked to register. After the registration the donors received the sex and age of a
child and had the opportunity to buy a present for them. We like to thank everyone
who contributed to the successful execution of the first and second part of this
project. Also a big thank you to JCI Unify who has donated 61 Green Ambassador
books. Seeing the smile and gratitude on these children's faces, brought so much
joy to our hearts.

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JCI Presenter
O
n Sunday August 23, 2020 our members participated in
the second JCI official course: 'Presenter' that was
provided by none other than our Local President Rinat
Adipi. The trainer provided some useful tools about: creating and
delivering an effective presentation, utilizing visual aids and
strong delivery methods with a mind towards understanding the
audience. The courses were very interactive and most of all
interesting.
JCI Paramaribo General
Meeting-29-08-2020
O
n Saturday, August 29, 2020 we organized a General
Meeting once again via the application ‘Zoom’. Some
business that was handled was: the presentation and
adoption of the final report 'Because We Care project' and the
installation of the nomination and polling committee. An absolute
highlight of the evening was a motivational session that was
provided by the National Vice President (NVP) of JCI Dutch Carib-
bean, Sheryl Renfrum-Sordam. The NVP focused on some effec-
tive steps that need to be taken to be successful in life. Looking
back on a very productive meeting.

7. O
n September 17,
2020 we had
another session of
our '30 Minute Taki' via
Zoom. This time we had the
pleasure to welcome
Guillermo Vaarnold,
Insurance Agent at Assuria
N.V as our special guest.
The theme of this session
was: 'insurances'.
The insurance agent shared
some very interesting and
useful information about the
various types of life, car and
home insurances. We
learned a lot out of this
session and are very
thankful for the information.
30 Minute Taki with
Guillermo Vaarnold
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JCI Paramaribo
Election Meeting
I
t was that time of the year again were we had
the opportunity to elect a new board that will
lead JCI Paramaribo in the year 2021. On
Saturday, September 19, 2020 we made this
possible during our Election Meeting. The
meeting was truly amazing and the board
candidates all gave beautiful and inspiring
caucus speeches and are totally ready to lead
the chapter in 2021 to higher heights.

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We are beyond
proud to present
to you our
elected board
for the year
2021:
Veraishka Druiventak,
Secretary Elect
Sabrina Plet,
Treasurer Elect
Jason Prisirie,
Vice President External Elect
Momar Pinas,
Vice President Internal Elect
Raisa White,
President Elect

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Kutamini Run Through
‘
Kutamini’ means appreciation in Swahili and is symbolized as
‘recognition’ by the board 2020 who is also known as: ‘Team
Wakanda’. The ‘Kutamini’ usually took place during the physical
General Meetings of JCI Paramaribo and was a special moment in
which members and observers received a present from the board.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we had to put this on hold since
March 2020. On September 23, 2020 we organized a ‘Kutamini Run
Through’ especially for the fellows and observers who celebrated or
will celebrate their birthdays in the period of March-October 2020.
Besides the birthdays, the board also recognized the members,
observers and officers of the first, second and third quarter. Further
the observers who got installed as members during the second
quarter received their membership pin. The Past Presidents of JCI
Paramaribo also received a Past Presidents pin. A memorable
symbol for them to look back on the year they led the chapter.

10. Third quarter birthdays and accomplishments
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Fellow
Martin Gefferie-14-07-2020
Fellow
Dimitri Forster 25-07-2020
Past Officer
Ricardo Pollard-04-08-2020
Local President
Rinat Adipi-09-08-2020
Senator
Robby Rijssel-20-08-2020
Past Officer
Joëlle Zaalman-27-08-2020
Past President
Derrick Boldewijn-11-09-2020
IPP
Bianca Doornkamp-Denny-04-09-2020

11. Say ‘hi’ to our new
neurology nurse
specialist
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O
ur elected Vice President Internal, Momar Pinas
graduated on July 10, 2020 from the Stichting
Polytechnic College (PTC) and received the title
of: Bachelor of Applied Technology (B.Tech). Wishing him
lots of success in his further career.
Health blog
O
n April 17, 2020
our fellow Simone
Ritfeld graduated
as a neurology nursing
specialist from
Academisch Ziekenhuis
Paramaribo (AZP).
Wishing her lots of luck
and success in her further
medical career.
B.Tech in the pocket

12. E
very quarter
we
recognize an
observer, a member
and officer who has
made an extra effort
and went that extra
mile for the chapter.
Fort the third quarter,
the board has
recognized the
following 3 persons:
:Recognition
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Fellow
Claire Arrias
Observer
Kevin Flederus
Be
Excellent
Secretary
Shanna Vasilda
Observer of the 3th
quarter Member of the 3th
quarter
Officer
of the
3th
quarter

13. Honorable mentions
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Past President
Derrick Boldewijn
Past President
Dyoma Blokland
B
esides our observer, member and officer of the 3th quarter, there have also been a couple of members who worked
very hard during the third quarter. As chapter we believe that hard work does not go unnoticed, so we're proud to
announce the following four members as the President's 3th quarter honorable mentions:
Fellow
Arichelle Marshall
Past President
Charissa Malone-Berrenstein

14. 3th quarter highlights:
The people behind the newsletter
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Graphic design by:
Director Moreo Cooman
Tekst and layout by:
President Elect Raisa White
1.Local President Rinat Adipi participated in the JCI
Dutch Caribbean 2020 Leadership and Development
Acadamy from July 31st-August 15, 2020
and graduated succesfuly.
2.Presentation and adoption of Final Report ‘Because
We Care’
3.Verification of the finances of the 1st and 2nd quarter
of the year 2020