Youth Leadership Execellence Award 2017 Project Primer Prepared by Garry G. Galutera Jcip circular 2017 2-001 (ylea primer)

1. Youth Leadership Excellence Award (YLEA)
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2. Youth Leadership Excellence Award (YLEA)
Project Primer 2017
Greetings JCI Philippines!
Every year, the National Organization,
together with its partners, awards our
youth for their excellent performance in
academics and leadership.
The YLEA or Youth Leadership
Excellence Award is there to motivate
and inspire our youth to do more and to
do better. It acknowledges the effort,
sacrifice and hard work done by our
youth to excel in the fields of academics
and extra-curricular activities in their respective schools.
I therefore encourage each Local Organization to maximize the YLEA.
Try to reach and award more youth this year and in doing so, inspire
and motivate them to create positive change.
HEGEM C. FURIGAY
2017 National President, JCI Philippines
JCI Senator No. 72632
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As part of an organization engaged in
training and development, JCI
members have an epic task of
imparting the significance of
education to the youth. And through
YLEA, we create the opportunity to
make our hardworking students
realize their full potential by providing
them with the necessary recognition
they deserve.
This project primer is still based on
the same set of guidelines we’ve been following in conducting YLEA
during the previous years, but has been designed to provide an easy
guide and reference for local organizations from preparatory activities
to actual implementation and reporting. We hope that with this
material, we can encourage all of our local organizations to practice
YLEA as part of their regular annual projects.
Good luck and God bless you all!
GARRY G. GALUTERA
2017 National Chairman for Youth Leadership Excellence Award
2015 Local Organization President, JCI Cauayan Bamboo
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WHAT IS THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE
AWARD?
The Youth Leadership Excellence Award (YLEA) is one of the flagship national
projects of the Junior Chamber International – Philippines, Inc. Its main objective
is to give due recognition to outstanding public and private elementary and high
school students and to inspire them towards greater achievements in life.
HISTORY OF THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE
AWARD
The YLEA had its modest beginnings way back in 1985. Then Philippine Jaycees
National President Renato “Rene” B. Batoon, a staunch supporter of youth
development projects and whose NOM Theme, “Jaycees for a Better Tomorrow,”
encapsulated his administration’s thrust towards the youth, conceived of the idea
of honoring academically exceptional students all over the country as a way of
motivating them to excel further.
The National President personally coined the term, “Presidential Leadership
Excellence Award” (PLEA) for this landmark undertaking, as this was his “pet”
project. In its pilot run, the project targeted the top ten graduating elementary
students from each of the 1,000 public and private schools in the country. In just
a short span of four months, from January to April 1985, the entire National
Organization, with the National President personally overseeing this pilot project,
vigorously promoted the implementation to all participating Jaycee chapters,
numbering around 430 at that time. About 10,000 outstanding graduating
elementary students were given medals and certificates all over the country,
courtesy of the Ministry of Education and Culture, under Minister Jaime C. Laya.
This project created such a great impact, that school officials from the various
parts of the country encouraged them to continue this worthwhile undertaking.
This pioneering activity was recognized by no less than Junior Chamber
International when it won the “Most Outstanding Youth Development Project”
Award during the 35th JCI Asia-Pacific Conference in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1985,
the only NOM Award won by the Philippine Jaycees that year.
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Corollary to the PLEA, the National Leadership also launched the “Citizens Army
Training Leadership Excellence Award” (CATLEA) that same year, under the
chairmanship of National Commissioner Romeo Mascardo. This project was
supported by the AFP Chief of Staff General Fabian C. Ver, and endorsed by the
Ministry of Education and Culture. About 200 graduates were the recipients of
this award, all high school graduates for leadership and academic excellence,
and later organized into one club, the officers of whom meet at least once a
month in the JCP Headquarters.
While the CATLEA was dissolved in 1990 due to the public’s animosity towards
Citizen’s Army Training program, the PLEA project, however continued and
prospered. Under National President Benjamin S. Lim, the project was renamed
“Presidential Youth Leadership Excellence Award” (PYLEA). Under his term, the
PYLEA expanded its scope to include elementary and high school graduating
students.
The program changed to its present name, “Youth Leadership Excellence Award”
in 1993, under the leadership of National President Roderick L. Ngo. Since then,
the medals and certificates were sourced out from JCIP partners and donors,
mostly, legislators who have allotted a portion of their office funds for the project.
This year’s YLEA, also dubbed as
“Batang Lider Award” will be sponsored
by 1998 JCIP National President,
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito.
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I. MEDALS & CERTIFICATES
SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
The 2017 Youth Leadership Excellence Award is presented by the Junior
Chamber International Philippines, Inc., in cooperation with the Department of
Education (DepEd) and sponsored by the Office of Senator Joseph Victor “JV”
Ejercito.
REQUEST & DISTRIBUTION OF MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES
All YLEA medals and certificates will be distributed by the YLEA National
Chairman through the Area and Regional Vice Presidents. In order to receive
them, Local Organizations must first submit the list of their recipient schools,
student awardees, and the inclusive date/s of the graduation ceremonies to their
respective AVPs/RVPs on or before the date that will be set by the YLEA National
Chairman through a Circular.
Request for additional medals and certificates shall be accommodated, provided
that, the LO sends a communication letter addressed to the National Chairman,
and subject for approval.
II. MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
PROJECT LAUNCH
When feasible, Area and Regional Vice Presidents are recommended to organize
an YLEA project launch with press conference in order to promote JCI Philippines
and its partners/sponsors.
PROJECT BANNER
Local Organizations should ensure that at least one (1) tarpaulin/banner for the
project highlighting JCI Philippines as project implenter, DepEd and Office of Sen.
Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito as main sponsors/partners. (Please refer to the
attachments in the Circular for the YLEA Banner Template)
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III. MANPOWER
PROJECT CHAIRMANSHIP & COMMITTEES
Since YLEA requires a lot of processes in project management, this will be a
good training ground for Baby JCI/new members. It is highly suggested that they
be appointed as the Project Chairman and Committee Heads.
IV. LOGISTICS
COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED)
The Local Organization shall communicate with the local office of the Department
of Education within their area to discuss the general idea of YLEA and to identify
the list of schools and their respective school heads, for coordination. (Please
refer to the attachments in the Circular for the Partnership Letter Template)
V. PROGRAM & DOCUMENTATION
SELECTION PROCESS
The school authorities shall be responsible for the selection of the awardees. No
JCI members, past or present, shall participate directly or indirectly with the
selection process, except to provide the school authorities the necessary
information they need regarding the project.
PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD
The Local Organization shall present the award to the selected students
preferably during their graduation ceremonies. The L.O. President and/or his/her
duly designated representative/s, which must be JCI members, shall present the
YLEA certificate and medal to the awardees together with the representative of
the sponsor.
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In case the graduation ceremonies have already been held prior to the receipt of
the medals and certificates from JCI Philippines, local organizations may still
pursue the project by conducting a separate event solely dedicated to YLEA. All
additional expenses related to the mobilization and logistics shall be under the
local organization’s account. (Please refer to the attachments in the Circular for
the Program Flow Template)
ADDITIONAL TOKENS FOR THE AWARDEES
Local Organizations may opt to provide additional tokens for the awardees in
addition to the medals and certificates. It may be in the form of scholarship
grants or stipends, gift items or cash incentive. However, funds that will be used
shall be shouldered or sourced out to the partners/sponsors of the L.O.
VI. REPORTING
PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT
Local Organizations are required to submit a Project Completion Report a week
after finishing the project to the JCIP National Secretariat; copy furnished the
YLEA National Chairman at email: galuteragarry@gmail.com. It must indicate the
list of recipient schools, student awardees and date of awarding with pictures as
supporting file. LOs who will fail to submit or with incomplete reports such as
lack of pictures and other supporting documents will not be given JCIPEA points.
(Please refer to the attachments in the Circular for the PCR Form)
JCIPEA POINTS GOALS CRITERIA
1 point for every 5
students awarded;
Maximum of 5 points.
Complete YLEA awarding
to 25 students
Submit Project
Completion Report with
pictures by May 31, 2017
UNUSED MEDALS & CERTIFICATES
Unused YLEA medals and certificates must be properly returned to the JCI
Philippines National Secretariat along with the Project Completion Report.
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