Jaycee Week

The aims and objects of the world-wide Jaycee movement were widely publicised recently when "Jaycee Week" was held in Nelson. Jaycee is essentially a service organisation and one which has made its presence felt in Nelson since its establishment in 1947. But as well as providing service to the community as one of its main aims, the organisation also, through this service, is of inestimable benefit to young men in outfitting them for community leadership. We covered several aspects of "Jaycee Week" in Nelson and reproduce here pictures taken during the week.

Mrs Anne Egan, president of the Jaycee wives' group, presents $25 cheques to representatives of three Nelson organisations, Mrs Betty Eyre (Birthright), Mr Henry Rodgers (Nelson I.H.C.) and Mr Barry Pahl (Braemar Hospital).

More numbering in Hardy Street, carried out by Don Coltman and Warren Rule on the premises of T. Stewart and Sons white Jim Stewart and Andy Craig (right) see how the work is progressing.

Town clerk, Mr Bill McCullough, soon to take over the post of town clerk at Wanganui, receives a presentation from Nelson president Mr Hanley Bowater. (Mr McCullough was the club's third president and a Jaycee international senator).

The numbering of business premises in Hardy Street was one job undertaken during the week and here John Black and Peter Murray work on the Peter Pan restaurant.

During the week district Jaycees received a visit from Mr Carroll J. Bouchard, community-development programme director for JCI. He is an American. While in Nelson he was taken to see the marker erected by Nelson Jaycees on the top of Botanical Hill and the official centre-of-New-Zealand trig plaque. He is seen at Leftwith Jaycees Brian Mills, a JCI senator and New Zealand vice-president, and Nelson president, Hanley Bowater.

At a luncheon to welcome Mr Bouchard, regional governor elect, Hugh Dudgeon presents Mr Bouchard with a tankard on behalf of the region.

The chapter's biggest undertaking during the week was the distribution of collection boxes to householders, in aid of the Jaycee milk biscuit appeal. Here a big party is ready to set out.

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The Nelson Photo News

No 118 : August 22, 1970

Jaycee Week