September 2003 Editorial of The General-The LOM's official Publication- After the LOM won 4 awards in the 2003 Mindanao Area Conference Bidbook Competition in Iligan City.
Ad astra per aspera (to the stars through hardships.)
The name of our chapter has never become more meaningful to us than today. General Santos “Twin Star” Jaycees bespeaks of a chapter that has been for years considered one of the best not only in Southern Mindanao but as well as in the whole Philippine Jaycee firmament. The chapter’s winning ways and long tradition of leadership distinction always would leave any LOM President (who knows his Jaycee history) in awe at the high expectations the chapter’s highest position entails and brings.
Not too long ago, three of the four scrapbooks of the LOM garnered major awards in the bidbook competitions in the recently concluded 2003 Philippine Jaycees Mindanao Area Conference held in Iligan City. This winning may be aptly described as the culmination of the sacrifices and concerted efforts of several past presidents through these years – sacrifices to make a big difference; concerted efforts to bring back the glory days of the chapter.
It is also a manifestation of a chapter’s membership maturing slowly, of a chapter overcoming growing pains, of a chapter trying to expand its horizons, of a chapter trying to sail the uncharted seas.
However, winning is not the be all and end all of everything. It is just a punctuation mark to a long saga of leadership excellence and commitment to community development.
It is the heritage of our past presidents.
It is realizing that going the extra mile is going to where there’s never a lot of traffic.
Please read related Article published in the Sept. 2003 issue of the General
“Twin Star” Jaycees cops three awards in area conference 2003
Three of the four scrapbooks submitted by the General Santos “Twin Star” Jaycees in the Bidbook Competitions of the 2003 Philippine Jaycees Mindanao Area Conference held in Iligan City last September 5-7, 2003, garnered the major awards, while the other was conferred with a certificate of merit.
The projects that earned the major awards were “BATMAN Returns!”(a free circumcision drive of the Jaycees which benefited more than four hundred kids) in the Future of the Children Award Category, PRO-Dog (a monthly anti-rabies vaccination of the LOM with the Office of the City Veterinarian and the Rotary Club of Midtown Dadiangas) in the Safety Award Category, and the 2003 National Jaycee Week Celebration under the National Jaycee Week Award Category. The other which garnered a Certificate of Merit was “The General”, the chapter’s monthly publication.
There to receive the awards in behalf of the LOM were Incoming President JC Sonny Sagalongos, Out-going President, JC Ellie Acuesta, Jr., PP’s JC Allan Licera, Mary Antonette Baltazar, Jose Lasalita Jr, Past NT JCI Senator Hans Chu, NVP JC Nhes Nolasco, SecGen Cecille Salangsangand JC Arthur Temeña.
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