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Junior Chamber can be called an organization of opportunities. The opportunities available within Junior Chamber are so numerous it could take a lifetime to grasp them all. Most members select those which cater to their particular needs and make the most of them.
Your Junior Chamber membership will bring you great personal benefits. It can be the means to the total development of your personality, and new horizons will be opened to you. As a member, you will learn to do so much more than you would in other associations. In Junior Chamber, a doctor may supervise a school construction project, a businessman may chair a child health project, a mechanic may organize and direct a seminar. In the prime of your life, grasp the opportunity to become a person with real and varied skills.
Many organizations exist for the ″joiner″, the person who only wants to add another membership card to his/her collection. Junior Chamber membership is different the JCI movement has a philosophy; it has goals and purposes; it has soul.
It is important that you learn as much as you can about the organization you have joined, for only then will you be able to participate fully. Study the constitution of your chapter, its structure and organization. Attend as many regional, national and international meetings as you can; you will learn not only what is happening at those levels but also from the experiences you will share with the many fellow members whom you will meet. Above all, use every opportunity to learn new skills and extend those skills you already have.
Your chapter is a training organization, and you will benefit immeasurably by taking advantage of the courses in personal development, leadership, management and skill training that will be offered. However, you must use the skills that you acquire. For example, after you learn the techniques of chairmanship, organize a project to teach leaders of voluntary organizations how to conduct good meetings. You will get even more training and utilize your skills best by working on as great a variety of projects as possible, for it is by doing that we learn best. The Junior Chamber movement is unique in that it permits its members the luxury of learning from mistakes, so do not be afraid of tackling something new. Even if you are not completely successful, you will find it of lasting personal benefit when you apply what you have learned in the Junior Chamber to your work and personal life.
Junior Chamber membership offers challenges that make life more meaningful, worthwhile, and personally rewarding. A lot depends on the willingness of the member to identify and pursue these opportunities. This is one organization that supports the philosophy of learning by doing.
The idea is not to look for what the organization can do for you, but to see what you can do for yourself through the organization.
