JB USA Junior Branch Report

2013-2014

Section 1: Who are we? What have we accomplished this year?

National Junior Representatives Senior NJR: Hana Strickland Junior NJR: Rachel Buff

Education Content Areas 2013: Human Rights

2014: Diversity  

National Youth Committee (NYC)

Quinn Porter (Northeast)

Steph Ouellette (South)

Lizzie Utset (WMW)

Halley McClure (West)

Daniel Krajnak (EMW)

Chair: Hana Strickland

National Youth Committee ı

•  Served as liaisons to our 21 chapters, working closely with JB Presidents to ensure a successful year

•  Aided in the planning and execution of regional mini camps

•  Created all content for the regional training workshops in the spring and facilitated the trainings

•  Created the content for NJBM and facilitated the entire meeting

•  Assisted the NJRs in visioning and projects

National Junior Board of Trustees (NJBoT)  

Chair: Rachel Buff Nancy Golio (NJBAd) Josh Mansfield Emma McGregor Gray Wilson Kayla Mock (West) Janny Petzinger (EMW) Matt Roetter (WMW) Vivian Sabla (Northeast) Sammy Spencer (South)

National Junior Board of Trustees (NJBoT) ı

•  First year with new NJBoT structure •  Consisted of 5 Regional Representatives, 3 Members-at-

Large, and the National JB Advisor •  In addition, each NJBoT member took on areas of

expertise/responsibility, including •  Local Junior Branch Trainings •  Fundraising •  Projects •  Motions •  Communication

•  Projects such as Motion Making March Madness, LJBT development, Book of Procedures amendments, and most importantly, visioning

NJBoT In-Person Meeting ı

•  First ever NJBoT working weekend of its kind •  Mission Statement: To foster the growth and

development of JB USA through visioning, innovation, and legislation

•  Two motions came out: JB Unification and BOP Clarifications

•  Visioning •  Future of NJBoT •  Election Procedures •  JB USA National Identity

•  JB/Adult Relations •  Scholarships, Awards, and Other Projects •  Communication on All Levels

JBUSA.org •  Thanks to the help of Yuval Boss, we completely revamped

our JB USA website. •  Now a complete source of information and resources –

constantly updated •  Information about NJRs, NYC, NMCC, NJBoT, and JB

Presidents, and JB Goals •  Resources: forms, guides, official documents and helpful links •  Most important: Blog!

–  Always updated with news from international, regional, and national

–  Best place to find important information –  Subscribe at the bottom of the homepage

•  Combined with Social Media, we have really worked to improve communication this year!

RISK QUIZ!Understanding who to call during a

risk management issue can be

difficult. Luckily, this quiz will help

guide the way!

Is there a risk

management issue?

Start

here!

No

Yes

Carry on! Remember to

always have emergency

numbers on hand -

chaperones, Local Risk

Manager, Local Chapter

President, and NYC

Liaison.

Notify a chaperone.

Is someone

seriously injured or

sick?

Yes

No

With a chaperone’s help,

notify the participant’s

parents. Ensure that the

proper medical action is

taken, and notify the

Local Risk Manager,

Local Chapter President,

and NYC Liaison.

Has R-07 been

broken (abuse of

drugs, alcohol, or

seemingly sexual

activity)?

Yes

No

With a chaperone’s help,

notify the Local Risk

Manager, Local Chapter

President, and NYC

Liaison. If R-07 is

violated, the participant

will be disciplined.

Parents must be notified

and the violators may be

dismissed from the

program and sent home.

Contact the NJRs to

inform them of the

situation.

Has there been a violation of the

Child Protection Policy and

Procedures (inappropriate

conduct between an adult [18+]

and an underage participant)?

YesFind another chaperone

immediately. Notify the Local Risk

Manager, Local Chapter President,

and NYC Liaison. It is extremely

important that the local chapter

knows of the situation so they can

follow-up with the offending adult

and ensure that the situation does

not occur again at another event.

No

Does this issue

violate the Social

Media Guidelines

or involve the

internet?

No

When in doubt,

notify a chaperone

and contact your

NYC liaison and

NJRs with any

questions.

YesNotify the individual

involved immediately. If

they comply to resolve/

delete the issue, don’t

worry about it. If they do

not, notify the NYC Liaison

and the NJRs.

Risk Management Guide ı

•  The NJRs worked with Stephenie Teichman to create the first ever JB USA Risk Management Guide

•  Features important information about how to prevent and approach risk at JB events

•  Includes scenarios, tips, and important contact information

Spring Regional Trainings •  Took place in Cincinnati, Atlanta, and Philadelphia in February

and March •  Over 50 JBers were trained •  Activities focused on JB/Adult Relations, Education Content, IJB

Involvement, JB USA National Identity, Succession, Risk Management, and Goal Setting

•  Created a video from these trainings explaining the importance of JB, which has been viewed almost a thousand times and was shown at AJBM in Colombia and IJBC in Austria!

National Mini Camp Committee (NMCC)  

Charlie Wolfson   Allison LoPrete  

M-C Levy (Chair)  

Noah Persson  

Mary Kate Grow  

Gianna Beasley  

National Mini Camp (NMC) 2014 •  Dallas/Fort Worth •  May 23-26, 2014 •  84 participants

•  Theme: Life •  Throughout the weekend, participants

progressed through life stages, with activities based on the diversity and conflicts of each stage.

CanExUs ı

•  Brand new JB North Neighborhood Workshop •  October 31 – November 3 •  35 participants from Canada, Mexico, and the USA •  Focus on education content, regional diversity, and

collaboration between the three Junior Branches

International Meetings

•  The NJRs attended –  Americas’ Junior Branch Meeting

(AJBM) in Medellin, Colombia in April

•  Joined by Quinn Porter –  International Junior Branch

Conference (IJBC) in Bad Gleichenberg, Austria in August •  Joined by Quinn Porter and

Grace Vottero

•  These meetings served as training and development spaces

IJB News

•  JB USA has and continues to participate in Branch Out •  IJB Team 2013-2014 featured three of our JBers! –  Hana Strickland, Grace Vottero, and Quinn Porter

•  IJB Team 2014-2015 features two of our JBers! –  Grace Vottero and Quinn Porter

•  AND…..

CONGRATULATIONS to HANA STRICKLAND who has been elected as the International Junior

Representative for 2014-2016

Section 2: Chapter and Region Highlights

Northeast

•  115 people attended NERMC! •  Maine had a Hogwarts-

themed mini camp in April (DumbleDoris and the Magical Mini Camp of Peacecraft and Diversity).

•  JB Maine has also continued their work with the Harvest for the Homeless garden, and it's been a great way to get new people involved!

•  JB New York participated the ice bucket challenge to raise money for ALS

South

•  SRMC was a huge success! The theme of the weekend was JB Olympics, and activities explored healthy vs. unhealthy competition. There were 65 participants including staff and chaperones.

East-Midwest

•  The EMW Regional Mini Camp in

February had 70 participants! •  Pittsburgh JB helped out at World

Refugee Day

West Mid West

•  The West Mid West RMC was a great

event and had 60 participants! •  JB Michigan City volunteered at a local

soup kitchen and a farmers’ market!

West

•  WRMC got great reviews – there were 60 participants, staff, and chaperones total!

West

•  The Denver chapter at their Cookie-a-thon and local mini camp!

Global Youth Service Day

•  18 chapters participated in

GYSD! • The West-Midwest region

participated in a regional GYSD project! They called it the Hunger Games Challenge, and all the JBs collected as much canned food as they could to donate to local shelters in their communities! In addition, all three chapters set up volunteer projects and events with local food banks and soup kitchens.

Peace Day: September 21st •  18 chapters participated in Peace Day activities! •  Gulf Coast JB had a bonfire and discussed what it means to

have a “right to peace” •  JB Chattanooga, JB Detroit, and JB Washington, D.C. watched

and discussed a documentary about peace •  JB Atlanta and JB Maine participated in the PoD/Branch Out

activity •  JB Jacksonville participated in a park clean-up •  JB Pittsburgh gave out hugs while advocating for peace •  JB San Francisco ran an activity related to diversity and peace

around the world! •  JB Miami County and JB Michigan City participated in a

community-wide Peace Day soccer game that served as a great recruiting tool!

•  JB Denver participated in a peace festival downtown!

EMW Regional Service Project

•  This project was many years in the making and the first of its kind in JB USA!

•  This November, each JB in the East-Midwest region will be volunteering with a Like-Minded Organization (LMO)

•  Each chapter will have a danceathon to help raise money and awareness for the LMO

•  This is a great display of regional cooperation and educational community service!

•  The project is called “Below the Golden Line”

Section 3: JB by the Numbers: What is our impact?

JB USA by the numbers

2012-­‐2013   2013-­‐2014  

Number  of  Ac,ve  JBers  in  JB  USA    

483   608  

Number  of  Ac,vi,es  Run  Within  the  JB  Year      

129   186  

Number  of  JBers  Who  Received  Na,onal  Training  

94   100  

Section 4: Our Future: JB Leadership

National Mini Camp Committee

•  Chair: Laura Berstler •  Past-Chair: Marie-Claire Levy •  Cameron Overholt

•  Kat Holleran •  Max Rogow •  Ellie Utter

•  Elizabeth Metsch

National Junior Board of Trustees

•  Chair: Daniel Krajnak •  NJBAd: Nancy Golio •  Vivian Sabla (MaL)

•  Sammy Spencer (MaL) •  Charlie Wolfson (MaL) •  Julia Beasley (West)

•  Aliza Glatter (Northeast) •  Dani Guveritch (South) •  Sofia Goodman (EMW)

•  Lizzie Smith (WMW)

National Youth Committee

•  Chair: Rachel Buff •  Nash Allan-Rahill (West) •  Gianna Beasley (Northeast)

•  Mary Kate Grow (WMW) •  Stephanie Ouellette (South) •  Gray Wilson (EMW)

Congratulations, Hana! ıThank you so much for all you have done for JB USA!

 Daniel  Krajnak    

Junior NJR 2014-2016