Mission STATEMENT OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER FRIENDSHIPS AMONG SENATORS WHILE SUPPORTING THE JAYCEE MOVEMENT.

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1 October 2017 Edition REGION V NEWSLETTER Ray Ainsle, # Region V NVP W ell folks, the first quarter is done. I do not like dwelling over numbers but we have to review, then it s on to the fun stuff! As far as USJCI Senate shows, we are -5. With nearly 20% of our base due for the period, I find that not terrible. I deal in fuzzy math and by my figures (ask me one on one I will explain) we are -1, (IL, IN, & OH +1 each, MI -1 and KY -3) which is even less terrible! December is even bigger with 30% of our base due let s get it done. Our Jaycee organizations will be having their Annual meetings get with them to promote Senatorship and recruit them baby senators! Wow was that a great Summer Tour or what!! And we have only begun. I do not know how to top Shoby begging for someone to Show Them To Me and then Gary showing his, but we will make every effort to do our best! Come and join the fun! The calendar in on the website and Facebook is full of where we are going to be. The next major stop is Border Bash hosted this year by President Gary and the Michigan Senate. Yes this was a Michigan/Ohio/ Indiana event for years but Kentucky and Illinois you are invited to have fun as well. The opportunities are there we need you to come out and help mix it up a bit. Conflicting dates? Divide and conquer! Recently I had the opportunity to listen to Bill Brownfield explain why he wrote the Creed and the reasoning behind each line. It was great. Thank you Mission STATEMENT OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER FRIENDSHIPS AMONG SENATORS WHILE SUPPORTING THE JAYCEE MOVEMENT. to Charlie Eberhardt for procuring that tape and I now have it digitalized. It is inspiring. The big take away from listening to it is what we have always said those 65 words are as relevant today as they were when written. I never want to be able to say, I was a member of an organization that used to be. I want to always be able to say I am connected to the Jaycees a viable current organization facing the issues necessary to build a better tomorrow! We must do whatever we can to promote, support, and nurture our home base JCI USA, the Jaycees Interaction is the only way to accomplish that directive. Reach out and ask, what can I do to increase your success? If you want to box up a nice bottle of wine and label it to be opened by the last Senator, then whatever you do do not help the Jaycees, otherwise reach out. Let s keep this party rolling! We are Region V and we re red hot - you re just pissed because you re not! Holy Crap, How- How- How, UGOTTAWANNA!! Always believing, Ray Ainslie #44136 State Presidents Illinois State President Mariyln Burton, #55106 mkbrph@comcast.net Indiana State President Michael Shoback, #45316 mjshoback@hotmail.com Kentucky State President Brad Blain, #39993 bblain@altorstrick.com Michigan State President Gary Bulson, #66823 wljaycees@aol.com Ohio State President Sherry Fitzgerald, #68958 mrsfitz98@att.net Region V NVP Protocol RTF/LEGACY/JC LIASON Region Advisor Future Directions Ray Ainsle, #44136 Vicky Dempsey, #68206 Kim Hubbell, #68729 Wayne Kiefer, #36498 Gary Richey, #47047 rayinslie@frontiernet.net demps58206@aol.com waterfordjcs@aol.com wkief@charter.net richey.gary@crestviewknights.com Chief of Staff Chaplain Road Tour Director (On-To) Region Dawg Parliamentarian John Voshel, #44396 Jean Geddes, #68886 Chris Curtis, #35540 Charlie Eberhardt, #54887 Jerry Luttman, #46155 jtvoshel@apex.net scotlass74@yahoo.com crussunkt@htc.net chasjaycee@aol.com jluttman3@gmail.com Assistant Region V Foundation Regions Party/Finance Region Lotto Region V Shirts Will Chester, #63037 Karen Voshel, #62305 Melodie Ainslie, #69200 Susie Colbert-Curtis, #73137 Rich Lindow, #40108 wchester2004@gmail.com kykopp@apex.net melodia@frontier.com mc6729@gmail.com rclindow@yahoo.com Year End Video Webmaster Newsletter Sue Foltin, #63744 Reese Malott, #63037 Sarah Chester, FR#74 suefoltin@gmail.com rmalott69@gmail.com schester4256@gmail.com

2 United States JCI Senate Winter Board Meeting St. Augustine, Florida January 18 21, 2018 Name: _ Senate #: _ Title: Spouse/Guest: Address: City: Contact Phone #: () - Senate/Friendship #: _ Title: _ State: Zip: Office Held Is this your first US JCI Senate Meeting? Yes No Spouse/Guest: Yes No Registration Fee Quantity Total Due Full Registration $75.00 Postmark by 12/18/17 $85.00 Postmark after 12/18/17 $95.00 Onsite Child (under 12) Full Registration $30.00 Postmark by 12/18/17 $40.00 Postmark after 12/18/17 $50.00 Onsite Child (under 12) Saturday Luncheon Only $20.00 Postmark by 12/18/17 $25.00 Postmark after 12/18/17 $30.00 Onsite Thursday Early Hospitality (January 18) $20.00 Postmark by 12/18/17 $25.00 Postmark after 12/18/17 $30.00 Onsite $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Daily Hospitality Only $20.00 Fri Sat $ Saturday Luncheon Only $45.00 Postmark by 12/18/17 $50.00 Postmark after 12/18/17 $55.00 Onsite $ $ $ Golf Please contact Deb Price, Golf Chairman for information; DebPrice@aol.com Offsite Fee: applies if not registered at Senate Hotel - $25.00/per person per day $ What Region would you like to sit with at Saturday Luncheon? Payment Options: Make checks payable to: FLJCI Senate Winter BOD 2018 Mail checks & registration form to: Cindy Brandel #54928, 2525 N.E. 131 st Lane, Okeechobee, FL Total Due: $ Hotel Information: World Golf Village Renaissance St. Augustine Resort 500 South Legacy Trail, St. Augustine, FL For reservations, call: (800) Ask for Group Code: JCIJCIA; online use Group Code: JCIJCIA or click the following link: Book your group rate for JCI Senate National Convention Cut-off date for room block: December 28, 2017 Room rate: $ tax/night single or double Room rates are effective 3 nights before & 3 nights after conference dates Suggested Airport: Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) If you are sharing a room, please indicate name(s) of registered attendees: For more information, please contact: Irene Shanley rene65316@aol.com (for faster response) or (772) (7pm 10pm only) Kay Elliott jc161747@gmail.com or (863) Rev

3 IL Illoinis Senate President Mariyln Burton, #55106 Admin VP Todd Oliver, #58381 Treasurer Wayne Huelsmann, #30592 Secretary Karen Helms, #57838 Chairman of the Board Melodie Ainslie, #69200 Presidential Assistant Chris Curtis, #35540 A REGION V NEWSLETTER - ENJOYING THE VIEW utumn days are nearly here. The summer tour is behind us, and crisp days lay ahead. Time flies when we are having fun! We had a nice contingency of IL Senators travelling to the destinations in Region V and a good time was had by all. We gained a few more stories fit for LINC in our newsletter. Apologies to MI that we will be attending our Fall Mtg in October instead of their Border Bash. Give us another chance to attend, on a date not already booked! I appreciate chairman Monty Schroeder #62203, Sherrie Schroeder FR #52, and the IL Senators who took the time to work the Hoopeston Sweet Corn Festival gates on Labor Day. Your efforts are much appreciated to benefit the chapter treasury. Negotiations are underway regarding our large Poker fundraiser project and we hope to have news on the dates soon. We are trying to confirm locations in Danville. Thanks to JDO #35308 for not giving up, despite the scheduling delays. I issued a challenge for Senators to attend our upcoming IL JCI Senate meeting October 13-15, 2017 at the Bloomington- Normal Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. We will meet in conjunction with the Jaycees at a new facility, so it should be a wonderful time. First Timers will be recognized at the meeting, including our traditional Freshman Senator toast late that Friday evening in the hospitality room. And I do not intend to underemphasize the importance of Meeting attendance by our more seasoned Senators! At the Membership meeting we recognize the highest and lowest Senator numbers. Let s see how low we can go!! I plan to reveal a project to reconnect with Senators who have fallen off our dues paid roster. Everyone should be able to call up a friend and invite them to re-join the Illinois JCI Senate. Past relationships are easy to resume, once reconnection occurs! Marilyn Burton, #55106 Illionis Senate President I am completing this before I attend the US JCI Fall Board Meeting in Pasco, WA. We continue to be thankful for time we spend with our fellow Senators and we pray for all who have been affected by the recent Hurricanes. Marilyn Burton #55106 IL JCI Senate President mkbrph@comcast.net The 26th Annual Larry Olsen Memorial Golf outing, benefitting Illinois Jaycees Charitable Foundation, is scheduled for September 23, 2017 at Deer Creek Golf Club in University Park. The outing was held in conjunction with the Sons of the American Legion Squadron Please consider donating if you were unable to golf. This is one of the two annual golf outings that support the scholarship program. Everyone knows that education costs are rising and your support will benefit those who deserve a chance to attend college.

4 REGION V USJCI SENATE 2018 SPRING FLING March 16 18, 2018 Wyndham City Center Springfield, IL Hosted by: Illinois JCI Senate Name Senate # Spouse/Guest Senate # Address City State Zip Phone Address Registration Full Adult Registration X $75 $ Saturday only (hospitality & dinner) X $55 $ Hospitality only (per day) X $20 $ Friday Golf - 1 pm Y N (weather permitting) $ TBD Lodging - call the Wyndham City Center direct at: Refer to: JCI SENATE Double Queen or Single King All rates are subject to 9% tax and resort fee. Room block expires on March 1,2018. Send checks payable to: Illinois JCI Senate Spring Fling Send registration to: Brian Ziegle #42479 Contact information: Brian Ziegle 1191 South Creek Drive brianziegle8167@comcast.net Manteno, IL Registration deadline..february 22, 2018

5 T REGION V NEWSLETTER - ENJOYING THE VIEW he busy travel portion of JCI Senate year is now in the past. My wife Lynn and I enjoyed the hospitality in Chillicothe, Ohio, Springfield Illinois and Bardstown, Kentucky. Indiana also held its meeting in Portage Indiana on August 19th and a special shout out to National Secretary Mike Andrews who did a fantastic job putting together the Summer Meeting. I am proud to say that Indiana has been represented well in all phases including the President s challenge and as of this point we are tied for first place in the challenge standings. All I will say is that I am pretty sure Region V V.P. Ray Ainslie won t be asking me to Lip Sync for a competition any time soon. On the home front, the Indiana JCI Senate has made its presence known at the Hobart Junior Chamber Fourth of July Summer Beer Garden by providing over 11 Senators to work as Bartenders for one of the week s events. On October 7th, the LaPorte Junior Chamber will be hosting the Indiana Junior Chamber members for a weekend of meetings culminated by a dinner where two new Senatorships will be given. The Indiana JCI Senate intends on having a strong presence at the dinner including the presence of Region V V.P. Ray Ainslie. The upcoming months will include visits to Southgate, Michigan, the weekend of October for the Border Bash with Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. We will be back in Southgate for the Michigan Post Holiday Party on January 13th of The US JCI Senate Winter BOD Meeting with be in St. Augustine, FL from January 18-21st, followed by the IN/KY Senate Joint Meeting in Louisville, KY the week end of January 26-28th. On a special note, the Indiana Meeting held in Louisville on January 27th will also be the nomination meeting for those wanting to run for BOD offices next year. Finally, the Indiana JCI Election Meeting will be held in Brown County, IN the week end of April 13-15th. On a final note, the Indiana JCI Senate has successfully run a February Lottery for the past few years. The cost of a ticket is only $5 and there is a potential to win $50 per day and you can win multiple times throughout the month. It is one of the few ways that we have to make the income that we need to run this organization. I am asking all of you to look into your hearts and remember how important it was for you to earn your Senatorships and how proud you were to receive that very special honor. Please take a few minutes of your time to buy or sell the Lottery tickets so that we can continue to run this fine organization. If you are reading this and you are not a member of the Indiana JCI Senate but you would like to be entered in to the Lottery, please contact me at mjshoback@hotmail.com or contact any Indiana JCI Senator. In conclusion, Lynn and I would like to send our thoughts and prayers to all those in the states hit by the massive storms, flooding, hurricanes and fires. You people down south need to learn to behave yourselves LOL. We also look forward to what the remainder of the year has to offer. Yours in the JCI Senate Michael Animal Shoback, #45316 President, Indiana JCI Senate Michael Shoback, #45316 Indiana Senate President IN Indiana Senate President Michael Shoback, #45316 mjshoback@hotmail.com Vice President David Jussung, #41391 davidh77@frontier.com Treasurer Lori Tomlin, #62797 captmde@aol.com Secretary Johnny Caldwell, #73985 Johnnycaldwell24@yahoo.com Chief of Staff Jerry Luttman, #46155 jluttman3@gmail.com Presidential Advisor Owen Meador, #60900 owenmeador@sebic-ip.com Parlimentarian Kevin Knies, #52569 ksknies@netsurfusa.net Chaplain Steve Bowen, #54013 sbowen@vixencomposites.com Webmaster/Newsletter Editor Reese Malott, #63926 rmalott69@gmail.com Scholarship Chairman Kyle Wright, #41987 k-w-4@hotmail.com Event Coordinator Tracy Luttman, #54773 tabrown5773@gmail.com Life Fund Trustees Steve Bowen, #54013 Owen Meador, #60900 Mike Shipe, #48008

6 KY Kentucky Senate President Brad Blain, #39993 Vice President Jim Dulin, #54018 REGION V NEWSLETTER - ENJOYING THE VIEW Sargent at Arms Brian Klinge, #60500 bk60500@duo-county.com Chairman of the Board JeNie Altman, #56160 glaltman@windstream.net Treasurer Will Chester, #63037 wchester2004@gmail.com Return the Favor Donna Cassell, #68681 donnarcassell@hotmail.com H ello from Kentucky! Seems like only yesterday when I was sitting at my computer composing my first newsletter article for the year. We have been busy the past few months. I took a day trip to the Ohio Pig Roast in Chillicothe. The 3-hour trip took 4 ½ hours going up. I hit 2 bridge out detours and drive probably 50+ miles more than expected. I did arrive in Chillicothe and enjoyed my visit and meal. I took a different path home and did in fact arrive home in a little over 3 hours. It was a good day over all. We held our annual Bourbon Bash on August 4th & 5th. We had great weather. We hosted approximately 115 people for the Saturday night dinner and fireworks. John Kelly was again a very gracious host for letting us use his home and farm. Jim Dulin and Will Chester coordinated a host of volunteers from several states to make the event a wonderful weekend. Kentucky is very thankful for all of our Senate friends that come and jump into whatever needs to be done to keep the party going. Thank you! Kentucky is the host for this year s annual Kentucky/Indiana Meeting held each January. We are looking forward to meeting with our Indiana Senators the weekend of January 26 & 27 at the Ramada Conference Center in Louisville. This is not a closed meeting so any other Senators are welcome to join us for the weekend. The registration form should be available with this newsletter as well as on the Region V and Kentucky Senate websites. I look forward to seeing many of you in the next few months. May you have a Happy Thanksgiving. Bradford Blain President Secretary/Newsletter Wendy Klinge, #60219 wklinge@duo-county.com Scholarship Karen Voshel, #62305 kykopp@apex.net Brad Blain, #39993 KentuckySenate President

7 KENTUCKY & INDIANA JCI SENATE INVITE YOU TO A SENATE SOCIAL EVENT ALL SENATORS, JAYCEES, & PAST JAYCEES ARE INVITED JANUARY 26 th January 28th, 2018 RAMADA CONFERENCE CENTER 9700 BLUEGRASS PARKWAY LOUISVILLE, KY (EXIT 15 OFF I-64, OFF SOUTH HURSTBOURNE PKWY) ROOM RATE IS $79.95/NIGHT + TAXES ROOM BLOCK DEADLINE IS 01/05/2018 CALL HOTEL ROOM BLOCK UNDER THE KENTUCKY JCI SENATE (KING AND DOUBLE DOUBLES AVAILABLE) SENATE MEETING FOR BOTH ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 TH BEGINNING AT 10:00 AM! FULL REGISTRATION FOR ENTIRE WEEKEND $30.00 (Includes both days of hospitality, Sat dinner on your own) (We will order pizza for Friday night dinner this is not included in registration) FRI OR SAT HOSPITALITY ONLY $15.00 REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED AFTER JANUARY 8 TH (ADD $10.00) MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: KENTUCKY JCI SENATE MAIL REGISTRATION AND CHECK TO KY JCI SENATE, 4256 RUSSELLVILLE RD, ALLENSVILLE, KY NAME: SENATE # NAME: SENATE # STATE: ADDRESS: _ QUESTIONS: KY JCI SENATE PRESIDENT BRAD BLAIN (BBLAIN@ALTORSTRICK.COM)

8 MI Michigan Senate President Gary Bulson, #66823 Vice President Nina Perko-Badeen, #73043 Vice President Matt Sernau, #72678 Treasurer Bridgette Rillema, #74269 Secretary Kimberly Roffe, #72252 Chairman of the Board Kim Hubbell, #68729 I REGION V NEWSLETTER - ENJOYING THE VIEW hope this newsletter finds you in good health and spirit. We almost have the 2nd month of the Lighting the Future year gone and the Region V Summer tour is also nearly over. As I am preparing for our Summer Social and the upcoming meeting in Big Rapids I find myself looking back to a great month of traveling with family and fellow senators. I found myself in mid July traveling to Ohio for their annual Pig Roast event. The food and hospitality of the Ohio senate was wonderful as always and Don Mcdurmon and myself secure a 1st place win in the state s challenge which was corn hole. Next stop on the tour was the Illinois Picnic, which I wasn t able to attend due to work but I heard from Millie Tyszkiewicz (whom went with Jack and Karen Ryan) that they had a great time but it was HOT. I want to thank them for making the trip and representing us, and I heard we finished 3rd in the state s challenge which was Jenga. Had I known that I would ve sent John Badeen who loves that game. As the month changed into August I knew that meant one thing BOURBON BASH in Kentucky was here. I think I counted 22 Michigan Senators that attended this popular summer tour party stop. We had some great tours, great food and some wonderful southern hospitality while there for the weekend. I was able to bring my wife (Kim) and 2 wonderful daughters (Allison, Danielle) to share in all this project has to offer. They are both looking forward to going again next year as I am sure are many of the 1st time Michigan Senators that attended. With no thanks to our current VP s Matt Sernau and Nina Perko-Badeen for changing my music for the state challenge to I m too Sexy at the last minute, we still finished 2nd. (got to spend some time with Brian Klinge and Bob Allen as well while in KY which was nice since they both live out of state now) Onto this past weekend Indiana Summer Meeting in the great city of Portage. Once again Don McDurmon was my travel partner. I got to be there as President Mike and his board of directors got sworn in which was a nice touch to their meeting. Because of a mess up to our room reservation we decided to make the trip back home that same day which made for a long day (7 hours of driving). But we did make time to stop at John Voshel s favorite place Hooters!! State s challenge was cards and we placed 1st once again. I would like to take a minute to thank our treasury Bridgette Rillema and past treasury s Edonna Russell and Wendy Klinge for working on getting out books in order. When I took over as your 45th President I had to step down from my elected spot as a Life Member Trustee, in doing that left a vacant spot in which I recently appoint Douglas Hincker to finish out my term. Thank you Doug for continuing to serve our organization. I am looking forward to our upcoming Summer and Fall meetings and socials and of course Border Bash (which we are hosting for the region) and let s not forget Post Holiday Party which is being chaired by Rich Lindow and Julie Carter again this year. Remember folks we are a social organization and that only works if we get to see you all once in a while. Looking forward to seeing many Region V friends at Border Bash on October 14th. Gary L. Bulson # th President Michigan JCI Senate Lighting the Future Gary Bulson, #66823 Michigan Senate President

9 2018 Michigan JCI Senate ~Post Holiday Party~ Saturday, January 13, 2018 Cocktails 6 P.M. ~ Dinner served at 7:00 P.M. At Downriver s Finest Banquet Facility: Crystal Gardens Fort Street Southgate, MI Elegant Buffet Dinner & all the trimmings Beer, Wine & Full Premium Open Bar Music ~ Fun ~ Fellowship *John Persico- One Man Band- will be back!* *And the Annual Brown Bag Auction* $35.00 per person!! PLEASE R.S.V.P. by January 5 th, 2018 By mailing your check (Payable to MI JCI Senate) to: Julie Carter, 3057 Charles, Trenton, MI Include the names of people attending & contact phone number. For more information contact: Rich Lindow at (313) or rclindow@yahoo.com Julie Carter at (734) or juliesroom2@hotmail.com *Bringing a Brown Bag auction item is strictly optional. So that the Auction does not run to long, please, only one auction item per Senator. Hotel Info: La Quinta Inn, Reeck, Southgate, MI ) L.Q.com. (Same as previous years). They Offer Senior discount, AAA, and AARP No block rate since it is $10-20 cheaper to go online to book. Help us! Let s get this party over 100 people in attendance!!! Get a group together or tell all your Senate friends!

10 OH Ohio Senate President Sherry Fitzgerald, #68958 Vice President Joe Callison, #71418 Vice President Ruby Weymouth, #67303 Treasurer Jon Bruner, #58932 Secretary Kristy Owen, #69172 Chairman of the Board Larry Dawson, #55622 Scholarship Melissa Schnipke, #70590 Sherry Fitzgerald, #68958 OhioSenate President REGION V NEWSLETTER - ENJOYING THE VIEW G reetings fellow Senators and friends, Ohio has had a very busy summer. Many of us have traveled to Illinois (a few times), Ohio, Kentucky, Maryland, Indiana, West Virginia and many places in between. I want to thank everyone for the hospitality, warm welcomes, and fellowship. We, here in Ohio, still have an extremely busy year to go. We will be meeting with our Jaycees in November in North Canton. I have added a registration form in this newsletter if you would like to join us, we would love to have you! We are busily working our 50th Anniversary celebration In Columbus, Ohio on April 27-29, SO MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND SAVE THE DATE! The registrations for both events are on our Ohio JCI Senate website and the Region V and US JCI Senate websites. Our theme this year is REFLECTING ON THE PAST, FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE...50 years of friendship, family and fellowship. We are having a wonderful time celebrating our 50th year. We all look forward to sharing this milestone year with all of you across the Region and country! May your year continue to be blessed as we continue to spread the Jaycee Creed and show that Service to Humanity IS THE BEST WORK OF LIFE! Sherry Fitzgerald # th President OHio JCI Senate Chaplain Tracy Brooke, #69445 tbrook2000@gmail.com

11 Charlie Eberhardt, #54887 Region Dawg RD Region V Dawg Will Chester, #63037 Region V Assistant RA Region V Assistant T REGION V NEWSLETTER - ENJOYING THE VIEW he Dawg reporting in. I must say according to the report I got everyone did a fine job. I was not required to make any phone calls the first quarter. I guess that can be interpreted in a couple ways. One is that you believe in deadlines or two you didn t want to talk to me. In either event congratulations on meeting your deadlines. As you know there a couple deadlines coming up this quarter. Keep up the good work and make Region V an on time Region once again. On another note to the State Presidents. All you State Presidents were given Region V tickets. As you know it comes with a financial cost to be an officer in your state as well as representing our states in the USJCI Senate. If you have not already informed the members of your state of this opportunity to support our National VP, I encourage you to do so soon. Yes, I may be given a call to call you on this matter. I wish each and every one of you a successful year. Remember you did not take on your responsibility to wear a name badge but you took it on to assure the members of your State finds value in being not a name on a roster but a MEMBER of your state organization! DMMCC Charlie Eberhardt JCI Senator #54887 A s summer comes to an end and we start getting ready for fall and the holidays, it gives me a chance to reflect on the past few months. I ll start with the National Meeting in Northbrook, IL. I know this meeting is not really the official start to the new senate year, but it was my beginning. I had so much fun hanging out with old friends and meeting new ones. The stories that were told and the laughs we had are what makes these experiences so much fun. From cooking with the food crew, to partaking in my first bourbon tasting and stanky club, I had a wonderful time. After that, it was on to the Illinois Picnic and 40th Anniversary. What an awesome event this was as Illinois put on quite the celebration for their 40th. I was glad that Sarah was able to travel with me so that she could see the history of this wonderful organization. Ray and the entire Illinois senate did a wonderful job with everything for the weekend. Congratulations to the Illinois Senate and here s to 40 more years! Of course the next event was in my back yard, the Bourbon Bash. First I want to thank everyone for all their help that we get every year with this event. The Bash always seems like a whirlwind to me and that it comes and goes like a blur. I love that so many people enjoy it and I ll never take it for granted that you all take the time to come spend it with us. Next we where onward and Indiana bound. The last summer event of the year for me was the Indiana meeting. I always enjoy my time with the Indiana Senate as they always make me feel like I m at home. The weather was perfect, the food and drinks were plentiful and the late night games were just a few of the highlights. Speaking of games; next time you see Sherry Jones ask her how many cheese balls she can fit in her mouth. Short answer, a whole lot. Next up for me will be the Border Bash in Michigan. I m looking forward to more adventures and I know President Gary and his team will have some fun things planned for us to enjoy. It s always nice to visit Michigan and to see the rest of my Region V friends. Till next time. Will Chester #63037 Region V Assistant I Jean Geddes, #68885 Region V Chaplain CH Chaplain would like to thank everyone who has called me or sent e mails informing me of senators we have lost since July 1st. On behalf of the Region V Senate family I have sent out sympathy cards to the families. Get well cards have been sent to senators who were ill or had surgery. I will continue to send out cards. If you know of someone who has passed, (or a member of their family) who is ill, undergoing surgery or needs special prayers please send me the information. If I can be of assistance to any of our Senate family this year please contact me. Jean Geddes #68886 Region V Chaplain

12 REGION V NEWSLETTER - ENJOYING THE VIEW R egion V summer tour is over and thanks to the luv of my life John Voshel, #44396, for raising $550 for the Foundation to start my Foundation fundraising efforts. John accepted the challenge at the Kentucky Senate Bourbon Bash to jump into the lake. In doing so, two Kentucky Senators, John Kelley #52591 and Wayne Taylor, #39991 also became new members of the Foundation! Thanks to everyone who donated! I can now log into the US JCI Senate Foundation donation information. So please contact me if you want to confirm you are a Foundation member or want to check your donation level status. As I was trolling around the info, I was pleased to see that Region V has the largest donation level with over $200,000 in donations over the years!! The Foundation national will be putting out the new scholarship applications soon on their web site. State scholarship chairmen should be on the lookout for those. I am sure each state will have its own way to push out the scholarship but I do hope you are sharing them with your state Department of Education (for distribution to schools across the state) and your state Senators. The deadline set by national is 5 Jan 2018 for the applications to be to the state scholarship chairmen. Karen Voshel, #62305 Region V Foundation Rep FR Foundation Rep The national deadline is 9 Feb 2018 for each state to submit their top two candidates for the $1000 scholarships they award (usually around 15 or so per year). Hopefully, your state has also budgeted something to award to your state winners. Anyone can donate to the Foundation at any time or donate/bid on items at our Senate national meetings. Contact me any time if you want have an item to donate for the Spring Fling Region meeting next March or need more information on the scholarship application or Foundation. The US JCI Senate Foundation is a fully qualified, IRS approved 501 (3) foundation. Their IRS tax ID Number is All contributions to the Foundation are deductible for federal income and estate tax purposes. Web site: You can send your donations to: US JCI Senate Foundation Attn: Earl Sawyer, Treasurer 747 Oak Hill Lane Ballwin, MO Karen Kopp-Voshel, #62305 Region V Foundation Rep kykopp@apex.net Cell

13 REGION V NEWSLETTER - ENJOYING THE VIEW The Region V family has lost a dear member. Father Fred Fischer # Fred was the 14th President of the Illinois Senate in He then served as Region V NVP in followed in as President of the USJCI Senate. Whether you had golfed with him, rode in a car with him to or from anywhere, sat and had a conversation or shared a glass you have a lasting memory of the man Illinois called Father Fred. I can think of nothing more great than the blessing the God gave us all in allowing Fred to be with us for the 45th anniversary of the US Senate and partake in the celebration and be a speaker for the Illinois 50th anniversary. To his dear wife, Pat, we cry with you. Please feel the warmth of our collective arms as we embrace you at this time. We meet and get to know many people in this organization. I am so glad I knew Fred Fischer. I will miss my friend. Ray Ainslie 44136

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