The Cary Jaycees

Just a reminder! We hope to see you Tuesday for Fun in the Sun!

We hope you will join us next Tuesday, July 23 for Fun In The Sun. This is a great opportunity to meet others in our community while enjoying dinner and games.

Please RSVP at the link below so we are prepared with enough food

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4AADA82CA0FD0-50161837-funinthe

**The Cary Jaycees are a part of JCI, an international organization comprised of those between 18 and 40. Focused on bettering themselves and the community. Everyone is welcome at this event. Past, present, and future Jaycees and anyone in the Cary Community

We hope you will join us next Tuesday, July 23 for Fun In The Sun. This is a great opportunity to meet others in our community while enjoying dinner and games.

Please RSVP at the link below so we are prepared with enough food

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4AADA82CA0FD0-50161837-funinthe

**The Cary Jaycees are a part of JCI, an international organization comprised of those between 18 and 40. Focused on bettering themselves and the community. Everyone is welcome at this event. Past, present, and future Jaycees and anyone in the Cary Community

Join us next Tuesday, June 18 at 630 PM as we try out the Cotton House Craft Brewers as a new monthly meeting location. If you are between 18 and 40 looking to make new friends while improving yourself and the community, please come check us out.

We can’t think of a nice way to put it, so we’re just going to say it. Our society is suffering from a loneliness epidemic. Interaction on Zoom, social media, or other virtual outlets do not provide the human interaction we need. Groups like the Jaycees provide a great way to make those connections. Even if it’s not us, we encourage you to check out other groups. Your mental health will thank you.

Grab a drink and/or dinner and chat with us. The food truck that night will be Bella Pasta and Pizza. See you there!

We had a great showing at Adopt-a-Highway to help keep Cary Beautiful!
(Not pictured Eric R)

Join us for our quarterly adopt a highway cleanup at Old Apex road on Saturday May 25th at 10:00 am. We’ll be meeting at Abbey Road Tavern in Cary. Pleasure use the sign up genus link to register.

www.signupgenius.com

Having fun in the rain!
Cary Jaycees Friends & Family Day 2024!

Join us on Saturday, March 2nd from 11 am - 12 pm for an Adopt A Highway workday! The Cary Jaycees have adopted Old Apex Road from W Chatham St to High House Rd. Come out and help us keep our city clean! We will provide trash bags, vests, and rubber gloves for volunteers. Make sure you wear old shoes as it might be muddy. You are welcome to bring your children as long as they are over 12 years old.

Meet at Abbey Road Tavern & Grill, 1195 W Chatham St, Cary, NC 27513.

All Adopt-A-Highway volunteers must watch a safety training video and abide by safety guidelines, which can be found in the sign-up sheet: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4AADA82CA0FD0-48183535-adopt/163826179 #/

“🎉 The Cary Christmas Parade 2023 was a true success! 🎄✨ Overflowing with Christmas cheer, festive floats, and smiles that lit up the streets. 🌟❤️ Grateful for another year of spreading joy and creating cherished memories. Here’s to the magic of the season and the incredible community spirit🎅🎁

The Cary Jaycees is aware of some concerns regarding participants in this year’s Cary Christmas Parade. As you may know, The Cary Jaycees, a subsidiary of JCI USA, is a non-profit organization that has no political or religious affiliation, therefor the events we host, and plan also run along those guidelines. Because the parade is a community event, we invite all those who would like to participate the opportunity to do so. We do not endorse or condone any political candidates who may be participating in our parade. Anyone who purchased a spot in the parade are all required to adhere to the rules and regulations of being streamed on the internet, and the laws that govern public decency and lewdness. Furthermore, the town of Cary Police Department will be on hand to ensure that the parade is safe for everyone including our diverse community members and any little one’s present.

We hope you have a wonderful time at the parade and enjoy a showcase of the diverse community of Cary.

President Stephanie is at WRAL about to do a live story about The Cary Jaycees Christmas Parade!

Game night is about to commence! I’m looking forward to seeing my favorite Jaycees tonight!

-President Steph

Home Game #2 of the year!

Registration for the 2023 Cary Jaycees Christmas Parade is now open! We can't wait to see ya'll out there!

2023 Cary Jaycees Christmas Parade For the past 44 consecutive years, the Cary Jaycees have sponsored the Cary Christmas Parade in downtown Cary.

Registration for the 2023 Cary Jaycees Christmas Parade is now open! We can't wait to see ya'll out there!

2023 Cary Jaycees Christmas Parade

Join us on July 18th at 6:30 pm for our July GMM Ice cream social at Goodberry's on High House Road in Cary. We'll be outside enjoying the beautiful weather and cooling down with some yummy frozen custard. Hope you can make it!

Enjoying Music Bingo at a local Cary restaurant!
(Photo is missing Eric Roth)!

Happy 53rd Wedding Anniversary to Mike and Marylou Harris!

The Cary Jaycees were out in full force at the Special Olympics NC. Special thanks to Richard Harcourt Crabbe-Martey, Past President of the JCI Dansoman - Official for coming out and volunteering with us!

We wanted to wish Mr. Jackie and Mrs. Judy Farmer a Happy 60th Anniversary! We hope you have a wonderful day ❤️

The Cary Jaycees Welcome you to Cary and the Triangle was a SUCCESS!!

A little rain didn’t stop us 🌧️ We enjoyed lots of good conversations, yummy appetizers and fun board games.

We would like to thank everyone for coming and look forward to our next event

Currently COB Cindy, VP Rob and new member Naya are traveling to Ghana to support the Twinning Program we are entering officially at World Congress. JCI Ghana has always graciously welcomed us virtually and now they are getting ready to welcome them with arms wide open! Pictures will be posted upon our return to NC!
This post went out to JCI Ghana today!

Yesterday my friend and our NC JCI Senate President, Melanie Coble Paschal, lost her mother. Losing a parent is one of the deepest sorrows we can experience. All of our warmest thoughts are with Melanie, Donnie and Allan as they grieve. May love and prayers surround you and bring you peace.

-Cindy Cook and The Cary Jaycees

JCI USA New Member Orientation with co-MDDs Allen and Jessper tonight at 8 pm!

Join us tonight!

Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqcuirrTojHtZsFbAywz71H-Agos2F3PO_

Sharing a little bit of Cary history. One of the towns oldest homes is being moved to a new permanent location where it will be preserved. So exciting to see!

Watch: Rolling one of Cary's oldest homes through streets of downtown One of the oldest remaining homes in Cary on Monday will be moved to a new location in the center of a rapidly growing downtown.

Last Monday we had an impromptu dinner with Richard from JCI Ghana at Mi Cancun in Morrisville! Thank you to those who were able to meet super last minute! We're so happy he got to meet 3 additional Cary Jaycees who weren't able to be at the NC 2022 Year End Convention!

Cary was out in full force for the 2022 JCI Year End Convention in Wrightsville Beach. We came in second in the Parade of Excellence, we won awards for President of the year, Secretary of the year, our collaborative event with the Raleigh Jaycees, and my own gardening event. We also welcomed Cindy Cook into the senate, and our current VP Rob Cook as a Triple Crown. What a way to end the year! I can’t wait to see what this year has in store!

-Stephanie
2023 Cary Jaycees President

It was such a beautiful day at Spring Haven Farm. The Cary Jaycees had our first fun event of the year. We all got to feed the curtest goats, bunnies, pigs, and horses. Then it was time for S’mores. Keep an eye out for our next event so you don’t miss out!

We're so excited for the parade tomorrow! Our media sponsor, WRAL, will be live-streaming the parade at www.wral.com/20621046 starting at 1:45pm. Tune-in online if you can't make it out in person.

The Cary Christmas Parade steps off at 2 p.m. Tap to watch live in the WRAL News app. Keep an eye out for the WRAL float in the Cary Christmas Parade. Tap to watch it live from wherever you are.

We are pleased to announce that Connie Tator has been named the Grand Marshal for this year’s parade!

Here’s some information about Connie:
Connie Tator has been a Cary resident since 2019 and is the owner of The Little Gym of Cary. She also owns 2 other locations in Fayetteville and Wilmington. Connie moved to Cary with her husband after he retired from the military after 25 years of service. She has developed a love for the Cary community, and she represents the best in how a small business can make a huge impact on their town.

Connie is a vocal and active contributor of her time supporting the PTAs and Athletic Booster Clubs at both Panther Creek High School and Alston Ridge Elementary School. She has consistently supported the Apex Fun Run and helped raise money for the Alston Ridge playground upgrade.

You can see the rest of Connie's bio at https://www.caryjaycees.org/parade.