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Happy Holidays from JCI Expat Budapest & Final Message from 2011 President

Dear JCI Expat Budapest members and friends,

With Christmas nearing we can look back at a highly successful year of JCI Expat Budapest. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Maryna Yaroshchuk and her fellow board members our ranks have grown to 35 members from all corners of the globe. In her final message as president of JCI Expat Budapest in 2011, Maryna has highlighted the great events and accomplishments of this year, please read on until the end of the letter.

As a member of the board in 2011, I believe that the great achievements of this year, even more so than before, were due to initiatives from within the organisation. Many of the members have actively contributed to the success of the last 12 months. Not only by participating and being great friends but also by stepping up and helping the board organise great events. I believe we can all bear the fruits of these combined efforts in the form of a healthy chapter, both from a membership as well as a financial point of view. For this I would like to express my sincere thanks.

For the coming year the board will start with the professionalization of our organisation, while keeping the friendship and fun that have been the trademark of JCI Expat Budapest in the past years. For our members this will mean even higher quality trainings and events. The year will kick-off with high ranking visitors, such as the World President of JCI, fellow Dutchman Bertolt Daems, who will visit us in February. In addition we have good contacts with the Dreher Beer brewery and Siemens factory for some exiting company visits in the coming months! In the first weeks of January the Board will inform all of you about the plans in 2012, but you can also propose your ideas to us anytime!

If you cannot wait till next year, or you simply want to give yourself or your partner a super special Christmas present you can already sign up to join us next year. The JCI Expat Budapest membership fee will be 22.000 HUF from February onwards. To acknowledge your involvement and dedication, we offer 20,000 HUF fee per year, if you continue your membership and pay until January 31:

- In cash to a JCI Expat Board member

- Bank transfer (please mention and I will send you the details)

- As an individual or as a company (VAT invoices available upon request)

For now I wish all of you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year on behalf of the entire JCI Expat Budapest Board of 2012.

Guido van de Coterlet

JCI Expat Budapest President 2012
Board2012@jciexpatbudapest.com

Final Message from President 2011, Maryna Yaroshchuk:

Our journey in 2011 started with a holiday greetings video on scooters, then we took our skies for a perfect teambuilding, followed by skating with the old and new members of our extended JCI Expat Budapest family. This year we also learned how to climb, tell Abarica from Robusta, good CSR from evil greenwashing,  realists from impressionists, as well as witnessed a fascinating entrepreneurial testimony from Gabor Bojar of Graphisoft  and raised funds for homeless children. Whichever event or challenge we undertook, we succeeded in enjoying it, even if there was no wind or too much wind for sailing. As Buddha said, it is better to travel well than to arrive.

During this year we have doubled our membership, increased the number of events twice, organized the largest Balaton Weekend up-to-date, and professionalized our communication outreach in Budapest. On international level, JCI Expat was represented at the European Conference in Tarragona, as well as found a new Twinning Partner in JCI Amsterdam Int’l. This is all thanks to the supportive board, immediate past presidents and our caring members.

In 2012 the future path of our organization will be paved by Guido and his team. I trust that together with your help and leadership of this enthusiastic new crew, JCI Expat Budapest will become the leading expat organization for young people who want to create positive change, in whichever way you interpret it. I invite you to speak up and get more involved in shaping the course of events, because this is the best way to leave a mark, rather than taking the existing road.

At the close of this successful year, I gratefully pause to wish you a warm and pleasant Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year!

With JayCee Regards,

Maryna

Charity Potluck Dinner & Party in Benefit of Homeless Children in Menedék Ház

Dear members and friends of JCI Expat Budapest!

In this season of joy, gratitude and warmth, we are thankful for your friendship and support.  At the close of another successful year for JCI Expat Budapest, we would like to invite You to our international Potluck Dinner on December 17, Saturday at 19:00.

What is Potluck? This is true feast of taste, when each guest contributes a home-made dish to be shared among the group. Please bring something special from your country’s cuisine, save money instead of spending it at the restaurant, and enjoy delicious dishes from all around the world!

What to bring? Please contact Orsi Karacsony at potluck2011@jciexpatbudapest.com. She will coordinate our luscious menu.

Where to come? Our kind host for the event is a multi-talented entrepreneur David Trayford.
Address: 1066 Budapest, Terez krt 23.2/8b, a.k.a Sleepless in Budapest

Every Christmas we help less fortunate members of our society and this year we are supporting children at the homeless shelter at Menedékház. We have teamed up with Serve the City organization, which has initiated the Christmas Shoe Box collection of gifts. You can make an in-kind gift or a donation of 3,000 HUF per shoe box, and Serve the City volunteers will deliver them directly to the homeless shelter on December 20. At the potluck party, Adrienn Pasics, JCI FVE and volunteer at STC, will tell you more about the organization and how they are helping the needy in Budapest.
Come, eat, celebrate and serve the city!

Please RSVP by Wednesday, December 14 to potluck2011@jciexpatbudpest.com

With warm regards,

JCI Expat Budapest Team