NAPLES JAYCEES CANCEL ANNUAL HAUNTED HOUSE
Naples, Fla.—This year the Halloween horror came early for the Naples Jaycees as their planned annual Haunted House will not happen. The award winning, national-attention getting horror house has been cancelled.
For forty-plus years the Naples Jaycees have held their annual fundraiser to scare up money to help their community. Money raised from the event helped the Jaycees offset costs in providing Thanksgiving dinner to needy families, Christmas gifts and food to the less fortunate and help to fund the July 4th Festival at Sudgen Park, in East Naples.
Some thousands of hours go in to building, operating, and training Jaycees during the event. The Jaycees pay thousands of dollars for annual insurance, meet all safety requirements and have adults volunteer nightly for supervision. For the past ten years the event has won State Jaycee awards as the best in the State! Last year’s event did not meet these expectations. Past Presidents cautioned some cast members from last year this year’s event would concentrate on a safe atmosphere, fun for participants and patrons and family atmosphere as the event has for many years prior.
Late received safety expectations, lack of suitable indoor locations that met fire code, loss of last year’s outdoor location and timing was against the chapter this year. While this year the event has been cancelled, organizers quickly point out that the annual event will be back in very frightening form in 2008.
It is important for parents and school officials should note that their children may volunteer for the organizers at last year’s Naples Jaycees haunted house location.
This is not associated with the Jaycees, run by any Jaycee, and is not a not-for-profit organization providing letters of community service to college seeking teens.
The Naples Junior Chamber (Jaycees) gives young people between the ages of 18 and 40 the tools they need to build the bridges of success for themselves in the areas of business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections.
Anyone interested in learning more about the Jaycees can contact Beth Moran; 239-269-5970, or Lisa Douglass; 239-825-5178.
For over 38 years the Naples Jaycees
have been the Primary sponsor and organizer of the 4th of July Fireworks
Display in the Naples, Florida - Collier County area.
This event is one of the many that the leaders of tomorrow have planned for
you. Naples Jaycees are a young persons leadership training organization for men
and women between the ages of 18-40.
The objective of our chapter is to meet the needs of the community while
offering its membership an opportunity to develop skills as they fill leadership
roles. We encourage each of you to get involved in our organization.
THE JAYCEE CREED
- WE BELIEVE
THAT FAITH IN GOD GIVES MEANING AND PURPOSE TO HUMAN LIFE;
- THAT THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
TRANSCENDS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF NATIONS;
- THAT ECONOMIC JUSTICE CAN BEST BE WON
BY FREE MEN THROUGH FREE
ENTERPRISE;
- THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE OF LAWS
RATHER THAN OF MEN;
- THAT EARTH'S GREAT TREASURE
LIES IN HUMAN PERSONALITY;
- AND THAT SERVICE TO HUMANITY IS THE BEST WORK OF LIFE.
Jaycees are Community Spirited young people between the ages of 18 and 40
