JCI Kootenay 2014 Chapter President Nicole Anker and 2015 Chapter President elect Devon Twarowski recently returned from the 76th Annual JCI Canada National Convention held in Ajax, Ontario earlier this fall.

JCI Kootenay won Best Local Community Empowerment Program for the Cranbrook Santa Claus Parade and JCI Kootenay member Mike Matejka won Most Outstanding Member of the Year. Mike and his wife Elizabeth Ahlgren, who is also a JCI Kootenay member, won Family of the Year.

Award recipient Mike Matejka said: “I am extremely proud to be recognized as Member of the Year for JCI Canada. The effort and dedication I put into JCI Kootenay is just a reflection of what this organization has give to me, my family, and our community.”

Earlier this year, JCI Kootenay placed in the top five for Chapter of the Year at the JCI Conference of the Americas, comprising JCI chapters in North and South America.

JCI Kootenay Chapter President Nicole Anker said: “I am honoured to be able to represent JCI Kootenay at the JCI Canada National Convention and am so proud of our members’ accomplishments. This is the fourth year in a row that JCI Kootenay members have won Most Outstanding Member of the Year and the second year in a row that Mike Matejka and Elizabeth Ahlgren have won Family of the Year. Mike and Elizabeth are extremely dedicated to JCI and are very deserving of these awards. I would like to thank Mike, Elizabeth and all our other members who have helped contribute to our tremendous success.”

JCI (Junior Chamber International) Kootenay is a non-profit organization comprised of young active citizens aged 19-40 who live and work in the East Kootenay. JCI is a worldwide organization, whose mission is to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change. JCI provides its members with travel opportunities, leadership training, community contribution, business networking, fellowship and much more.

For more information on JCI Kootenay please contact Nicole at [email protected], or visit www.jcikootenay.com or www.facebook.com/jcikootenay. To find out more about joining JCI Kootenay, contact our membership director, Patricia at [email protected].

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