Junior Chamber Proves Its Value To A Growing Borough

Chronicle (Levin), 19 February 1949, Page 4

Junior Chamber Proves Its Value To A Growing Borough

With its slogan, "Education, FelloWship, Service and Action, there entered into the public life of Levin, in May, 1946, the Junior Chamber of Commerce. : It was brqught into being -by the efforts of four well-known business men, who, inspired by the results achieved by other junior chambers throughout the Dominion, set about to_ bring together all the younger business men in the own— not with the object of dictating but of being of service to the local bodies or anyone actively concerned with the welfare of the town, aiid the persons residing in it. ' On Tuesday night its annual meeting will mark its third . year of active work for this community.

In those two years, like most other bodies, it might have possibly made mistakes, but these, if any, are overshadowed by the wealth of good its has done. It is not always that such.good is: made public, but it is during such dri.ves as the health stamp campaign, providing blood' donors from amongst its members and encouraging others to give also, giving manual labour to Borough Council civic Works and assistiiig in many other more obvious ways, that the public sees for itself.Notable among its voluntary) efforts was its active road safetyj campaign and more recently the canvassing for advertisements fori the . Highland . Pipe Band contest l programme, an effort which yielded over £50 in avertisements for the contest committee, and gave the bandsmen a worthwhile souvenir which went to all parts of the Dominion and abroad. It could also be recalled that it was J.C. members who, armed with pick and-shovel, spent a weekend planting the trees which will one day add grace to the new

motor camp. The Junior Chambers in New Zealand and all over the world are rapidly becoming an inefeasing influence in international counsels because they hold to their id'eal of service, whither on a community or international level. Ffom this basis we have in- Levin a body of young men whose aim it is to sefve the community — to make it a better place to live in— and to convince others that it is the best place to live in. With their annual meeting next week, the local Chamber sets forth on yet another year. TO every young man irrespective of class of creed, this meeting is an invitatiori i to join up and weld itv into £ greater force. Monday, February 28, will see a visit from the national president, Sam Jacobs, of Canterbury. A. buffet tea will be held in his honour. So on to another year goes »one [ of Levin's youngest bodies of j which it is hoped, even more will be jheard in the future. With them it ; is hoped will go the continued I goodwill of Levin's citizens.