Udupi: Junior Chamber International (JCI) Unit inaugurated in Moodubelle

By Eugene DSouza, Moodubelle
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 22 Sep 2013: With the aim of developing personality among the youth and mobilizing their energy in positive direction in building an healthy society and strong nation, the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Unit was inaugurated in Moodubelle on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 7.30 pm in the Geeta Mandir, near Belle Panchayat Office.

 

The JCI Unit  sponsored by Kapu JCI Unit under the presidentship of JFM Rakesh Kunjoor was inaugurated by JFD Shridhar P.S.-Zone President of  Zone XV by formally lighting the lamp along with the dignitaries on the stage including JC Ratnakar Indrali-Zone Vice President, JCI SEN Harishchandra Amin-past Presidnet of Zone XV, Mrs. Ida Gibba D’Souza-member  of the Udupi  Zilla Panchayat, Devdas Hebbar, Memebr of the Udupi Taluk Panchayat, Jc Poornima Suresh-Director of Zonal Development, JFM Rakesh Kunjoor-President of the Kapu JCI, Jc HGF Ramesh Nail-Secretary of JCI Kapu, JFM Shivanna Bayar-IPP, JCI Kapu and Jc Santhoish Kumar-Presdient of the newly formed JCI Belle and Jc Manjunath Acharya-Secretary,JCI Belle.

 

A large number of JCIs members from Kapu and past presdients and other officebearers including Neelanand Nayak, the Vice Principal of Dandatheertha Junior College, Kapu who was the founder member of JCI Kapu 17 years ago were present on the occasion of the inaugration of JCI Belle. Neelanand Nayak initiated the proceedings by giving a brief introduction.

 

It was chiefly due to the efforts of the president of the Kapu JCI,  JFM Rakesh Kunjoor that the JCI  Belle Unit was formed. Just four days earlier under his leadership Udupi Central JCI Unit was inaugurated.

 

  Jc Aswin Lawrence (Treasurer), Jc Santhosh Kumar(President) and Jc Manjunath Acharya (Secretary)

Following the inauguration of the JCI Belle Unit, all the members and office bearers of JCI Belle Unit were called on the stage who were installed by JFD Shridhar P.S. by administering them the oath. Soon after, Jc Santhosh Kumar, the president and JC Manjunath Acharya, the Secretary of the JCI Belle Unit were called to the stage. After the introduction of Jc Santhosh Kumar by Jc Ashwin Lawrence, the Treasurer of JCI Belle, JC Santhiosh Kumar was formally installed as the president by  putting the ribbon of office around his neck, pinning the medal and handing him over the wooden hammer. Thereafter, as the president, Jc. Santhosh Kumar conducted the rest of the meeting.

 

Being installed formally, Jc Santhosh Kumar addressed the gathering and narrated the background of the opening of the JCI Belle Unit and assured that he would do everything in his capacity to lead the JCI Belle Unit as per the ideals of the movement.

 

JC Poornima Suresh, Devdas Hebbar, Mrs. Ida Gibba D’Souza,  JC Ratnakar Indrali, JCI SEN Harishchandra Amin and JFD Shridhar P.S. spoke on this occasion and conveyed their best wishes to JCI Belle Unit.

 

JFM Rakesh Kunjoor welcomed the guests and the gathering and Jc Manjunath Acharya proposed the vote of thanks.

 

The officebearers of JCI Belle are: President-Jc Santhosh Kumar of Kattingeri who has done BA in St. Mary’s College, Shirva and LL.B. in Shri Vaikunta Baliga College of Law in Udupi. Presently he is pursuing the legal profession as a lawyer in Udupi. Secretary-Jc Manjunath Acharya is presently pursuing Post Graduate education in Commerce (M.Com) in St. Mary’s College, Shirva. Treasurer-Jc Ashwin Lawrence, after completing B.A. in St. Mary’s College, Shirva is  is doing M.A. in Economics.

 

About JCI:

 

Junior Chamber International (JCI) is one of the biggest worldwide non-political and non-sectarian youth service organizations. It is an international community of citizens between the ages of 18 to 40 with the aim and purpose of creating positive change in the world. The organization believes that these changes must result from one taking "collective action to improve themselves and the world around them." While containing a religious element in their official creed, JCI neither promotes nor engages in any religious activities.

 

The JCI Movement was founded by Henry Gissenbier, a young man from St. Loius, Misouri, U.S.A. who  felt that young people acting in a voluntary capacity could fashion new standard of life of their communities. On October 1915, he called a meeting, attended by 32 men, who set up an organization called the Young Men’s Progressive Civic Association. It was devoted to community betterment.

 

The vigor and imagination of the youthful group attached the admiration of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, which on February 11, 1918, asked the young men to consider the title “ Junior Chamber of Commerce” so was the name born.

 

The movement spread, so that by June 1920, the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce marched on to Canada, New Zealand. Over to Asia, over Europe and to Africa. In 1944, in Mexico City, the world organization, the Junior Chamber International was formed and since that date, JCI has fired the imagination of hundred of thousands of young men across the face of the earth in 128 countries.

 

In India, the JCI was first established in Kolkata in 1949 and thereafter it spread to other parts of India over the years.