Projects in this area are focused on the management of the chapter as a whole.
Marketing & Public Relations Commission: Projects in this commission are conducted to promote the image of the chapter and the Junior Chamber movement as a whole.
Strategic Planning Commission: This commission includes any projects involved with recordkeeping, reporting, planning, needs analysis and evaluation of the chapter. Examples of this are Chairman Planning Guide (CPG) development, creation/review/revision of the Chapter Plan and other short or long-term planning and evaluation. Training on these topics would be included in this commission.
Financial Management Commission: This commission ensures that chapter finances are handled in proper ways and looks to enhance the financial stability of the chapter. Any projects focused on raising funds for the chapters would be included in this commission.
Business Opportunity Commission: Projects in this commission give the opportunity to enhance the economics of the community by conducting projects to increase business productivity. Economic progress can be achieved by partnership with the local Chamber of Commerce, organizing a small investment club, visiting successful companies to learn how business is conducted and inviting successful entrepreneurs to speak at monthly meetings. Training sessions on enhancing company operations can also be conducted. This commission is dedicated to the line of the creed, “Economic justice can best be one by free men through free enterprise.”
Heritage Festival Food Booth - We sell sausages at the Heritage Festival in Rochester over Memorial Weekend to raise money.
Haunted House - We operate a Haunted House during October in Rochester which consists of three semi trailers connected back to back. This is a lot of fun and is usually our biggest fundraiser.
Rochester Christmas Parade - We walk in this parade to let people know about us.
Chapter Planning - Every year we put together a plan of the projects we want to run and what it will cost. It teaches us how to create a business plan and then use the plan to run the chapter.