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10 unusual facts about Junior Chamber International


Horacio Morales

In 1977, Morales was named among the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines by the Philippine Jaycees.

Janine Shepherd

Shepherd has received numerous awards, such as a 1998 'Outstanding Young Persons of the World' award from Junior Chamber International.

Julie Feeney

Winner TOYP, 'The Outstanding Young Person Award for Cultural Achievement' by Junior Chamber International in 2008.

Marcos Prado Troyjo

Troyjo has been chosen one of "The Outstanding Young Persons of the World - TOYP" along with HM Queen Rania of Jordan and robotics scientist Takanori Shibata by the Junior Chamber International during its 2004 World Congress held in Fukuoka, Japan.

Melissa Moon

In 2008 she was named as one of ten Top Young Outstanding Persons of the World Program by the Junior Chamber International.

Nicolás García Mayor

That same year, he received the JCI National TOYP, as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Argentina, given by the Argentine Chamber of Commerce.

Peter Dalglish

Dalglish is the recipient of a Vanier Award, and he has been selected by Junior Chamber International as "one of the 10 outstanding young people of the world."

Ruairí McKiernan

He is a recipient of a Social Entrepreneurs Ireland award, an Irish Internet Association Net Visionary Award, and a Junior Chambers Ireland award.

Saša Dragin

He is a founder of the International Organisation of Agriculture Students and a founder and President of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Novi Sad and former National President of JCI Serbia.

Tony Greenfield

At the 1963 conference in Tel Aviv of Junior Chamber International he was acknowledged as the editor of the best junior chamber magazine in the world.


Service club

Many of these service clubs were started early in the 20th century, such as Apex Clubs of Australia, Altrusa International, JCI, Sertoma, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Exchange, Optimists, Soroptimists, KIN Canada, Zonta and Alpha Phi Omega, .