Our History as JCI Zimbabwe
• 1943 – Salisbury Jaycees established as Junior Chamber of Commerce
• 1963 – Association of Junior Chambers of Central Africa – only 2 Chapters in Southern Rhodesia – Salisbury and Bulawayo
• 1966/67 – New Chapter formed in Umtali
• 1967 – Rhodesia Jaycees formed and Provisional Affiliation to JCI obtained at JCI World Congress in Toronto. National President Sen Martin Harrison.
• 1968 – Full Affiliation to JCI at JCI World Congress in Mar del Plata, Argentina. National President Sen Derek Donnelly
• 1969 – Senator John Martin Harrison becomes the first Senator for JCI Rhodesia
• 1963 – Association of Junior Chambers of Central Africa – only 2 Chapters in Southern Rhodesia – Salisbury and Bulawayo
• 1966/67 – New Chapter formed in Umtali
• 1967 – Rhodesia Jaycees formed and Provisional Affiliation to JCI obtained at JCI World Congress in Toronto. National President Sen Martin Harrison.
• 1968 – Full Affiliation to JCI at JCI World Congress in Mar del Plata, Argentina. National President Sen Derek Donnelly
• 1969 – Senator John Martin Harrison becomes the first Senator for JCI Rhodesia
The Dunlop Safety Sam Traffic Training Centre
• In 1973/4 Salisbury Jaycees designed and constructed the Dunlop Safety Sam Traffic Training Centre in Mount Pleasant.
• The Project Chairman was Bill Hamer-Nel.
• This project won a JCI World Award at the 1974 JCI World Congress.
• The Project Chairman was Bill Hamer-Nel.
• This project won a JCI World Award at the 1974 JCI World Congress.
The First Street Mall
• In 1971 Sen Rob Cobban of Salisbury Jaycees, who was a well-known architect, prepared a proposal to convert First Street into a pedestrian mall.
• The proposal was submitted by Salisbury Jaycees to the City Council.
• The City Council took no action at the time. When a decision was made several years later by the Council to convert First Street into a pedestrian mall, the design used was basically that submitted by Salisbury Jaycees in 1971. However, Salisbury Jaycees received no credit for the idea or proposal.
• The proposal was submitted by Salisbury Jaycees to the City Council.
• The City Council took no action at the time. When a decision was made several years later by the Council to convert First Street into a pedestrian mall, the design used was basically that submitted by Salisbury Jaycees in 1971. However, Salisbury Jaycees received no credit for the idea or proposal.
