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A historic occasion is upon us!
Let us celebrate the 90th Anniversary
of the foundation of JCI's first
Local Organization. Let us pay tribute
to Henry Giessenbier and the other
young people who, in 1915, laid
the foundation from which we can
create better leaders to create
better societies. Let us honor also
the many other JCI Members who,
over the years, have contributed
to taking the organization to where
it is today.
The origin of JCI (Junior Chamber
International) can be traced as
far back as 1910 to the city of
St. Louis, Missouri, USA, where
a young man named Henry Giessenbier
dared to dream "impossible
dreams." Giessenbier was born
June 26, 1892, and was raised in
St. Louis, Missouri.
In 1910, Giessenbier and his friends
first formed the Herculaneum Dance
Club with the main objective of
advancing the social standing of
its members. That objective changed
when Giessenbier realized how much
more young people could accomplish
for their communities and for themselves
if, inspired by noble ideals, they
worked together and developed themselves.
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