WYANDOTTE — As they've become accustomed to over the last several years, the Wyandotte Jaycees continue to earn recognition as a standout chapter.

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Although 2006 is over, the awards keep coming. At the year-end Michigan Jaycees convention held in February in Big Rapids, the Wyandotte chapter won the C.W. Bill Otto Memorial Award, which is presented to the best overall chapter in the state of Michigan.

The chapter also was honored with the Henry Giessenbier Memorial Award for the best chapter by base group (chapters of similar size) in the state.

Additionally, the Wyan-dotte Jaycees earned first-place awards in the individual, community, management and membership areas of opportunity, with an honorable mention in the International Area of Opportunity.

"That's five out of five," said Michelle Hill, management vice president for the chapter. "One of the things that the Wyandotte Jaycees pride themselves on is providing outstanding programming that is worked into the chapter plan only after evaluating the membership surveys and determining what projects the membership, as a whole, would like to see run for the year."

Some of these projects were recognized at both the state and national levels for their contributions either to the community, individual or professional development of the people involved in running and participating in the project.

VintageFest, a car show held in conjunction with Wyandotte Heritage Days event in September, picked up state honors as Single Project of the Year.

Road Rally, an event held in August, earned both state and national recognition for outstanding project.

"Who's Line is it Anyway?" — described as a fun way to brush up on public speaking skills — also received state and national recognition.

"Massacre at the Movieplex," the chapter's annual haunted house fund-raising project, received recognition in both the financial management and marketing and public relations commissions at both the state and national levels.

Hill said that each chapter is divided into different areas of opportunity, and those are further divided into commissions, or departments.

According to Hill, the "grandfather of them all," in terms of individual awards, is the commission sweepstakes, which "Who's Line is it Anyway?" and the Road Rally took.

"The Wyandotte Jaycees have surely been busy working toward developing future leaders and contributing to the advancement of our communities," Hill said.

The Jaycees is an organization of 21- to 40-year-olds that is committed to creating a positive impact on the community.

For more information, contact the group at 1-734-284-FUN1 or send an e-mail to info@wyandottejaycees.org.