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Jumpa, bakti, gembira, dan temu karya (JUMTEK) 2014 was the final agenda of development activity for PMI volunteers. The purpose of this activity was to conduct a gathering, evaluation, as well as a form of appreciation of PMI to the management, staff, and volunteers, "said Dani Ramdan, vice-chairman of West Java PMI field of human resources and volunteers, as well as chairman of the committee organizers. JUMTEK 2014 took place on 13^th October 17, 2014 in Katapang Doyong Field Pangandaran. The event was attended by 26 regions / cities in West Java province, including Bogor.

Representative participants sent by Bogor Regency (about 70 people) consists of beginner, middle, and officers PMR and also volunteers (KSR, TSR, DDS) including two representatives of IPB : Rizka Adinusipa KSR ( Department  of Family and Consumers Science) and Rahmah Arfiyah Ula (Department of  Biology), Bogor Agricultural University. Both of them were selected through a selection which was held by PMI Bogor Regency.

JUMTEK event consists of a series of cultural arts activities, various sport games, recycled material fair, and traveling for PMR and emergency response management simulation (TDB) for the volunteers.

Bogor  Regency is the winner of this event three times before. This year,  Bogor Regency become the first champ of PMR traveling and finish in second place on TBD competition. This makes Bogor become the grand champion again. ‘We deserve to win’ , said Abidin, the head of PMI headquarters in Bogor Regency.

(Translator: Ivan PP).