Rotary Club of South Jacksonville: Welcome Lisa Rinaman, St. John's Riverkeeper

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

WE MEET RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY

Lunch begins at noon - Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m.

Lisa Rinaman, St John's Riverkeeper

The St. Johns Riverkeeper is the chief advocate and public's voice for the St. Johns River. Responsibilities include: holding regulatory agencies and those polluting the river accountable; identifying and advocating for solutions that will protect and restore the river; working with government entities, businesses, community leaders and citizens to resolve problems that impact the river’s health; and communicating with the media and the public to educate and raise awareness about important river-related issues.

As a former senior staff member for Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, Lisa Rinaman has extensive experience building consensus around issues and helped implement numerous environmental initiatives and policies. Lisa was instrumental in leading the effort to develop and implement irrigation, fertilizer and Florida Friendly landscaping ordinances to better protect the St. Johns and local waterways. She also played a key role in securing state funding for water quality improvements, organizing the city's successful Manatee Protection Plan, and pushing for programs necessary to fulfill the River Accord restoration plan for the Lower St. Johns River.

Before being named the St. Johns Riverkeeper, Lisa served as a valuable member of the St. Johns Riverkeeper Water Policy Group (WPG), a group that advocates for water conservation and reuse and policies that are more protective of our water resources.

(904) 256-7591 lisa@stjohnsriverkeeper.org

Rotary District 6970 Conference

Friday, May 17 - 18, 2013

Hilton University of Florida Conference Center

Gainesville, FL

“A Day of Action, Ideas, and Inspiration”

Join Us to Relax, Renew and Re-ignite

Exciting Keynote Speakers
House of Friendship
Inspiring RI projects
Island Theme, casual dress
Poolside party with live band and Caribbean food
Fun and Fellowship

To register: http://rotarydistrict6970.org/

Friday, May 17, 2013
9:00 am                         Open Registration Booth
11:30 am–1:00 pm     Lunch with Ken Frantz as keynote
1:00 pm                   Open House of Friendship (club displays)
1:30 pm-5:00 pm     Break Out Sessions
5:30 pm-10:30 pm     Caribbean Party at pool deck

Saturday, May 18, 2013
7:30 am-8:30 am        Breakfast with Dr. Bethune, Keynote Speaker
9:00 am-10:30 am     Break Out Sessions
10:30 am-12:00 pm Closing Session and Awards

Club Service Project is a Big Hit

The PET (Personal Energy Transportation) workshop in Penny Farms had a lot of workers on Saturday, April 27. South Jax Club Members and their families totaled SEVENTEEN pairs of helping hands cutting, drilling, counting, painting, assembling, and packing the "wheelchairs." Our Orange Park Club (noon) host, Jim Kaelin, kept us busy restocking the various assembly line stops in the workshop...and as icing on the cake, we also assembled and packed two completed devices for shipping!

Thanks to all those who attended:

Lendra Dopazo
Bill Langley
Roy Neal
Travis Peters
Cheryl Robitzsch (and family)
Sandi Christiansen (and family)
Robyn Watson
Dinkins Grange
Bob Massey
Rick Hartley
Alejandro Leon (and family)
James Chansler

Everyone had a great time--and really liked Cheryl's new hair color (PET Blue)...and think that Bob is going to sit soon for his banding machine operator's license!

The Team plans a follow-up PET activity later in the year.

Welcome New Member

Mike Manuele is a Jacksonville native who moved away and then came back! Mike is the SE Manager for Violin Memory. He coordinates pre and post sales and works closely with clients. Violin is the pioneer in memory-based storage arrays in the data center.While living in NC, Mike worked for Cisco Systems in Technical Marketing.