Calendar of Events

March 3, 2015

Lunch is served at Noon, Meeting begins at 12:30p




Welcome Bill Warner, Concours d'Elegance

Bill Warner is founder of The Amelia, chairman of the Amelia Foundation, and also serves as president of his own business, H. C. Warner, Inc., an industrial filtration company. He also owns and operates Bill Warner Racing.
He won the 2002 Meguiar's Award for Collector Car Hobby Person of the Year. Known as the 'Oscar' of car collecting, this award recognizes those who make a significant contribution to the quality, visibility and growth of classic car collecting. 

In 2001, Warner was voted into the Road Racing Drivers' Club, one of road racing's highest honors. Brian Redman, world famous endurance racer and club president, says Warner deserves the recognition for creating, sustaining and propelling the Amelia into such an innovative annual event. 

 

Warner began as a "go-fer" for a racing team as a teenager and eventually began racing his own cars. He won the IMSA Media Challenge in 1985, 1986 and 1987, driving a Chevrolet Camaro in the Firestone Firehawk series with Tom Nehl and Buddy Norton. He also co-drove with Norton, Sean Hendricks and Larry Hendricks to win the SCCA 24 hours of Mid Ohio Escort Endurance race. It was the first professional win in history for an automatic transmission production car. He also is a veteran of two Cannonballs. 
 

For the past two decades, he has raced the ex-Group 44/Paul Newman Triumph TR-6 in vintage events and has won both the 1997 Skip Barber Cup and the 1999 John Kelley Memorial Cup. As a writer and photographer for Road & Track, as well as several European and Asian racing publications, he has won the Sports Car Club of America's 1970 Photographer of the Year Award, Creative Arts Yearbook Award, and a Los Angeles Art Directors Award for race photography. His award winning restorations include the Ex-Denny Hulme Brabham BT-8, a Shelby King Cobra, a Lotus 11, an Elva Mk5, and a 1954 Corvette. A restoration of his, a 1953 Oldsmobile Fiesta, was invited to the prestigious Meadow Brook Concours and was purchased by General Motors for their Heritage Collection. 
 

The Foundation established by Warner has donated over $2 million to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Spina Bifida of Jacksonville, Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, Shop with Cops and other charities since he founded The Amelia 17 years ago. For his efforts, he has been recognized as the 1997 Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year by the National Society of Fundraising Enterprises, one of the 1999 12 Who Care in the Jacksonville Community, and he is the recipient of the 2001 Frank W. Sherman Award presented by the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville for exemplary community service. 


Rotary of South Jacksonville - Upcoming Events Calendar

March 7 - Fellowship Event  1:15pm - 4:00pm at Anheuser - Busch Brewery
March 31 - Easter Basket project-prior to regular lunch meeting 
April 23 - Alhambra Fundraising event-Reserve your table!!! 

April 28 - Blood Drive  Noon-2pm 
May 8-10 - District Conference and Assembly




March 7  - Beermaster Tour


Low Supply Header
  Rotary Club of South Jacksonville is hosting a blood drive! 

April 28th! 
 There is always a need for blood, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community.  Nationwide, someone needs blood every 2 to 3 seconds, and most of us will need blood at some point in our lifetime.

Rotary Club of South Jacksonville
Tuesday, April 28th (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
835 Museum Circle
River City Brewing Company - Bloodmobile
Jacksonville, FL 32207


   

  
Rotary Foundation


Jersey Mike’s “Month of Giving” Campaign 2015 

March 25 - Jersey Mike’s Subs locations will promote Day of Giving




Since 2010, our devoted franchisees and team members throughout the country, supported by our generous customers, have raised nearly $10 million for worthy local charities and distributed more than 1 million free sub sandwiches to help numerous causes. 

One of our most successful fundraiser's is Jersey Mike’s Month of Giving.  Last year we raised nearly $2.1 million for 100 different charities nationwide.  Now in its 5th year, we are looking forward to making the program bigger than ever.

From coast to coast, more than 120 charity partners have been chosen, from hospitals to youth organizations, which are excited to join with us on this initiative.  The 31 days of “Month of Giving 2015” will peak with “Day of Giving” on Wednesday, March 25.   On that day, 100 percent of sales will be donated to our partner charities.

There’s a lot we can do locally to get the best possible fundraising results for those who will benefit, so below you will find helpful tools and ideas for getting the word out.

 


Program Summary


Jersey Mike’s Subs stores will offer fundraising support in several ways during the month of March:

·         Month-long fundraising campaign contributions.  Month of Giving is intended to raise money throughout March. Customers can select $1, $3 or $5 donation tear off sheets located near the cash register.

·         Day of Giving.  Nationwide, Jersey Mike’s Subs locations will promote Day of Giving (March 25), encouraging customers to contribute to a local charity, including your chosen charity, raising significant funds in one day.  Each restaurant will donate 100 percent of that day’s sales to the chosen charity.  Our Chosen Charity is End Polio Now

   Donations from local Jersey Mike’s restaurants.  As always, our franchisees are known for their generosity and many organizations will also benefit from their direct contributions.


 
SAVE THE DATE - April 23rd for the Alhambra Dinner Event




Shop on Amazon - help raise money for our club! 
AmazonSmile Foundation Donation Disbursement
 
Do you shop through Amazon? If so, you can help increase our Charity Foundation's donation potential by spreading the word about AmazonSmile.
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
Sign in to http://org.amazon.com and click on Marketing Tools to access customized online tools to let your supporters know that their AmazonSmile shopping can support Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville Charities Inc.
Share this link with friends, family, employees and volunteers:
 http://smile.amazon.com/ch/59-3750282 and ask them to choose Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville Charities Inc.

Our International Exchange Student - Pierre Vidal
             Please include Pierre in local activities and events while he is here - 1-904-307-3806




Is there an E-Club in your future? My hunch is probably not if you’re a regular old-school Rotarian like me. But, it takes all kinds to make this world go round. So for some out there, an E-Club might just be what the good doctor Paul Harris would have prescribed, if only the internet had been around back in his day.

E-Clubs may not be every Rotarian’s cup of tea, but they have their place in the Family of Rotary and they have been very beneficial to many Rotarians around the world. When Rotarians have to leave their clubs because they have moved to some far away place, an E-Club might be just the thing to keep them in Rotary. Do you have members who for whatever reason are unable to attend their regular club meetings? Well, for them an E-Club could be the answer. Do you know a person who would make a great Rotarian, but has no tolerance for structured weekly meetings? Well, how about pointing them to an E-Club!

District 6970 is on the verge of starting our first E-Club. For more information about it, contact PDG Russ Miller at pdgruss@lazyscape.com or (813) 230-1334. He will provide you with the information you need to point prospective E-Club members to our soon to be launched online Rotary club.

Event Reminders:

March 5-7: Florida Multi-District President-Elect Training Seminar (PETS) in Orlando, FL. Presidents-Elect – have you entered your goals in Rotary Club Central?

May 8-10: District Conference and Assembly at the Flagler College campus. Mark your calendar for a weekend of interesting, informative and inspirational sessions, and a lot of fun Rotary fellowship.

June 18-21: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) will take place again this year on the University of North Florida’s campus. Make sure your club sponsors at least one, and preferably two, aspiring high school leaders who will be entering their junior or senior years at the start of the 2015-2016 school year.

June 26-28: Zone 34 Regional Seminar at the Hyatt Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. All District and Club leaders, as well as any Rotarian interested in learning more about Rotary, are encouraged to attend. Look for more details soon on our District website.

For more on these and all other events in District 6970, please go to www.rotary6970.org.

Yours in service to Rotary,
 Percy  
District Governor 2014-2015
Rotary International District 6970






Clear Channel Outdoor will be  featuring our runner up winner on a digital billboard this Saturday and Sunday.
It's on San Jose Blvd. at Kori Rd. (just south and across the street from Kmart). I am attaching the artwork proof from Clear Channel.


Also she will appear on 121's "4 Your Money" segment on WJXT's The Morning Show on March 14 at 7:40 a.m. She, Doug and the 121 VP will be interviewed. 

February 24, 2015

Lunch is served at Noon, Meeting begins at 12:30p


Welcome Rick Mullaney

Rick Mullaney attended the University of Florida on a George Smathers Debate Scholarship, receiving a BA in Political Science and graduating Phi Beta Kappa and first in the College of Arts and Sciences. He received his law degree from the University of Florida College of Law in 1980, serving as Executive Editor of the Law Review. After working as a business lawyer for Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith, and Cutler, then the state’s largest law firm, Mr. Mullaney was a prosecutor and was named Prosecutor of the Year for the state of Florida in 1991. 
While a prosecutor, he taught business law in the MBA program at the University of North Florida. He subsequently worked for nearly 20 years on diverse public policy issues, including economic development, municipal finance, healthcare, education, and infrastructure development as legal counsel and public policy advisor to the City of Jacksonville and former mayors Ed Austin, John Delaney and John Peyton. During this time, he served as Head of the City’s Tort Litigation Department, Chief of Staff to former Mayor John Delaney, and General Counsel to Jacksonville’s $5 billion a year consolidated government. In 2003, he received the Lawyer of the Year Award at the annual Jacksonville Bar Association Law Day Luncheon.
Mr. Mullaney currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Gateway Community Services. He is past Chairman of the St. Vincent’s Healthcare Foundation, serving on the board since 2004, and has served on the Board of Directors for the St. Vincent’s Healthcare since 2005. He is a member of Leadership Jacksonville (1988) and Leadership Florida (2001) and ran for Mayor of Jacksonville in 2011.
Mr. Mullaney became the Founding Director of the JU Public Policy Institute at Jacksonville University in 2012.

Rotary of South Jacksonville - Upcoming Events Calendar

March 7 - Fellowship Event  1:15pm - 4:00pm at Anheuser - Busch Brewery
March 31 - Easter Basket project-prior to regular lunch meeting 
April 23 - Alhambra Fundraising event-Reserve your table!!!
May 8-10 - District Conference and Assembly



March 7  - Beermaster Tour



Low Supply Header
  Rotary Club of South Jacksonville is hosting a blood drive! 


There is always a need for blood, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community.  Nationwide, someone needs blood every 2 to 3 seconds, and most of us will need blood at some point in our lifetime.

Please click the link below to make an appointment to saves lives in our community through your generous gift of blood donation!
Rotary Club of South Jacksonville
Tuesday, March 3rd (01:00 pm - 03:00 pm)
835 Museum Circle
River City Brewing Company - Bloodmobile
Jacksonville, FL 32207


   

  
Rotary Foundation


Jersey Mike’s “Month of Giving” Campaign 2015 

March 25 - Jersey Mike’s Subs locations will promote Day of Giving




Since 2010, our devoted franchisees and team members throughout the country, supported by our generous customers, have raised nearly $10 million for worthy local charities and distributed more than 1 million free sub sandwiches to help numerous causes. 

One of our most successful fundraiser's is Jersey Mike’s Month of Giving.  Last year we raised nearly $2.1 million for 100 different charities nationwide.  Now in its 5th year, we are looking forward to making the program bigger than ever.

From coast to coast, more than 120 charity partners have been chosen, from hospitals to youth organizations, which are excited to join with us on this initiative.  The 31 days of “Month of Giving 2015” will peak with “Day of Giving” on Wednesday, March 25.   On that day, 100 percent of sales will be donated to our partner charities.

There’s a lot we can do locally to get the best possible fundraising results for those who will benefit, so below you will find helpful tools and ideas for getting the word out.

 

Program Summary

Jersey Mike’s Subs stores will offer fundraising support in several ways during the month of March:
·         Month-long fundraising campaign contributions.  Month of Giving is intended to raise money throughout March. Customers can select $1, $3 or $5 donation tear off sheets located near the cash register.
·         Day of Giving.  Nationwide, Jersey Mike’s Subs locations will promote Day of Giving (March 25), encouraging customers to contribute to a local charity, including your chosen charity, raising significant funds in one day.  Each restaurant will donate 100 percent of that day’s sales to the chosen charity.  Our Chosen Charity is End Polio Now
   Donations from local Jersey Mike’s restaurants.  As always, our franchisees are known for their generosity and many organizations will also benefit from their direct contributions.
 
SAVE THE DATE - April 23rd for the Alhambra Dinner Event





Shop on Amazon - help raise money for our club! 
AmazonSmile Foundation Donation Disbursement
 
Do you shop through Amazon? If so, you can help increase our Charity Foundation's donation potential by spreading the word about AmazonSmile.
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
Sign in to http://org.amazon.com and click on Marketing Tools to access customized online tools to let your supporters know that their AmazonSmile shopping can support Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville Charities Inc.
Share this link with friends, family, employees and volunteers:
 http://smile.amazon.com/ch/59-3750282 and ask them to choose Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville Charities Inc.


 

Our International Exchange Student - Pierre Vidal
             Please include Pierre in local activities and events while he is here - 1-904-307-3806





This week it’s a two message Minute! Here we go…..

Is your club hoping to be standing in the award circle at this year’s District Conference? Then beat a path to the Awards page on to our District website. Webmaster Wizard, Howard Kelly, and this year’s District Award Chair, Theresa Shuster, have posted all pertinent award docs. Totally my fault that it’s taken this long to get everything up to date, but there is still plenty of time to get those applications completed and mailed. Most of the awards and recognitions have March 31 deadlines. Please read each set of instructions carefully before sending award applications to us for evaluation.


Thanks to the efforts of the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville and the participation of the Rotary Clubs of Fernandina Beach, Jacksonville Oceanside, St. Augustine, Orange Park and West Jacksonville, six outstanding high school students competed in an oratory competition on the subject of financial literacy. The competition included 24 high schools and over 100 students covering a four county area. The winner took home a $4,000 scholarship! The runner-up a $2,000 scholarship; and all six finalists received $500 scholarship stipends for making it to the final round. I make mention of this event because Doug Matthews, the South Jacksonville Rotarian who coordinates it, would like to expand the competition throughout our District. If your club has an interest, please contact Doug Matthews at (904) 296-0212 x224 or email him at doug@teaching-point.net. No doubt there is an aspiring young orator in your area who would like to win a scholarship.


Event Reminders:

March 5-7: Florida Multi-District President-Elect Training Seminar (PETS) in Orlando, FL. Presidents-Elect – have you entered your goals in Rotary Club Central?

May 8-10: District Conference and Assembly at the Flagler College campus. Mark your calendar for a weekend of interesting, informative and inspirational sessions, and a lot of fun Rotary fellowship.

 June 18-21: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) will take place again this year on the University of North Florida’s campus. Make sure your club sponsors at least one, and preferably two, aspiring high school leaders who will be entering their junior or senior years at the start of the 2015-2016 school year.

For more on these and all other events in District 6970, please go to www.rotary6970.org.

 

Yours in service to Rotary,

 Percy  
 District Governor 2014-2015
Rotary International District 6970


You will soon be able to catch PP Odette on WJCT,  hosting a special from the 
Florida Theatre about an upcoming performance by Brit Floyd, 
a band that pays tribute to 50 years of Pink Floyd music. 


You may notice that PP Odette always proudly wears her Rotary pin!