Calendar of Events

June 14, 2016


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




Welcome Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams

On Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Mike Williams was elected Jacksonville's fifth Sheriff since consolidation and took the oath of office on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 for a four year term.
Born and raised in Jacksonville, married, and raising a family of three sons here, Mike served in the Air National Guard, and began his successful career at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in 1991.
As a young patrol officer, he worked ”the beat” in downtown Jacksonville. Mike began early on to develop relationships with citizens and business leaders. He quickly earned a reputation as a police officer who cares about people and likes to help them solve problems.
Mike earned his way to the appointed position of Director of Investigations and Homeland Security, where he led the effort to bring the Jacksonville community and North Florida Region as much Homeland Security funding as possible. With more than $10 million in grants awarded locally, JSO deploys some of the most advanced technology available today in its battle against domestic terrorism, the drug trade, and organized crime. As a result, JSO is saving taxpayers millions of dollars.
Mike Williams retired from service in July 2014 as the appointed Director of Patrol and Enforcement, where his commitment to reducing and preventing crime involved managing a budget of more than $100 million and the 1000-plus sworn patrol officers who protect our great city.
Mike has accomplished a lot during more than 23 years with the JSO. Throughout his ascent to the department’s top tier of executive management, Mike Williams has never forgotten that the agency’s success depends on all officers listening to the community they serve. He is constantly in search of how to best address criminal activity that threatens our quality of life.
Mike Williams demonstrated his readiness to lead the JSO when he:  led a nationally recognized SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) Team identified and implemented programs to better fight sexual predators and offenders developed narcotics and gun crime fighting units considered by state and federal agencies to be among the best law enforcement “partners” on complicated cases  worked closely with government agencies to secure our Seaports and their enterprises and advanced JSO’s commitment to training for the bomb squad and dive team, resulting in both specialties now nationally recognized for their training expertise.




Rotaract News!  - Rotaract meets at River City Brewing Company on the second and fourth Thursdays.




Satellite Club News! - Satellite meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month! Upstairs at San Marco Indochine. 5:30pm social and 6:00pm meeting.
For more info visit our Facebook Site: Rotary Satellite Club of South Jacksonville

June Speakers
Monday, June 13 – Ju'Coby Pittman - Clara White Mission
Monday, June 27 -- Senator Aaron Bean – Florida Senate District 4
Aaron Bean was elected to the Florida Senate in 2012, re-elected without opposition in 2014, and is currently serving his second appointment as chair of the Health Policy Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Commerce and Tourism, Fiscal Policy, Judiciary, Regulated Industries, and Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.


Satellite Project:
May Project Summary - Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive - A Great Success
Final PB&J Drive Total

100 - jars of Peanut Butter
64 - jars of Jelly
  8 - jars of Mixed 



Great Job-thanks to everyone who participated!



Club Happenings!


Tayla's Year with us is Ending - Come and meet us for the Send Off at JIA!


July 6th - come for the send off!


We will meet at JIA around 10:00am on July 6th to say goodbye to Tayla.  It has been a fast and fun year and we will all miss her!  More details to follow.









Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville - Upcoming Events:
June 28, 2016 - Hail & Fairwell party- Epping Forest



This Year's Club Charity Recipients ...
This year's charity recipients include The Caden Project, Safe Harbor, BASCA, Family Promise, Heartfelt Ministries, Children's Home Society, Women's Center of Jacksonville, The Bridge, K9's for Warriors, Cathedral Arts Project, All Saints Early Learning, Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center and Guardian ad Litem.

 



Week 49 Rotary Minute... Our District Governor's Message: 


Did you know that Rotary has official media channels including a YouTube channel? You can find a wealth of Rotary themed videos you could use during your next club event or to share with a prospective member.  Video subjects range from Polio, to the recent Seoul convention, to one of my favorite videos promoting Rotarians, called “We’re Rotary – There’s No Limit to What We Can Do.” 

Expand your Rotary world by joining a Fellowship and start making your plans to meet members of your Fellowship at the next convention in Atlanta on June 10-14, 2017. Registration for the 2017 All Star Conference and Rotary International Convention is now open. The convention in Atlanta will be one of the largest, if not the largest, conventions in the history of our organization.  Complete details about the packages and a link to register can be found on our District website or on the All Star Conference website,
http://allstarconference.org/.


Conference Notes:
• 2017 District 6970 All Star Conference will be held in Atlanta on Thursday and Friday prior to the International Convention. We are the only District in the Rotary world to combine conference and convention.
• A limited number of hotel rooms have been set aside for District 6970 at the Atlanta Sheraton (Downtown), the location of the All Star Conference.
• Registration opened May 28th.  The price for both the conference and convention will be $600.
• Find all the details regarding the fun and festivities scheduled for June 8-14, 2017 in Atlanta, GA.  at the All Star Conference website,
www.AllStarConference.org.
• Still have questions?  Send an email to allstars@rotary6970.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
June 16-19: RYLA @ University of North Florida
June 30: All remaining contributions to The Rotary Foundation are due for 2015-2016 Rotary year

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

Yours in service to Rotary,
Fel
Fred“Fel” Lee
District Governor 2015-2016

June 7, 2016


Lunch is served at Noon, Meeting begins at 12:30pm
Welcome Mike Balanky
President and CEO of Chase Properties Inc.

Chase Properties Inc. is a company that specializes in the Brokerage, Acquisition and Development of income producing properties. Chase Properties' exceptional portfolio includes a diversified mix of multi-family communities, modern and upscale retail and other mixed-use commercial products.

Mr. Balanky has a strong background in land development, land acquisition, and construction. By combining the knowledge obtained from retail, commercial and residential developments Chase Properties has created a company that prides itself on incomparable success by carefully selecting only the best locations to develop. All of the properties that have the Chase Properties name attached to them are Class A land locations.

Some of Chase Properties developments include Deerwood Lake at Tinsletown, San Marco Place Condominiums, Kings Avenue Station, Palm Cove Marina and many others.

Michael is a “Third Generation” Jacksonville native with strong ties in both the business and non-profit community. He is a frequent speaker on the real estate circuit and a founding member of the Jacksonville chapter of the Urban Land Institute.

In addition, Michael is Principal and Co-Founder of Triage Management Services, Inc. This company is a Third Party Administrator that manages a national network of the finest credentialed contractors who perform restoration services for insurance companies and their insured’s. 


Trivia Questions of the Week!
1. Which are there more of in the United States: people, or house pets?
2. Can you name three sports in which the participants move backwards most of the time in attempting to win?
3. Who was the first female justice on the US Supreme court, and which U.S. President appointed her to that position?
4. One of the world's greatest athletes, this Olympic winner was known for her outlandish running clothes. Her 1998 death was unexpected. Who was she?
5. She is the best-selling female recording artist in history. Ten #1 pop hits and over 60 million albums sold highlight her career. What is her name?
Answers at the bottom.

Rotaract News!  - Rotaract meets at River City Brewing Company on the second and fourth Thursdays.

The First Coast Rotaract Club has selected their new board for the 2016-17 year. Welcome Tony Brazil as the new president and thank Jennifer Suharmadji, outgoing president, for a job well done.

Rotaract has had interesting programs throughout the year. The latest featured Chris Register who is the Director of Rowing for the Stanton Riverbank Rowing organization. It offers high school students an opporunitity to learn about rowing and to compete for college scholarships in the sport.

Satellite Club News! - Satellite meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month! Upstairs at San Marco Indochine. 5:30pm social and 6:00pm meeting.

For more info visit our Facebook Site: Rotary Satellite Club of South Jacksonville 

June Speakers
Monday, June 13 – Ju'Coby Pittman - Clara White Mission

Monday, June 27 -- Senator Aaron Bean – Florida Senate District 4
Aaron Bean was elected to the Florida Senate in 2012, re-elected without opposition in 2014, and is currently serving his second appointment as chair of the Health Policy Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Commerce and Tourism, Fiscal Policy, Judiciary, Regulated Industries, and Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.

Satellite Project:
May Project Summary - Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive - A Great Success

Final PB&J Drive Total

100 - jars of Peanut Butter
64 - jars of Jelly
  8 - jars of Mixed 



Great Job-thanks to everyone who participated!

Club Happenings!

Alhambra Dinner Theatre Night!


A fun night of fellowship, great dinner and entertainment.  A great opportunity to socialize with other members and to also meet potential new members.  

Excellent representation by our Rotaractors and Satelliters.  We appreciate the great support they showed for this event!

Many Thanks to Craig and his great staff for ensuring an enjoyable night and show!


Graduation Time!
Congratulations to PP Dean and Laurie Scott on Emily Ann's Graduation.  She is off to Seminole Territory in Tallahassee.  Definitely another Divided House...








Tayla's Year with us is Ending - Come and meet us for the Send Off at JIA!


July 6th - come for the send off!


We will meet at JIA around 10:00am on July 6th to say goodbye to Tayla.  It has been a fast and fun year and we will all miss her!  More details to follow.









Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville - Upcoming Events:
June 28, 2016 - Hail & Fairwell party- Epping Forest

Week 48 Rotary Minute... Our District Governor's Message: 


June is Rotary Fellowships month. There are over 60 Fellowships such as wine, cooking, cycling, flying, golf, motorcycling, photographers and even beer. Each year at the Rotary International Convention these Rotary Fellowships meet and socialize at their booth within the House of Friendship. 

So expand your Rotary world by joining a Fellowship and start making your plans to meet members of your Fellowship at the next convention in Atlanta on June 10-14, 2017. Registration for the 2017 All Star Conference and Rotary International Convention is now open. The convention in Atlanta will be one of the largest, if not the largest, conventions in the history of our organization.  Complete details about the packages and a link to register can be found on our District website or on the All Star Conference website, http://allstarconference.org/


Special early bird rates are being offered but you must register before June 6 in order to maximize your savings as a result of the fantastic promotion being offered by Rotary.

Conference Notes:
•    2017 District 6970 All Star Conference will be held in Atlanta on Thursday and Friday prior to the International Convention. We are the only District in the Rotary world to combine conference and convention.
•    A limited number of hotel rooms have been set aside for District 6970 at the Atlanta Sheraton (Downtown), the location of the All Star Conference.

•    Registration opened May 28th.  The price for both the conference and convention will be $525 through June 6th, at 6 pm, when the price will go up $75.
• Find all the details regarding the fun and festivities scheduled for June 8-14, 2017 in Atlanta, GA.  at the All Star Conference website, www.AllStarConference.org.
•  Still have questions?  Send an email to allstars@rotary6970.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS:

June 16-19: RYLA @ University of North Florida
June 30: All remaining contributions to The Rotary Foundation are due for 2015-2016 Rotary year

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

Yours in service to Rotary,
Fel
Fred“Fel” Lee
District Governor 2015-2016

Trivia Questions Answers:
(1) About 20% more pets than people (2) Tug Of War, Backstroke, Rowing or Crew (3)  Sandra Day O'Connor (appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1981) (4)  Florence Griffth Joyner (5)  Whitney Houston

May 31, 2016

No Lunch Meeting on May 31st...
See you at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre!
 June 1, 2016, 6:00pm

Blithe Spirit - This Broadway and West End favorite comedy follows the tale of socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites an eccentric medium and clairvoyant, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his annoying and temperamental first wife, Elvira after the séance. Elvira makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles’ marriage to his second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost. Written by Noël Coward, this is a funny and endearing show.


6:00pm - Social and Happy Hour • 7:00 pm - Dinner • 8:00pm - Blithe Spirit

.....Remembering those who gave their lives for.....
.....this country on Memorial Day.....

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces.  The holiday, which is observed every year on the last Monday of May, was formerly known as Decoration Day and originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the war.  By the 20th century, Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who died while in the military service.  It typically marks the start of the summer vacation season, while Labor Day marks its end.

Many people visit cemeteries and memorials, particularly to honor those who have died in military service. Many volunteers place an American flag on each grave in national cemeteries.

Annual Decoration Days for particular cemeteries are held on a Sunday in late spring or early summer in some rural areas of the American South, notably in the mountain areas. In cases involving a family graveyard where remote ancestors as well as those who were deceased more recently are buried, this may take on the character of an extended family reunion to which some people travel hundreds of miles. People gather on the designated day and put flowers on graves and renew contacts with relatives and others. There often is a religious service and a picnic-like "dinner on the ground," the traditional term for a potluck meal in which people used to spread the dishes out on sheets or tablecloths on the grass. It is believed that this practice began before the American Civil War and thus may reflect the real origin of the "memorial day" idea.

Memorial Day is not to be confused with Veterans Day; Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving, while Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans.

Rotaract News!  - Rotaract meets at River City Brewing Company on the second and fourth Thursdays.

Satellite Club News! - Satellite meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month! Upstairs at San Marco Indochine. 5:30pm social and 6:00pm meeting.

For more info visit our Facebook Site: Rotary Satellite Club of South Jacksonville 

June Speakers
Monday, June 13 – Special Agent Carrie McNamara – Navy Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
Carrie McNamara has been a Special Agent for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service since 2002. With NCIS, she has been stationed in Dubai, UAE and Cairo, Egypt and has traveled throughout the Middle East to include Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Israel. In previous appointments she has traveled to Central America and the Caribbean and has deployed multiple times to Haiti. She is currently the forensics specialist for the Southeast region.

Monday, June 27 -- Senator Aaron Bean – Florida Senate District 4
Aaron Bean was elected to the Florida Senate in 2012, re-elected without opposition in 2014, and is currently serving his second appointment as chair of the Health Policy Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Commerce and Tourism, Fiscal Policy, Judiciary, Regulated Industries, and Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.

Satellite Project:
May Project - Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive

Final PB&J Drive Total

58 - jars of Peanut Butter
31 - jars of Jelly
  8 - jars of Mixed 
  5 - cans of Tuna
  1 - crackers

Great Job-thanks to everyone who participated!


From The  Board
The following candidate is being presented for your consideration into membership: Donald Griffith (stage name Jack O'Brien).  His sponsor is Les Loggins and his classification is Communication-Radio Talent/Sales.  Anyone having an objection, please submit it in writing to the Board within ten (10) days.


May 20th - Tayla's Birthday Party Pics


Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville - Upcoming Events:
June 28, 2016 - Hail & Fairwell party

Week 47 Rotary Minute... Our District Governor's Message: 


The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) team still has six slots open for aspiring high school leaders during their June 16th through June 19th upcoming leadership event at the University of North Florida. The RYLA students will be packing meals for Stop Hunger Now as one of their service projects. They are in need of donations to support the project.

DGE Marshall and a contingent of 35 District Rotarians will soon travel to the 2016 RI Convention in Seoul Korea. We wish them safe travels and look forward to hearing about all their Rotary experiences. Speaking of RI Conventions, the next RI Convention will be June 10-14, 2017 in Atlanta Georgia!  DGE Marshall has started our district’s preparation and recently announced the following details during our District Assembly:
•    2017 District 6970 All Star Conference will be held in Atlanta the Thursday and Friday prior to the International Convention. We are the only District in the Rotary world to combine conference and convention.
•    A limited number of hotel rooms have been set aside for District 6970 at the Sheraton Downtown, the location of the All Star Conference.

•    Registration will open May 28th.  The price for both the conference and convention will be $525 through June 6th, when the price will go up $75.
• Find all the details regarding the fun and festivities scheduled for June 8-14, 2017 in Atlanta, GA.  at the All Star Conference website, www.AllStarConference.org.
•  Still have questions?  Send an email to allstars@rotary6970.org.

Information about the special offer and attending this once in a lifetime event will be posted on the home page of our District website prior to May 28th at
www.RotaryDistrict6970.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
May 28 – June 1: Rotary International Convention in Seoul, Korea
June 16-19: RYLA @ University of North Florida

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

Yours in service to Rotary,
Fel
Fred“Fel” Lee
District Governor 2015-2016

May 24, 2016

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



Welcome Honorable Cheryl Grymes
Duval County School Board
The Honorable Cheryl Grymes is a Jacksonville native who is passionate about our community and public education. For more than 25 years, she has been involved in public schools from many perspectives and believes significant change and reform are needed to assure a quality education for all students. Ms. Grymes is a graduate of Wolfson High School and received a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of North Florida and an executive nonprofit management certificate from Georgetown University. She became involved in the public school system as the mother of four daughters who graduated from public schools. She served as the district’s PTA president and was elected to the School Board in 1992 for two terms, where she served as chairman and vice-chairman. As the executive director of the Alliance for World Class Education, she worked with top-level business executives to assist with developing leaders and improving efficiency within the business operations of the district. Ms. Grymes also helped transition the Alliance into the Jacksonville Public Education Fund. Currently, she is the vice president of development for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida, an organization that places caring adult mentors in the lives of children facing adversity. Over the past years, Ms. Grymes has served on numerous boards and commissions. Her current volunteer activities include serving on the Jacksonville Chamber Education & Workforce Development Committee and the Education Practices Commission. She serves as a community coach through the Nonprofit Center and provides mentoring and resources to nonprofits within the community. Her favorite volunteer activity is being with her little sister through Big Brothers Big Sisters. She lives with her husband Warren, and they have four daughters, two sons and two grandsons.

Rotaract News!   
Rotaract meets at River City Brewing Company on the second and fourth Thursdays.

Satellite Club News! Satellite meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month! Upstairs at San Marco Indochine. 5:30pm social and 6:00pm meeting.

For more info visit our Facebook Site: Rotary Satellite Club of South Jacksonville 
Monday, May 23 ~ Sally Suslak - Owner, Traditions Realty; Past President of NE FL Realtors & Brokers Association

 Satellite Project:
 May Project - Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive
Please bring in jars of Peanut Butter and Jelly to support this exciting project.

PB&J Update Status

51 - jars of Peanut Butter
31 - jars of Jelly
  8 - jars of Mixed 
  5 - cans of Tuna
  1 - crackers
We need all you can bring this month! This is the final week of collection for this project.




May 20, 2016 Happy Birthday Tayla!

Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville - Upcoming Events:
June 1, 2016 - Alhambra Dinner Theatre Event - Blithe Spirit!

Blithe Spirit - This Broadway and West End favorite comedy follows the tale of socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites an eccentric medium and clairvoyant, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his annoying and temperamental first wife, Elvira after the séance. Elvira makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles’ marriage to his second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost. Written by Noël Coward, this is a funny and endearing show!   Book your table now!

Week 46  Rotary Minute... Our District Governor's Message:  

I am going to focus this week’s Rotary minute on giving kudos to Rotarians throughout our District. This past weekend was a busy time for our District with many clubs conducting fundraising events, our 2016 District Conference & Assembly, Stop Hunger Now event and the Rotary Charity of the Day at the Players Championship.
Yes, I am going to say it, we had Fun, Food & Fellowship along with some great training at the conference & assembly. Thanks to each Rotarian involved with the conference & assembly, you each made a large impact on the success of the weekend.
Thank you to all the Rotarians, Rotaractors, Rotexes, Interactors and guests that helped pack over 50,000 meals for our District-wide Interact Stop Hunger Now initiative.
Last, I am grateful for the 40 Rotarians, including some of our Satellite club members, who spent the entire day on Friday decked out in Rotary gear to provide tournament attendees with information about Rotary and our District. Over 25,000 pieces of information were provided.

For additional Rotary information and events visit the district website at www.RotaryDistrict6970.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
May 28 – June 1: Rotary International Convention in Seoul, Korea
June 16-19: RYLA @ University of North Florida

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

Yours in service to Rotary,
Fel
Fred“Fel” Lee
District Governor 2015-2016