February 4, 2014

We meet at River City Brewing Company

Lunch at 12:00pm - Meeting at 12:30pm

Don M. Fox
CEO, Firehouse of America, LLC

Don Fox is Chief Executive Officer of Firehouse of America, LLC, in which he leads the strategic growth of Firehouse Subs, one of America’s leading fast casual restaurant brands. Under his leadership, the brand has grown to more than 730 restaurants in 39 states and Puerto Rico, and is recognized as one of the best franchises in the country. Don sits on various boards of influence in the restaurant community, and is a respected speaker, commentator and published author. He was recognized by Nation’s Restaurant News as 2011’s Operator of the Year. In 2013, he received the prestigious Silver Plate Award from the International Food Manufacturers Association (IFMA), and was recognized by FastCasual.com as the No.1 Executive in the fast casual restaurant community. 

SAVE THE DATE

YUKA'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Please join us for an evening social event to celebrate Yuka’s (our Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) inbound student from Japan) Birthday!!  This is a great opportunity to meet Yuka, introduce Yuka to American culture (“a Birthday Party”-this will be her FIRST) and to socialize with fellow Rotarians.

When:  Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Time:  Doors Open @ 6pm, Food Ready @ 6:30pm

Where:  The Woods Community Clubhouse (near Hodges & Atlantic)
What to Bring:  Please bring a side dish to share* (meat & dessert will be provided)

*If you prefer to bring paper goods or a beverage, please contact Robyn or Leandra.

Please feel free to bring a guest.  RSVP is required for entrance at Guard Gate. Please sign the RSVP list during the 1/28 or 2/4 meeting or email Robyn at sandri@jea.com. 

PLEASE NOTE - Yuka has NEVER had a birthday party in her entire life!  Please join us to make this a very special birthday week for Yuka (actual birthday is Friday, February 14th).

Attention Club Members - Bring in your wedding photos 

The Social Committee is requesting wedding photos of club members. We'll be having a slide show as we celebrate Valentine's Day on Tuesday, Feb 11, so plan to bring your spouse to the meeting.  Please send photos to Robyn Watson no later than Friday Feb 7^th via email sandri@jea.com or to Patti at rotaryexecsec@aol.com.  

News from the Board

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the following members as your officers for 2014-15:  Vice President/Pres Elect  is David Bissell; Sec/Treas is Jason Burnett; Sgt at Arms is Chris Bouton.  Congratulations to these fine members who said "YES" when asked.

Minutarian Update, Week 31

Rotarians of 6970,

Rotary International President Elect, Gary Huang, unveiled next years Rotary theme last week in San Diego, ‘Light Up Rotary’. Our own District Governor Elect, Percy Rosenbloom and his wife Betty, were in attendance for the full week of training. Percy stated after hearing President Elect Gary’s speech, “you could feel your heart thumping, it was very exciting”.
Gary is a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan and will take office this July 1^st.
Last week, over 200 people witnessed ground breaking ceremonies for a new Community Health Outreach Center on Timuquana Road, in Jacksonville. This clinic has operated out of a small, older building for many years. Offering dental, health, and other services for the under served, needy families of the area, it’s time for a new home. Much of the fund raising and procurement of in-kind materials and services for this $2 million dollar project, are being spearheaded by the Rotary Club of North Jacksonville and other area Rotary Clubs. If your club needs a project or just wants to help, contact North Jax Rotarians,
Rotary Has A Heart and there will be feeding projects going on all over our District on February 14^th. Please remember to let District Governor Nominee Designate Marshall Butler, know what your club is doing to play a part in this great project.

Thanks so much,

Engage Rotary, Change Lives

 

Vicki-Lynne Receives the The Frank Sherman Award

The Frank W. Sherman-Service Above Self Award was established in honor of our Charter President and sponsored by the American National Bank.  An Annual award given to a Rotarian in the greater Jacksonville area who has demonstrated service to Rotary, his/her business or profession and community; selected by a committee appointed by the President and approved by the Board.  This year's winner is PP Vicki-lynne Gloger.

Award Committee Chair, Maureen Gartland (left) presents a crystal ice bucket to this year's Frank Sherman Award winner, PP Vicki-lynne Gloger

Photos from 1/28/2014 Meeting
  
Welcome our newest member, Will Torres

January 28, 2014

WE MEET AT RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY
Lunch at 12:00pm - Meeting at 12:30pm 

Rotary Club of South Jacksonville's FOUNDER'S DAY

The meeting on Tuesday, January 28th, is the club's annual meeting to celebrate the founding of our South Jacksonville Rotary Club, its members, and the announcement of the honoree of the special Frank Sherman Award - named after South Jacksonville's charter President.

Frank was well known in Jacksonville as the founder of banking on the south side of the St. John's River.  People considered it "Frank's Folly", opening a business in the sparingly developed Southbank.  At the time he opened his business off King Street, it was still necessary to use the ferry to cross the St. Johns River. 

Frank was a true self-made man who started as a doorman at the St. James Hotel (previously located on the site of the current City Hall) and was one of the first Red Cross Lifeguards at Jacksonville Beach.  His photograph and name are still visible in the makeshift museum inside the Red Cross Lifeguard building at Jacksonville Beach.  A deeply religious man, Frank helped to establish San Marco's first Methodist Church and paid for its large pipe organ which his wife, Helen (an accomplished pianist and organist), played every Sunday well into her late 80's.  

Frank and Helen Sherman left $16 million to Emory University's Candler School of Theology to provide full scholarships for students working towards a  Master's Degree in Theology for many years to come.  In 1997, there had been 540 Sherman Scholar graduates.  Bishop Hunt stated at his funeral, "Frank is in heaven, and now heaven is a busier place."

Don't miss this fun and lively Founder's Day.  And, as always, consider bringing a guest.  Let them hear what the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville is all about.

SAVE THE DATE

YUKA'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Please join us for an evening social event to celebrate Yuka’s (our Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) inbound student from Japan) Birthday!!  This is a great opportunity to meet Yuka, introduce Yuka to American culture (“a Birthday Party”-this will be her FIRST) and to socialize with fellow Rotarians.

When:  Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Time:  Doors Open @ 6pm, Food Ready @ 6:30pm

Where:  The Woods Community Clubhouse (near Hodges & Atlantic)

What to Bring:  Please bring a side dish to share* (meat & dessert will be provided)

*If you prefer to bring paper goods or a beverage, please contact Robyn or Leandra.

Please feel free to bring a guest.  RSVP is required for entrance at Guard Gate. Please sign the RSVP list during the 1/28 or 2/4 meeting or email Robyn at sandri@jea.com. 

PLEASE NOTE - Yuka has NEVER had a birthday party in her entire life!  Please join us to make this a very special birthday week for Yuka (actual birthday is Friday, February 14th).

CONGRATULATIONS!

On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, The Rotary Club of South Jacksonville held it's second annual speech competition.  Six intramural contest winners from the following high schools participated in the contest:  Bishop Kenny, The Bolles School, Douglas Anderson, Episcopal School, Stanton Prep and Wolfson High School.  

Erik Sampayo, Bishop Kenny; Ru Miles, Wolfson High School; Pres Harlan Bost; Summer Cuevas, Douglas Anderson; Desirae Lee, Stanton Prep; John Michael Currie, Episcopal School; Garrett Bennett, The Bolles School; and Doug Matthews, Event Chair

  And the winners are........

Doug Matthews (Event Chair), John Michael Currie, Ruski (Ru) Miles & Desirae Lee

1st prize scholarship $2000 - John Michael Currie, Episcopal School
2nd prize scholarship $1000 - Desirae Lee, Stanton College Prep
3rd prize scholarship $500 - the remaining 4 students each receive this prize
 
In the Community

In November 2013, members of the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville participated in the annual Salvation Army's annual bell ringing drive.  Total raised = $432.18.  Thanks to all club members who participated in this event!

Minutarian Update, Week 30

This past Friday, I had the pleasure of witnessing the power of networking and The Rotary Foundation. Our Orange Park Sunrise Club, held their weekly meeting at the Northfork Leadership Center & Girl Scout Camp, in Middleburg. On a clear and crisp morning, they dedicated a dock at the camp. Built from the partnership of Rotary, private enterprise, the Girl Scouts and our Rotary Foundation, it was a wonderful event. Because of the docks terrific design, it will enhance the camp experience for thousands of kids and adults, able bodied and physically challenged alike. This project is an example of your Rotary Foundation dollars, and Rotary partnerships at work.

Did you know you can add upcoming club events to the District Calendar, on the District Website? Send them in to our Webmaster, Howard Kelly. His contact info is on the site.
 
Rotary Has A Heart, our District and Zone wide hunger project for the week of February 14th has incredible things being planned by our clubs. Let’s do our part to put food on an empty plate, and fill an empty stomach. Engage your Rotaract and Interact Clubs to help! If your club still needs an idea, email me or DGND Marshall Butler. We can help!
 
Thanks so much,
Engage Rotary, Change Lives  
District Governor Art

January 21, 2014

WE MEET AT RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY

**** Note - There is No Lunch Meeting
We Will Meet At Dinner
6 pm - 7 pm Social Hour
7 pm Dinner and Speech Contest

Our meeting on Tuesday, January 21 will be an evening dinner at River City Brewing for the Speech Competition.  

We will have a social hour beginning at 6 pm (cash bar) with dinner beginning at 7 pm.

      This is a social event and an excellent opportunity to bring partners, friends and prospective members.

     

      Each Rotary Member in attendance will be a judge and have a vote in the selection process for one of the six participating high school students from Bishop Kenny, Bolles, Douglas Anderson, Episcopal, Stanton and Wolfson.

 A BIG THANK YOU FOR DICTIONARIES

     The 3^rd grade students at Spring Elementary were so excited to receive their very own dictionaries. Some of our students have never received a book of any sort that they could call their own. We here at Spring Park would like to thank you and your team for providing our 3^rd grade students with dictionaries and taking an invested interest in our students' education. The affect  those dictionaries will have on our students will last a life time. Again a sincere thanks for investing in our students here at Spring Park Elementary.

     N'Deeo Hicks

     Assistant Principal

       Spring Park Elementary

Continuing with our January Rotary Awareness Month theme, allow me to offer a suggestion that may impact membership. It’s a simple twist on recycling. Please take those Rotarian Magazines we all get every month, and once you’ve read it from cover to cover, place it in the office of a local professional. When any of us visit our doctor, dentist, veterinarian, they have kindly provided us with reading material to keep us occupied while we wait. Why not include Rotarian Magazines in that neatly placed pile? Better yet, include your business card, or the ‘Please Visit our Rotary Club’ Cards available from RI, stapled inside. You could also put a handwritten note on the inside with a number to call for more information on local Rotary. For those cynics out there, and yes there are many, it might not work. So what, it’s free, and at a minimum it spreads the name of Rotary. Give it a try.

Two quick reminders, sign up soon for the next RLI, Orange Park, February 1st. Go to the rlitraining.org website to sign up.
RYLA club commitments are open and ongoing as well. More information on both of these opportunities can be found on the District Website.

Thanks so much,

Engage Rotary, Change Lives