Mayor Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry is a native Floridian, husband, father, Jacksonville business owner and civic leader. He is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of The University of Florida.
From 1994 to 2002, he practiced as a Certified Public Accountant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the world’s largest accounting firm, where he was a Senior Manager in the Jacksonville office. In 2002, he became a job creator when he co-founded a Jacksonville based professional services firm, ICX Group Inc. (ICX), providing finance and accounting consulting, executive recruiting and staffing services.
Lenny is currently the CEO of ICX and has since co-founded sister companies that provide various information technology consulting and managed technology services.
Lenny is and has been actively involved in a number of local and state civic organizations.
He is immediate past chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and a South Jacksonville Rotarian.
He has served as a Jacksonville Symphony Association Board member, a Southside United Methodist Church Finance Committee member, and as a “Bigs in Schools” big brother with Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
He was a Jacksonville Housing Commission Board member, a Commissioner of the Florida State Boxing Commission, and a Junior Achievement Board member.
He has also served as the Vice-Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, and continues to serve as State Committeeman for the Duval County Republican Party.
Lenny and his wife Molly live in Jacksonville where they are raising their three children; Boyd, Brooke and Bridget. Their children attend Jacksonville public schools, and Molly and Lenny are active members of the school community. Lenny and his family attend the Southside United Methodist Church.
From 1994 to 2002, he practiced as a Certified Public Accountant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the world’s largest accounting firm, where he was a Senior Manager in the Jacksonville office. In 2002, he became a job creator when he co-founded a Jacksonville based professional services firm, ICX Group Inc. (ICX), providing finance and accounting consulting, executive recruiting and staffing services.
Lenny is currently the CEO of ICX and has since co-founded sister companies that provide various information technology consulting and managed technology services.
Lenny is and has been actively involved in a number of local and state civic organizations.
He is immediate past chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and a South Jacksonville Rotarian.
He has served as a Jacksonville Symphony Association Board member, a Southside United Methodist Church Finance Committee member, and as a “Bigs in Schools” big brother with Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
He was a Jacksonville Housing Commission Board member, a Commissioner of the Florida State Boxing Commission, and a Junior Achievement Board member.
He has also served as the Vice-Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, and continues to serve as State Committeeman for the Duval County Republican Party.
Lenny and his wife Molly live in Jacksonville where they are raising their three children; Boyd, Brooke and Bridget. Their children attend Jacksonville public schools, and Molly and Lenny are active members of the school community. Lenny and his family attend the Southside United Methodist Church.
A Note from Your Board
Tayla arrived Sunday August 9th from Brazil.
Candid Lunch Shots...Don't Miss Out!
Enjoying Lunch and conversation with fellow members
Our Club in Action!
Tayla Introduced herself to the Rotary Club....
We are in need of another host family
1. The host family needs to live in Duval County
2. The host family needs to be able to pass a security/background check
3. It is preferred that the host family have at least one child attending high school in Duval BUT this is not mandated
4. The student can share a room but must have their own bed (airbeds and sleeping bags will not suffice)
5. Our club provides an allowance for the student and their family provides additional spending money. The family is responsible for room and board
6. Rotary prohibits families being paid for hosting our students
We need your help and we need it urgently. PLEASE step up and host.
Help us ensure our club is able to operate our Rotary Youth Exchange program in accordance with Rotary principles and the 4-Way Test.
Please contact PP Vicki-lynne (Vicki-lynne.Gloger@bmcjax.com ) or Patti (Rotaryexecsec@aol.com) if you can personally host or if you have a friend or acquaintance who can
South Jax Rotary is gearing up for its 2015-16 Rotary Oratory Competition
Help Raise Scholarship Funds For the Rotary Oratory Competition Through Our GoFundMe Account
The Rotary Oratory Competition committee has been working hard to conduct another outstanding event for our area high school seniors. The final event will be held February 18. We are currently in the stage of raising funds to pay for the scholarships. We would like to encourage friends, family and business associates to make a tax-deductible donation for the project by going to GoFundMe.com/gt3tm8.
You can also help generate scholarship funds by going on to your Linkedin account and sending out a message about the GoFundMe donation. We already have a message you can just cut and paste into your Linkedin message box. Just ask Bill Langley (blangley@med-scribe.com) to e-mail you the message.
There are several ways to sponsor:
Through Our GoFundMe Account ......... GoFundMe.com/gt3tm8
Rotary Oratory Competition $20,000 Title Co-Sponsorship
Rotary Oratory Competition $1000/$500 Scholarship Sponsor
Rotary Oratory Competition $3,000 Regional Sponsor
Make check payable to Rotary Club of South Jacksonville Charities, Inc.; P.O. Box 47546; Jacksonville, FL 32247. Funds will be used for scholarships, charity donations and related costs. For more information, contact Rotary project chair Les Loggins at (904) 699-6578 or email glloggins@gmail.com.
Last Speech Competition Finals at UNF (Feb, 2015)
Our Governor's Message:
Week 6 Rotary MinuteOn August 11th, the Africa continent marked one full year without a single case of polio. Yet this progress, momentous as it is, is still fragile. As long as polio exists in the two remaining endemic countries of Pakistan and Afghanistan, the virus still has the potential to spread and to spark new outbreaks.
Now, more than ever, we must rededicate ourselves as Rotarians to finish the Polio fight. I hope you have made plans to attend the August 15th Be a Gift to the World seminar to hear the personal story of Ramesh Ferris, a 35 year old Polio Survivor who is continuing the fight to eradicate this disease. The seminar will be held at the Thrasher-Horne Center in Orange Park starting at 8:00am.
Would you like to be a founding member of a Rotary Fellowship? Rotary Fellowships are independent groups of Rotarians and Rotaractors who share a common passion. Past President Ed Book and Past District Governor Wes Eubank are looking for Rotarians interested in assisting with the formation of a proposed “Rotary on Pins” Fellowship, a fellowship that will engage new generations and Rotary youth programs via Rotary pins and memorabilia. Information about this new fellowship and other fun programs will be available during our seminar.
Ian H.S. Riseley, of the Rotary Club of Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, is the Nominating Committee’s selection for President of Rotary International in 2017-18. He will become the president-nominee on October 1st if no other candidates challenge him.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
October 10th: Interact Summit
November 22nd: 2015 National Immunization Day Tour
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
Fred “Fel” Lee
District Governor 2015-2016
Rotary International District 6970
