South Jacksonville Rotary Welcomes Steve Piscitelli

Steve Piscitelli

Steve Piscitelli is a recognized teacher, author and workshop facilitator. Whether delivering a conference keynote address, facilitating a day-long retreat for employees, or helping students understand the choices they make, Steve draws on his years of classroom and professional development experience to connect with his audience. His publications reflect his belief in the importance of personal responsibility and individual initiative.

His high-energy sessions combine interaction and practicality with music and humor in such a way that participants leave with practical strategies they can begin using immediately.

Steve, a tenured professor, has earned degrees from Jacksonville University , The University of North Florida, and The University of Florida. He has been recognized for his effective teaching style with awards at the school, county and international level. Steve also has served as the Chair of his college's Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

· Author.  Steve has written and published eight books. His latest is Choices for College Success (Pearson Education, 2011).  He has also written, recorded, and produced two full-length CDs.  The most recent release is Find Your Happy Place! (2010).

·  Teacher. Steve has three decades of direct (face-to-face) classroom experience. He has taught at the middle school, high school, and college level.  As a tenured professor, Steve knows the importance of connecting with the people in front of him.


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Member Birthdays

Aug 16: PP Gary Wilkinson

Aug 18: PE Jim Lanahan

Aug 20: PP Hobart Joost

Partner Birthdays

Aug 16: Linda (Bob) Uible

Aug 18: Gail (Dinkins) Grange

Aug 18: Paul (Joy) Hardaker

Aug 19: Sandy (PP James) Chansler

Anniversaries

Aug 15: Doug & Carol Matthews

Aug 17: Ken & Patti Wilson

Member Makeups

North Jax: Marcus

Drewa, PP Jerry

Hanks

Deerwood: PP

James Chansler

Bartram Trail: PP

James Chansler

Downtown: PP Gary

Wilkinson

Visiting Rotarians

& Guests:

San Marco

Members joined us

to hear the District

Governor; Chris

Bouton and

Lauren Hopkins

were also our guests.

District Foundation Seminar

Do you remember the day you joined Rotary?

Do you remember the day you became a Rotarian?

Don't forget the District Foundation Seminar, will be held on

Saturday, August 20, at the Thrasher-Horne Center in Orange

Park from 8am-2pm. It will be a highly informative half-day

session that includes continental breakfast and barbecue

lunch. The Club pays the cost and hopes you will attend and

enjoy the program. Ramesh Ferris from India will speak-for

those who missed him at the District Conference this past

May, his story is quite compelling and he is a wonderful

speaker.

Join your fellow Rotarians from around our district (and there

are 62 clubs in all) and get engaged!

Board News

The following candidates have been approved by the Board for your

consideration into membership:

Lauren Hopkins, sponsored

by Bob Massey, Jr. Lauren's

classification is Non-

Profit/Children's Services

Greg Anderson, sponsored

by Rick Morales. Greg's

classification is

Finance/Banking-Community

Banking

Chris Bouton, sponsored by

Bob Massey, Jr. Chris'

classification is Finance/Banking-Business Development

Anyone having any objections, please submit them in writing to the Board

within ten (10) days.

Tara Wildes will be on a leave of absence through Dec 2011.

After careful consideration and a great deal of discussion, the Board

unanimously decided to suspend our Gingerbread "G9" project. The Board

has tasked the Fund-raising committee (Joel Batten Josh Krehbiel, Mary

Goldsmith) to come up with three new ideas to carry us forward. The Board

has expressed their appreciation to our long standing partners, Ronald McDonald House, HabiJax, and the Jacksonville Historical Society. Your

Board also sincerely thanks all members who have put so much passion

into the project. We look forward to your full support as we move forward to

our next endeavor!

PP Judge Harvey Schlesinger and RADM Byron Fuller have been reelected

to honorary membership for the year 2011-2012.

LAST MEETING

Pledge & Prayer: PP Vickilynne Gloger

Introductions: PP Mike Darragh

Craft Talk:

Speaker: DG Clint Dawkins

Future Rotary Events

Aug 20: District Foundation

Seminar

Nov 4, 5, 6: Blue Angels

100th Anniversary at NAS JAX

Nov 7: Rotary Cub of

Jacksonville hosts a Golf &

Tennis day at Timuquana to

support their Centennial

project

Nov 25: Salvation Army Bell

Ringing - Publix at 9A &

Baymeadows

Member News

Martha Bogdan, the CEO of the American Lung Association of the

Southeast, has been appointed to the Florida Bar Citizens Forum. The

forum is an advisory group of 12 citizens who provide feedback on plans

and programs and advise the Bar.

Eight physicians from the Florida Radiation Oncology Group (A.K.A.

FROG) won the highly coveted Patients’ Choice Awards. Our own Doug

Johnson, was among the winners of this very special award. The "FROG"

Docs provide consultation and radiation treatment planning, external beam

therapy, brachytherapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, therapeutic radioisotope

administration, research protocol administration and, ongoing care and

follow up for adult and pediatric patients with a variety of malignant and

non-malignant conditions.

Congratulations!