Welcome Paul Anderson Chief Executive Officer Jacksonville Port Authority

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

WE MEET AT RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY

Lunch begins at Noon - Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m.

Welcome Paul Anderson

Chief Executive Officer, Jacksonville Port Authority

Paul Anderson joined the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) as Chief Executive Officer in January 2011 after holding a series of high-profile leadership positions in the public and private sectors over the last three decades.

Nominated to the Federal Maritime Commission by President George W. Bush, Mr. Anderson served a five-year term ending in 2008.  A highlight of Anderson’s service included his appointment to the Committee on Marine Transportation, a cabinet-level strategy group responsible for the nation’s seaports and reporting directly to the president.

Most recently, Mr. Anderson worked as a senior fellow in the U.S House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.  Prior to that he, was president of International Oil and Shipping Company of Boca Raton and spent 10 years with JM Family Enterprises. He also served as an advisor to the last two former Florida governors and has been working closely with current Governor Rick Scott on issues and opportunities facing the states’ seaports.

A California native, Mr. Anderson held numerous community leadership positions in the Fort Lauderdale area where he lived for most of the past 25 year before relocating with his wife and son to Jacksonville.

Paul Anderson is a graduate of the University of Florida and completed the Senior Managers in Government program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.  

Tribute to Past President George Linville
at
Navy League (Jacksonville Council) Event

Salute to Veterans

Honors Dinner &

George Linville 

Memorial Prize Drawing

The event will begin at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the Florida Yacht Club, 5210 Yacht Club Road 32210.  Tickets are $40 each.  George's wife Jo Ann will be the guest of honor.  All of George's friends are encouraged to attend. 

Besides the tribute to George, we will be honoring Veterans with short address by former Jacksonville Chief of Military Affairs and Veterans Services Bob Buehn and a Veterans-only drawing (ticket included with dinner price).   Then we will hold the Linville Grand Drawing for 25-30 prizes worth roughly $25,000 total.  Tickets for that drawing are on sale for $10 each, 6 for $50, or 13 for $100. Maximum tickets in the drawing: 5000.  Participation on the Linville Drawing is completely optional, but you could win an 11-day trip for 2 to Europe (you get to choice the cities), $1000 in cash, 50" HDTV, 1 of 2 iPADs, an Amelia Island Golf weekend, etc., etc., etc.  Tickets will be on sale at the event. 

All of George's friends are encouraged to attend and are welcome, especially spouses.  Many non-Veterans will be on hand as well.  Any friend of George is a friend of the Navy League's!

Dinner Menu
Filet of beef tenderloin
herb roasted new potato - rolls
house salad - seasonal vegetable
dessert - iced tea and coffee
Per person $40, Cash bar

RSVP by Nov. 4 to 425-5691. Pay at the door.  Checks payable to Navy League Jacksonville Council or cash. 

Salvation Army Bell Ringing

A call to service.  Help support those in need by signing up the ring the Salvation Army bell.  Salvation Army bell ringing-sign up sheets will be on the tables.  Time slots still available are 2pm-4pm, 4pm-6pm, 6pm-8pm. Dale Malloy is Chair.

 

Last Week.... 

President Odette & Dan Hicken

Memorial Skeet Shoot

The Dan Appelo memorial Skeet Shoot will benefit the Appelo Children's Scholarship fund and will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2011,  Registration begins at 8 am and the Shoot gets started at 9 am.  Lunch and prizes will be available at noon.  The event will be held at the WW Sporting Clays located at 1445 Otis Road.  The event will also include a raffle and a live auction.  Registration forms are available at our check-in table each week at lunch.  This event is being hosted by Coastal Construction Products, Inc. and sponsorships are available.

Come Support Your Team

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

WE MEET AT RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY

Lunch Begins at Noon - Meeting begins at 12:30 pm 

 Welcome Dan Hicken  & Chris Porter
for the
"Florida vs Georgia Debate"
Moderated by 
Richard Miller

GEORGIA FLORIDA FOOTBALL RIVALRY

It’s Florida versus Georgia or Georgia versus Florida weekend, depending on which side you are on. In support of the rivalry, WTLV Sport Director, Dan Hicken, representing the Gators and WTLV Sports Reporter, Chris Porter, representing the Bulldogs will be joining us. Each reporter is dedicated to his team, so the sparks will fly when they analyze which team will have the edge.  The debate will be moderated by Richard Miller, Joe Miller's son.

Represent your team by wearing the team colors.  Also accept the Maury Pilver challenge and bring a guest.  

ROTARY LITERACY PROJECT

"TV.  If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they'll have with twenty-six.  Open your child's imagination.  Open a book."  ~ Author Unknown

Our October 25 meeting will be the final opportunity this fall to either bring books for Books A Go Go, or to make a monetary contribution by speaking to Patti and having the donation billed to your account.  The response so far has been gratifying, with new books in the “Box A Go Go” every week.  Thank you for your help in placing the first book in the hands of a child who will use it as a first step to literacy.

SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGING

A call to service.  Help support those in need by signing up the ring the Salvation Army bell.  Salvation Army bell ringing-sign up sheets will be on the tables.  Time slots still available are 2pm-4pm, 4pm-6pm, 6pm-8pm. Dale Malloy is Chair.

PAST MEETINGS

Welcome Wayne Ezell, Times-Union Editorial Writer

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

WE MEET AT RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY

Lunch begins at Noon - Meeting begins at 12:30 pm

 Meet Wayne Ezell

Wayne Ezell recently became an editorial writer at the Times-Union and was Business Editor at the Times-Union for three years. Prior to that he served as the newspaper’s Reader Advocate (or ombudsman) for three years.

Before joining the Times-Union, he served as publisher of the Winter Haven News Chief, a Central Florida daily then owned by Morris Communications, the parent company of the Times-Union.


Earlier in his career Ezell was editor of the Boca Raton News, deputy managing editor of the Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader, city editor of the Tallahassee Democrat and capital bureau chief for Gannett’s Florida newspapers in Tallahassee.

He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in journalism and received an MBA from Florida Atlantic University. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and formerly active in Rotary.

He and his wife Pat live in Jacksonville.

October 11th Blood Drive Pictures

Skip Booth and David Bissell fill out their paperwork as they 

prepare to donate as phlebotomist Sherri

 keeps things under control!

Joel donating with moral support from our blood Chairperson Lauren as 

phlebotomist, Don, looks on. 

Vic Zambetti getting his free physical before donating blood.

Rotary Literacy Project

Reminder that during the month of October, the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville is partnering with Books A Go Go to provide books to disadvantaged children.  A box for donations will be near the entrance of our meeting area each week in October.  Please donate  new or gently used books. Monetary gifts are also welcome.

Service Project for Rotary Youth Exchange

Help support our Rotary Youth Exchange Student, Rex, as he participates in a service project packaging toiletries for the St. Augustine Shelter. You can help women and children who are victims of violence by donating toiletries such as shampoo, soap, lotion, hair products and sanitizer for these victims.  They can be full sized or the products provided in hotels as long as they are unopened.  Please bring your donation to our October 18th meeting.

A Thank You & Update from Rita Reagin, Film Making in Jacksonville

Since speaking at our October 4th meeting, Rita has followed-up with links for anyone interested in additional information.  Below are the links

http://www.blackangelsovertuskegee.com/ 

www.normanstudios.org 

heritagecenter.org 

 The Maury Pilver Challenge for October 25th

Don't forget the Maury Pilver Challenge!  All retired or semi-retired members, you are being challenged to bring a guest (the person who took your place when you retired or the person who may be taking your place once you retire) to lunch on October 25th.  The sports theme day is a perfect time to invite others to share in good fellowship!   So accept the challenge and bring a guest.

Welcome Our Newest Member 

Meet Greg Anderson!  Greg is the Market Leader at EverBank.  He also serves our community as a member of the City Council.  Greg and Beville live on Iroquois Ave.  Stop by and say hi at next week's meeting.

Welcome W.C. Gentry, School Board Chair

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

WE MEET AT RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY

Lunch begins at Noon - Meeting begins at 12:30 pm

Meet William C. (W.C.) Gentry

W.C. Gentry and his wife Susan are graduates of the Duval County public school system.  Before entering law school, Mr. Gentry taught and coached high school in Jacksonville.  He received his Juris Doctorate magna cum laude from the University of Florida College of Law in 1971 and for over thirty  years has handled trials and appeals in complex litigation, including constitutional issues. Mr. Gentry has been named one of America’s Leading Trial Lawyers by several national and state publications and has been profiled by Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida’s “Top Trial Lawyers”.  From 1995-1998, he was principally involved in representing the State of Florida in landmark litigation against the Tobacco Industry.  Since that time, he has primarily devoted his time to children’s and education issues.  From 2004 to 2007, he served as pro bono counsel to the Florida Senate in successfully defending legal challenges to education appropriations under the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) and worked with legislative leaders and staff in addressing co-teaching and class size reduction issues. 

In 2001, Mr. Gentry became a founding director and later served as Chair of the Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership which is a public-private partnership dedicated to providing high quality, standards based professional development for teachers and leadership training for principals and aspiring leaders.  He was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the State of Florida Council on Education Policy, Research and Improvement  (CEPRI) in 2002 and served as Chairman, 2004-06.  He has been a member of the Board of the Early Learning Coalition of Duval since 2006 and has served on the Executive Committee and as Vice Chair of that organization.  In December 2007, Mr. Gentry was appointed by the Mayor of Jacksonville to Chair the Education Subcommittee of the "Jacksonville Journey" to deal with crime and community issues.  He was subsequently appointed to serve on the Jacksonville Journey Oversight Committee, on which he continues to serve.  Mr. Gentry was appointed by Governor Crist to the Florida Race to the Top Working Group in April 2010, was elected Vice Chair and assisted that group in crafting an MOU among education stakeholders which permitted the State of Florida to submit a successful application for the second round of Race to the Top federal funding.  In June 2010, he was appointed to the State of Florida Task Force on Excellent Teaching and served as Vice Chairman of that task force which studied and made recommendations regarding teacher assessment and evaluation under the Race to the Top grant. 

Mr. Gentry taught at the University of Florida College of Law in 2000.  He is a past Chairman of the Board of Trustees, University of Florida College of Law (2005-07).  In November 2008, Mr. Gentry ran for and was elected to the Duval County School Board and presently serves as Chairman of the Board.  He is a member of the Florida School Boards Association and Chairman of its committee to analyze and identify the elements of a quality education and review state budgetary issues.

Mark Your Calendar October 25th Meeting Sports Theme

Wear your team colors to the October 25th meeting.  Dan Hicken and Chris Porter will be at the meeting to talk about the Georgia/Florida game.  Also "A Challenge" is being issued by Maury Pilver.   All retired or semi-retired members, you are being challenged to bring a guest (the person who took your place when you retired or the person who may be taking your place once you retire) to lunch on October 25th.  The sports theme day is a perfect time to invite others to share in good fellowship!   So accept the challenge and bring a guest.

Blood Drive

A call to service.  Please participate in the Blood Drive on October 11th.  The Blood Alliance provides a safe and adequate blood supply to the regions it serves and is a member of America's Blood Centers, a national network of independent community blood centers responsible for nearly half of the nation's blood supply.

Rotary Literacy Project

"Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations."  Henry David Thoreau

During the month of October, the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville is partnering with Books A Go Go to provide books to disadvantaged children.  A box for donations will be near the entrance of our meeting area each week in October.  New or gently used books are appreciated.  Monetary gifts are also welcome.

Service Project for Rotary Youth Exchange

The Fall Weekend for the Rotary Youth Exchange includes a service project.  The weekend of October 22nd they will be packaging toiletries for a shelter in St. Augustine. The St. Augustine shelter helps women and children who are victims of violence by giving them temporary housing and help finding permanent places to live so that they no longer are abused and beaten.  Many of the women and children escape from abusive situations with no clothes, money or anything but what they are wearing.  They need help with many things, including basic necessities.

We can help by donating toiletries such as shampoo, soap, lotion, hair products and sanitizer for these victims.  They can be full sized or the products provided in hotels as long as they are unopened.