Tuesday, December 13, 2011
WE MEET AT RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY
Lunch Begins at Noon ~ Meeting Begins at 12:30 pm
Rick Catlett has resided in
Jacksonville since the age of two. Over the past 25 years, Rick has held three
jobs. He spent eleven and a half years as a Senior Administrative Aide under two
different mayors. Then for three years, he was the Executive Vice President of
Touchdown Jacksonville, which was the ownership group that acquired the
Jacksonville Jaguars. For the past eleven years, he has served as the President
of the Gator Bowl Association.
During his tenure at the Gator
Bowl, Rick was elected and continues to serve on the Executive Committee of the
Football Bowl Association. He served as the Chairman for two consecutive years
in 2000 and 2001.
Member News
Rick has
served on numerous Boards and Commissions during his professional career
including the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, the Boys and Girls Clubs
and is currently on the Board of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and
Revive the Pride for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Come and join your fellow Rotary
members for an evening of Holiday tradition with a special performance of A
Christmas Carole at the new Alhambra Dinner Theatre. Ticket
prices are $100 each, $150 per couple, $40 for children 16 years of age and
under.
Members are purchasing tickets at a
brisk rate and including their friends and neighbors. Tickets are
available for sale to anyone you would like to bring...maybe an office staff
party idea or a potential member of Rotary. Please designate your table
and let us know if you would like to purchase multiple tables so we can seat
all parties together.
Corporate
sponsorships are available ~ please contact Jason Burnet at 904-596-0284 or
Jason.Burnett@gray-robinson.com
Board Action
The following candidate has been approved by the Board for your consideration into membership of the club:
Ron Patrick, sponsor is PP Lee Mercier and the proposed classification is Financial Advisor.
Anyone having an objection, please submit it in writing to the Board within ten (10) days.
Member News
The Financial News and Daily Record made mention of
Dr. George Armstrong, as President of Family Support Services, receiving a $100K
donation from the Neviaser Charitable
Foundation.
The page with mention of Dr. Armstrong can be found
at http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=535100
Also, there is an article from the Duval County School System
e-newsletter related to one of our donations to the community this past year; Sandra Kessler's church received the grant to
help Arlington Elementary School.
