Tuesday, July 9, 2013
WE MEET RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY
Lunch begins at noon - Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m.]
Harlan Bost
2013-2014 President
South Jacksonville Rotary Club
Harlan Bost was born and raised in North Carolina and received a BS in Forestry from NC State University. He moved to Jacksonville in 1988 and has sold building materials to builders for nearly ten years. Harlan and wife, Patty, bought Florida Custom Marble, Inc. (FCM), a cultured marble vanity top and tub manufacturer, in 1997. The solid surface facility was added in 2002. In February 2007, Florida Custom Marble, Inc. opened the stone counter top fabrication facility.
Harlan is President of Florida Custom Marble, Inc. and is very active with several community and trade associations, including the: Northeast Florida Builders Association and The Marble Institute of America.
Harlan enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, and working on remodeling projects.
President Harlan will lead the first club meeting of the Rotary year and he will outline our club's goals for the new year.
Harlan is President of Florida Custom Marble, Inc. and is very active with several community and trade associations, including the: Northeast Florida Builders Association and The Marble Institute of America.
Harlan enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, and working on remodeling projects.
President Harlan will lead the first club meeting of the Rotary year and he will outline our club's goals for the new year.
Industry Talks
Rotary began in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois. Paul Harris invited three friends to explore
his idea that he had been developing for several years.
The idea - a club of business
and professional people who could and should be friends. Harris was a lawyer, his friends were a coal
dealer, mining engineer and merchant tailor.
The aim of the first Rotary Club was the encouragement of friendship,
fellowship and mutual assistance. It is
significant that each of the first members of Rotary was a comparative stranger
from a small town who had come to the great metropolis of Chicago to go into business.
An "Industry Update
Talk" is an original idea to help members stay current with trends in all
represented professions and businesses.
It is also an opportunity for the club to learn information about you
that isn't on a resume or C.V. and to inform the club about your job in your
industry, business or profession.
There is no set format for an
Industry Update talk. The following
outline may help you organize your presentation to make it informative and
interesting.
1. Our goal is to learn more
about changes in each member’s business or profession.
2. Focus solely on an issue
in your particular industry - not on yourself or your specific role. For example, an Architect could address what
is driving the current housing resurgence.
A Banker could share what the Dodd-Frank regulation means to the banking
industry. A member in a related field
may want to give us the effect of the Affordable Care Act on the Medical
Profession or its effect on the Health Insurance Industry
3. Describe what's happening
in your industry. Members are always
interested in what is changing or what you see is changing from an historical
view of your business or profession.
4. Please remember to keep
your presentations POLITICALLY NEUTRAL.
Charity Recipient
Congratulations to this year's South Jacksonville Rotary Club Charity Recipient, Episcopal Children's Services.
Surprise Visit
PP Vicki-Lynne & Rod enjoy a surprise visit from their youngest grandson. Fun time!
Literacy Mentors Wanted!!!
South Jacksonville Rotary Club is seeking Literacy Mentors for the Kindergarten class at San Jose Elementary School for the upcoming school year. The goal is to have 10 mentors. Training will be available in August. Contact Richard Dow - (904) 955-9966 rdow53@msn.com
In the Community (or on the tube!)
PP Odette Struys was seen for more than 8 "Live" TV hours in June on WJCT's 50th Anniversary Auction. She co-hosted the show with Mandarin Rotarians Jim Akers and Gary Saltzgiver, working alongside downtown Rotary's Michael Boylan (CEO of WJCT). Guest hosts who worked with PP Odette include Charles Griggs (Dept of Health) and Mike Goldman (Dept of Transportation) see photo above.
Photo's from June 25th Meeting
More Photo's from the Hail & Farewell
