Welcome Joe Miller

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

WE MEET AT RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY

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

Charter Members of the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville

Founders Day

Joe Miller

Rotary Club of South Jacksonville member, Joe Miller, is the guest speaker for Founders Day.

The Rotary Club of South Jacksonville began in 1955.  Its founding club is Florida's First Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Jacksonville.  Pictured above are charter members of the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville.  In the front row are Raymond Alley, Dave Robeson, Ed Abercrombie, Karl Ambrose, Sr., Frank Sherman, George Martin, Charles Campbell, Harold Clark and Harold Ashley.   In the back row are Garnett Johnson, Irwin Cross, Frank McKinley, Gilly Lockwood, Steve Hellmuth, Forrest McGill, Bill Smith, Wil Coates, Cody Skiner, Bob Langley, Larry Payne and John Kirkpatrick.  Charter members not in the picture are Lawrence Pearce, Mackenzie Manson, Henry DuPree, Max Moody and George Buchanan.

Save The Date 

Mark you calendars for March 6^th to see "Driving Miss Daisy" at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre.  Sponsorship opportunities and charity recipients to be named soon.  Tickets on sale.  See Patti to sign up.

Greetings from 

St. Maarten

Although they did not attend the Rotary meeting, PP Jay Plotkin and his father-in-law, PP Harvey Schlesinger could not resist taking a picture with the Rotary Club of St. Maarten's promotional poster to raise funds for special needs children!

Final Score
from the
Orange Bowl

PP Vicki-lynne and husband, Rod, attended the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.  She is a graduate of both NIU and USC Graduate programs.  

To be fair to the FSU fans, she also included a photo of both mascots.  

For the remainder of the bowl season, the chant is "ROLL TIDE"!

Volunteers Requested

If you are interested in introducing any of the upcoming speakers, please contact David Bissell, Program Chair.

Holiday Greetings

Christmas 2012 & New Year's Day 2013

There Is No Meeting

December 25, 2012

or

January 1, 2013

2012 Holiday Meeting

The South Jacksonville Rotary Club held the holiday meeting on December 18, 2012.  Many members brought family and friends to share in the festivities.

President Jim Lanahan & Dean Hinson

President Jim Lanahan called the meeting to order.  Mary Goldsmith lead the club with Pledge of Allegiance and opening prayer.  Patrick Victor introduced visitors and guests.  Among the many visitors and guests was Dean Hinson of the Salvation Army.  Dean gave an update on the donations that were made during the club's "Bell Ringing" event on November 21, 2012.  We collected nearly $700 during our service day.

Past President Ted Johnson introduced the guest speaker, Father Nicholas Lou.  Father Lou is the Pastor of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church in Jacksonville, Florida.  Past President Ted Johnson is a member of Father Lou's church.  Past President Ted shared with the club his respect and appreciation for Father Lou as a Spiritual Leader and Father.  
 

Father Nicholas Lou

Father Lou began with remembering the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.  He used science and biology to illustrate how alike but yet how different we all are.  He encouraged us to make and difference with kindness and he challenged each of us to be a miracle worker.
 
Also Past President Mike Darragh coordinated and lead a special musical event for the holiday meeting.  Several Christmas carols were performed.  The entertainers for the event were Anna Zimmermann, Darron Mitchell, Dayna Osan, Palmer Booth and Past President Mike Darragh.  

Anna Zimmermann was the vocalist.  She attends Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and is South Jacksonville Rotary Club's 2012 - 2013 Inbound Rotary Youth Exchange Student.  

PP Mike, Darron, Dayna, Palmer & Anna

Darron Mitchell played the drums.  He is a student at First Coast and Past President Mike is his mentor.  

Dayna Osan played the violin.  She is a student at the University of North Florida and she is President Jim Lanahan's violin teacher.  

Palmer Booth was on the keyboard.  He is a student at Georgia Tech and he is Ed Booth's son.  


Past President Mike played the keyboard, trumpet and flugel horn. 

Merry Christmas & Happy Yew Year!

Additional Photographs From the Holiday Meeting

Welcome Father Nicholas Louh

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Friends and Family Members Welcome To Join Our Holiday Luncheon
 

WE MEET RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY

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

Meet Father Nicholas Louh

Topic: "Seeing Others Through Eyes of Love"

Father Nicholas Louh will speak to the The South Jacksonville Rotary Club during the Christmas meeting.  Father Louh is the Pastor of Saint John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church in Jacksonville Florida.  He is a Jacksonville native.  He received a Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of North Florida.  He received a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, Massachusetts.  His Doctorate of Ministry was completed at Gordon Conwell Theological School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Reminder there is NO meeting on 

December 25th or January 1st

Happy Holidays!

Save The Date

Mark you calendars now for March 6^th to see "Driving Miss Daisy" at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre.  Sponsorship opportunities and charity recipients to be named soon. Tickets on sale now and will make great Christmas presents.  See Patti to sign up.

 Salvation Army Opportunity

Take advantage of the opportunity to make a contribution to the Salvation Army during the Christmas luncheon, December 18th!

 Club Update

Congratulations to our newly elected club leadership!

Club Officers 2013-2014:

President - Harlan Bost
President-Elect - Bill Jaycox
Vice President - Neil McGuinness
Secretary - Jane Upton
Treasurer - Rick Morales
Sergeant-at-Arms - David Bissell

New Board Members-Term Expires June 30, 2015:

Barry Covington

Bea Fore

Christine Goldsmith

Bob Massey

Dale Malloy

Connie Stophel

Dan Robie

Recap of the November 27th Meeting

Greeter:  Dinkins Grange

The Prayer & Pledge:  PP Lee Mercier

Introduction of Visitors & Guests:  PP Dean Scott

  Membership Drive Update:  Lauren Hopkins

  Introduction of Meeting Theme & Speakers:  Terry Pasket

Guest Speaker: David Brown

David Brown, Chairman, President and CEO of Web.Com spoke to the South Jacksonville Rotary Club about the fast pace change and development in the web, internet, social media, mobile applications, etc.  He shared his experiences and gave some key tips for developing a web site.