Calendar of Events

January 26, 2016

Lunch is served at Noon, Meeting begins at 12:30pm



Rotary Club of South Jacksonville's FOUNDER'S DAY CELEBRATION
It was September 13, 1954 that the matter of a second Rotary Club in Jacksonville came up in discussion. There was not universal agreement on the matter but there was universal agreement that any action should be deferred for at least another month. Four weeks later the Rotary Club of Jacksonville went behind closed doors to debate the need for a second Rotary club in the city. The debate was said to be spirited.

A proposal was on the table to "cede that portion of the city and tributary territory lying south of the St. Johns River to a Rotary Club of South Jacksonville. However, the club reserved the right to admit members from that territory whose business, executive duties or professional activities are wide in scope, and without affecting the status of any present member of the club."

Thus the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville was formed on a vote of 126 to 62 which reached the requisite two-thirds vote needed to change the club charter.  

 Our meeting on Tuesday, January 26th, is the club's annual meeting to celebrate the founding of our South Jacksonville Rotary Club, its members, and the announcement of the honoree of the special Frank Sherman Award - named after South Jacksonville's charter President.

Frank was well known in Jacksonville as the founder of banking on the south side of the St. John's River.  People considered it "Frank's Folly", opening a business in the sparingly developed Southbank.  At the time he opened his business off King Street, it was still necessary to use the ferry to cross the St. Johns River. 

Frank was a true self-made man who started as a doorman at the St. James Hotel (previously located on the site of the current City Hall) and was one of the first Red Cross Lifeguards at Jacksonville Beach.  His photograph and name are still visible in the makeshift museum inside the Red Cross Lifeguard building at Jacksonville Beach.  A deeply religious man, Frank helped to establish San Marco's first Methodist Church and paid for its large pipe organ which his wife, Helen (an accomplished pianist and organist), played every Sunday well into her late 80's.  

Frank and Helen Sherman left $16 million to Emory University's Candler School of Theology to provide full scholarships for students working towards a  Master's Degree in Theology for many years to come.  In 1997, there had been 540 Sherman Scholar graduates.  Bishop Hunt stated at his funeral, "Frank is in heaven, and now heaven is a busier place."

Don't miss this fun and lively Founder's Day.  And, as always, consider bringing a guest.  Let them hear what the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville is all about.

 Joe Miller will offer a lively and informative program about the history or Rotary and our club.


 Rotaract News-Change of Meeting Location
Rotaract meets at River City Brewing Company on the second and fourth Thursdays.
Satellite Club News!

Satellite meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month! 
  • The satellite speaker on Feb 8 will be Rotary 6970 DG Fel Lee 
For more information - Visit the new Facebook Site:

Rotary Satellite Club of South Jacksonville

Regional Oratory Competition's are under way...
The Rotary Oratory Competition got off to a great start at the Westside Rotary Club with Stevin Smith from Paxon School For Advanced Studies winning the first Regional.

As a note, Dwight James, from Douglas Anderson, who was one of the Westside regional contestants who did not win, sent Les Loggins the following email:
"Thank you Mr. Loggins Sir. It was a pleasure and honor to present in front of great Rotarians today. Seeing all of your faces motivates me to keep going no matter what! I wish you and Rotary all the more continued success!"

Warm regards,
Dwight James III
Writer and Orator
Pres Bob Hyde with Stevin Smith - Winner of West Jacksonville's Regional Competition
 
All the Speakers did an excellent job!

The remaining Regional Finals are as follows:
Monday – Jan. 25 – St. Augustine

Tuesday – Jan. 26 – Orange Park

Wednesday – Jan 27 – Fernandina

Tuesday - Feb 2 - Southside
 
The Rotary Oratory Competition has just invited seniors from 45 public and private high schools throughout the First Coast to participate in researching, writing and presenting a speech about Jacksonville’s greatest assets.

Winners from each of the Rotary club competitions will move on to the final event being held on February 18 at the Adam Herbert UNF Conference Center with a chance to win the Grand prize. 

On Tuesday, February 2, we will be hosting a regional competition among students from several High Schools.  Each school will be bringing 8 guests including the student who will give the speech.  Please be sure to welcome them to our meeting so they feel comfortable.

As you know our club has raised the funds to support this project through generous contributions from our sponsors.  All Rotarians and their guests in attendance are judges and will use a scoring rubric to vote for their favorite speech.  The winner will be announced before the end of the meeting. 

Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville - Upcoming Events:
Social Opportunity...

South Jacksonville Rotary Club and Satellite Club Social
Irish Whiskey, Bourbon and Scotch tasting  


WHEN: Thursday February 25th.
TIME: 5:30 arrivals, 6:15 start tasting
WHERE: The Blind Rabbit ---- 901 King St, Jacksonville, FL 32204



Irish Whiskey, Bourbon and Scotch tasting.  Three of each types of the drinks mentioned will be displayed and talked about by the vendors. They will provide homemade chips for the group and we can add additional appetizers.
The cost will range $25-$35 depending on the number of people.  We may opt for additional food.  The venue will hold 40 comfortably, and we can rearrange if need be. 

RSVP to Randy Gordon at rgordon4824@yahoo.com.
Service Opportunity of February...


The Undie Campaign
Dignity U Wear provided brand new clothing to over 200,000 people in need last year. Underwear is the most requested item. To provide more people with basic human dignity and to meet the incredible need, Dignity created The Undie Campaign.

DONATION REQUEST: During the month of February 2016, please bring BRAND NEW socks and underwear to any meeting. We will collect and donate them to Dignity U Wear for those who need them most!

SERVICE EVENT: In addition, we have an opportunity for nine (9) club members to volunteer to sort clothing: Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 9am – 12pm.
Contact Robyn Watson if you are interested in volunteering!


Stay Tuned... more service events coming soon!

February 18, 2016 Final event for the Rotary Oratory Competition
March 5, 2016 from 9am - 12p Dignity U Wear Event

Our Club In Action at Last week's meeting....
 January 18th Speaker - Julie Shafer, Baptist Healthy Living Centers




Leslie Redd's Craft Talk



Enjoying Craft Talk and Lunch


Meeting Facilitator - PE Jason Burnett

Les Loggins discusses the Oratory Speech Contest Activities










                     
Week 29 Rotary Minute... Our District Governor's Message:  



 Registration is now open to all Rotarians for Parts 1, 2, 3 and a Graduate Class (GC) for the next District 6970 Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) that will be held Saturday, February 20, at the Orange Park Campus of St. Johns River State College.  Some of the interesting topics that will be discussed during class sessions include: Membership Engagement, Analyzing Your Rotary Club, Strategic Planning, Service Projects, Effective Leadership Strategies and the History of Rotary. The Graduate Class topic this semester will be on The Rotary Foundation. See our district website for the link to register for a class. Registration deadline is February 9th. 


Drum roll please, we did it!  The clubs in Rotary District 6970 raised over $90,000 for PolioPlus through our partnership with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars won the Rotary Game Day against Indianapolis (probably helped by all the positive Rotary energy in the crowd), Clubs in Rotary District 6970 won by raising just over $90,000 for PolioPlus, local children, families, and military won as beneficiaries of over 350 donated tickets to the games this year, and most importantly...... with the Bill & Melinda Gates match, $270,000 will go towards the fight to END POLIO!  This is the most ever raised in any of our Club/District fundraising activities for PolioPlus. A special thanks to Brad Fain our Jaguars Liaison, Theresa Smith our Ticket Coordinator & Jaguars partnership coordinator, Patti Chapman for all her backroom work and keeping our numbers straight and PDG Cynde Covington for her overall coordination of the program.


 UPCOMING EVENTS:


January 30, 2016: RYLA Pledge Commitments Due From Clubs
 February 20, 2016: Rotary Leadership Institute – St. Johns River College - Orange Park
May 13-15, 2016: District Conference and District Assembly in St. Augustine
Yours in service to Rotary,

Fel

Fred“Fel” Lee




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January 19, 2016

Lunch is served at Noon, Meeting begins at 12:30pm



Welcome Julie Shafer, Healthy Living Centers

Julie Schafer is a manager at Baptist Health and oversees the Y Healthy Living Centers and the Jewish Community Alliance's Wellness Connexion.  She received her Bachelor’s degree from Miami University of Ohio in Exercise Science and Health Studies, and a Master of Public Health degree from University of North Florida. 

Prior to joining the Baptist Health team in 2014, she spent eight years with Brooks Rehabilitation, one of the leading rehabilitation networks in the U.S. She established an award-winning Stroke Wellness Program during her tenure at Brooks, which was operational in eight YMCA facilities in four counties and replicated for persons living with brain injury and Parkinson’s in Northeast Florida. Julie also has extensive experience in care coordination initiatives, health education, corporate wellness, and has taught as an adjunct professor in the Brooks College of Health at University of North Florida for four years. 



Rotaract News-Change of Meeting Location
Rotaract will be meeting back at River City Brewing Company (NOT Hightide Burrito) on the second and fourth Thursdays starting with the meeting of January 14, 2016



Satellite Club News!

Satellite meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month!



The next meeting will be held on January 25th at Indochine in San Marco.
The speaker will be Robin Watson from Year-Up


Year Up seeks to close the Opportunity Divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. We achieve this mission through a one-year, intensive training program that provides low-income young adults, ages 18-24, with a combination of hands-on skill development, college credits, and corporate internships.


  • The satellite speaker on Feb 8 will be Rotary 6970 DG Fel Lee
 






For more information - Visit the new Facebook Site:
Rotary Satellite Club of South Jacksonville 
  
Service Opportunity of February...

The Undie Campaign
Dignity U Wear provided brand new clothing to over 200,000 people in need last year. Underwear is the most requested item. To provide more people with basic human dignity and to meet the incredible need, Dignity created The Undie Campaign.

DONATION REQUEST: During the month of February 2016, please bring BRAND NEW socks and underwear to any meeting. We will collect and donate them to Dignity U Wear for those who need them most!

SERVICE EVENT: In addition, we have an opportunity for nine (9) club members to volunteer to sort clothing: Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 9am – 12pm.
Contact Robyn Watson if you are interested in volunteering!


Stay Tuned... more service events coming soon!
February 18, 2016 Final event for the Rotary Oratory Competition
March 5, 2016 from 9am - 12p Dignity U Wear Event

Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville - Upcoming Events:
January 21, 2016 The Lost Art of the Induction - Membership Seminar  6:30p
To register:   https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1632455180681603841



Our Club Members In Action....

Rotary readers Colleen Lanahan Foy, Jim Lanahan and Marian Lanahan starting the week off at San Jose Elementary School


Week 28Rotary Minute... Our District Governor's Message:  



Rotary International General Secretary John Hewko recently announced a service partnership agreement between Rotary and Peace Corps to help enhance our club and district service activities locally and around the world.  By working together with active and returned Peace Corps Volunteers, we can continue addressing Rotary’s six areas of focus while enhancing goodwill, international understanding, and building capacity to address the most pressing community concerns. More information can be found under our district website’s “Opportunity Center.”


Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) will take place again this year on the University of North Florida’s Campus. The event will be held from June 16th through June 19th. Make sure your club sponsors at least one, and preferably two, aspiring high school leaders who will be entering their junior or senior year at the start of the 2016-2017 school year. Pledge commitments from clubs are due on January 30th.
 
UPCOMING EVENTS:


January 30, 2016: RYLA Pledge Commitments Due From Clubs

February 20, 2016: Rotary Leadership Institute – St. Johns River College - Orange Park

May 13-15, 2016: District Conference and District Assembly in St. Augustine
For more on these and all other events in District 6970, please go to www.rotary6970.org.



Yours in service to Rotary,
Fel
Fred“Fel” Lee
District Governor 2015-2016
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January 12, 2016

Lunch is served at Noon, Meeting begins at 12:30pm


Welcome Russ Armistead, CEO UF Health
Russell E. Armistead was named chief executive officer of Shands Jacksonville in 2013.  Armistead has broad experience in academic health center and medical school administration. Since 2004, he has served as associate vice president for finance and planning for the University of Florida Health Science Center in both Gainesville and Jacksonville.  The Health Science Center includes the colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine. The HSC, which is part of UF&Shands, generates approximately $1 billion in annual revenue, with more than 6,000 students and 1,700 full-time faculty across both campuses.
Since March 2012, Armistead has worked closely with Dr. Daniel R. Wilson, vice president for health affairs at the University of Florida and dean of the UF College of Medicine–Jacksonville, on matters pertaining to the faculty practice in partnership with Shands hospital leadership. He has led initiatives to improve profitability, managing financial and planning projects affecting the Jacksonville campus.
“Russ has a long history of effecting change that has led to positive results for our patients and our employees. He was instrumental in leading the recent strategic planning process for the UF&Shands system, which we call ‘Forward Together.’ Our plan sets the vision for our organization as a place where the patient comes first, and where we make careful use of our resources in support of that goal,” Guzick said.
 “The Board of Directors believed we needed someone who could step in immediately in order to further efforts that have already led to significant accomplishments for Shands Jacksonville in the last two years,” DuBow said. “We are confident that his combination of business savvy and experience working in an academic health care setting will help us achieve our financial goals as well as plans for future growth.”
Russ is familiar with all facets of UF&Shands Jacksonville − from finance to clinical operations, patient care, education and research,” Wilson said. “Russ also has the right temperament to be a great CEO. He has consistently good judgment and a quiet wisdom that will lead us well. Russ is a direct, honest and very thoughtful person. I am confident he is the right person for this position of such consequence for UF, Shands and, indeed, the entire region.”
Prior to joining UF, Armistead was president of Armistead Consulting LLC, a North Carolina firm that provided management and consultation services to academic health centers, hospitals and other health care organizations. During this time, he served dual roles at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo – interim executive director of MCO Hospitals and vice president for finance and chief financial officer/treasurer. Efforts focused on revenue enhancement, consolidation and cost reduction, including efficiency and productivity of staff, resulting in the hospitals becoming profitable within a year.
Before starting his consulting firm, Armistead held leadership positions at Wake Forest University School of Medicine over the course of 24 years, including vice president for health services administration and associate dean for administrative services.


Rotaract News-Change of Meeting Location
Rotaract will be meeting back at River City Brewing Company (NOT Hightide Burrito) on the second and fourth Thursdays starting with the meeting of January 14, 2016


Satellite Club News!

Satellite meets the second and fourth Mondays!
The next meeting will be held on is January 11th at at Indochine in San Marco.
The Speaker will be Tayloe MacDonald of the Dolores Barr Weaver Policy Center.
Tayloe represents and promotes the work of the Policy Center to stakeholders, the community and the media. Bringing 15 years’ experience in nonprofit management and business development to the Policy Center, she identifies and develops strategic collaborations that sustain and advance our mission. She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology.




  • The satellite speaker on Feb 8 will be Rotary 6970 DG Fel Lee

For more information - Visit the new Facebook Site:
Rotary Satellite Club of South Jacksonville




The Undie CampaignDignity U Wear provided brand new clothing to over 200,000 people in need last year. Underwear is the most requested item. To provide more people with basic human dignity and to meet the incredible need, Dignity created The Undie Campaign.

DONATION REQUEST: During the month of February 2016, please bring BRAND NEW socks and underwear to any meeting. We will collect and donate them to Dignity U Wear for those who need them most!

SERVICE EVENT: In addition, we have an opportunity for nine (9) club members to volunteer to sort clothing: Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 9am – 12pm.
 



***NEW DATE: Saturday, March 5th from 9am – 12pm
Contact Robyn Watson if you are interested in volunteering!

                      Stay Tuned... more service events coming soon!


Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville - Upcoming Events:
January 21, 2016 The Lost Art of the Induction - Membership Seminar  6:30p
   To register:   https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1632455180681603841
February 18, 2016 Final event for the Rotary Oratory Competition
March 5, 2016 from 9am - 12p Dignity U Wear Event


2016-2018 Board Nominations
PE Jason is pleased to announce the nominations to serve on the Club's Board for July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018:
PP Harlan Bost, Bea Fore, Bill Langley, Jacqueline Rudloff and Robyn Watson.
Nominations are open and will be accepted from the floor at the January 5, 2016 meeting. The Club will hold it's vote at the meeting of January 12, 2016. 


Our Club Members In Action....


Casey Martin presenting South Jacksonville Rotary banner to Daniel Balkudembe, President of the Rotary Club of Entebbe, Uganda

  











Photos from Casey Martin's recent safari trip to Uganda ...


Week 27 Rotary Minute... Our District Governor's Message:  


January is Vocational Service month. The Object of Rotary is a philosophical statement of Rotary’s purpose and the responsibilities of Rotarians. The concept of vocational service is rooted in the Second Object, which calls on Rotarians to “encourage and foster”:
 
• High ethical standards in business and professions
• The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations
• The dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society

As we start the second half of our Rotary year,  join in using your profession or trade with fellow Rotarians, exchange ideas on how to use your occupation and take action to impact each other, your community, your nation and the world !  “All of us have been given so many gifts. Now we have been given this great gift of another year…to take everything we are and can become – and Be a Gift to the World” - Rotary International President Ravi.


UPCOMING EVENTS:
January 30, 2016: RYLA Pledge Commitments Due From Clubs
May 13-15, 2016: District Conference and District Assembly in St. Augustine  
 


For more on these and all other events in District 6970, please go to www.rotary6970.org.

Happy New Year!
Yours in service to Rotary,
Fel
Fred“Fel” Lee
District Governor 2015-2016
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