Thursday April 23 is our bi-monthly membership meeting. Our guest speaker for the evening is Bonnie Barnes, Executive Director of North Florida Land Trust. She is a former business owner in Jacksonville, FL for 14 years in advertising, marketing and public relations, and now uses those talents to help northeast Florida conserve critical undeveloped lands in seven counties.
Bonnie is a graduate of Harvard’s Executive Leadership program and a recent MBA graduate of Jacksonville University. Bonnie is a Leadership Jacksonville alumni and is in this year’s Regional Leadership Academy. Last year, she was chosen to be a participant in a year-long national Environmental Leadership program out of Washington, DC and recently completed that course.
In 2000, she was “Small Business Leader of the Year” for the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. Bonnie serves as Secretary to Theatre Jacksonville Board and is an Advisor for Keiser University.
Our craft talk will be presented by Rotaract member Adrian Delaney.
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Posted on April 20th, 2009 by Kevin Basarab
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The 2009 Black Tie and Blue Jeans Gala was held Saturday at the downtown library. A $21,000 check was presented to Developmental Learning Center Nurse & Learn.
Don’t forget our membership meeting is this Thursday at the Haskell Building on Riverside Avenue. Our guest speaker will be Tax Collector Mike Hogan.
View photos from the 2009 Black Tie and Blue Jeans Gala
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Posted on March 22nd, 2009 by Kevin Basarab
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If you have unsold Gala Tickets please bring them to the Gala with you on Saturday night. If you need to purchase tickets don’t forget you can still do so either online or contacting a Rotaract member.
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Posted on March 18th, 2009 by Kevin Basarab
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Jerry Spinks will be speaking at our membership meeting on Thursday, March 12. Mr. Spinks is currently the president of the Jacksonville Historic Society and has been involved with the Merrill House Restoration Committee, moving and restoring the St. Nicholas train station and moving and restoring the Gray’s Hotel at New Berlin.
Mr. Spinks is also actively involved with the Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society, Jacksonville council of the Navy League, Riverside Avondale Preservation, Riverside Fine Arts association and the West Jacksonville Rotary Club.
In addition to Mr. Spink’s many current services he has previously served on the Jacksonville Downtown Historic Preservation taskforce, the Jacksonville HIstoric Preservation Commission and the Ribault Clubhouse Restoration taskforce.
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Posted on March 9th, 2009 by Kevin Basarab
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At our membership meeting Thursday evening (2/26) we distributed tickets for members to sell. If you didn’t get your tickets or need more to sell please let Kevin Basarab know sending him an e-mail to kbasarab@gmail.com. You can pick up tickets and/or flyers at The Florida Times-Union building at One Riverside Avenue during workdays or arrange to meet somewhere else around town. Send an e-mail and get your tickets.
If you do not have tickets yet you can still sell. Tickets are available here at jaxrotaract.org and can be charged via Credit Card.
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Posted on February 27th, 2009 by Kevin Basarab
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At our membership meeting tonight (Thursday, 2/26) we will be distributing Gala tickets for members to sell to Rotary Clubs and individuals. During the meeting our guest speaker will be Lucretia Miller - Duval County Public Schools Teacher of the Year 2008. Stick around after and attend dinner at Five Guys Burgers in Five Points and help raise money for our Black Tie, Blue Jeans Gala. Mention DLC or Rotaract at Five Guys anytime between 4-10 and Five Guys will contribute money towards the Gala and DLC.
We look forward to seeing you at the membership meeting and dinner at Five Guys afterwards. For more information e-mail info@jaxrotaract.org.
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Posted on February 26th, 2009 by Kevin Basarab
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Our next membership meeting on Thursday, February 26 will feature Lucretia Miller - Duval County Public Schools Teacher of the Year 2008. She has been an educator for eight years in Duval County, and is the Media Specialist at Chaffee Trail Elementary School.
Her expertise are incorporating technology into lessons by developing electronic resources for use in the classroom. She has thoroughly enriched her students educational experience by designing a library website with links and information, of which she has received awards for her world-wide recognition of the website.
In her words:
“To be the heart and hub of the school, the school community and stakeholders must view the school media center as vital – where there are an abundance of current, quality resources to teach each of the standards, interesting literature for students to escape into, a welcoming environment in which to think, absorb and learn and a qualified school library media specialist to tie it all together and be the catalyst for higher-level thinking and increased student achievement. I am proud to say that this reflects the school library at Chaffee Trail” (Miller 1)
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Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by Kevin Basarab
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Help raise money for our Black Tie, Blue Jeans Gala after our membership meeting on February 26. Dinner will be at Five Guys burgers in Five Points. Rotaract will come after the meeting and we will be distributing a flyer at the meeting. With the flyer our gala beneficiary - DLC Nurse & Learn, will receive 20% of the bill. In addition to that we’ll receive 10% off the total revenue from the evening for the gala. Our goal is to raise $1,000 for DLC with this event.
How can you help? Come to the Rotaract membership meeting on February 26 and come to dinner after the meeting at Five Guys. If you can’t make the meeting you can still come to dinner and help raise money for DLC.
Five Guys Burgers
1620 Margaret St
Jacksonville, FL 32204
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Posted on February 13th, 2009 by Kevin Basarab
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We have our membership meeting tonight (Thursday, 2/12) at the Haskell Building downtown at 6 p.m. As always anyone is welcome to attend. Our speaker for the night will be Chrissy Congro,talking about our upcoming Black Tie, Blue Jeans Gala.
We will be attending the JU-UNF game at the Veterans Memorial Arena after the meeting in place of dinner. Admission is $5 per person. We hope to see you there. See below for complete agenda.
Welcome and Introductions
Pledge of Allegiance
Guests & Visiting Rotarians
Rotary Minute: Bill Laird - Southpoint Biker Blast
Rotary’s Infant Mortality Project (Feb 23rd)
Club Business
Inductions
Craft Talk - Blythe Duckworth
Officer and Committee Chairperson Reports
Community Service
February - Silent Auction Item collection
Club Service
JU vs. UNF basketball game (Tickets are $5)
Beaches Rotaract Valentine’s Day Singles Mixer
Five Guys Burgers charity night for DLC
Disco Roller Skating Party
Treasurer Update
Guest Speaker – Chrissy Congro, Gala Chair
Good and Welfare
Adjournment
Motto: “Service above self. He profits most, who serves best.”
DATES TO REMEMBER
- Friday, February 13th- Beaches Rotaract Valentine’s Singles Mixer - Seawalk Hotel, 7-10pm
- Thursday, February 26th- Membership Meeting (Five Guys charity night after meeting)
- February 21st and 28th- Silent Auction Item Collection
- Sunday, March 1st- Disco Roller Skating Party at Skate Station in Orange Park
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Posted on February 12th, 2009 by Kevin Basarab
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If you are looking for something to keep you busy this week than look no further. Wednesday some of us are watching the Duke-UNC college basketeball game at Sneakers on Baymeadows. Starts at nine and we’ll be there until the game ends.
Thursday night is our membership meeting at the Haskell Building. Starts at 6:00 and features Chrissy Congro speaking about this year’s Black Tie, Blue Jeans Gala. After the meeting we will be attending the JU-UNF basketball game at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
Finally, Friday night we are invited to attend to the Beaches Rotaract Valentine’s Singles Mixer. Its taking place at the Seawalk Hotel rooftop bar from 7-11 Friday evening.
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Posted on February 9th, 2009 by Kevin Basarab
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The Rotaract Club of Florida's First Coast meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at 6 pm at Haskell in Riverside. Every meeting features an outside speaker, meeting business, and usually dinner afterward at a local restaurant.
Even if you can't make the meetings, there are plenty of other opportunities to get involved. From after-work or weekend community service projects to fun outings, there is much to choose from in the Rotaract Club of Florida's First Coast.
