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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.

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.

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)

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

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.

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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

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.

Our January community service event took place on Saturday the 31st at DLC Nurse & Learn. DLC is the beneficiary for this year’s Black Tie, Blue Jeans Gala. We had a great turnout to help cleanup the center doing yardwork, carpet cleaning and painting with help from the Bishop Kenny Interact club.

View Toni’s gallery of photos from the event in our photos section and become our contact on Flickr.

Our next social even will be a roller skating party with the Beaches Rotaract on Sunday, March 1st from 6-8pm at the Skate Station in Orange Park. All potential and current members are welcome to attend. It’s a pot luck. Please email Lucy Bravo if you haven’t received the Evite.