The Rotaract Club of Florida’s First Coast is pleased to invite you and your friends to a Wine Tasting on January 27th from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Come sample a variety of flavorful wines presented by Riverside Liquors while networking with devoted members of this award winning club.

For those not preferring wine, beer, soda, and bottled water will be provided with light snacks for all to enjoy. Afterward, please join us for dinner, location to be determined.

The wine tasting will be held at the Haskell Building located at 111 Riverside Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32202. Admittance to this networking social is free of charge, so come out and have a great time!

Feel free to invite people you think would be interested in joining Rotaract!!

ABOUT ROTARACT

Rotaract Club strives to develop and enhance its member’s commitment to the community and his or her own personal growth. Community service activities mixed with social opportunities encourage members to learn to
work – and to play – as an individual and as team, facilitating collective growth.

To find out more on how to become a member visit our website at www.jaxrotaract.org. We’re also on Facebook as Rotaract of Florida’s First Coast.

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Gala Update: Confirmed date is Saturday, June 4th in the Modis Building lobby from 7-11 p.m. Bi-monthly gala committee chair meetings begin on Thursday, February 3rd

Budget Update: All membership dues paid; projected expenses on track through rest of fiscal year

Community Service: Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens on January 15th from 9 a.m. to noon

Club Service: Kate Wallace to schedule a happy hour event at Skyline Cafe (located in Bank of America building) during late January/early February. Also plan a social outing at Latitude 30 during March Madness

International Service: Rotary METS Savannah trip April 9th through 10th

Guest Speaker: John Delaney, former Mayor of Jacksonville and UNF President

Dinner location: Hurricane Grill and Wings in San Marco

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UNF President and former Jacksonville mayor John Delaney will speak at Rotaract’s first meeting in 2011.  Join us this Thursday, January 13^th to hear about John’s work at UNF, including doubling the University’s endowment and leading the largest construction spree in its history.

The Rotaract meeting starts at 6pm at the Haskell building in Riverside.

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Jo Anne McKinney, Co-founder and President of the Big Fun Box, will speak at Thursday’s meeting, December 9th.  The Big Fun Box is the beneficiary of Rotaract’s 2011 Black Tie and Blue Jeans Gala, and we’re very excited to raise funds to sponsor 1,000 Big Fun Boxes.

The Big Fun Boxes are filled with toys and games, and distributed to children in hospitals around the country.  For more information, visit the Big Fun Box website.

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Erik Dellenback, VP of Marketing for the Gator Bowl Association will speak at the Rotaract meeting this Thursday, November 18th.  The Gator Bowl Association’s mission is to provide Northeast Florida with the very best in college athletics and related activities in order to maximize positive impact on the area’s economy, national image and community pride.

Please join us on Thursday to hear about the positive impact the Gator Bowl has on Jacksonville.  Rotaract meets at 6pm at the Haskell building at 111 Riverside.

Our next meeting will return to our regularly scheduled 2nd Thursday of the month, December 9th.

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Rotaract’s November meeting has been moved to the third Thursday of the month, November 18th.  There will not be a meeting on the 11th, or on Thanksgiving.

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Daniel Gilham will speak at the Rotaract meeting on Thursday, October 28th about the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville.  The World Affairs Council is a non-partisan, non-profit organization whose mission is: To promote understanding of the world and its people and to engage citizens of Northeast Florida in becoming better informed participants in the global community.

Daniel serves on the board of the Council, and is active in the Council’s Young Professionals Program. 

Please join Rotaract at the Haskell building at 6pm for our regular meeting and to hear Daniel speak.

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This week’s guest speaker is Jerry Holland, Supervisor of Elections for Duval County.  Supervisor Holland first took office in March of 2005 as the result of a special election and was re-elected for his first four-year term in March, 2007.  He will share interesting information about the Supervisor of Elections office and all of the services it provides to the citizens of Duval County.  He will also provide a nonpartisan overview of the six proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the 2010 general election ballot.

This is a great opportunity to hear rare, first-hand insight on both the history and future of the elections process in Duval County, as well as across the State of Florida.   You won’t want to miss this informative discussion, just in time for what is sure to be a historical November election!

Please join us at the Haskell Building in Riverside at 6pm to hear Supervisor Holland speak at Rotaract’s meeting.

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Diann Catlin will be speaking at our next membership meeting on September 23rd, at 6pm in the Haskell building at 111 Riverside. Diann is a teacher of etiquette, and this Thursday she will speak on “Courting your Client: Winning your client’s heart using polished business etiquette!”

Diann recently published an etiquette book titled, “Whatever Happened to Nice,” and will have copies available for purchase at the meeting. “Whatever Happened to Nice” is a small etiquette book crammed with business and social etiquette, and includes many of her favorite stories.

Please visit Diann’s website at lessonsinetiquette.com.

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Chris Verlander, former chairman of the Gator Bowl Association Committee will speak this Thursday at Rotaract’s membership meeting. Join us Thursday at 6pm at the Haskell building in Riverside.

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