The Civic Affairs Committee is actively bringing candidates to SBMC so that you can take part and influence this year's elections.  We have a series of upcoming candidate forums including candidates for the School Board on June 13, July 11, and July 25.  Several candidates are running for each of the three open School Board seats and each forum will present all the candidates for one of those three open seats.  While everyone remains focused on the economy and restoring job growth, education remains a critical issue of importance.  As City Council President Designate Bill Bishop explained to us recently, the School Board is independent from City Council.  Therefore, it is critically important that we have the very best leadership on the School Board to ensure a top quality education for our children that prepares them to enter the work force.  

Separately, on June 27, 2012, we will host the three candidates for Florida Senate District 4 which encompasses all of Nassau County and most of Duval County with the exception of the urban core.  Representative Mike Weinstein, former representative Aaron Bean and attorney Wyman Duggan have all confirmed their attendance for this event.  We encourage your attendance and participation in each of our candidate forums.  If you have questions for the candidates, please forward those to Civic Affairs Co-Chair Paul M. Renner at [email protected] in advance of the event so that we can incorporate your questions.

The 17th Annual Latitude 30 Youth Achiever Program Charity Golf Classic presented by the Southside Business Men's Club was a tremendous success.  My big THANKS and CONGRATULATIONS to the 2012 Golf Committee for having the BEST Golf Tournament in our Club's history!  Because of the committee's hard work, support of our sponsors and players, we raised a record amount of $20,250 and the new high has been set...

I am overwhelmed with great Pride, Joy and Gratitude.  I appreciate everyone who contributed to our major fund-raising event this year and I would like to personally THANK our SPONSORS:

Brent Brown and Philip Alia - LATITUDE 30 - TITLE

Steven Frisch - Certified Steak & Seafood Company - Corporate

Belinda Mitchell - Crystal Pool Service

Zach Sherman - Pest Guard, Inc.

Crump Kirby - GT Leasing

Jay Cann, Jr. - Kwikprint Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Hank Duckworth - Duckworth Construction Company

At last Wednesday's meeting we saw a show of hands from members who had either done business with guests of other members or had brought guests that did business with other members and almost everyone raised their hand. The same would have been true about guests participating in volunteer opportunities that benefit the club and all of us. Doing business and volunteering with one another is a beautiful thing but it pales in comparison to the potential of doing business with all the other contacts of all the other members. When you bring a guest, be sure that our members get a chance to meet them. Also, when you see someone else with guests, go out of your way to show them why we are not only the most prestigious civic club in Jacksonville but also the friendliest. I look forward to meeting many of your friends and seeing them sworn in as new members in the coming months.

Scott Schilbrack,

2012 SBMC Membership Chair

Meet-A-Member -- June 14, 2012

Sharks Social -- June 16, 2012

Golf Outing -- June 22, 2012 SOLD OUT

Fishing Trip -- June 30, 2012 SOLD OUT

Daytona International Speedway Coke Zero 400 - July 7, 2012

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