SBMC Newsletter

Crump Kirby, 3/3
Charlene Parker, 3/4
David Stringfield, 3/5
Aaron Curtis, 3/6
George Richardson, III, 3/6
Dr. Hugo Orozw, 3/7
George Biastre, Jr. 3/7

Prizes & Raffles

The Hardage-Giddens

Dignity Memorial

Attendance Award,

Sponsored by

John Hamel

$90
No winner last week.

Woody Cooper Award

Sponsored by:

Tom Harris,

$283

name drawn

last

Jeff Fite

50/50

Drawing won by:

Gene Bushor
Jepp Walter

Next Meeting

March 6, 2013

San Jose Country Club

7529 San Jose Blvd

Jacksonville, FL

Lunch Buffet 12:00 pm

$20 Members

$25 for Guest

Invite a Guest

GUEST SPEAKER and UPCOMING PROGRAMS

3/6 Downtown Investment Authority, Wyndham Hotel, Don Harris

Upcoming Programs:

3/13 The Players Championship, Matt Rapp
3/20   YAP
3/27   President JAXUSA and Executive VP Jax Chamber President,
          Jerry Mallot

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Last week we had a great talk from one of very few branding experts in the nation, Jennifer Holland. Her company has done branding for most of the NFL and NBA teams, and locally has been working with The Bolles School to update their brand each year.

We announced that we are having an SBMC Cruise, on September 13th! You can hold your cabin for just $200, details are below. That will be a lot of fun for the attendees! I know I'll be there, hopefully many of you will join us.

We have a LOT of activities coming up, with the Board Retreat next weekend for the new Board Members, and our Youth Achiever's Program in a couple of weeks, and then a Suns Baseball game as well as a TV being given away from the current raffle!

Stay tuned, and visit the club when you can. I've been truly impressed with our attendance this year, keep it up! Have a great week, everyone.

Jepp Walter, President
Southside Business Men's Club
(904) 838-8400

Membership Directory

Final Payments are due for advertisements in the 2013 Membership Directory by Wednesday, March 6th. If you have not paid for your ad by that time, it will not run in the directory.

You can make a payment at the Wednesday luncheon meeting, or by credit card by contacting the following people:

Janna Thomas Dubin [email protected] 904-996-1006

Annie Howe [email protected] 904-996-1002

SPRING YAP --- March 20th & 21st -

**Deadline to Sponsor is March 6th**

The Youth Achiever Program helps the boys and girls who serve as Southside Elementary school safety patrols, specifically those of Beaclerc with the cost of the trip to Washington DC. Then later upon applying to college, these same students are eligible to apply for our annual YAP college scholarships to the schools of their choice (usually $1,000-$1,500 depending on demand). This program is funded in part by our semi-annual Youth Achiever Program cook-outs, and the first one is just around the corner on March 21^st.

This is your opportunity to make an investment in this worthy program. As SBMC members you can make a difference by getting involved. There are 3 ways to get involved you can help on the YAP committee, volunteer the day of the cookout 3/21/2013 or Invest by being a Sponsor in this program. Investment Sponsorships for just the spring is $125 or you can lock in a Sponsorship for both spring and fall for just $200.

We'd like to thank the following members for already committing to sponsor this year:

Spring & Fall Sponsors (Beauclerc & Pine Forest)

SGS Technologies-Arun Venkatesan

Guardian Commercial R/E-Bob Ascher

Deluxe Cleaners-Carter Funk

GolfTec-Nico Hogeveen

Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network-Angelo Volpe

Bushor's Tree Surgeons-Gene Bushor

Luten Insurance-Scott Schilbrack

Cramer Law Center-Jeffrey Cramer

Health Pointe Jacksonville-Julee Miller

InVestra Financial Services-Erin Eiras

Holistic Massage Therapies-Julie Wesling

Griswold Home Care-Barry Griffin

Duckworth Construction-Hank Duckworth

Marlin Technology-Jepp Walter

Synovus Bank-Patrick Heatherington

Nextran Truck Center-Mike Graber

Florida Backyard-Sabrina Ebel

Wilkinson, Gerrard, & Clements-Mark Wilkinson

Certified Steak & Seafood/Sea Best-Steve Frisch

Don Flynn Pictures-Don Flynn

RS&H Comm. Realty-Scott Hanigan

ShimpSign & Design-Roy Shimp

Costco-Mary Pat Stocks & Ken Spinella

Spring Sponsors (Beaclerc)

D2 Capital Management-Charles Armstrong-Spring

Portofino Pools-Jack Manilla-Spring

Wyndham Hotel-Antonia Hale-Spring

***Anyone sponsoring the Full Year now for $200 will be entered into a drawing to win a FREE Hole Sponsorship in this year's 18^th Annual SBMC Youth Achiever Charity Golf Classic!

Please contact: Harry Peltz [email protected] or

Patrick Heatherington [email protected]

GOLF OUTING March 22nd

Our next golf outing is on Friday, March 22^nd at The Golf Club of North Hampton. Cost is $38.00 plus tax and includes range balls. We have 32 spots available. Our tee times will start at 12:06PM.

Please contact Nico Hogeveen at 904-403-6754 or email [email protected] to reserve your spot.

Nico Hogeveen

2013 SBMC Golf Chair

TV RAFFLE

Buy your raffle tickets this Wednesday for a high-definition TV. The winner will be drawn at the April 3^rd, meeting. The TV will be of good quality with a minimum screen size of 42". However, the actual size may increase depending on ticket sales!

You can purchase 1 ticket for $5,

or you can get 3 tickets for $10,

and the best value is 7 tickets for $20!!

See Barry Griffin or Tim Howe for tickets at the weekly meetings
and/or at the after hours events

SBMC TAILGATING PARTY

By Popular Demand Tailgating is BACK on Friday, April 5^th!
The SBMC is having a Tailgating Party for the Jacksonville Suns Baseball game. Game time is 7:05 PM. Party starts at 5:00 PM in the parking lot behind the stadium. Tom Kennedy with the Florida Tackle & Gun Club is sponsoring the BBQ. Look for the Tent and Banner. We will have soda, water & BEER...General Admission is $6.50. Please pay Dee Kirby at the meeting or pay online at www.sbmcjax.com

Tailgating Committee,

Michael Gullion

Tom Kennedy

Angie Tekin

MEMBERSHIP

250 DOLLARS CASH is up for grabs in our 1st Quarter Membership Drive Competition. Right now we have a 3-way tie between Julie Clements, Jeff Spadafora and Howard Caplan. Each one of you still has the whole month of March to be a winner!!! The most new memberships before the April Board Meeting (04/10) will win the $250 Grand Prize....Second place gets $150! Ask your vendors, colleagues and friends to join our club today and win CASH!!!!

For questions about membership, contact:

Don Flynn [email protected] 838-0547 OR

Mary Jury [email protected] 332-6767

SBMC 4 DAY / 3 NIGHT CRUISE

September 13, 2013, 10:00 am to 10:00 am September 16, 2013.

Location:
Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas
Port Canaveral, FL

Come cruise with all of your friends from SBMC! Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas out of Port Canaveral! Limited cabins so sign up and make your deposit ASAP!

Deposit is $200.00 per cabin. Incremental payments to the club are allowed along the way.

However, the remaining balance is due June 7th.
Please pay Mark Wilkinson or Dee Kirby at the meeting.

Balcony Cabins: (only 9 left) $480.53 per person (double occup.)

Balcony Cabins: (only 6 left) $460.53 per person (double occup.)

Oceanview: (only 14 left) $400.53 per person (double occup.)

Interior: (only 14 left) $340.53 per person (double occup.)

Price includes Tax and Port Charges

Please contact DeDe Farah at [email protected] or 904-465-1205 to make sure the room you want is not sold out.

For pricing on suites and/or 3rd - 4th person and general information on the cruise, please contact Susan Carr at [email protected] or 904-616-9535.

Susan Carr

2013 Cruise Chair

DeDe Farah

2013 Cruise Co-Chair

SERGEANT AT ARMS - Steve DeSorbo

In order for us and San Jose Country Club to properly prepare for the SBMC meeting, we ask you to RSVP and let us know if you intend to have lunch. This will ensure that SJCC has proper seating and enough food for our group. RSVP to [email protected].

Article Headline

Know your target audience. Who are your most important customers, clients or prospects, and why? Know what is important to them and address their needs in your newsletter each month. Include a photo to make your newsletter even more appealing.

Insert a "read on" link at the bottom of your article to drive traffic to your website. Links are tracked, allowing you to see which articles create the most interest for your readers.

For questions and comments about the newsletter please e-mail [email protected]