Spotlight Speakers
April 30-
John Crowder
May 7-
Jeanne Maron
May 14-
Tom Kennedy
May 21-
Nancy Abercrombie
Happy Birthday
Steve DeSorbo, III 4/28
Rick Fenchel, 4/28
Nico Hogeveen, 5/2
Bill O'Leary, 5/2
Carter Funk, 5/3
Prizes & Raffles
Attendance Award,
Sponsored by
Coordinated Benefits and Synovus Bank
$20.00
No Winner This Week
Jon May
Woody Cooper Award
Sponsored by:
Jepp Walter,
$90
Name drawn last week
Michael Cobb
50/50
Double winner by one of Anthony Butler, Sr.'s guests
Next Meeting
April 30, 2014
San Jose Country Club
7529 San Jose Blvd
Jacksonville, FL
Lunch Buffet 12:00 pm
$20 Members
$25 for Guest
Invite a Guest
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GUEST SPEAKER and UPCOMING PROGRAMS
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4/30 Terrence Connor, Principal, Wolfson High School
5/7 Ron Littlepage, Op-Ed Columnist
5/14 Joie Chitwood, President, Daytona International Speedway
5/21 John Rutherford, JSO Sheriff
5/28 Mathew Corrigan, Professor & Chair, UNF
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| PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE |
Annie Howe, President
Southside Business Men's Club
(904) 654-6095
The theme at our meeting this week appeared to be, "Small room; Big speakers." Our guest speaker was Carla Miller, Director of the Office of Ethics, Compliance, and Oversight for the City of Jacksonville. I have to admit, when she began her presentation by reading my President's Message from our website, I was pretty surprised. It is weird hearing your own words read back to you! Her point about our fathers being a part of this community really hit home to me, and I love that she still has so much hope for the future of ethical leadership in government. Anthony Butler, Sr. was another "Big Speaker" with his Spotlight this week. I really enjoyed not only his presentation, but the fact that he brought a table and a half full of guests! I hope to see many of those guests return as members.
Scott "Scooter" Schilbrack hosted a wonderful Meet-A-Member Thursday at his Luten Insurance Office. Although I am disappointed I didn't win the gift Basket from Kimberley Clarke Salon, I still had a great time networking with our members long-term and new alike. There were so many other great raffle items, and Scott is donating the raffle and ticket proceeds to the City Rescue Mission. I know they will put those funds to good use helping out our area homeless and needy.
One last plea for folks to sign up to volunteer at The Players- I will be out there Tuesday and Thursday and hope to see all of our shifts filled and commitments met. It is a lot of fun and a great opportunity for business. Other members really get to know your work ethic when they are side by side with you serving beer or manning a grill. Don't miss out on your next big opportunity.
See you at the meeting this week, when our speaker will be Terence Connor, Principal of Wolfson High School. I suspect we have many Wolfson Grads in our club, so it will be interesting to hear how the school is currently performing.
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THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
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Online Registration Now Available!!
Just go to the website, login, click on CALENDAR near the top,
and find a shift!!
We really need help on the afternoon shifts
Slots are available from Tuesday to Sunday!!
The Players Dates are: May 6th-11th
Friends and family members, over 14 years old,
are welcome as well.
You can also contact one of the Co-Chairs listed below:
Hal Smith at [email protected] 904 252-9786, or
Tom Gill at [email protected] 904 384-4242, or
Penny Kievet at [email protected] 904 545-9985
Some of the proceeds from this event will help fund our new Political Action Committee.
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BEER FESTIVAL
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Jacksonville Craft and Import Beer Festival
Friday, May 16th
Jacksonville Veteran's Arena
We are looking for volunteers to work at BeerFest on Friday, May 16, 2014. This is a fun event and by volunteering to work we can generate a great deal of money for our club. The event is from 5 pm - 10 pm. You can volunteer to work the entire time or just a two or three hour shift. We will take whatever time that you have available. The more volunteers that we have, the more money that is generated for our charities. Volunteers work as ID checkers, helping set up or clean up, assist as a booth attendant, oversee the silent auction, or hand out brochures and sampling glasses. None of the volunteer duties are overly strenuous so everyone can participate. You can bring your spouse or friends to work the event and all volunteers get in free. There will be about 40 different brewers with over 400 different kinds of beer and 20 restaurants represented.
If you can't volunteer your time, you can donate items for the silent auction or attend the event. If you purchase a ticket through the club, one half of the ticket price goes to the SBMC. We will circulate a sign-up book at each meeting, or you can contact the co-chairs by phone or email if you would like to help.
This year's Chair and Co-Chair for BeerFest are:
Michael Gullion [email protected] 904-396-9600, and Barry Griffin, [email protected] 904-838-8961.
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YOUTH ACHIEVER CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC
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19th Annual SBMC Youth Achiever Charity Golf Classic
Presented by Pet Paradise
Proceeds Benefit the Youth Achiever Program Scholarship Fund (501 �3)
Monday, May 19, 2014 at San Jose Country Club
10:00am Registration10:45am Lunch from Tidbits
11:30am Shotgun Start
$25,000 Hole-in-One and many more contests
Boxed lunch, BBQ dinner, snacks, and beverages ALL DAY included
Fabulous Silent Auction items and Door Prizes from 5:00-6:00pm
Take Advantage of the Ultimate Package $750.00
Foursome & Hole Sponsorship ($150 Savings)
Become a Charitable HOLE SPONSOR for only $300.00
$150.00 per person - 4-Man Captains Choice format
Special thanks to our sponsors:
Headlining sponsors
Fidelity National Financial-Title Sponsor (Thank you Cathy Kennedy)
Pet Paradise-Corporate Sponsor
Pet Guard & Crystal Pool Service-Beverage Cart Sponsors
Matheny Imports-Golf Ball Sponsors
Hole Sponsors
Wilkinson, Garrard, and Clements, CPAs-Peninsular Pest Control
CVSN-The Hartley Press-121 Financial C/U
Corporate Investment Int'l-Southside Dermatology
Piner's Lock and Safe-GolfTEC-Client Focused Media
Marlin Technology-In Memory of Victor Hardage
Kwikprint Manfacturing -George A. Zellner Insurance
Coordinated Benefits Group-Portofino Pools
Duckworth Construction-Enza's Italian Restaurant
Malcolm Bloom and Family-One Stop Hauling
Metro Diner-Lewis, Longman,& Walker, P.A.-Don Flynn Pictures
Jacksonville Assn. of Fire Fighters-Local 122
Harry Pierce & Sons Insurance-F.O.P. Lodge 5-30
Thigpen Heating & Cooling-Fidelity Bank
To register, please visit: www.sbmccharity.org or
Jay D. Cann, Jr. @ 904-571-7891 or email: [email protected]
Crump Kirby @ 904-396-4616 or email: [email protected]
Rick Thompson - 904-996-1666 or email: [email protected]
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SUNS TAILGATE SOCIAL
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Ladies and Gentlemen
The Suns Tailgate Social will be held June 6th.
The game starts at 7:05pm, and the Tailgate starts at 5:00pm.
The menu (cooked by Tom Kennedy) is:
*Pulled Brisket Sliders
*Asian Cole Slaw - sweet peppers, blue cheese with peanut dressing
*Cowboy Beans - with hamburger, onion and tomato
*COLD Keg Beer
*Water
Cost is $7.00 General Admission
$9.00 Reserved Seating
$12.00 Boxed Seats
Must sign up by May 28th.
See Tom Kennedy - [email protected] - 904-338-6715 or Rick Schmitz - [email protected] - 904-449-2055
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FISHING TRIP
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Let's go fishing!! This year will be our SIXTH annual fishing trip on the Mayport Princess. The trip is on June 7th, and tickets go on sale starting TODAY for only $80 per person. What does that give you, you ask? It gets you one of the just 40 spots on the boat, plus more!
Just so you know, prices on all of the Party Fishing boats in the area went up this year, so the street price is $85 per person. Well, thanks to Becky Hogan, an SBMC member and part owner of the Mayport Princess, we were able to keep the price at $80 for ONE more year!
Plus, it gets better! Compliments of our club, we also supply everyone with a really nice boxed lunch from Honeybaked Hams, bottled water, soft drinks, and BEER!! Did I say beer? Yes, we do supply beer for you.
The 40 spots sell out every year, and this year will be no exception. This trip has sold out in less than a week in the past, so don't hesitate. Either pay on our website online, or pay Dee at the door.
Don't miss the boat!!
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MEMBERSHIP
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Jackie done went shoppin'...again!
Our 2nd quarter contest has STARTED!! New items have been added to the 'cart', so encourage those visitors to SIGN UP!! Jepp and Hank already got some goods; don't let them be the only winners.
Member Contributions Include:
GolfTec swing evaluation and lesson $250 value Nico Hogeveen
Maui Jim Sunglasses $175 value
Kimberly Clarke Salon-Spa Day $250 value Kimberly Clarke
J Roberts Fine Jewelry $300 value Kevin Hulsbeck and Bobby Wallo
Special bonus prizes and a huge year-end Shopping Cart Prizes could be yours!!
Questions? Contact Jackie at [email protected].
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SERGEANT AT ARMS
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The 2014 Spotlight Speaker Book is now available at the sign-in table.
This is your opportunity to talk about your business, family, or sell your wares for 5 minutes.
We also need volunteers to lead us in the Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Please sign up if you would like to participate.
Pick your date before they fill up!
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LAST WEEK for our Spring Raffle
Do you need an extra $500.00?
Next Wednesday, April 30th, we will be drawing a ticket for a $500 American Express Gift Certificate. If you haven't purchased a ticket yet, you have zero chance to win. Don't miss out on this opportunity, for just $5.00, you have a chance at $500.00.
Ticket prices are: One Ticket for $5.00
Three Tickets for $10.00
Seven Tickets for $20.00
You do not have to be present to win. Please support our club and our charities by participating.
Barry Griffin
SBMC Sergeant At Arms
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PHOTO GALLERY
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Did you know we have a photo gallery on our website? We do. There is a link at the top of the home page for "Gallery".
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