The President’s Corner
Happy 5th Week of the Month! Usually that means we have an additional week before we convene, however we have an extra Rotary related event before our next meeting! Save the date for the first Thursday of November. On Thursday, November 5th our sponsoring Rotary club (Rotary Club of South Jacksonville) has invited us their Launch Party at River City Brewing Company. See more info below.
(Pictured L to R: Brittany Cogger, Lauren Brockmiller, Jonny Taylor, Andrew Brinson, Lauren Lodato & our Sargeant-at-Arms Sabrina Rochelin)
This past Thursday, we had a fantastic meeting! We inducted 5 new members! Congratulations on becoming First Coast Rotaractors. As experienced in your inductions, lasting friendships are made in our club while serving, developing professionally and socializing. Welcome to the club; we are happy to have each of you as members.
It was also a very special meeting as we were hosted by our 2015 Black Tie & Blue Jeans Gala beneficiary, the Cathedral Arts Project.
The Reverend Kimberly Hyatt gave a memorable speech on serving and service. She also referenced a book called Give & Take by Whartonite Adam Grant about givers, takers and matchers. Here is the link: http://www.giveandtake.com/ to take a self-evaluation.
Have a great week!
– Jen Suharmadji
First Coast Rotaract meets at Hightide Burrtito Co. the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month. Join us for networking & socializing at 5:30pm, followed by our meeting at 6:15pm. Guests are always welcome at our meetings, service, and social events.
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Launch Party with Rotary
November 5th 5:30-7:30
This will also be an historical event as it will be the first opportunity for fellowship among all three
groups: the Lunch Club, the Satellite Committee and us the Rotaract Club. Spouses and guests are welcome and we encourage their attendance as well.There will be a cash bar and complimentary Hors d’ oeuvres, entertainment and prizes will be included. Please RSVP to Rotarian Jacqueline Rudloff as soon as possible at Jacqueline.rudloff@db.com.
Save the date for Friday, November 14th when we will go to Catty Shack Ranch. Click on the link to read more about the kitties at Catty Shack Ranch. We will meet at 7pm – the feeding of the kitties is at 7:30!
Community Service
The distribution will start at 9:00 a.m. They expect to serve around 400 people that day. Some volunteers will be helping distribute the bags, others will help people load the items to their car, and others will continue to bag the items.
Thursday, November 12th Membership Meeting
Saturday, November 21st Service Event: Farm Share
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