Author Archives: First Coast Rotaract

The President’s Corner Hello!   We are in a Rotaract meeting week & I hope to see all of you at our next meeting this coming Thursday, September 24th!  Our speaker will be Tom Peterson.  He is the Chief of Staff and SeniorVice President of Sales Management Operations for Black Knight Financial Services.          He’ll be sharing with usContinue reading “Week of 09/21/15”

The President’s Corner Thank you to Emily Asay, the Assistant Director for the Career Development Center at Jacksonville University, for being our speaker at our last meeting.    She spoke about “Leadership in Service” how to capitalize on our involvement while participating in community service. At our last meeting, we also inducted Alex Silverberg, Katie Lanahan and Jordan Hollis.  Congratulations and welcome toContinue reading “Week of 9/14/15”

The President’s Corner Thanks to everyone that came out to our Membership Meeting last Thursday & very special thanks to Paul Frase, our guest speaker.   This former NFL player spoke to us about creation and purpose of the Joshua Frase Foundation (an organization that is seeking to find a cure or treatment for myotubular myopathy &Continue reading “Week of 8-31-15”

The President’s Corner Thank to everyone that came out to our Meet & Greet last week.  It was a great opportunity to meet the members of First Coast Rotaract & mingle with the guests that attended.  We look forward to see you at our Membership Meeting this Thursday, August 27th at High Tide Burrito in SanContinue reading “Week of 8/24/15”

The President’s Corner Many thanks to Mary Jury, Director of Development for BASCA, Inc. and her colleagues for coming to speak to us about this organizations that helps to improe the quality of life for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. As a club, we had a very full Rotaract weekend! A super fun social & beneficial service event,Continue reading “Week of 8/17/2015”

The President’s Corner Guess what!  We are finally in a ‘Rotaract Week’ – I know!  I can’t believe it’s been two weeks since we’ve had a membership meeting.  I can’t wait to see all of you this Thursday, August 13th at High Tide Burrito in San Marco. Our speaker will be Mary Jury, Director ofContinue reading “Week of 8/10/15”

The President’s Corner This weekend several First Coast Rotaractors (along with a few not pictured above) attended Downtown Rotaract’s Summer Bash, a summer social where they collected backpacks for a local elementary school.  Congrats to Downtown on a successful event! We’ll see you at our next Rotaract Meeting on next week’s Thursday, August 13th where we’llContinue reading “Week of 8/3/15”

The President’s Corner Many thanks to Dave Balz, VP of Organizational Development at Haskell, who was a last minute fill-in speaker replacement at our membership meeting last Thursday.  His topic about creating a professional brand for yourself was well-received by members & guests. Stay tuned for when The Reverend Kimberly L. Hyatt, the President and CEO of Cathedral Arts Project, willContinue reading “Week of 7/27/15”

The President’s Corner Thank you to Marie Vogler our speaker at our last membership meeting that spoke to us about the Mt. Acosta Classic event.  Check out the event facebook page to know when the 4th Annual event will be happening! Also, thank you to our special guest Julie Pyburn, past president of our club!  She spoke about the impact RotaractContinue reading “Week of 7/13/15”

The President’s Corner Happy 4th of July!  Hope you had a great holiday weekend and are ready for the start of a new Rotaract Year.  All across the world, Rotaract & Rotary President-Elects, along with their new boards, took their positions on July 1st for the next year!  Our next meeting is this Thursday, JulyContinue reading “Week of 07/06/15”