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We’re hosting our annual Big Brothers Big Sisters picnic at Memorial Park this Saturday from 9am to 1pm with food, games and water activities! Come out and join the fun!!

Join us for our membership meeting this Thursday at Square One, located at 1974 San Marco Blvd. We’ll be downstairs for networking and socializing at 5:30pm, then move upstairs for our meeting at 6pm in the lounge area where we will hear from our guest speaker Chad McIntyre from Shands TraumaOne Flight Team. He’ll beContinue reading “Membership Meeting Thursday 8/11/11”

Join us for our membership meeting this Thursday, 6pm at Square One, 1974 San Marco Blvd. Our meeting will be held in the upstairs lounge area where we’ll hear from our guest speaker David Reed from JEA discussing energy efficiency. We’ll also hear a craft talk from Tripp Ferrer. Join us for dinner after theContinue reading “Membership Meeting Thursday 7/28/11”

Come meet the new membership board and welcome our new President, Chrissy Congro. ATTENTION New location: 3563 Phillips Hwy, Suite 106 http://mapq.st/ohYcLG

Doug Milne will speak to Rotaract at the membership meeting this Thursday, May 26th. Doug grew up in Jacksonville, and is heavily involved in many civic organizations, including the West Jacksonville Rotary Club. Doug will give a presentation on Jacksonville history, which his son, William, describes as “educational and inspirational.” This will be Rotaract’s lastContinue reading “Doug Milne to speak at Thursday’s Meeting”

Gala Inspired by Romantic Ambience of Casablanca JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 8, 2011) – The Rotaract Club of Florida’s First Coast will host its 10th annual Black Tie & Blue Jeans Gala, Casablanca, on Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 7 to 11p.m. at the Independent Square building lobby (formerly the Modis building) located at 1 IndependentContinue reading “Rotaract of Florida's First Coast Hosts Tenth Annual Black Tie & Blue Jeans Gala”

Club Business: New member induction- Will Rogers Community Service: San Jose Rotary “Stop Hunger Now” food drive Sunday, February 27 from 2-4pm; Runner’s Expo at Gate River Run Saturday, March 12 from 10am-2pm International Service: Confirming details for Rotary METS Savannah trip April 9-10 Club Service: Downtown Pub Crawl re-scheduled for Saturday, March 26 GalaContinue reading “Membership Meeting Minutes: February 24, 2011”

Community Service: HabiJax (Habitat for Humanity) Saturday, February 12; San Jose Rotary “Stop Hunger Now” food drive Saturday, February 27; Runner’s Expo at Gate River Run Saturday, March 12 International Service: Sign-up sheet passed around for Rotary METS Savannah Trip, April 9-10 Club Service: Downtown Pub Crawl tentatively scheduled for Saturday, March 12 Gala Update:Continue reading “Membership Meeting Minutes: February 10, 2011”

Frank Bell, President and COO of Open Mobile, will speak at the Rotaract meeting this Thursday, February 24th at 6pm.  Frank will speak about social media and it’s role in telecommunications and business today.  Frank has worked in the telecommunications industry for over 25 years, witnessing the transition from pagers to cell phones and smartContinue reading “Frank Bell to Speak Thursday”

Jason Henika, Community Outreach Coordinator for the National MS Society, North Florida Chapter, will speak at Rotaract this Thursday, February 10th.  The MS Society’s mission is to mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by multiple sclerosis. Rotaract is active in volunteering with theContinue reading “Jason Henika from the MS Society to speak on Thursday”