Southside Business Men's Club Newsletter 
Jacksonville Florida's Oldest Business and Civic Organization Founded in 1932
Volume 85, Issue 2
January 8, 2017
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
 
1/11/17 - Weekly Lunch Meeting 
Guest Speaker: Jim McCarthy, North Florida Land Trust  
 
1/18/17 - Weekly Lunch Meeting 
Guest Speaker: Brad Thoburn, Jacksonville Transportation Authority

1/25/17 - Weekly Lunch Meeting
Guest Speaker: Jerry Mallot, JAXUSA

REGISTER ONLINE to pre-pay for weekly lunch meetings. $20 for members, $25 for guests. Paying by credit card at the door will incur a $2.00 charge. 
 
President's Message

 At last week's meeting I was honored to be sworn in as the 74th President of this fine organization. What an awesome feeling it was!  I mentioned some of my goals but the number one goal is to bring back the fun! We are going to be focusing more on social media to bring in more guests, who hopefully turn into new members! We will be publishing our newsletter on social media and also publish who our upcoming speaker is and the topic before the meeting on Wednesday.  We will also be in the Times Union on Sunday in their business calendar. If everyone shares on Facebook and LinkedIn who the speaker is and the topic, I really feel we would get more guests/members.  We will be having a line-up of great speakers with Bill Bishop heading up our programs!

This week's speaker is Jim McCarthy with North Florida Land Trust.  He will be filling us in on the 1898 Spanish American War Fort that will be restored and turned over to the National Park Service and added to the Fort Caroline National Memorial as a public access park. 

See you on Wednesday!  And don't forget to bring a guest!

Julie Clements
[email protected]
904-607-0211

LUNCH SPONSORS 
Are you looking for more visibility and branding for your business? Would you like more than just a once-a-year spotlight speech to exhibit at the club meetings? Then check out our new "Lunch Sponsor" opportunities!
This year we're committed to: 
  • Providing programs that by names or titles are recognizable and consistent draws
  • Taking ownership of the lunch buffet by choosing the menu each week
  • Designating some tables "Discussion focused" selecting topics to spark conversation
  • Providing multiples channels of information delivery, rather than just verbal announcements mid-meeting (Table take-ones)
  • Tailoring the meeting to a fun and professional presentation
In conjunction with these efforts, we will begin projecting a PowerPoint weekly from 11:30-12:30 listing the speaker & upcoming functions/events as well as up to 5 (4 + spotlight) member lunch sponsors in between the various slides. The spotlight speaker of course receives theirs free. You create your slide and send it to us, so it's whatever you want it to be, and it's only $25!
 
Contact Walter Smith for more details!

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
There are 2017 spotlight speaker dates available!  The book is at the sign-in table at each meeting. 

This is free to all members in good standing and gives you the opportunity to talk about your business, family, interests, or anything else you would like to talk about for five minutes.  You are also able to put out business cards, flyers, or informational materials on the tables to showcase your business.

Pick your date before they fill up!

We also ask for volunteers to help us start our meetings to get us thinking about what is really important and what is behind whatever success we have achieved - God and Country.

If you have a calling to lead us in prayer/invocation or the pledge of allegiance, please either call or sign up in the spotlight speaker book.

Ernie Petzrick
SBMC Sergeant-At-Arms

 
PHOTO GALLERY
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".
  
Click  HERE.

For questions and comments about the newsletter, 
please email [email protected].

In This Issue
Upcoming Programs
President's Message
Lunch Sponsors
Sergeant-at-Arms
Photo Gallery


Happy Birthday

Jack Williams 1/8
Rob Sanders 1/10
Cathy Curtis 1/11
Annie Howe 1/12
 
 
    Prizes & Raffles  
 
50/50 Raffle
No winner this week.
Raffle will resume on 1/11.
 
 
   Next Meeting 
January 11, 2017
 
San Jose Country Club
7529 San Jose Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32217

Lunch Buffet 12:00 pm 
$20 Members
$25 for Guests

Additional $2.00 charge
for paying at the door

via credit card

  
 
Invite a Guest!


 
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