SBMC Jacksonville Presidents Message

Last weekend we had a fantastic turnout for our Habijax Civic Project!  We were scheduled to work from 7:45a-3:30p, but with help from our NJROTC cadets of Robert E. Lee High School we wrapped up in the midst of our lunch.  Many thanks to Rod Borom for setting up this [READ MORE]

My gosh, last week was fantastic!  We had the meeting Wednesday, (including a new quarterly report of how we’re doing and what’s coming up, synopsis to come) Golf outing Friday, and finally a fulfilling day working with our JROTC cadets and members at Habijax!  Earlier in the week I drafted [READ MORE]

If you missed last week’s meeting, unfortunately that was a significant loss for you.  Some may have wondered “why are we hearing from the founder a women’s bathing suit company?”  If you weren’t familiar with Venus Swimwear you may be surprised to learn the $300 million company, well on its [READ MORE]

It's clear we're already in the midst of our busiest time of year!  Last week began with a great presentation from the chair of the Duval Democratic Party , a perspective often overshadowed in our club.  Then Friday we had a great turnout for dinner at Metro Diner's soft opening [READ MORE]

We’ve been very fortunate to have strong member representation over the last decade in the State Legislature as well as City Council.  Last week Rep. Ray reviewed significant legislation that passed and failed in the last session with details as to why.  Additionally, he switched into his role as Duval [READ MORE]

I’ll apologize in advance for the lack of brevity in this week’s message, but I assure you it’s worth the read.  With the interesting Presidential election currently underway, Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan’s presentation last week couldn’t have been timelier.  He recapped the recent Florida Presidential Primary as well as [READ MORE]

Erin go bragh! And happy Palm Sunday to those of you celebrating the Christian/Catholic faith. Hopefully you all had as great a St Patty’s Day as I did. Just ahead of it City Council President Greg Anderson gave us a very “bullish” outlook for Jacksonville and the near future. Also [READ MORE]

We had a FANTASTIC Youth Achiever Program this past week!  The next time you see Walter Smith, Michael Gullion, Mike Russo, or Colby Caltrider, be sure to pat them on the back for a job well done.  Also we GREATLY appreciate the support of all the club members who volunteered [READ MORE]

If you missed last week’s meeting you would have heard all the great things going on at JAA from CEO Steve Grossman.  JIA has recently replaced the lost Ft Lauderdale Shuttle Southwest canceled due to more planes needed in Dallas with a new one from Jet Blue.  Apparently Jet Blue [READ MORE]

As we finish the second month of 2016 I find myself wondering, “wasn’t Christmas just yesterday?” The first quarter is nearly over and it seems we’re still finishing 2015! SBMC is ramping up to our civic and Charitable involvement with our Youth Achiever Program next week followed shortly thereafter by [READ MORE]