http://westjaxrotary.org/dev Service Above Self Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:29:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This Week's Speaker: Speaker - Matt Rapp/Curtis Hazel TPC Matthew Rapp, Executive Director - The PLAYERS Championship Matt has worked for the PGA TOUR since the beginning of 2005. Before taking over The PLAYERS Championship in May of 2010, he worked in the TOUR’s corporate marketing department where he focused on title sponsor ... http://westjaxrotary.org/dev/index.php/2012/01/west-word-for-02012012/ This Week's Speaker: Career Day at Bishop Snyder - No meeting at the Quality Inn The meeting length is not much different than a normal meeting, it’s just a little earlier in the day. The Interact pinning ceremony is optional, the official start of the meeting will be 11 AM. Here ... http://westjaxrotary.org/dev/index.php/2012/01/west-word-for-01252012/ St. Vincent's HealthCare is growing its mobile health outreach ministry thanks to the Rotary Clubs of North Florida. The organization provided a generous gift that allows St. Vincent's to upgrade and expand its fleet of mobile clinics. The Rotary Club of West Jacksonville contributed over $30,000 towards this fantastic project. http://westjaxrotary.org/dev/index.php/2012/01/dedication-of-the-ne-florida-rotary-mobile-health-outreach-clinic/ The Rotary Club of West Jacksonville is now accepting applications for our 2012 Charity Grant Program. Details are available online. http://westjaxrotary.org/dev/index.php/2012/01/2012-charity-grant-program/ This Week's Speaker: Christa Figgins, Esq. Development Director, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Ms. Figgins graduated from Florida State University with a B.A. in History in 1994 and from the Florida State University College of Law in 1998. Ms. Figgins joined the staff of JALA's Clay County office in 1998, and later practiced ... http://westjaxrotary.org/dev/index.php/2012/01/west-word-for-01182012/ otary club members worldwide are cautiously celebrating a major milestone in the global effort to eradicate polio. India, until recently an epicenter of the wild poliovirus, has gone one year without recording a new case of the crippling, sometimes fatal, disease. http://westjaxrotary.org/dev/index.php/2012/01/india-is-this-close-to-ending-polio/ This Week's Speaker: James Chansler JEA COO James Chansler serves as the Chief Operating Officer of JEA. Mr. Chansler has 32 years of experience at electric, water and sewer utilities, 10 of those years have been spent at JEA and the City of Jacksonville. Mr. Chansler began his career as a WWTP ... http://westjaxrotary.org/dev/index.php/2012/01/west-word-for-01112012/ The Rotary Club of West Jacksonville partnered with Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) to partner on a memorial to Jerry Spinks during Riverside Avondale’s Luminaria event, Sunday, December 18th. Jerry was a driving force behind this annual event since its inception in 1984. A luminary display in the shape ... http://westjaxrotary.org/dev/index.php/2011/12/jerry-spinks-luminaria-memorial/ This Week's Speaker: How I Got Where I'm At Jeremy Seldomridge John Hulsey Brandon Hilliard Notes Everyone enjoyed the good food, drink and fellowship at our Christmas Party at the Yacht Club.  Thanks to everyone for their extraordinary generosity, ensuring Dale Crisp stayed fully clothed. We donated $1,000 to Jimmy Kelly and Dreams Come True, and ... http://westjaxrotary.org/dev/index.php/2011/12/west-word-for-12212011/ For the second year in a row, our club has been invited to join the Riverside Rotary Club at a JU basketball game. The game will be on Wednesday, January 4 at the Jacksonville Arena with the JU Dolphins taking on Belmont. There will not be a regular ... http://westjaxrotary.org/dev/index.php/2011/12/ju-basketball-game/