Club Newsletter October 6, 2019

Southside Business Men's Club Newsletter

Jacksonville Florida's Oldest Business and Civic Organization Founded in 1932

Volume 86, Issue 91

October 6, 2019

UPCOMING PROGRAM

This week we welcome City Council President Scott Wilson!

Mr. Wilson will be speaking about the current issues around the city and the plans he has for his year as Council President.

To view future Guest Speakers and Events, please visit our Upcoming Events Calendar.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

This week we welcomed Michael Aubin, President of Wolfson Children's Hospital. Mr. Aubin talked to us about a number of the hospital's current and future endeavors. Among these are the fact that Wolfson is Florida's largest children's hospital, the only Surgical Neonatal Center in this region, and has partnered with others to create the largest Oncology Proton Therapy Center in the world.

Bill Bishop

2019 President

OCTOBER GOLF OUTING

J oin us for our October golf outing at Windsor Parke Golf Club!

Designed by Arthur Hills, Windsor Parke Golf Club is a semi-private, 18-hole championship golf course in North Jacksonville, FL. The course has hosted more USGA qualifying events than any other course in the city of Jacksonville. Hosted qualifying events include the US Open, US Amateur, US Publinks and US Senior Amateur. Windsor Parke Golf Club is recognized by the NGCOA as a "Beginner Friendly" golf course - the first certified club in Jacksonville.

Won't You Join Us?

When: Friday, October 25th

Where: Windsor Parke Golf Club

13823 Sutton Park Drive North

Jacksonville, FL 32224

First Tee Time: 11:06am

Cost: $35 + tax includes cart fees, green fees and range balls

Reserve Your Tee Time

You may reserve your tee time by contacting the SBMC Golf Chair Matt Vallez at [email protected]. If you are registering for a foursome, please include the names of all your members.

Blind Draw

$5 blind draw and we play from the white tees modified best ball, 1st shot is a community ball on 3 & 4 par holes, 1st & 2nd are community ball on all 5 par holes.

Looking forward to meeting you in person at the bar to collect your $5 for the blind draw.

Do you have a question about the event? Email [email protected].

MEET-A-MEMBER

Please join us for our next Meet-A-Member hosted by Steve Gibbert at Gold Hills Jewelry. This will be held on Wednesday, October 23rd from 6-8pm. Steve will be providing beer, wine, rum and food. There will also be a silent auction. Please RSVP to Steve Gibbert, contact info is listed below.

Location: 5111-14 Baymeadows Road

Jacksonville, FL 32217

Meet-A-Members are an excellent way to network and showcase your business. We still have open dates available, but they will fill up quickly. If you are interested in hosting a Meet-A-Member event, please contact Steve Gibbert at 904-448-3347 or by e-mail at [email protected]

Don't delay. Sign up soon!

T AILGATE PARTY

Come one, come all!

This year's Annual Jaguars Tailgate is for the NY Jets' visit to our fine city. We will have food catered, and an OPEN BAR.

And yes, we DO have TICKETS to the GAME. Only $60 gets you a GAME TICKET and entry to the tailgate party. Already have a ticket to the game? Come join the amazing tailgate for only $25!

CARING CHEFS

We are accepting volunteers for the 36th Annual Children's Home Society Caring Chefs! Held on Sunday, October 20th from 7-9:30pm at The Avenues Mall. We are limited to a maximum of 20 volunteers so don't delay! To sign up, please contact [email protected].

For more information, click here !

MEMBERSHIP COMPETITION

We have revised our Membership Competition!

Be sure to invite you friends and colleagues for your

chance to win.

A prize of $1000 will be awarded to the person who brings in the most new members for THE YEAR, with a minimum of three. Any new members you have sponsored up until this point will still count.

For more information, contact Walter Smith:

[email protected]

SPOTLIGHT SPEAKERS

One of the benefits of being a member is getting five minutes to do a spotlight about yourself, your business, or anything else you want to talk about including events you are promoting. This opportunity is FREE and available to you once per year.

We have open spots available in October. If you are interested in being one of our Spotlight Speakers, please contact Mike Best at [email protected]

For questions and comments about the newsletter,

please email [email protected].

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