Issue 76 June 23rd
Last week we welcomed Theo Graham of Year Up Jacksonville. Mr. Graham spoke about Year Up’s one-year program for 18-24 year olds which enables motivated young adults to move towards meaningful careers. The program teaches technical and professional skills, as well as important skills for interviewing; such as body language, firm handshake, and eye contact. […]
Issue 75 June 16th
Last week we welcomed Mike Balanky, Development of the Urban Core. Mr. Balanky gave an interesting and informative talk on how the key to development is to create Critical Mass. In order to do this, you must have synergy, vision, opportunity and execution. As he puts it, “Vision without Execution is just Hallucination”. I would […]
Issue 74 June 9th
Last week we welcomed Jon Heymann of ELEVATE Jacksonville. Mr. Heymann gave an inspiring, energetic talk of his experience growing up as an adopted “Bread Box Baby” and how his adoptive parents and mentors along the way helped shape his life and allow him to become who he is today. As he puts it, no […]
Issue 73 June 2nd
Last week we welcomed Jeff Rountree of Hoods For Heroes, which is an excellent non-profit that assists in getting funding for the proper headgear for firefighters. He spoke of the troubling statistics that 70% of line of duty deaths for firefighters are not from injury, but from the cancer causing carcinogens they are exposed to. […]
