SAME JACKSONVILLE POST June 2020 Newsletter
Bringing value to your SAME membership!
Top Large Post Award!
Congratulations to the sustaining and regular members of the Jacksonville Post! The efforts and participation of our events over the past year made a difference in our Post being selected as Top Large Post. The Jacksonville SAME Post received this prestigious award for their outstanding commitment in upholding the Values of SAME as outlined in the Streamer Criteria; Relationships, Leadership and Mentoring, Resilience, and Membership. We are thankful to our membership for your support this past year. Without your participation this great distinction would not be possible. We also want to congratulate the Officers, Directors and the Board for all of their hard work and creativity. As stated in President CAPT Monreal’s announcement, “All of your hard work this past year - despite the obstacles of hurricanes and COVID-19, have been recognized by our National board.” “I have said it from the beginning; this post is so active and engaged...this recognition demonstrates your pursuit of excellence in alignment with the SAME Mission and Vision.”
P.E. Requirement. Our Membership Committee would like to help you maintain your P.E. requirements. Did you know you can keep up with your P.E. requirements even when National and Posts are holding face to face events or their own local webinars?
Check it out: The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) is offering SAME member-pricing for all its on-line courses. Use Code: SAME:
Fifteen Free Courses: https://www.nspe.org/membership/member-benefits/fifteen-free-courses
On Demand Courses: NSPE&webcode=NSPECOEPubSearch&ListingType=On-Demand_Courses
P.E. Institute: https://www.nspe.org/resources/pe-institute
ALSO….Nationals have launched a new online member directory. Login to your member account and you will be able to search for other members across SAME! There are now 4 directories – Sustaining Members, Members, Posts (you can see who is in other Posts and general Post info) and the Board of Direction. We are working on a 5th that has more info on Sustaining Members and includes who are the people under the SM membership!
Strength in numbers!!
Refer a new member to our Jacksonville Post and you and the new member both get a cool Membership Polo! Contact Elizabeth May, Membership Chairperson, for more information at [email protected]!
RECENT AND UPCOMING POST EVENTS
May Post Meeting. SAME Jacksonville Post and guest participated in the first virtual meeting featuring the Detective Rick Samples of the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office discussing BMAP, Bomb-Making Awareness Materials. The presentation provided membership and guest with informative details for recognizing and reporting suspicious activity. To view the WebEx meeting, click here.
Jacksonville Post Upcoming Calendar of Events
17 JUNE - Virtual Meeting
Wednesday, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, Cisco’s WebEx
APR ENERGY: Hurricane Preparedness – Dedicated Critical Power: APR ENERGY
22 JULY- RiverClub
Wednesday, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm @ THE RIVER CLUB
Centennial Celebration and O&D Induction
26 AUG - Ramada Conference Center
Wednesday, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm @ Ramada Conference Center
Peter Vega, FDOT- Connected Vehicles and Use of Technology as the Future of Transportation
OUR COMMUNITY
COVID 19 Campaign Relief. The Jacksonville Post, SAME, is raising funds to meet unmet critical needs of students and veterans who are disproportionately impacted by coronavirus and the economic consequences of this outbreak. To date the Post has raised over $2,000.
Donations will be accepted until June 19, 2020 from both Individual Members and Sustaining Members of SAME. The Jacksonville Post will contribute up to $10,000 to serve as matching funds for donations made to this urgent need. For questions regarding this campaign, please contact COVID Relief Campaign https://samejax.org.
SAME Puerto Rico Field Chapter. Fall 2019 the Jacksonville Post worked with our Regional Vice President, Cindy Miller and National SAME to formalize re-opening the Puerto Rico (PR) Field Chapter. On 26 March 2020, the Jacksonville Post President, CAPT Mike Monreal, signed the Charter officializing the San Juan, PR Field Chapter. As the SAME Jacksonville Post and our PR Field Chapter embark on both the Second Century and the 2025 SAME Strategic Plan; the SAME San Juan Field Chapter was excited to kick off the year by hosting a Sustaining Member Briefing on 12 March 2020. Present was Keynote speaker Ron Terrell, PE, from JACOBS, representing SAME Regional Vice President Cindy Miller, PE, JACOBS. Ron gave an excellent presentation on how the Field Chapter can make a difference in Society and the local A/E/C community. Collaboration is key as we move onward towards Celebrating the SAME Centennial and beyond.
2020 Scholarships. This year the Scholarship Committee received eight High School and fifteen College applications. All eight High School students were notified and congratulated of the 2020 SAME Scholarships via mail and email. The students are responding and thanking SAME immensely for their scholarship awards. Currently, the Committee has 15 college student applications under review with $20,900 available funds for award. We are anticipating awarding the college students June 15th.
A New Student Chapter. The Jacksonville Post is collaborating with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) and activity will pick up when COVID restrictions ease.
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