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NEW
Lifetime Members
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Brian Dassler CLF (IV) and (XXIII), English Teacher at Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale
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Ann Henderson (X)
President of Rodel Charitable Foundation in Key West
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Kathy Jackson (XXV) Senior Vice President of Access Health Solutions in Sunrise
Currently 128 alumni have chosen this membership option, where Lifetime Members make a pledge of $6,000 to the Leadership Florida Alumni Endowment Fund and when the entire gift is completed, the donor is no longer responsible for paying annual dues.
Over the long term - and most of our members intend on being involved in Leadership Florida for the long haul - this is a great deal!
The entire gift is tax-deductible and strengthens the health of Leadership Florida, allowing it the sound financial footing it needs to continue to fulfill its mission and serve its members. Pledges can be paid all at once (there is a 10% discount for gifts paid in one lump sum) or extended over a period of time up to five years.
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For more information on becoming a Lifetime Member contact Chris Lucas at
(850) 521-1235.
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100% of each contribution is received by Leadership Florida Statewide Community Foundation, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit foundation. Leadership Florida holds registration SC-04988 with the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800) 435-7352 WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
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A Note from Prairie Days...
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| "Thank you for the Prairie Days experience. The swamp buggy ride opened a whole new world for us. Who knew that bull cows dug “bull holes” to lie in? Or that turkeys make a lot of noise as they crash land in an oak hammock? How awesome it was to see pines that you and your buddies planted 20 years ago standing tall in the distance. And to hear stories of sleeping in a palmetto scrub and being nudged awake by wild hogs. Thank you for letting us watch the fawn, the soon-to-be mother doe, and the buck with a velvety new rack, the bulls head-butting, and the big turtle playing chicken with our swamp buggy. Thank you for the engaging Cowboy Poet Laureate and saloon girls who teach Sunday school on the side and call the older gentlemen “sir”, and mean it. And for the chance to see spurs and chaps close-up, to hear Mac Martin (XXII) sing, for the ancient, nostalgic smell of the camp fire; and the sunset over the Florida prairie. The beef and onions were the best I have ever tasted in my life. Being with Leadership Florida friends among the sights, sounds, and smells of old Florida - you can't beat that..."
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Patricia Caswell, Class XIX
An excerpt from her thank you note to Don Hall (XXIV)
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Calusa Region Hosts: Don Hall (XXIV), Judge in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court,
Bill Hackney (XVII) partner at Hackney, Ames & Heitman, PA, CPAs,
and Mac Martin (XXII) president of Martin Realty Fla, Inc.
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Click Here to view the complete collection of
"But for Leadership Florida...Prairie Days" photos.
The login email is lfweb@flchamber.com and the password is leadership.
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Annual Meeting Spotlight:
Ten Books Every Floridian
Should Read
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Jeff Klinkenberg, author of Seasons of Real Florida, has spent a lifetime reading and writing about Florida culture, and has found inspiration in many books about our state. He offers a list of works that should be on every Floridian’s bookshelf.
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Born in 1949, Klinkenberg grew up in Miami, and began exploring the Florida Keys and the Everglades as a small boy. He started working at The Miami News when he was 16 and later became a journalism graduate of the University of Florida. He has worked at the St. Petersburg Times since 1977.
Klinkenberg is the only two-time winner of the Paul Hansell Distinguished Journalism Award, the highest honor in state journalism, given annually by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors, to the writer with the best body of work.
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Seven times his columns and stories have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. An adjunct instructor in the University of Florida's College of Journalism, he has written for magazines that include Esquire, Outside, Travel and Leisure, and Audubon. His spoken essays are often broadcast on public radio.
"If Jeff Klinkenberg isn't careful, he might give journalism a good name," says author Carl Hiaasen. "He has a rare eye for marvelous detail, and an affectionate ear for those small, wise, bittersweet voices that tell the true story of Florida."
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interactive session on
Saturday, June 30th at 10:00 a.m.
To register for Leadership Florida's
25th Anniversary Annual Meeting, click here.
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UPDATE ON: CONNECT FLORIDA
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The 2007 Connect Florida Annual Meeting is MOVING to September! A combination of overlapping local young professional groups' events and a conflict with the Governor's schedule prompted the move. However, the Connect Florida leadership is committed to engaging members in regional events this summer!
The interim board is planning programming for this summer including:
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Connect Florida Regional Rollout Receptions, a Best Practices YPG Summit, and Regional Civics
Discussions and Volunteer Days.
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For more information about Connect Florida or the 2007 Annual Meeting, please contact Sara Bennett toll free at 877-352-5323 or sbennett@leadershipflorida.org.
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