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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Paul Livingston The University Club 1301 Riverplace Blvd On July 27, 2012 our Exchange 27th Floor Club speaker was Mr. Paul Livingston representing the Required Dress: Florida Fair Tax Educational Business Casual Association. One of many grassroots chapters across the nation, Paul's chapter promotes BOARD MEETINGS the message of the Fair Tax movement currently engaged in today's political discourse related Second Tuesday of each to taxation, fairness to all sectors of our population and Month from 11:30 AM - increasing job creation. 1:00 PM

During Paul's presentation, he highlighted the following key IHOP Restaurant points: 8400 Baymeadows Road

Creation of jobs Elimination of the federal withholding tax Elimination of embedded taxes Dramatic lowering of effective tax rates Increased savings opportunities Elimination of individual tax filing Making America the Global Tax Haven

The Fair Tax, as proposed, is Fair, Simple, Transparent, includes a "cash prebate" for certain lower income individuals, and is triggered only by an individual's control - consumption or purchases.

To learn more, educate yourself by visiting www.flfairtax.org and www.fairtax.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

Rick Costner President

E. Brian Smith, Jr. President Elect

Aug us t 11th ~ Family Picnic at Steven Rawlins Hanna Park Secretary Aug us t 14th ~ Board Me e ting Kim Klipsch Aug us t 30th ~ No Me e ting Treasurer Se pte mbe r 11th ~ Board Me e ting ****

Board Members

One Year Term Doug Klippel Lake Ray, III Lem Sharp

Two Year Term Jim Hurst Albert Marchant Carol Shapley

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August 1st ~ Rick Costner Immediate Past August 2nd ~ Jonny Moore President August 5th ~ Jim Hurst Dave Ledbetter August 15th ~ Albert Marchant **** August 15th ~ Larry Rolfe August 25th ~ Debra Gonzalez Executive Secretary August 30th ~ Ethan Todd Kristen Fritz

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Carol Shapley August 1, 2011 ~ Jim Adams August 1, 2010 ~ Rob Drumm ****** August 11, 2005 ~ David Ledbetter August 9th

Hal Lynch

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Steve Rawlins

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August 2nd Richard Castle

Dr. Chris Romans ****** Dr. Chris Romans is a diagnostic radiologist with Mclow, Clark and Berk Radiologists. Dr. September 6th Romans graduated in 1996 from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Lem Sharp, Jr. Washington, DC with a degree in Nuclear Medicine. He served his Residency and Fellowship at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. For over 12 years he has been Board Certified in radiology, general surgery, nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology.

Chris is a family man who works full time and has an affinity and passion for running. Chris says that his wife Erin and daughters Carson (10) and Maddox (6) are incredibly supportive of all his endeavors. Some of his accomplishments included the Boston Marathon, running the length of the Erie Canal, running the length of Brazil's Caminho Da Fe and participating in the Badwater September Speakers Ultramarathon. He ran his first marathon in 2004 at the Country Music Marathon in Nashville, TN and his first ultra distance race ****** in 2007 at the Mt. Cheaha 50k Ultramarathon in Alabama. To read even more about Dr. Romans endeavors Click Here September 6th

Dr Romans runs for Challenged Athletes Foundation which provides opportunities and support to people with physical TBA disabilities so that they can pursue active lifestyles through physical fitness and competitive athletics. ******

On July 16 -18, 2012 Chris participated in the 135 mile non-stop September 13 Badwater Ultramaraton which goes from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA. The runners start at the lowest elevation in the Suzie Ford Western Hemisphere which is 280' and finish at 8,300'. This ultramarathon is recognized globally as "the world's toughest foot race." This legendary event pits approximately 90 of the world's Foundation for toughest athletes against one another and the elements. These Blindness racers deal with temperatures up to 130F, it is the most demanding and extreme running race offered anywhere on the planet. Racers ****** come from all over the world to participate.

In 2011 Chris placed 16th out of 94 starters with a finish time of September 20th 32hr:27min:19sec. In 2012 there were 96 starters and 89 official finishers. Chris placed 18th with an even better finish time of TBA 31hrs:20min:06sec. ****** To follow Dr. Chris Romans blog Click Here

Please join us Thursday, August 2nd as Dr. Chris Roman's September 27th shares with us memories from his latest BadWater Ultramaraton. TBA August 9th

Judge Patrick McLaughlin

Judge Pat McLaughlin currently serves as a United States Administrative Law Judge in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review of Jacksonville, Florida. Judge McLaughlin received his B.A at Western Illinois University with a major in Political Science and a minor in Accounting and Speech. While there he served as President and Vice President of All University Student Government. He later went on to graduate Juris Doctor, cum laude, St. Louis University, Law, Order of Woolstack.

Upon graduation he began his career as an Associate Trial Attorney at Moser, Marsalek Law Firm in St. Louis Missouri. In Here are a few of the trivia 1979 he became Partner at Croegaert, Clark & McLaughlin in question from Jay the July Olney, Illinois. In 1986, Pat became a Circuit Judge in the Second 27th meeting ~ Judicial Circuit of Illinois and by 1991 became Judge by Designation of the Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois Court of "Frankly my dear, I Appeals, Fifth District in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. don't give a damn." Clark Gable, Gone with By 1997 Judge McLaughlin along with his wife of 38 years, The Wind, 1939 Juliann and his three children, Ryan (35), Meghan (33) and Maureen "I'm going to make him (31) moved to Jacksonville Florida. It is then that he became a an offer he can't refuse" United States Administrative Law Judge in the Office of Disability Marlon Brando, The Adjudication and Review where he currently serves. Godfather, 1972

Judge McLaughlin is Veteran of the U.S. Army, Honorably "Oh, Jerry, don't let's Discharged as an E5, receiving the Army Commendation Medal. ask for the moon. We He is a Member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree, American have the stars." Legion and Life Member of Disabled American Veterans, as well Bette Davis, Now Voyager, as an active member of the Missouri Bar Association and retired 1942 member of the Illinois Bar Association. "You aint nothing but a So please join us Thursday, August 9th in welcoming Judge big ole bar. Doo" Patrick McLaughlin as he discusses Social Security. Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn in the Cole Miners Daughter

August 16th "I see dead people" Haley Joe Osment, The Cole Pepper Sixth Sense, 1999

"If you build it, he will For nearly 15 years, Jacksonville radio come." listeners have heard Cole Pepper's The Voice, Field of coverage of sports in Jacksonville. From Dreams, 1989 the Jacksonville Jaguars to the Suns to JU to the Players Championship and more. Cole has covered the "Mama always said life Jacksonville sports scene for three different radio stations, has was like a box of anchored sports on both First Coast News (Channel 12 and 25) chocolates. You never and Channel 4 News and has served as studio host for the Jaguars know what you're gonna Radio Network. After one season with 1010XL, Cole is returning get." to the Jaguars Radio Network this year to host the pre and post Tom Hanks, Forest Gump, game shows as well as the all new Gene Smith Show on Monday 1994 nights. His duties with the Jacksonville Jaguars also include sponsorship sales for the team and for the flagship station "We rob banks" WOKV. Warren Beatty, Bonnie and Clyde, 1967 Cole also serves as Chief Communications Officer at Four Elements Media. There he oversees the strategic planning an "I'll be back." execution of efforts to build a strong registered user base, Arnold Schwarzenegger, increase brand awareness and marketing of Four Elements Media: The Terminator, 1984 Airborn TV & Platform Brands, AppleBox Media film production, Spicy Watermelons animation and gaming, and Liquid Box Brands "Houston, we have a product placement. problem." Tom Hanks, Apollo 13, As a Kansas City native, he launched "Cole Pepper's Blackjack 1995 BBQ Sauce" seven years ago along with Rich Goldfarb, the owner of Blackjack's BBQ. Last year, he and his wife Emily's family created the Jacksonville Backyard BBQ Championships, a fundraiser for a scholarship that they started in Cole's late father- in-law's name. In two years, the event has drawn nearly 2,000 people and raised over $35,000 for the Glyn Cook Memorial Scholarship for Daniel kids. Cole is also on the Board of Trustees at Daniel Memorial Fund which helps pay for the cost of college for abused, neglected and abandoned kids who have gone through the programs at Daniel Memorial Inc. (www.danielkids.org).

So please join us Thursday, August 16th as Cole Pepper speaks with us about the upcoming football season.