Propeller Club of Port Canaveral Newsletter

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1 Year in Review 2018 President s Message - Rick Clark, Operations Manager, GT USA December Inside this issue: Officers 2 Governors Board 4 Partners 5 Holiday Party 6 November Luncheon 7 October Luncheon 8 HELM Fall Field Trip 9 September Luncheon 10 August Luncheon 11 July Fireworks Dinner 12 June Luncheon 13 KBB Clean Ups 14 Maritime Day 15 May Luncheon 16 ShrimpFeast 17 HELM Spring Field Trip 18 It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the President of the Propeller Club of Port Canaveral this past year. This is the second club that I have served in this position for, having previously been President in Jacksonville. While both clubs are great organizations which serve their port communities well, I have to say that the sense of community and camaraderie I have found here at Port Canaveral is second to none. I want to especially thank my fellow Board members for the support during this year, especially when I found myself traveling quite a bit for business. My focus this past year has been on improving a few areas of our already wellrun organization, specifically finding the way forward on a new web presence for the club and finding ways to increase our community support. I am happy to report that we have a new website up and running that is a micro-site connected to the International Propeller Club web site. Use of this site is a benefit from the portion of our membership dues paid to International each year and is no cost to the club beyond those dues. We will be sending the link out to our members and we ask for feedback going forward on the new site. This year we have been able to increase our support for the Rockledge High School HELM Maritime Studies program, both financially and with more support from our Education Committee. We thank all our members for supporting this program and especially those who give of their time and talents. Looking ahead to the coming year we plan to increase the number of scholarships we give to graduating High School seniors going on to study in maritime related post-secondary fields. Our club is putting in to action our belief in supporting maritime industry education and in mentoring and developing the next generation of maritime workers. Thank you for being members of this club and please remember to renew your membership for Consider inviting a colleague or friend in the industry or interested in supporting the port community, to join us as well. As I hand the baton off to incoming President Bryan Bobbitt, I know that the club is in good hands for the future and that he and the Board can count on your continued support. I wish all of you a very Blessed Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! March Luncheon 19 February Luncheon 20 January Luncheon 21

2 Page 2 Port Canaveral Propeller Club Officers 2018 President Rick Clark Operations Manager GT USA 1st VP Bryan Bobbitt Dep Exec Dir Keep Brevard Beautiful 2nd VP Lori Robinson Business Liaison CareerSource Secretary Heidi Shafer Executive PA to CEO GT USA Treasurer Earl McMillin Canaveral Pilot (Ret.) Past President Rocky Johnson Vice President Ivey s Construction

3 Year in Review 2018 Page 3 Port Canaveral Propeller Club Governors 2018 Governor RADM Jim Underwood USCG (Ret.) Business Development Aecom Governor RADM Bob Merrilees USCGR (Ret.) Governor Dennis Thompson Thompson Benefit Group Governor Jacquelyn Whittaker Sales & Marketing Governor Gary Ledford Project Director Jacobs Engineering Governor John Rice Project Manager RS&H

4 Year in Review 2018 Page 4 Propeller Club of Port Canaveral Officers & Committees for 2019 President Bryan Bobbitt (KBB) Governor 5 RADM Jim Underwood USCG (Ret )(AECOM) 1st VP Lori Robinson (CareerSource Brevard) Governor 6 Jacquelyn Whittaker 2nd VP Secretary Steven Hovan (Stanley Security) Bob Sielski Program Chair RADM Wayne Justice USCG (Ret) (Port Commission Chairman) Treasurer Immediate Past President Governor 1 Governor 2 Governor 3 Earl McMillin (Canaveral Pilots Ret) Rick Clark (GT USA) Gary Ledford (Jacobs) RADM Bob Merrilees USCGR (Ret) John Rice (RS&H) Education Chair Membership Chair Nominating Committee Chair Luncheon /Event Coordinator KBB Clean Up Rich Grimison (Canaveral Pilots) Jim Dubea (TranSystems) Jack Crockett (Crockett Development) Samantha Cornelius (Canaveral Port Authority) Mike Bracic (Cliff Berry, Inc.) Governor 4 Membership Committee Public Affairs Committee Nominating Committee By-Laws Committee Tara Ruch (Canaveral Port Authority) Jim Dubea, Chair Rich Grimison Steve Hovan, Chair Rich Grimison Lori Robinson Jack Crockett, Chair Rick Clark Rocky Johnson Brendan McMillin Dennis Thompson Lori Robinson, Chair Dennis Thompson Program Committee Education Committee Wayne Justice, Chair Jim Dubea John Rice Dennis Thompson Rich Grimison, Chair Dr. Goran Bakalar Noah Collins Barry Compagnoni Jack Crockett Sarah Hardy Larry Lallo Gary Ledford Earl McMillin Lori Robinson Dave Sargeant Jerry Shealy Bob Sielski

5 Year in Review 2018 Page Propeller Club Port Canaveral Annual Partners!

6 Page 6 HOLIDAY PARTY A good time was had by all at the Propeller Club Holiday Party on December 6 at the Exploration Tower. The Officers and Board for 2019 were sworn in and much holiday cheer was shared. Thank you to Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill for the always outstanding meal and service and to Edible Arrangements for the wonderful seasonal fruit bouquet. We all enjoyed the musical talents of Steve Kirsner accompanied by the club's own Dennis Thompson on drums! We took some moments to reflect on another active and productive year for the club and looked ahead to continue to improve the club's outreach and community support under the able leadership of our incoming President Bryan Bobbitt!

7 Page 7 NOVEMBER LUNCHEON & STATE OF THE PORT Our November Luncheon & Annual Meeting was held on Wednesday, November 7 at Cruise Terminal 1 in conjunction with Port CEO Capt. John Murray s annual State of the Port briefing. Our Board and Officers for 2019 were voted in. Congratulations to all! Check out page 4 of this newsletter for the complete list of the incoming Board. Our club President recognized all of the Veterans present in recognition of Veterans Day. The RHS HELM Maritime Seniors were in attendance and were also recognized. Capt. Murray s State of the Port briefing highlighted Port Canaveral s record breaking year for fiscal year Business was up across all segments and the port signed a historic agreement with Carnival Cruise Lines which includes the construction of a new cruise terminal. The project will be the largest single investment in Port Canaveral history at about $150 million.

8 Page 8 OCTOBER LUNCHEON Our October luncheon featured guest speakers Barry Compagnoni, Senior Director Public Safety & Security, Canaveral Port Authority, and Dave Sargeant, Fire Chief, Canaveral Fire Rescue. They gave a presentation on the safety of LNG bunkering of the next generation of cruise ships.

9 Page 9 RHS MARITIME STUDIES FALL FIELD TRIP The Rockledge High School HELM Maritime Studies students visited Port Canaveral for their Fall Feld Trip on September 27 and 28. First year students visited the Coast Guard Station and did a Harbor Tour aboard Canaveral Cruise 1.. A highlight at the Coast Guard Station was being able to tour a Coast Guard rescue helicopter that was at the station from Air Station Clearwater. Second year students toured the cruise ship Enchantment of the Seas and did small boat ops with the BCSO Security Boat, Canaveral Fire Rescue Boat and the Pilot Boat. They also got a demonstration of the BCSO s ROV. Third year students visited Jacobs Engineering and the CBP office.

10 Page 10 SEPTEMBER LUNCHEON The guest speaker at the September Luncheon was Tony Sasso, ship inspector for the Marine Engineer's Beneficial Association and the International Transport Worker's Federation. Tony gave an overview of his job inspecting ships to make sure that crews are treated in accordance with international laws, rules, and regulations when it comes to pay, work rules, food, and travel to and from the ship. Tony is well known in our community as a former State Representative, former City of Cocoa Beach Commissioner, and Executive Director of Keep Brevard Beautiful.

11 Page 11 AUGUST LUNCHEON CANDIDATE FORUM The August luncheon featured a Port Commission candidate forum. Candidates Maurice Boudreau, Robyn Ha away, and Mac McLouth shared their views on the future of the port, the issues they considered most important and reasons why they were the best person for the job.

12 Page 12 JULY FIREWORKS DINNER Good times were had by all who attended the Fireworks Dinner on July 3. The event was graciously hosted once again by Wild Ocean Seafood and a most excellent meal was catered by Fishlips!

13 Page 13 JUNE LUNCHEON SpaceX s Manager of Recovery & Landing Operations was the guest speaker at the June Luncheon. He gave an overview and update on SpaceX operations at Cape Canaveral and Port Canaveral and thanked the agencies within the port community for the operational support. A big thank you to SpaceX for joining the club as the newest Captain level Partner!

14 Page 14 KEEP BREVARD BEAUTIFUL CLEAN UPS This year the club changed to a new location for our Adopt-a-Park clean up efforts, Rodney S. Ketcham Park located on the west side of the Port on Mullet Road next to the SR 401 draw bridge. In addition to our park clean ups, club volunteers also participated in the HELM students clean up at Jetty Park, the Florida Today/KBB Summer Series clean ups, and the International Coastal Clean Up. Thank you to the Coast Guard personnel from Station Port Canaveral who came out and helped this year. A special thank you to the KBB staff and volunteers for the tremendous efforts cleaning Brevard beaches following the Red Tide fish kills. The club is proud of our close relationship with KBB. Our 1st VP and next year s President, Bryan Bobbitt is the KBB Deputy Executive Director and KBB Executive Director Tony Sasso is a founding member of the club.

15 Page 15 MARITIME DAY & OTHER CLUB ACTIVITIES The 17th Annual Port Canaveral Maritime Day Commemoration was held on May 26 at Rusty s. The event included a ceremony on the Rusty s deck, a boat ride on the Space Coast River Tour s Blue Dolphin for the annual wreath-laying on the waters of the harbor, and a luncheon. Thank you to Rev. Mark Wodka, Director of the Canaveral Port Ministry for leading the invocation and prayers at this event and at our luncheons and other special events. Also on this page are photos of Board members at a Board meeting, Education Committee members, and club volunteers at the USS Indiana Commissioning Fun Run.

16 Page 16 MAY LUNCHEON AND RHS HELM GRADUATING SENIORS The May Luncheon was the Annual Education Luncheon and featured an update on the RHS HELM Maritime Studies Program from Director Sarah Hardy. The club presented a check to the program in the amount of $2000. The club awarded two scholarships at the luncheon, one to Richard Fursi. From the RHS HELM Program and the second to Ryan Pletcher from Cocoa Beach High School. Also at the luncheon plaques were presented from the International Executive VP designating the club as International Club of the Year for 2017 and to Rich Grimison for International Member of the Year. The first graduating Seniors from the HELM inaugural class graduated from RHS in May!

17 Page 17 SHRIMPFEAST 2018 ShrimpFeast 2018 was held at Cruise Terminal 10 at Port Canaveral and was a big success! The Hawaiian Hula Dancers were a big hit and we had a surprise celebrity guest, Survivor cast member Libby Vincek!

18 Year in Review 2018 Page 18 RHS HELM MARITIME SPRING FIELD TRIP The Spring Field Trip for the RHS HELM students was held on March 9. First year students toured a Cruise Terminal, the GT USA Terminal and the Coast Guard Station. Second year students toured the Port Canaveral Shipboard Fire-fighting Simulator and the BCSO Comms Center. The Seniors had a job shadowing day on March 2 where they visited with Jacobs Engineering, the Canaveral Pilots and the BCSO Comms Center. In April the Seniors visited with the Port Authority Cargo Business Development department.

19 Page 19 MARCH LUNCHEON & PARTNER APPRECIATION RECEPTION RADM Wayne Justice, USCG (Ret.), Port Commission Chairman, was the guest speaker for the March Luncheon. He gave a great presentation on the history of the port as well as a look ahead at some of the Port Authority s upcoming projects. On March 28 the club held our Partner Appreciation Reception at Field Manor on Merritt Island, a historic 19th Century waterfront homestead, grove, and farm.

20 Page 20 FEBRUARY LUNCHEON The guest speaker for the February Luncheon was Captain of the Port & Sector Commander Capt. Todd Wiemers, USCG. Capt. Wiemers used one slide for his presentation, the same slide he used when briefing the incoming U.S. Presidential Administration on the mission of the U.S Coast Guard! His previous assignment was as the Coast Guard s Presidential Transition Component Action Officer. At the luncheon Capt. Wiemers presented Canaveral Fire Rescue Chief Dave Sargeant a Coast Guard Award for the Department s extraordinary service in helping Port Canaveral re-open after Hurricane Irma.

21 Page 21 JANUARY LUNCHEON The year kicked off with the first luncheon held on January 3, Incoming President Rick Clark, Operations Manager, GT USA, kept the momentum going that the club enjoyed from hosting the 2017 International Convention with an enthusiastic overview of the coming year and a warm welcome to members and partners, old and new. Some of the club s 2018 partners said a few words about their company or organization.

22 Page 22 SALTY FUN FACTS QUEEN WHO? By Earl McMillin In 1840, Samuel Cunard began his historic effort to make crossing the Atlantic bearable if not pleasurable, with Britannia, the brainchild of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Britannia was the first in a long line of Cunard ships such as Mauretania and Lusitania, whose names ended in ia. In the 1930 s Cunard laid plans for a super-liner that the company planned on naming Queen Victoria. British protocol required that to name a ship after any British monarch, permission to do so had to be obtained from the reigning sovereign. At an audience before King George V and Queen Mary, the Managing Director of Cunard gave a courtly bow and said, Your Majesty, Cunard Steamship wishes to name its latest ship, the largest and fastest ever to sail transatlantic, after one of Britain s most illustrious queens. Before the man from Cunard could say Queen Victoria, King George exclaimed to his wife, Do you hear that, darling, Cunard wants to name its newest ship after you! That is the legend of how the ia tradition ended and the Queen Mary got her name. This may not be a Salty Fact, but it is a Salty Fun Fact.

23 Page 23 EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT MEMBER/PARTNER LEVELS The Propeller Club of Port Canaveral invites you to join our Club as a Partner or a Member for A discount of 10% applies for all renewals or new memberships/partnerships registered and paid prior to December 31, Membership is open to all in the maritime industry and Port Canaveral community and to anyone interested in supporting the club s efforts in networking, relationship building, education outreach, and service to the community. LEVEL INCLUDES Dues/yr. 10 Memberships All luncheons included + 2 Free luncheon guests per member per year Admiral Partner Top billing/recognition for all functions $4500 Company logo/link on club website-top position $500 donation to Scholarship Fund Memberships All luncheons included + 2 Free luncheon guests per member per year Commodore Partner Prominent billing /recognition for all functions $2700 Company logo/link on club website-prominent position $300 donation to Scholarship Fund Memberships Captain Partner All luncheons included + 2 Free luncheon guests per member per year Billing/recognition for all functions $900 Company logo/link on club website $150 donation to Scholarship Fund 1 Membership First Mate Partner All luncheons included + 2 Free luncheon guests per member per year Billing/recognition for all functions $450 Company logo/link on club website $50 donation to Scholarship Fund Package Member 1 Membership with all luncheons prepaid $225 Individual Member 1 Membership $90

24 Year in Review 2018 Page 24 EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION -Admiral: $4,500 -Commodore: $2,700 -Captain: $900 -First Mate: $450 -Package Member: $225 -Individual Membership: $90 -Community Partners: In Kind Donations Please make checks payable to: The Propeller Club of Port Canaveral, P.O. Box 501, Cape Canaveral, FL Date: Membership Option (select one) Admiral Commodore Captain First Mate Package Individual Name: Agency/Company Phone: Member Names Phone

25 WHO WE ARE Propeller Club of Port Canaveral PO Box 501 Cape Canaveral, FL Thank you to all who provided photos for this Newsletter: Canaveral Port Authority, Rich Grimison, Dennis Huff, Sarah Hardy, Lori Robinson We are on the web! We are a local chapter of the International Propeller Club of the United States and we support Port Canaveral and area businesses, the maritime industry, the U.S. Merchant Marine, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Armed Forces, especially our local units in the port community. One of the club's most important functions is to foster relationship-building and facilitate communication among Port Canaveral stakeholders and area business owners and managers. We do this by hosting monthly luncheons featuring guest speakers covering topics of interest including updates on the various projects being developed in the Port; hosting forums highlighting candidates for the Port Commission and other local elected positions; and presenting special events during the year to include our annual ShrimpFeast fundraiser; the Fireworks at the Port dinner in July and our Holiday Party each December. We also provide opportunities to give back to the community through support of several non-pro it organizations and scholarships for High School graduates pursuing maritimerelated college or career training. We believe that in this day and age where so much communication is done electronically, it is more important than ever to enjoy a few moments of personal conversation and "face time" with our fellow port community members at our events. Propeller Club Port Canaveral is on Facebook!! Come and like us to join the conversation! /