March 2021 In-Person/On-Line meeting

 Protecting North Florida’s sensitive lands

topic for March 18 hybrid meeting

          Jim McCarthy, president of the North Florida Land Trust, will be guest speaker at the Men’s Newcomers Club’s March 18 luncheon.   The luncheon will be a hybrid affair with an in person lunch at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club and a simultaneous presentation for at-home members via the GoToMeeting program. 

          McCarthy joined NFLT in 2014 as its executive director and was named president in 2015.  He started his career as a federal government employee, became a lobbyist and managed 56 political campaigns across the country.  He is a member of the Florida Environmental Regulation Agency.

          NFLT was founded in 1999 as a non-profit organization focused on protecting lands of ecological, agricultural, and historic significance. It services 12 counties in Northeast Florida by purchasing or receiving donations of land and conservation easements, as well as facilitating conservation transactions for public agencies. It has been actively working to preserve sensitive land on Amelia Island and in Fernandina Beach.

          To register for the meeting, click on the register box below.  Due to COVID restrictions, the Golf Club has a limit of 50 people for meetings.  Members who wish to attend the luncheon can do so by clicking on the “Members in Person Meeting and Lunch” when they register.  When the capacity is reached, a waiting list will be created, which will allow members to be confirmed as earlier registrants cancel their registrations.  Those preferring to participate virtually should select the “Virtual Meeting Participant” option. There is no cost for this option, which is also available to non-members.   GoToMeeting log in instructions will be provided in your confirmation and event reminder emails.

          Cost to attend the golf club luncheon is the usual $15 which can be paid by credit card when registering (click “Pay online”), or by clicking on “Invoice me”  and sending a check to MNC PO Box 16291, Fernandina Beach, FL 32035 to arrive by March 13.  Given the 50 person limit for in-person attendance, members’ registrations not paid by then will be cancelled to make room for waitlisted members.