B’Shalom brothers,
For those who don’t know, I’m Jon Zimmer, the newly elected President of the Florida Region of FJMC. I was President of my Men’s Club, the Brotherhood of Kol Ami in Tampa for the past four years. I’m honored to have this position and appreciate the trust the organization has in me to lead us for the next two years. I look forward to working with all of you and am always happy to hear valuable insight and ideas on how to improve FJMC.
One of the things I want to start implementing are meetings on a semi regular, bi-monthly basis. We sent out a poll the other week, and the best agreed upon date(s) were the second Wednesday of each month. I plan on having the first meeting on Wednesday, September 10 at 8 PM. We’ll send out a zoom link.
The Florida Region had a great showing at the recent FJMC Convention in Chicago the other month. We got the Silver Torch Club award for the second highest percentage of Quality Club Awards. I’d like to see that number grow even more! We also need to work on fundraising. I have an idea on how to raise money, but I welcome any suggestions!
As always, don’t hesitate to reach out to me with any questions, ideas, suggestions, etc. This is our organization and we all play a part in deciding how it’s run. Thanks everyone, and looking forward to interacting with all of you.
Laila Tov and Am Yisrael Chai,
Jon Zimmer jonzimmer3@gmail.com
FJMC Florida Region President
Jon was born in Huntington Station, Long Island, NY and lived there until he was 14, after his parents got sick of the weather, high taxes, and congestion of living in New York and wisely moved to sunny Sarasota, Florida. After graduating college at the University of Florida (Go Gators!), Jon moved to Tampa and has been there for 26 years. Jon has been an active member of Congregation Kol Ami for over 20 years and served as Security Chair before becoming active in Brotherhood, thanks to Barry Dvorchik (z’l) and his mentorship. He’s implemented several annual traditions of successful programming such as Firearm Safety Day, Cigars and Spirits Night, Hearing Men’s Voices sessions, and more. Jon’s greatest accomplishment is being a father to Alissa, his 10 year old daughter. He’s a Business Development Manager for a chemical company in their healthcare division. His hobbies include spending time outdoors, traveling around the country, watching the Gators, enjoying a good stout, pale ale or scotch, and spending time with Alissa.
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