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| Eagle National Bank, now JGB Bank, hosts Super Bowl 2010 'Super Preview' |
by : Bari Auerbach / Courtesy of AVENTURA NEWS January 23, 2009 |
Just before this year’s Super Bowl kicked off in Tampa, Aventura Marketing Council members were treated to a “super preview” of Super Bowl XLIV, coming back to South Florida for the tenth time in 2010.
Eagle National Bank, announcing their name change to JGB Bank, hosted the event’s all-star panel of special guests: Rodney Barreto, Chairman of the South Florida Super Bowl 2010 Host Committee; Mike Zimmer, Host Committee President; Dick Anderson, two-time Super Bowl champ, former Florida Senator and chair of the ’89 Super Bowl Host Committees; and Tony Segreto, who recently retired from NBC 6 after an illustrious 40-year career in broadcast journalism.
AMC Chair Cliff Schulman of Greenberg Traurig along with JGB Bank president and CEO Robert Brookes, welcomed hundreds of business and community leaders gathered at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club. Guests enjoying a superlative breakfast also had the opportunity to meet the bank’s super financial experts including Leslie Stein, vice president and Aventura branch manager. Chief Financial Officer Carlos Bell and Gabriel Gilinski were also there rooting for the JGB team dedicated to providing high-tech banking and personalized service – the old fashioned way.
“We’ve served the South Florida community since 1957 and Aventura since 1999,” Brookes said, “JGB Bank is among the highest-rated banks in the country for safety and soundness…consistently achieving four-star ratings from independent bank rating services. In these financially challenging times, it’s good to know JGB Bank is poised for significant, conservatively managed growth and ready to serve the needs of corporate and personal clients.”
From community oriented banking, the topic turned to how the Super Bowl Host Committee is gearing up to get the whole community involved in the excitement surrounding Super Bowl XLIV and the Pro Bowl - played the Sunday before.
“It’s not just about the game - it’s about getting this community together for huge events,” Segreto said. “From businesses to volunteers - everyone can be a part of it and benefit from the cachet of Super Bowl.”
Rodney Barreto, a third-time Host Committee chair, emphasized the Super Bowl’s phenomenal economic score. “Super Bowl XLI generated a total economic impact on South Florida of $463 million and 112,403 people visited for the game and related activities. Corporate America comes for the best restaurants, best hotels and best beaches. The NFL has realized we’re the best destination and that’s why we’ve had ten Super Bowls.”
As president of the Host Committee, Mike Zimmer explained how staff members and volunteers focus on coordinating operations, parties, events, corporate marketing and community outreach. “We need about 8,000 volunteers to pull this off,” he said. “We can’t do it without community effort and your help.”
From first-hand experience, two-time Super Bowl champ Dick Anderson noted, “Warm weather does remarkable things for players’ bodies. I really believe Miami is the best place to have a Super Bowl. Aventura Marketing Council President Elaine Adler served on the volunteer committee 20 years ago and she’s still doing that. The AMC has done a remarkable job contributing to the Host Committee’s goal to get private and public sectors working together to put on an event of this size.”
To contact JGB Bank’s Aventura branch Vice President Leslie Stein, phone: 305-931-6883 or visit www.jgbbank.com. For more information on how your business can participate in Super Bowl XLIV or how to become a Volunteer Ambassador, visit www.SouthFloridaSuperBowl.com.
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