The Ticker: YP Expo is TOMORROW!
June 20, 2007, 12:41 pm
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I’m writing here and everywhere else that I can because I strongly believe in what this event can accomplish. More than an opportunity to mingle and take advantage of a cash bar, it is what will hopefully become the first of many times that the young professional community in Birmingham comes together, network, and identify ways that we can move the city forward.
It partially grew out of a white paper I wrote nearly two years ago (and published here) and is the first of two unique opportunities for the YP community this year. It also grew out of the hard work and discussions among those that participated in the Chamber’s COOL Community Task Force and the organizations that have stepped up to make tomorrow happen.
A lot has changed since writing it, most notably the level of communication that is beginning to exist among these organizations and hopefully the rest of the community.
I’m hoping to see many of you out there tomorrow night. It’s a great way to start off a busy weekend of fun…
It’s the first ever YP expo for Birmingham! Come and find out how to get involved with more than 20 young professional organizations from around the Birmingham metropolitan area!
It’s free and open to the public, so come on out and enjoy the networking + The Spots!
Here’s the calendar entry on The Terminal:
http://bhamterminal.com/blog/2007/06/20/yp-expo-innovation-depot/
and here’s the info page for the event:
http://ypnow.org/YP-EXPO-2007_41_ev.htm
Look forward to seeing you there!
& PLEASE REPOST if you can!
Enjoy the day!
Cheers.
Hey…The YP expo is on!
May 10, 2007, 7:47 am
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I was wondering when I’d find an excuse to stumble on over here and say hello. It’s not like I’ve been wanting to ignore the site, it’s just been a little hectic, that’s all. More about life in general later on today…
Anyway, I received an email from Alison Howell at the Chamber that made a hectic day a little bit easier to enjoy. I already knew that the YP roundtable expo was going to happen this year; the main issue was the location and the time of year. We got approval last week for use of the Innovation Depot for the event on June 21. The Terminal of course has a brief post about the event 🙂
Those that have followed the efforts on this site probably know how excited I am personally to see just how the event takes shape. My interest in this effort started late 2005 when I suggested that we should heed the words of those calling for leaders in the community to work together. This page on the site gives some references to how it happened. TechBirmingham took the idea and ran with it when no one believed it could work and made an instant impact with TechMixer and TechCouncil.
It morphed into what became a proposal to meet, talk, and help each other as civic organizations (and eventually junior boards) to make Birmingham, Alabama a better place. While there are those that would say that one person deserves credit, everyone that has worked to move this project forward, from the COOL Community Task Force to the leaders of our 20+ organizations that have made contact with our roundtable so far, needs to be applauded. They will be the same ones who will continue to push for candid conversations among our region’s leadership as time goes by. So far it’s led to a better grasp for our community overall in understanding just what we have and communications tools such as a new website and an email list. The sky’s the limit in terms of what can be accomplished.
The next step is to make sure that as many people know about the event as possible. So, let’s do it. It lands in the midst of a busy time for the city; let’s show them just how powerful this movement is becoming. I got told yesterday that I am too nice and positive on this site. I’d rather be positive and push for some changes than settle for things remaining the same, though it’s going to change regardless. We just have a chance to make it do what we want it to do, and I’m going to do my part in any way that I can.
Oh yeah, it’s nice to be back too 🙂
I’ll catch you later on today.
Cheers.
Sometimes it pays to be a member…
February 20, 2007, 8:29 am
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Or rather there are some really cool benefits. An e-mail that arrived in the inbox yesterday evening announced that the ONB Magic City Art Connection is presenting an e-Art Loan program. Similar programs have become quite popular in other cities, where people are able to enjoy art in new and creative ways.
Entry into the contest is limited to members of Catalyst, TechBirmingham and the Junior Patrons at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
A new piece of art will be featured bi-monthly according to the contest site on al.com, with the drawing for this current piece, Petition Series: In the Morning… by Peter Whitting of Pikesville, MD, (pictured to your left) being “loaned” on February 23 with the feature announced on March 1.
Other organizations interested in participating in the art loan program are invited to contact ONB Magic City Art Connection director Eileen Kunzman at 595.6306 or via e-mail at findart@bham.rr.com.
It’s definitely an interesting way to get the word out about this year’s festival, scheduled for April 27-29 in Linn Park. It was also a great way to remind people about this year’s Art Bash on March 31.
This would also be a good place to mention that if you’re not planning to attend Cool School this evening, or if you’re just not quite ready for Mardi Gras/Carnival to end, that there’s a little party going on at the Museum’s new Alabama Folk Art Gallery at the Young & Vann building downtown this evening beginning at 5:30 p.m.
More later,
Cheers.
YP Update: Get Up Offa That Thing, Part Deux
February 19, 2007, 2:15 pm
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Just last week someone asked me if Rotaract had announced plans for another gala similar to their Dress Up, Get Down gala last year. The event was mentioned often on this site last spring, including here (almost a year to the day). I told them I had no idea. I got home and checked one of the email addresses and found an announcement that this year’s event was getting ready to happen in two weeks, now slightly less than two weeks away, on Friday, March 2. from 8 p.m. – 12 a.m. at WorkPlay.
This PDF provides specifics about the beneficiary of the gala, the young professional civic organization’s Ready 2 Read Initiative; this link provides access to a Fox 6 News story on the organization’s efforts. Clicking here will take you to a digital version of this year’s invitation and provide a link to purchase tickets online for the event. It is a great opportunity to support providing tangible support to our city’s youth in preparing them for their future.
Cheers.
Helping Hand – YWCA Annual Dress Giveaway
February 19, 2007, 9:10 am
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The YWCA of Central Alabama and the Junior League of Birmingham will team up for a fifth year to provide dresses for those young women that would otherwise not be able to get one for their proms or other special events at school. According to Venus Divas Blog, each spring young women are invited to the YWCA’s My Sister’s Closet to look through the prom dress “boutique” and pick out what they need to take part in their big event. More than 110 young ladies from 19 area schools received dresses through the program last year. They are requesting plus size dresses so that they will be able to provide to more this year.
Contact information from the blog post:
Dresses and accessories can be shipped or brought to the YWCA Central AL, attn: Brenda McNeil at 309 North 23rd Street, Birmingham, AL 35203. If you have questions, I can be reached at (205) 322-9922 ext. 172 or (205) 706-0354 (cell) and will be more than glad to answer them. This year’s prom dress giveaway is scheduled for Saturday, March 3rd and 10th. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you. All donations are tax deductible.
Birmingham, Alabama is known as one of the most giving communities in the country, and it appears that we always step up to the plate for this event. We’ll see if we can step up what we give one more level this year.
More later,
Cheers.
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I’m writing here and everywhere else that I can because I strongly believe in what this event can accomplish. More than an opportunity to mingle and take advantage of a cash bar, it is what will hopefully become the first of many times that the young professional community in Birmingham comes together, network, and identify ways that we can move the city forward.
It partially grew out of a white paper I wrote nearly two years ago (and published here) and is the first of two unique opportunities for the YP community this year. It also grew out of the hard work and discussions among those that participated in the Chamber’s COOL Community Task Force and the organizations that have stepped up to make tomorrow happen.
A lot has changed since writing it, most notably the level of communication that is beginning to exist among these organizations and hopefully the rest of the community.
I’m hoping to see many of you out there tomorrow night. It’s a great way to start off a busy weekend of fun…
It’s the first ever YP expo for Birmingham! Come and find out how to get involved with more than 20 young professional organizations from around the Birmingham metropolitan area!
It’s free and open to the public, so come on out and enjoy the networking + The Spots!
Here’s the calendar entry on The Terminal:
http://bhamterminal.com/blog/2007/06/20/yp-expo-innovation-depot/
and here’s the info page for the event:
http://ypnow.org/YP-EXPO-2007_41_ev.htm
Look forward to seeing you there!
& PLEASE REPOST if you can!
Enjoy the day!
Cheers.