Mid-Southerners looking to serve the community in February are encouraged by Lifeblood to give blood and support local nonprofits in the process. Blood and blood platelet donors who give during the month will receive a free T-shirt, attached, with the option to return the gift in favor of having a donation made in their honor [...]
The Urban Child Institute, in partnership with the Neighborhood Christian Center, has developed a flyer that sums up all the research and policy papers into four crucial verbs to giving every baby his best chance to succeed in life: Touch, Talk, Read, Play. The flyer can be taped to the refrigerator at your house and [...]
Each year at the State of the City address by Mayor Wharton, there is a video highlight reel that spotlights the accomplishments of the past year. http://vimeo.com/35528942
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, Trezevant hosted a reception in the community’s Performing Arts Center to welcome its 18 new residents to the retirement community. Current residents greeted their new neighbors, and everyone enjoyed food and drinks while getting to know one another. “We like to make our residents feel special and welcomed because they [...]
On Saturday, January 28, Lichterman Nature Center will celebrate National Seed Swap Day with their first Seed Swap, a free event open to the public. Focusing on native, non-invasive species and heirloom seeds, everyone is invited to attend, from seasoned hardcore gardeners to newbies with a, er… budding interest. With its emphasis on locality, the [...]
Each year at the State of the City address by Mayor Wharton, there is a video highlight reel that spotlights the accomplishments of the past year.
We know we imagined it, but we thought we heard much of Memphis say “amen” when they read Church Health Center founder and executive director Scott Morris’ January 2 op-ed column in The Commercial Appeal. Dr. Morris urged Memphians to emulate University of Memphis basketball coach Josh Pastner in their lives. “His first response to [...]
Ten years ago, as I looked forward to the new year, I was just beginning what has been the most rewarding, challenging and engaging phase of my career. Just a few months before, I was an executive with International Paper and Pitt Hyde asked a very direct question. He simply asked if I wanted to [...]
Overview In a recent article in The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof reported on a landmark policy statement just issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the leading association of American pediatricians. Based on several decades of scientific research, the Academy has identified “toxic stress” as the most widespread peril facing young children As the Academy explains, toxic stress [...]
The Memphis community has shown incredible faith in the Leadership Academy’s mission to recruit, cultivate and engage diverse talent in order to move Memphis forward. When the Academy made the call after receiving a $50,000 matching grant from an anonymous donor, we received a resounding answer from the community in the way of $57,596 in [...]
MemphisConnect and LaunchMemphis partner again to present Ignite Memphis 4 on March 1, 2012. So prepare for another evening of enlightenment, entertainment- and beer! Location TBD. Early Bird tickets are only $10 through February 23, then $15 through the night of the event. Doors open at 5:30pm and the show starts promptly at 6pm. If you have a topic you’d like [...]
After some years away, Memphis born Sarah Ray is back in her hometown, serving as Memphis team lead for the White House’s Strong Cities, Strong Cities Initiative. One of six cities selected to participate in the program, Memphis has the qualities the administration identified when the initiative was in the planning stages. “These six cities [...]
