For those of you who haven’t heard of Veritas College Preparatory, you are missing out. Veritas is a wonderful, relatively new charter school in downtown Memphis for sixth through eighth graders. The children work hard and have a great attitude. Watching the way the children interact with each other and the teachers shows what excellent [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Memphis has never seen as much grassroots leadership as it has today. From improving neighborhoods, creating charter schools, and advocating for bike lanes and Overton Square, Memphians are engaged in an array of activities to improve their city. Because of it, you may be interested in this post from the Knight Foundation blog about the [...]
Few things are more critical in the development of a community than its transportation network and highway investments, particularly as it deals with the costs of sprawl and emphasizes smarter growth principles. For that reason, your comments are crucial to the development of a wise plan for building highways, investing in quality public transit, and [...]
Join MULYP for a night of networking with other young professionals at YPConnect. The city’s first digital event offers an evening of casual conversation with peers over good music and cocktails without the hassle of keeping up with bulky cards. With the use of QR coded name tags, each attendee will be a virtual billboard [...]
Today is the national holiday to commemorate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader, Nobel Prize winner, disciple and leader of nonviolence, and American hero. There is no question that the life of Dr. King and the life of Memphis are inextricably connected for all time and few cities that offer [...]
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by studying his life, work, and contribution to the world. Learn about justice issues in Memphis, and how you can create social change to advance Dr. King’s dream in the present day by building BRIDGES for justice. Who: Any middle or high school student- this is [...]
In honor of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Lifeblood is offering its donors two ways to learn more about the Civil Rights Movement. Option 1 Lifeblood is holding a mobile blood drive from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, January 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr., Day – at the National Civil [...]
