Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary’s Founders’ Day – “An American in Paris” 11 to to 11:45 a.m. seated luncheon. Noon to 1 p.m. “Cabaret de Paris” Debbie Litch, Gary Beard, and Debbie Kines performing popular Gershwin show tunes, and weather anchor Tim Simpson and Bucky Walters performing Christian music. 1 to 1:45 p.m. “Meet and Mingle” [...]
In collaboration with The Urban Child Institute, The Neuroscience Institute of The University of Tennessee is hosting a community awareness event on March 24, 2011. Dr. J.S. Anand, a professor in Pediatrics at UTHSC, will give a presentation called “Consciousness, Pain and Stress in Early Life: How It Shapes Who We Are & What We Become”. This community lecture proposes a [...]
On Tuesday, March 15, 2011, Shelby County Books from Birth graciously received a donation of $250,000 from United Healthcare at a press conference at The Urban Child Institute. The press conference was attended by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell and other dignitaries, along with about 30 children from the University [...]
The Memphis Family Shelter needs tutors to help the children of homeless women on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Homeless children experience more health problems, more developmental delays, more anxiety, depression, behavioral problems, and lower educational achievement than their housed counterparts. Having a tutor and mentor can help a child beat the odds and break the [...]
MRDC’s Urban Design 101 examines the transformative impact that innovative physical planning and design of the “public realm” can have on the quality of contemporary urban life. The course introduces a cross section of our region’s civic leaders, representing a range of public, private and non-profit organizations, to the basic concepts, vocabulary, and techniques of [...]
Non Violent Communication Workshop at the Open Heart Spiritual Center, March 7th. Learn how to resolve conflicts, establish effective communication skills and strengthen the quality of your personal or professional relationships? Come learn NVC (Nonviolent Communication) RSVP Elaine Krueger Elainebkrueger@gmail.com Freedom Fund Gala: March 8th, 6 PM, Memphis Cook Convention Center. Founded in 1909, the [...]
For the month of March, Lifeblood is giving its donors the opportunity to choose between an Irish-themed T-shirt or surrendering that gift in exchange for a donation to the Lifeblood Educational Scholarship program in their name. Funds funneled into this program provide scholarships to students at local high schools who assist Lifeblood by holding blood [...]
On Feb. 28, Dr. Charles McKinney Jr., assistant professor of history at Rhodes College, will present “Race, Rights and Redemption: Lessons from North Carolina’s Freedom Struggle.” Free and open to the public, the lecture begins at 7 p.m. in Blount Auditorium of Buckman Hall on the Rhodes campus. McKinney’s lecture is based on his recently [...]
Today’s Stand For Children rally at the Children’s Museum of Memphis was well attended. Parents, teachers, and students gathered in support of better childhood education in our great city. While Stand takes no position on the MCS charter, it does encourage citizens to let their voices be heard in the current referendum. Today’s rally included [...]
The Grizzlies Foundation’s new TEAM Mentoring pilot program is off to a running start. The program which began in January 2011, successfully finished the fifth sessions this week. Between the two charter schools involved in the program, 15 community volunteers have been matched with 45 students making up 5 total mentoring teams. Each team has [...]
