On Friday, February 10, organizations, corporations and individuals were honored for their voluntary efforts to support blood donation in the community as part of Lifeblood’s Annual Awards Luncheon for 2011. Winners in the Group of the Year categories were: Corporate Johnson & Johnson Education Northwest Mississippi Community College Faith-based Brown Missionary Baptist Church Government Navy [...]
Overton Park Needs a Hand Volunteer Opportunities in Memphis Volunteers are the heart and soul of an organization. Overton Park’s success depends on a dedicated group of volunteers who create momentum and inspire others to take action for the park. The Overton Park Conservancy Volunteer Program offers the opportunity to be a park advocate, [...]
Memphis Connect is a strong supporter of The Urban Child Institute (TUCI), our local think tank on early childhood development and the importance of optimal brain development on the futures of our children. Bill Day is The Urban Child Institute’s award-winning artist. Memphis Connect hopes to help spread Bill’s powerful visual messages with the weekly [...]
Memphis is a city full of proud residents who are passionate about calling this community home! The Leadership Academy partners with The Commercial Appeal to feature members of our community who are proud to say “I Choose Memphis.” On February 11th, we shined the spotlight on Reginald Porter Jr. Name: Reginald L. Porter Jr. Job title: Project/process adviser [...]
Pink Palace manager of education Alex Eilers is currently on a six week expedition to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, where she’s studying Weddell seals in their natural habitat. Chosen byPolarTREC from a pool of thousands of candidates, Eilers left in early January to join the team of scientists and educators at the largest permanent community on the [...]
On Thursday, January 26, Trezevant held their annual board member reception. The board of directors were joined by Trezevant residents and staff members to honor past board members, acknowledge new officers and welcome Kenneth Clark onto the board. “It is an honor to have Ken on our board,” said Scott Crosby, chairman of Trezevant’s board [...]
Memphis Connect is a strong supporter of The Urban Child Institute (TUCI), our local think tank on early childhood development and the importance of optimal brain development on the futures of our children. Bill Day is The Urban Child Institute’s award-winning artist. Memphis Connect hopes to help spread Bill’s powerful visual messages with the weekly feature: [...]
My Top Five with Jimmy Ogle “Jimmy Ogle’s 5 Biggest Surprises in Memphis History ” The three co-founders (John Overton, Andrew Jackson and James Winchester) never lived in Memphis. The founding of Memphis on this strategic bluff in 1819 was purely a real estate venture from three powerful men from the Nashville area. There were 362 [...]
The Memphis Urban League Young Professionals (MULYP) kick-off the 2012 Black History Month Year Celebration Thursday, February 9th with “Weighed in the Balance”, an inside look at a new exhibit honoring the craftsmanship of weights used in the West African gold trade. In conjunction with the Metal Museum, MULYP will host an opening reception for [...]
Memphis Connect is a strong supporter of The Urban Child Institute (TUCI), our local think tank on early childhood development and the importance of optimal brain development on the futures of our children. To personalize TUCI’s research, Matt Timberlake, writer, musician, and communications consultant, will journal for us as he prepares for the birth of [...]
