** ALL ABOARD - THE BUS IS HEADED TO RALEIGH. Please join the Charlotte Chamber's Education Committee for its annual trip to Raleigh on June 27, 2007 to talk with our elected officials. We will be working to educate the elected officials on our 2007 legislative agenda as it relates to Education and Workforce Development and engage in a panel discussion regarding the need for lateral entry teachers, competitive salaries and merit-based pay. The bus trip is from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and includes breakfast, lunch and snacks on the way back. The cost is $40 per person. Click here to register online.Contact Stacey Randall at srandall@charlottechamber.com or 704.378.1311 for further details.
** The Chamber is launching free Lunch & Learn programs. The first focuses on how you can make the road to success a lot less painful when you stop shooting yourself in the foot. Join us for an informative, eye-opening, introduction to iMAGE RISK management tm. Learn how to significantly improve your business with minimal cost and essentially no risk. Take control of 5 points of contact and you will enjoy greater profits, longer lasting relationships, and a stronger competitive position. Remember, it's not what you think but what they believe that counts. Bring your bagged lunch and join us for this free presentation on Wednesday, June 13 from noon-1 p.m. at the [O]-Zone Training Center, 511 Enterprise Drive, Charlotte, NC 28206. RSVP online.
** In an upcoming issue of Expansion Management magazine, Mecklenburg County is ranked the number one large county in the nation for business recruitment and the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill MSA is ranked the number two large metro for Recruitment and Attraction. There are 3,141 counties in the U.S., so making the top 20 list means Mecklenburg County is in the top half of 1 percent of all counties in the U.S.!
** The Mayor's Youth Employment Program (MYEP) is gearing up for another awesome summer! Initially started in 1986, the MYEP aims to provide meaningful employment opportunities for Charlotte area youth to gain a greater understanding of career demands, skills sets and qualifications for employment in business, industry and local government. The City is seeking employers interested in hosting an intern for 8 weeks (minimum 20 hours a week) for summer 2007. If you are interested, please contact the MYEP Manager Alicia Jolla at (704) 336-2116, ajolla@ci.charlotte.nc.us. For more information, please visit:
CPCC Summer Theatre 2007 Season-single tickets are now on sale. CPCC Summer Theatre has been a fixture in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg scene for 34 years. Providing the best in Broadway entertainment for the entire family at affordable prices, CPCC Summer Theatre is the place to be in the summer time. Now located in the new Dale F. Halton Theater on the Central Campus, Central Piedmont Community College, CPCC Summer Theatre brings together the finest talent in the region for your entertainment. Visit their website for up-to-the-minute information.
Enjoy All Things AsianYou are cordially invited to a day of total immersion in all things Asian at the Dragon Boat Festival and Asian Festival on June 9, 2007, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Ramsey Creek Park, Cornelius (I-77 North exit 28). Event Parking is available at Kenton Place/Palace Theatre, West Catawba Blvd. For more information, call Carolinas Asian American Chamber of Commerce at 704-583-9421 or 704-588-4288 or visit http://www.caacc.com/ and http://www.charlottedragonboat.com/.
Join Walk Chair Tom Wurtz (CFO, Wachovia) on June 3, 2007 for Charlotte Walks Together, a fundraising walk-a-thon benefiting youth leadership programs of the Charlotte Coalition for Social Justice (formerly NCCJ). The Walk unites corporate, family, faith and school teams from all walks of life to celebrate diversity and promote inclusion and social justice in the Charlotte region. For team recruitment information, contact Beth Walker at bethwalker@earthlink.net or 704.535.9220. http://www.charlottecoalition.org/.
Featured Member Discount: Training Matters, Inc. 10% discount on program facilitation fees.
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