Last week we discussed the Memphis Area Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which is focused on making a positive, and eternal, impact in the arena of athletics. This week let us explore an organization with the mission of helping people affected by HIV/AIDS live well: Friends For Life Corp.

2. Home of the Blues – Literally - Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Last week we discussed Baptist Memorial Health Care and their collaborative community efforts, like Baptist Operation Outreach. This week let us highlight the Memphis-based organization dedicated to preserving our blues music history, supporting blues education, and ensuring the future of this uniquely American art form: The Blues Foundation.

3. Crew Training International Names Woodward Director - Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Steve Woodward has joined Crew Training International as director of learning. In his new role, Woodward will manage CTI’s core learning centers, oversee professional development programs and develop metrics to measure and manage the most efficient learning systems.

4. Evans Joins American Esoteric as Vice President - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Dr. Jess Evans has joined American Esoteric Laboratories as vice president of technical operations. In his new role, Evans is responsible for instrumentation, personnel, operational performance and quality assurance for the Memphis laboratory.

5. A Sobering Opportunity - Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Last week we spotlighted Donor Fest 2012 and Lifeblood, our region’s only full-service, nonprofit blood donation center, supplying more than 100,000 units for local patient transfusions each year. This week let us turn our attention to a local nonprofit creating sober living, transitional housing centers for people who are new in recovery: MidSouth Sober Living.

6. Burton Promoted to PR Manager at inferno - Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Ashley Burton has been promoted to public relations manager at inferno. Burton joined the agency in 2005 and most recently served as a public relations account executive.

7. Making Friends For Life - Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Last week we reflected on a recent visit from LPBC guest speaker, Dr. Joseph Michelli, who shared the personal and community value of creating a legacy statement – one sentence that defines our impact on Earth and how others will remember us after we are gone. This week let us explore an organization with the mission of helping people affected by HIV/AIDS live well: Friends For Life Corp.

8. Comforts of Home Within Reach - Monday, January 02, 2012

Happy New Year! I hope you and your family enjoyed the holiday season and I wish you all the best for a wonderful 2012. Last week we discussed how a New Year’s resolution focused on recognizing and affirming the efforts of at least one person each day could have a profound impact on our community.

9. Events - Thursday, February 17, 2011

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will host a breakfast briefing forum titled “Hiring: Starting the Employment Relationship Off on the Right Note” Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Baker Donelson’s office at 165 Madison Ave., 20th floor. For more information or to register, contact Nicolette Thomas at 577-2328 or nthomas@bakerdonelson.com.

10. Methodist Healthcare Brings Soothing Sights and Sounds to Patients - Thursday, July 06, 2006

In counseling sessions, chaplain Mike Revord sometimes asks his most anguished patients in Methodist University Hospital's Cancer Center to forget they're in a hospital at all. He encourages them to talk about happier times and familiar places, rather than suffer in quiet desperation, the cacophony of a hospital room TV set their only relief.