VOL. 122 | NO. 84 | Tuesday, May 8, 2007
St. Francis Hospital will host a luncheon for Memphis-area business leaders to discuss hospital quality ratings today at 11:30 a.m. in the St. Catherine's Room at St. Francis, 5959 Park Ave.
Talk Shoppe presents "Snapshot of the Memphis Multifamily Market" Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 759-7808.
The Memphis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is hosting a meeting Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. at the University of Memphis Fogelman Executive Conference Center, 330 Innovation Drive. Dr. Jose A. Velazquez will discuss "Reaching Memphis' Rapidly Growing Hispanic Market." The luncheon is free for PRSA members, $25 for nonmembers and $15 for students. E-mail jamieprsa@bellsouth.net to reserve space.
Lifeblood is holding a public blood drive Wednesday from 4:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Woodland Presbyterian Church, 5217 Park Ave.
The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence hosts "How to Succeed in Fundraising by Really Trying" Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 6560 Poplar Ave. The event is $99 for alliance members, $150 for nonmembers and $65 for students. To register, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.
The Tennessee Department of Revenue will hold its next bimonthly new business workshop Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon in the Memphis training room of the Renaissance Center, 555 Beale St. The event is free. To register, call 213-1400.
The Entrepreneurs Roundtable will hold a meeting Thursday at noon at The Tower Room, 5100 Poplar Ave. The topic is "Formulating a Business Continuity Plan." Mark Giannini, president and CEO of Service Assurance and PackRat, will discuss how to prepare your business for a service interruption due to a natural disaster or other event. Cost to attend is $25 and the registration deadline is today.
The Memphis Regional Chamber will hold its Metro Business Council Spring Hiring Summit Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Registration is $50 for chamber members and $100 for nonmembers, and must be received by Wednesday. Sign-up is available online at www.memphischamber.com or by calling 543-3571.
The International Business Resource Group (IBRG) and Deloitte & Touche USA LLP are sponsoring a Diversity and Inclusion Event Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. For more information, call 322-6702 or e-mail michellejiang@deloitte.com.
The Peabody Hotel hosts its Mother's Day Brunch Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 149 Union Ave. Cost is $45 for adults and $17 for children ages 5-12. For reservations, call 529-3668.