The Memphis Regional Chamber will launch the Memphis International Business Council and hold the premiere of the China Town Hall webcast today from 4:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. at the FedEx World Headquarters, Building G, 3670 Hacks Cross Road. Registration begins at 4 p.m. R.S.V.P. to Brenda Montgomery at 543-3541 or bmontgomery@memphischamber.com.

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce will hold Small Business Development Counseling with Mark Taylor today from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the chamber, 485 Halle Park Drive. There is no charge for appointments. Call 853-1949 to schedule an appointment.

The Center City Commission Clean & Green Committee will meet today at 9:30 a.m. at the CCC conference room, 114 N. Main St. For more information, contact Janet Pfaff at 575-0590 or pfaff@downtownmemphis.com.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Southwest Tennessee Community College, 737 Union Ave.

The city of Germantown will host an Internet Safety Panel for parents, teachers and others who use the Internet, today at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Center, 1930 S. Germantown Road. Panelists will include representatives from the Germantown Police Department, the Commission on Missing and Exploited Children (COMEC) and Shelby County Schools. This event is free and open to the public.

The American Diabetes Association will host "Kiss a Pig Gala and Street Party" to honor community leaders who have contributed to finding a cure for diabetes, today at 6:30 p.m. at The Cadre Building at the corner of Second Avenue and Monroe Street. Tickets are $125 per person. For reservations, call 682-8232, Ext. 3124, or e-mail sowilliams@diabetes.org.

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will host "An Inside Look at Corporate Funding" Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Memphis Jewish Community Center, 6560 Poplar Ave. For more information or to register, contact April DeBerry at 684-6605 or adeberry@npexcellence.org.

The Institute of Management Accountants Memphis chapter will meet Friday at 11:45 a.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. The meeting is open to the public and costs $20 to attend. To make reservations, visit www.imamemphis.org.

Cadence Bank will host its second annual Community Shred Day Friday. Individuals and businesses are encouraged to bring up to five boxes of unwanted paper material - including old credit card statements, utility bills, payroll records and tax documents - to be shredded on site from 9 a.m. to noon at Cadence Bank, 591 S. Mendenhall Road, and again from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Cadence Bank's Midtown branch, 1516 Union Ave. For more information, call Carye Herbert at 312-4732.

The Center City Commission board of directors will meet Friday at noon at the CCC conference room, 114 N. Main St. For more information, contact Eric Robertson at 575-0542 or robertson@downtownmemphis.com.