VOL. 123 | NO. 137 | Tuesday, July 15, 2008
JobLINC will host a Career and Education Fair today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in meeting rooms A, B and C at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. Thirty-nine companies will attend. For more information, call 415-2700.
The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon in Ballroom B of the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. Dr. Larry Lloyd, president of Crichton College, will speak. Lunch is $18 per person and reservations are required. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.com.
Jewish Family Service will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 6560 Poplar Ave. Sgt. Michael Joffre of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will speak about personal safety. For more information, call William Samuels at 767-8511.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners will hold committee meetings Wednesday beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. For more information, including a complete agenda, contact Chief Administrator Steve Summerall at 545-4301.
The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council will host a forum Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the MAAR office, 6393 Poplar Ave. The forum will discuss Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for commercial buildings and what it means for commercial brokers. Cost is $15 for nonmembers and free for members. For more information, call 818-2428.
The Shelby County Courthouse Law Library and Thompson West will host a continuing legal education breakfast titled “Westlaw Patron Access” Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Holmes Room of the Law Library, 140 Adams Ave. To register, call Gary Johnson, Law Library administrator, at 527-8498.
The Performance Excellence Association of the Mid-South will host Doug Imig of The Urban Child Institute Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Meritan, 4700 Poplar Ave. Lunch is $7 for members and $10 for nonmembers. For reservations, which must be made by noon today, e-mail Harriet Browning at hjbrowning@comcast.net.
The National Black MBA Association will hold a workshop titled “Competitive Strategy: A Micro-Economic Point of View” July 22 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Cost is $50 for nonmembers and free for members. Reservations must be made by today. For reservations, contact Deloris Clayborne at deloris.clayborne@usmemphishope.org or 270-0050.