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Girls Gone Wise Conference

Girls Gone Wise Conference

Bellevue Baptist Church invites you to Girls Gone Wise, a biblical womanhood conference that embraces wisdom in a society gone wild.

In a world where many different messages are sent and received about women, which message is true?  What is the message you can rely on?  The purpose of the Girls Gone Wise conference is to learn what biblical womanhood looks like, contrasting the wisdom of the Lord with that of a culture gone wild.

Schedule and Registration

    Friday, November 4 - 6:30-9:30 p.m.
    Saturday, November 5 - 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Cost is $25.  Register by October 15 for the discounted rate of $20.  Online registration will close October 31.

Information and image provided by Bellevue Baptist Church.

Dine out for MUDL

Dine out for MUDL

The Memphis Urban Debate League is hosting a Dinner for Debate on Wednesday, October 12 at Jason’s Deli on Poplar Ave. Jason’s Deli will donate proceeds per meal from 4pm until 9pm to (MUDL). Chief Program Officer for the National Association of Urban Debate League, Diana Dunker, will speak at 7pm. MUDL recently received a grant from the Assisi Foundation.  MUDL will receive two dollars from the grant for every one dollar they raise. MUDL has currently raised 2,850 toward their 25,000 goal. The deadline for the grant challenge is February 28, 2012.

The Memphis Urban Debate League continues to bring dedicated students, teachers, administrators, and community leaders together with goals and strategies to improve education and life skills of disadvantaged urban youth in Memphis.

Evening of Elegance

Evening of Elegance

Bellevue Baptist Church invites you to "A Night at the Movies" at 7:00 p.m. in the church Fellowship Hall. The evening will feature music and video clips from some of the greatest cinematic composers of our time with the Bellevue Sanctuary Orchestra.  Also, the premiere Josh Stewart's original composition for chorale and orchestra will be presented. Come enjoy this wonderful evening of music at Bellevue!

Information and image provided by Bellevue Baptist Church.

Special Olympics gold medalist heads to Mid-South

Loretta Claiborne will be the guest speaker for The Arc Mid-South’s 16th Annual “Achieve Beyond Expectation” Benefit Gala, designated to raise funds for the agency’s crucial work for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).  On Saturday, October 15th at Hilton Memphis, The Arc Mid-South will roll out the red carpet for the event as the agency welcomes Claiborne to the Mid-South to testify how she “Achieves Beyond Expectation.”

Dinosaurs coming to Memphis Zoo

Dinosaurs coming to Memphis Zoo

 

This spring the Memphis Zoo opens an all new exhibit featuring Dinosaurs.

The exhibit will have 15 animatronic creatures.

This attraction will be open March 10 through July 8, 2012.

The Memphis Zoo is partnering with a company that has done this exhibit around the country from San Diego to St. Louis.

The Zoo president says this may sound familiar, but technology is taking the exhibit to a whole new level.

"Many people may remember the dinosaur exhibit the Memphis Zoo had in the 90s," said Dr. Chuck Brady, Memphis Zoo President and CEO.

Dine out to support scholarships, services for children with Autism

Dine out to support scholarships, services for children with Autism

“Dine Out For Autism” September 27 & 29, 2011

Transformations would like to announce  “Dine Out For Autism” event, scheduled Tuesday, September 27 and Thursday, September 29, 2011″  Proceeds from this event will help fund our scholarship program to provide free services to children affected by ASD.  The following restaurants have agreed to donate a percentage of their proceeds for this worthy cause:

Tuesday, September 27

  • The Commissary – 2290 Germantown Rd., Germantown – All Day!
  • On The Border – 2766 N. Germantown Pkwy, Memphis – (in front of Wolf Chase Galleria)  – 4 p.m. to close.

Thursday, September 29

County Mayor's Charitable Golf Tournament

County Mayor's Charitable Golf Tournament

Get ready to hit the links with the mayor!  Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell invites you to join him Friday, October 14 at Edmund Orgill Golf Course for the Shelby County Mayor’s Charitable Golf Tournament!

This event annually benefits a Shelby County Elementary or Middle School in need of additional support.  Northaven Elementary School has been selected as this years beneficiary.

The Orgill Golf Course has hosted the FedEx St. Jude Open, US Open, and National Publinx qualifiers.

Lunch and registration begin at 11am with a shotgun start at noon.  For more information call 901-379-7872.

Information and image provided by the Shelby County Mayor's Office.