Stupid Cancer Boot Camp | NOLA
Thursday, November 17 · 5:30pm - 10:00pm
Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue
333 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
Stupid Cancer Boot Camps are community-focused educational and advocacy training workships as well as social networking support events for young adults affected by all cancers, as well as for their caregivers and providers.
Young adults (15-39) are an orphaned generation whose support needs are continually underserved. Stupid Cancer Boot Camps bring together the region’s foremost experts to discuss our most relevant issues. Join us and help your local young adult cancer community get educated, empowered and united as one in the fight against stupid cancer!
Official Website:
http://bootcamp.stupidcancer.com/2011/nola/
November 6th, 2011 in
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Greater Northshore Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Announces Annual National Philanthropy Day®
Mandeville, LA. – October 5, 2011 – On November 17, 2011 the Greater Northshore Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) will formally recognize greater Northshore outstanding philanthropists. National Philanthropy Day® is the day set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy – and those people active in the philanthropic community – have made in our lives, our communities and our world. 2011 marks the 26th anniversary of this special day in the United States.
The National Philanthropy Day luncheon will take place on Thursday, November 17, 2011, from 11:30am – 1:30pm at the Pontchartrain Ballroom of the Clarion Inn, 501 North Highway 190, Covington, with a special performance by renowned pianist, Ronnie Kole.
Joel Champagne will be honored as the 2011 Outstanding Philanthropist. Through the years, Champagne’s generous philanthropy has supported many local organizations and educational institutions, most significantly the Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation, Lion Athletic Association, and St. Paul’s High School. His exceptional spirit of giving extends to his company’s employees as well, who are encouraged to sustain community nonprofits with their time, energy and financial resources.
Cleco Power LLC will be honored with the 2011 award for Outstanding Leadership in Corporate Philanthropy. For many years, Cleco Power has provided significant contributions of time, in-kind services, and monetary funds to Northshore communities. As examples, the company sponsors local youth activities, installs electrical connections for area festivals, and hangs Christmas lights across St. Tammany Parish. Employees are encouraged to volunteer, and have participated in blood drives, built local playgrounds and worked with Keep Slidell Beautiful. Since 1985, the company has offered the Power of Sharing Fund, to assist economically disadvantaged seniors and disabled citizens. Cleco Power customers and employees contribute to the fund, and the company matches those donations, which are distributed through the Louisiana Association of Councils on Aging to help with energy bills, to weatherize homes, and for other assistance. Additional organizations supported by Cleco Power include the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the March of Dimes, and the Salvation Army.
The Louisiana Breast Cancer Task Force (LBCTF) will be honored as the 2011 Outstanding Foundation. Created in 1992, the LBCTF is a small organization with a huge impact; the group of loyal volunteers (with no full-time paid staff) raises funds to re-grant to Louisiana nonprofits that work to eliminate and treat breast cancer. Since 2007, the Task Force’s financial support has been vital to the cancer program at Slidell Memorial Hospital, funding breast health kits, wigs, and educational resources. Other recent recipients include: Point Coupee General Hospital, to provide free mammograms to those in need, and Terrebonne General Medical Center, to provide educational and financial assistance to breast cancer patients.
Gardner and Ronnie Kole will be honored as the 2011 Outstanding Volunteer Fundraisers. Nineteen years ago, the Koles founded Jazz on the Bayou, an annual fundraising event held at their Bayou Liberty home. Since then, it has grown into a two-day festival of food and music that has raised more than $1 million for local agencies and nonprofits, including in particular, STARC and Easter Seals of Louisiana. The Koles’ passion for philanthropy has had a profound impact on these organizations, which have been able to launch and expand innovative programs to continue to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families.
Tickets for the event are $40 each. Table sponsorships (for 8 people) begin at $300 and include tickets and recognition. Tickets are limited and must be reserved in advance. Please contact Nicole Suhre at 985-898-4171 or via e-mail at nsuhre@stph.org to reserve tickets and for additional information.
THE ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS is a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organization, representing over 30,000 members in 200 chapters worldwide, with its primary goal being the advancement of ethics, knowledge and understanding in the field of fund raising for philanthropic causes, with the Northshore Chapter serving St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, & Washington parishes.
Email Nicole Suhre or call 985-898-4171 for tickets.
AFP LA, Greater Northshore Chapter
P.M.B. # 118, 70452 Hwy 21, Suite 200
Covington, LA 70433
www.afpnet.org
October 28th, 2011 in
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American Marketing Association – New Orleans
NORTHSHORE LUNCHEON – Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011
Title: Thinking Small to get BIG RESULTS
Speaker: Michelle Chance-Sangthong, Entrepreneur and Author of Incremental Marketing on a Micro Budget
Description: We have more technology to save time but have less time than ever before to get things done. In this presentation, Michelle demonstrates how taking consistent, incremental steps can net big results, in spite of our need to instantly conquer the world.
When: Thursday, October 27, 2011, 11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
Where: N’Tini’s, 2891 Highway 190, Mandeville
Cost: Members: $35.00 Non-members: $45.00 Students: $25.00.
Please visit the NOLA AMA website to register.
Speaker Bio: Michelle is one of those rare entrepreneurs who avidly practices what she preaches in her speaking engagements – actionable marketing tasks that make a positive impact on the bottom line of companies large and small. In 2001, along with her partner, Toi, Michelle founded CS Ideas, an e-commerce company whose websites have generated millions in retail product sales to date. Michelle’s remarkable track record of results has fueled her reputation as an expert in the search engine optimization and web marketing analysis arenas over the past decade.
Her newly-published marketing book, Incremental Marketing on a Micro-Budget, was written with the busy, overwhelmed entrepreneur in mind. It presents ideas on how to implement small, consistent and cost-effective marketing into nearly any kind of business. Available online at facebook shopping mall.
Register Here
October 24th, 2011 in
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If you’re looking for a great day of live music, family-fun, and tasty food, attend the Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club’s 8th
Annual Chili Cook-off and Fair on Saturday, October 29 from 10 to 3 at the ball fields
in Madisonville. The event is free, and a bottomless bowl of chili costs only $5.
Pets will be available for adoption, and kids who bring two cans of food for donation to the Covington Food Bank and
the Samaritan Center will receive a free jump in the Spacewalk.
The event will benefit three important charities:
The New Heights Therapy Center, Support Our War Heroes, and Safe Harbor.
For more information or to enter, contact Steve Saux at (985) 796-0689 or
Rick Delaune at (504) 458-1013 or go to www.mandevillerotary.org.
The Old Mandeville Business Association cordially invites you to celebrate Mandeville!
Join us for the 226th birthday of Bernard de Marigny!
New this Year:
Bernard de Marigny’s LAST SUPPER
Wed,. Oct. 26, 2011 | 6-10 pm
Lakehouse Restaurant, Mandeville
MAIN CELEBRATION
Thurs,. Oct. 27, 2011 | 6-10 pm
Lakehouse Restaurant, Mandeville
CLICK FOR MORE INFO
October 14th, 2011 in
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BOO FEST 2011
Sat., Oct. 29. 10 am – 2pm.
Second Annual Fundraiser Benefiting Children with Disabilities and their Families
Please join us for some ghoulish games, freaky fun, and frightening food!
Location: Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Covington, LA
Events include: Free Trick or Treating at over 50 houses, Costume Contest and many more activities.
Food and drinks available for purchase.
More info here
October 13th, 2011 in
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Looking for a fun-filled and inexpensive day for the whole family? Then don’t miss the 8th Annual Chili Cook-off and Fair sponsored by the Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club. It will take place on Saturday, October 29 from 10 AM to 3 PM at the Madisonville Ball Fields (1007 Pine St.in Old Madisonville). Admission is free, and unlimited chili-tasting costs only $5.00.
Those attending will enjoy:
Live Music. Headlining, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, the one and only Rick Samson Project. Samson, who was one of the original founders of Four Unplugged, has started a new venture with Mike Schoultz on drums, Ralph Edwards on guitar, and Bobby Rodwig playing bass and keyboards. Contemporary singer-songwriter Brett Petry will join Barry Sharp, formerly of the Commander Cody Band, from10:00 to 11:00 AM. Madisonville’s own, multi-talented, fifteen-year-old Nathan Michael and his band, featuring singer Samantha Goodwin and guitarist Rick Delaune, will play from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Carnival Games and Activities. Compete for prizes at “Baseball Mania,” “NFL Tic Tac Toe,” children’s bingo, a bean bag toss, football throw, shooting gallery, and cake walk, which is similar to musical chairs. Watch the cheerleading and dance teams from Mandeville and MadisonvilleJunior High schools. Get your fortune told by Madame Suzette, your face and hair painted, or try a temporary tattoo. There will also be a “Spacewalk” for the kids, and the St Tammany Parish Department of Animal Services will have their Adoption Trailer there with dogs and cats for viewing and adopting.
Great Food and Drinks. Sample the chili from more than 20 cooking teams who will compete for prizes ranging from $300 to $50. There will be jambalaya, hot dogs and hamburgers, as well as a variety of sweets. Daiquiris, beer, and Bloody Mary’s will also be available, in addition to soft drinks.
An Antique Car Cruise-In. Everyone attending will have a vote in choosing the top three cars–all pre-1981, including street rides, classics, muscle cars, and other originals.
The Blue Runner Beans Food Bank Challenge. All children who bring two cans of food for donation to the Covington Food Bank and theSamaritanCenterwill get a free jump in the Spacewalk. And Blue Runner Beans will match all cans donated with their own beans.
Supporting the Community. Three important community organizations will benefit from the proceeds of the Rotary Chili Cook-off and Fair.
The first recipient is The New Heights Therapy Center in Folsom, which improves the lives of children and adults who have disabilities, by giving them hands-on experience with horses. This exposure promotes physical, cognitive, and emotional health. It also enhances integration of the disabled into family, school, and community activities, including the workforce, where appropriate.
Support Our war Heroes, based inSlidell, helps service members who sustained life-altering injuries inIraq orAfghanistan to rehabilitate and resume normal civilian lives. Their assistance covers immediate needs, whether financial, psychological, or physical. This foundation also provides private counseling for spouses and family members.
Finally, the non-profit agency Safe Harbor in Mandeville serves women and children in St Tammany Parish who are victims of domestic abuse. It provides a safe place and a variety of critical, support services, ranging from crisis intervention and legal advocacy to play groups and counseling for kids. Their professional staff and trained volunteers help bridge the gap between victimization and independence. They are available 24 hours a day. The services provided are completely confidential and free of charge.
These three organizations put into practice the Rotary Club’s motto of “service above self.” Founded in 1974, the Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club is a group of professional and business people who meet weekly on Thursday at noon for comradeship and service at the Beau Chene Country Club. As members of Rotary International, we are dedicated to the advancement of goodwill, understanding, and peace around the world, by improving health, education, and the conditions of those in critical need. We have speakers at each meeting to keep us up to date on the communities we serve. You are welcome to join us.
For further information about the cook-off, the club, or to sign up as a team, click here or call either Steve Saux at 796-0689 or Rick Delaune at (504) 458-1013. We promise you a good time that will also benefit the community.
October 10th, 2011 in
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Historic Lang House in Mandeville is Moving to Higher
Ground
Patterson Shoring
relocates and preserves historic Pre-Civil War home
WHO:
Patterson Structural Moving and
Shoring, the Old Mandeville Historic Association in partnership with the
City of Mandeville and Mandeville City Councilmember Jeff Bernard
WHAT:
A press event to initiate the relocation and preservation of the historic Jean
Baptiste Lang House. There will be a short presentation followed by a
second-line procession, led by Regg Sanders Band, to kick off the move.
WHEN:
Saturday, October 8, 2011
9:00 a.m. – Work starts on the house
9:45 a.m. – Short presentation
10:00 a.m. – Second-line procession and actual moving of the Lang House
WHERE:
Jean Baptiste Lang House
2603 Lakeshore
Drive
Mandeville, LA
WHY:
The Jean Baptiste Lang House has been in a state of damage and neglect
since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the area in 2005. The city is moving and
rehabilitating the house to its original condition to make it available for
public visitation.
Built in 1850 for tobacco merchant
Jean Baptiste Lang, the Lang House is one of the oldest homes in Mandeville and
is a recognized example of the Anglo-Creole style. According to archivist and
historian Sally Reeves, “the Lang House is the sole example of a house in
Mandeville still standing with an archival elevation to document that it
remains substantially as built.” It is a valuable connection to Louisiana’s
past and dwindling inventory of historic properties.
HOW:
The City of Mandeville and the Old Mandeville Historic Association are
working together to save the house structurally and relocate it from the
donor’s property to Kierr Family Gardens, a site donated to the city. They
contracted with Patterson Shoring, which specializes in moving and elevating historic
buildings, to handle the work. Patterson’s team has been working for over two
months to stabilize and repair essential structural components. They are now
ready to move the house to the city’s site.
Patterson has moved and elevated
some of the world’s largest and country’s oldest structures including the
National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Iowa and recently, the
Firemen’s Monument in Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans.
Patterson Structural Moving and Shoring
is the nation’s second largest structural mover and elevation company. With
more than 100 years of experience among its staff, Patterson is one of only a
handful of competent, qualified companies in the world that is trusted by
governments, insurance companies and families to move structures to new
locations safely. Led by Jeremy Patterson, the second-generation company has
moved and elevated more than 5,000 structures and has been featured on several
reality TV shows including TLC’s Heavy Haulers and Monster Movers. It has been
recognized with national awards from the International Association of
Structural Movers (IASM) including awards in 2010 for the Tallest and Longest
Structures Moved. Recent notable accomplishments include elevating the Alumni
House at Tulane University – a job sub-contracted through Abry Brothers – and
moving the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, the largest museum
relocation project in the world.
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The Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club is calling all chili
cooking teams to participate in its 8th Annual Chili Cook-off and
Fair to be held October 29 at the Madisonville Ball Fields from 10AM to 3 PM. Unlike
most other cook-offs, Rotary charges no entry fee for its chili cookers. They will compete for prizes ranging from
$300 to $50 for best chili and from$100 to $25 for best decorated booth. In addition, each team will receive 4 chili
and drink passes. All cooking must be done on site the day of the event and each team
must make at least 4 gallons of chili. Applications are preferred by early
October, but may be submitted later.
The Fair will provide great family fun, featuring live music
from Rick Samson, co-founder of Four Unplugged, and the Rick Samson Project;
singer-songwriter Brett Petry and Barry Sharp, who played with Commander Cody;
and Madisonville’s own Nathan Michael band, featuring Samantha Goodwin and Rick
Delaune. There will be numerous carnival games and activities, including pets
for adoption, as well as a variety of great food and drinks.
Sponsorship opportunities for this popular event range from
$100 to $2,500. Proceeds will benefit three important community organizations
in the parish, the New Heights Therapy Center in Folsom, Support Our War Heroes
in Slidell, and Safe Harbor in Mandeville. Blue Runner Foods will also sponsor
the Blue Runner Beans Food Bank Challenge, by matching canned food donations at
the Fair. All children who bring two
cans of food to donate will get a free jump in the Spacewalk. The food will be
given to the Covington Food Bank and theSamaritanCenter.
For further information about the cook-off and fair or to
sign up as a team, please go to www.mandevillerotary.org
or call either Steve Saux at 796-0689 or Rick Delaune at (504) 458-1013.
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