A Way To Help Out This Holiday Season

One of my good friends, Joy Hord, is a volunteer and board member for the Charlotte Community Health Clinic. The Charlotte Community Health Clinic is a nonprofit organization that provides acute medical care to uninsured, low- income, 19 and older Mecklenburg County individuals. As with so many organizations, funding is much tighter this year.

Before sharing the details of how we can help the Charlotte Community Health Clinic, I want to tell you a little about Joy (pictured second from the bottom left). Not only is Joy a successful attorney, but she's also deeply involved with the Charlotte community and a number of philanthropies. On top of all that, she is the mom to two adorable little kids. What an inspiration!



So here are the details about how we can help. If you want to get involved, please let me know. Maybe we can use the time to network with someone new and do some good simultaneously!

Wrapping for Charlotte Community Health Clinic (CCHC)

Once again, we have a wonderful holiday opportunity to raise some end of the year money, and we need your help! We realize that you are BUSY BUSY. This is a very busy time of year, and you have so many other obligations. But we need you, and we hope you can help us for just a few hours over the next few weeks.

We have the opportunity to wrap gifts at Borders at Morrocroft to raise some extra funds. Customers will receive gift wrapping for free, but are strongly encouraged to donate to CCHC. This will provide both funds and awareness to help us spread the word about the great job CCHC is doing.

If you can help...

1. Pick time slot (see below wrapping schedules). Pick a back up time slot. Most are 2.5 or 3 hours.

2. Ask a friend to join, or make a new friend.

3. Email Sashle Eslaquit at sashle.eslaquit@bankofamerica.com with your preferred time(s).

4. Show up ready to wrap and sing the praises of our fabulous clinic! Information will be provided, as well as a sign up sheet for our mailing list.

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! The Charlotte Community Health Clinic appreciates all of your help every day, but especially during the busy holiday season - this is truly a giving opportunity!

WRAPPING SCHEDULE

Friday, December 05, 2008
10:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 2:00
2:00 - 4:00
4:00 - 6:00
6:00 - 8:00
8:00 - 10:00
Saturday, December 06, 2008
3:30 - 6:00
6:00 - 8:00
8:00 - 10:00
Sunday, December 07, 2008
3:30 - 6:00
6:00 - 9:00
Monday, December 08, 2008
3:30 - 6:00
6:00 - 8:00
8:00 - 10:00
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
10:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 2:00
2:00 - 4:00
4:00 - 6:00
6:00 - 8:00
8:00 - 10:00
Thursday, December 11, 2008
10:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 2:00
2:00 - 4:00
4:00 - 6:00
6:00 - 8:00
8:00 - 10:00
Friday, December 12, 2008
10:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 2:00
2:00 - 4:00
4:00 - 6:00
6:00 - 8:00
8:00 - 10:00
Friday, December 19, 2008
10:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 2:00
2:00 - 4:00
4:00 - 6:00
6:00 - 8:00
8:00 - 10:00
Saturday, December 20, 2008
3:30 - 6:00
6:00 - 9:00

Ballantyne Shopping Event: Thursday, December 4th (6:30 pm-9 pm)

Jan D'Arcy, Nanniboos, is one of the local Charlotte entrepreneurs who is showcasing her products at the Ballantyne shopping event this Thursday evening. If you are looking to support local entrepreneurial moms, grab a glass of wine and get some Christmas shopping done too, read on...

Ballantyne Shopping Event

Just in time for the holidays, you are invited to come out and support local mom entrepreneurs on a night of shopping and fun. Make it a girl’s night out and check those holiday gifts off your list while enjoying a complimentary glass of wine at the Ballantyne Resort.

Also enter to win hundreds of dollars worth of free products that will be raffled off every 10 minutes.

You and your friends do not want to miss out on the unique products, generous discounts and endless giveaways that you will find at this exclusive Charlotte event!

Mark your calendar:
Thursday, December 4, 2008
6:30 – 9:00 P.M.

Ballantyne Resort (Ballantyne AB Ballroom)
10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28277
704.248.4000
www.ballantyneresort.com

Mogul Mom Blog

Heather Allard's Mogul Mom: Everything You Need to Build Your Mom Owned Business from Someone Who's Done It (And Stuff to Help Manage Everyday Life as a Mom, Too) is one of the blogs I regularly read.

Why?

Mogul Mom offers an interesting mix of information and inspiration.

A successful entrepreneur herself, Heather is eager to help other entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality. One day, she might share wisdom from marketing guru Seth Godin while another day she'll introduce you to the Dyson DC16 handheld vac.

Yesterday, as luck would have it, Heather interviewed me. If you want to check out her blog and read what I had to say, here's the link.

First Charlotte Mompreneur Post

I've been planning on launching this blog for some time now. I kept telling myself that I would get to it in the New Year, that I had to make it through the holidays first, and that things would slow down in 2009. We all know that life with kids and a small business always moves at a rapid clip regardless of the time of year.

Why not start today then! December 1, 2008 seems as good a time as any, and I plan on making my posts short and sweet anyway.

So who exactly is this blog for?

It's for entrepreneurs in the Charlotte market, especially Charlotte mompreneurs.


Why am I starting this blog?

A few reasons...

1. I started a women's networking group back in March 2007. It's grown to over 70 women strong, and lots of the women have started asking me to share information with the group. Rather than bombard everyone's email inbox, I'll post things here.

2. Charlotte has a great entrepreneurial market, and I hope this blog helps connect more entrepreneurs at a local level.

3. This blog can serve as a nice repository for articles, books, and resources that entrepreneurs find helpful.

So without further ado, let's get rolling. Please feel free to post comments and send me ideas for future posts. I'd like to make this blog as interactive as possible, so any and all feedback is welcome.