On May 24-27, Nashville will come together to celebrate creativity and a spirit of giving back to the community. Creativity Moves Nashville is a four-day event mobilizing the city’s creativity to benefit Nashville, with programs for artists, creative professionals, entrepreneurs, non-profits, health care, and the public.
More info on attending or getting involved:
Details, schedules, and ticketing information for the event on May 24-27 will be announced online at www.creativitymoves.com. The Creativity Moves blog, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn pages also will feature stories and conversations with Nashville-based programs and community leaders.
Individual and organizations who would like to participate in Creativity Moves Nashville are encouraged to sign-up online or emailinfo@creativitymoves.com.
Our friends at eXile International (The Red Party) are throwing one heck of a holiday party! If you’re looking for a way to give back this season (aren’t we all?) this is the way to do it. Support their work with former child soldiers and war-affected children by putting on your festive cocktail wear and going to see a great show! More info at www.snowballnashville.com.
We received some great news from Ellie’s Run for Africa today and we wanted to share with you. Read the latest news and consider these great ways to get involved. We will see you May 19th, 2012!
On Your Mark!!! Hello ERFA supporters! Believe it or not, planning for the 8th Annual Ellie’s Run for Africa is off to a running start and we’re eager to share so much news with you today.
First off, we’re excited to announce next year’s race date – MAY 19th, 2012!! Mark your calendars, start your training, set aside the morning. We know it’s May and there’s always a lot going on, but why not kick off your day with a morning run that helps kids in Africa. We’re always done by 10 a.m. anyways!
Get Set!!!
How can you prepare for ERFA2012? Here’s a few ideas:
Be a Hero this year and raise funds beyond your entry fee. Details will come soon.
Ask your company to be a sponsor. We have many levels, so let us know if you’re interested by emailing info@elliesrun.org.
Join the planning team! We’re looking for folks interested in helping us start to plan today! Email info@elliesrun.org if you are interested.
Celebrate with African Leadership. The annual Banquet is November 29 at 6:30 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Burton Hills/Green Hills. Please RSVP to rsvp@africanleadershipinc.org by this weekend.
Go!!! The funds we raised last year – $50,000 – are on their way to the New Dawn School to help give the opportunity of an education to students. We’re so excited to partner with New Dawn, which is truly ensuring that the students receive a quality education that is given by trained teachers and that meets the benchmarks for success that the students need to continue in their education. Pray for the school as it is in a land dispute to gain property that will allow them to add a resource center. The building is paid for, it’s the land that still needs to be released.
Our friends at Faith Family Medical Clinic are searching for passionate, interested young professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of working individuals without health insurance.
They’re hosting 2 informational sessions on Tuesday, October 11th that will consist of a tour of the clinic and brief informational session afterwards.
Tuesday, October 11th 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Tour and Information
****Lunch provided!
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Tour and Information
****Drinks and snacks provided!
Faith Family Medical Clinic
326 21st Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37203
To RSVP, email Lily Duncan at lduncan@faithmedical.org, indicating which session you’ll be attending (Lunch or Evening).
If you’ve already stopped by, please feel free to send this to a friend that might be interested in learning more about Faith Family!
29 & Under is a wonderful opportunity to give back in Nashville and is just around the corner, this coming Thursday at Cabana from 5-8! The funds raised benefit many charities including American Cancer Society: Hope Lodge and Camp Horizon, Dan Rudy Cancer Center, Gilda’s Club Nashville, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle TN, The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation, and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. This event allows you the opportunity to taste over $100 wines that all are priced $29 & Under and partake in some lovely light hors d’oeuvres! We are uniting the community in the fight against cancer while getting to delight in delicious wine in the process. What could get better than that? Hurry and get your tickets though cause prices go up on September 20th. Get in on this great food, great networking, great wine, and great cause and join us in the fight against cancer!
Tomorrow night at the HA Factory at 8pm, we’re co-hosting a FREE dance party and art show called Dance Your Art Out! You can get started with the Art Crawl in downtown Nashville (around 5th and Union) and then head over to Dance Your Art Out for some great music, beautiful art and free beer. Also, you can leave some cash that will be donated to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. We’ll also be raffling off a couple of awesome FUL Bags. Don’t miss our next event! See you there!
With less than a week remaining until Nashville Prep opens their doors, they are excited to begin the journey to college with their inaugural class of 5th graders. Over the next three days, Nashville Prep will be holding the final set of parent and student orientation sessions. But for these sessions to be successful, they need your help! Specifically, we are looking for some volunteers.
The orientations will be held today (Thursday, July 28) and Friday, July 29 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., and on Saturday, July 30 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. All sessions will be held at the school, at the Avon Williams Campus of Tennessee State University at 330 10th Ave N.
As you all know the goal of GBitNB is to encourage our generation to give back in any way they can. To be honest, we especially love when giving back meets shopping!
Tomorrow is the perfect day to get the girls together and go shopping for back to school wear, new fall work styles, or in my case a dress for my dreaded High School Reunion, at my favorite local boutique Blush!
All day Saturday, July 23rd you can stop by the Blush boutiques in Belle Meade or Brentwood – bring any unopened school supplies and receive 10% off your entire purchase. All of these supplies will be donated to the Martha O’Bryan Center in East Nashville.
As more and more young adults in Nashville are flocking to the hip epicenter of East Nashville, it’s nice to know that we can give to a great organization in the area. The Martha O’Bryan Center’s mission statement is to empower children, youth, and adults in poverty to transform their lives through work, education, employment and fellowship. This organization meets people where they are and spurs them to reach their full potential.
Personally I think this is an exciting organization and look forward to finding new ways to give back to them in the future!
For a list of the supplies the families are in greatest need of, please visit Blush’s facebook page.
Remember our friends at eXile International from The Red Party? We know you do! Their new video made a huge impact on our friends and supporters that evening. Here is another chance to support their work in the Congo at “When ART Meets HEALING” on July 29th. We hope to see you there!
Join us for an Evening of Art and Live Music Featuring:
- Silent Auction: Unique original art and photography by African and local artists
- Jewelry handmade by survivors of war
- Musical performances by special guests (stay tuned!)
- Select pieces from eXile’s Poza Project: art exhibit by former child soldiers
The evening will also feature a screening of our newest short film: a drama written and performed by former child soldiers we work with in Congo, showing their abduction, training, and rescue.
The event will also include live paintings for sale by some of our featured artists. Bethany and the team will be there to share about eXile’s latest trips and projects in Uganda and Congo!
Enjoy tapas, creative desserts, and wine!
*Featuring New Local Artist: Morgan Fite*
Tickets on sale at the door for $15
Proceeds will benefit the work of eXile international, providing art and expressive therapy to former child soldiers and war-affected children in Central and Eastern Africa. A portion of the proceeds will also benefit 1Hope Orphan Ministry of Otter Creek Church.
**This fundraiser is specifically benefiting a new rehabilitation center that eXile is beginning in Congo for former child soldiers, called the Peace Lives Center, as well as, a needy baby orphanage in Uganda. Please consider donating to our work here if you are unable to attend: http://www.exileinternational.org/sing.html OR feel free to invite others!! **
We are partnering on this awesome dance/art event happening August 6th in conjunction with the August downtown art crawl! Come out and party and show your support for the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Check back here on our blog or the official DYAO website for more info!
