ypB - Go, Do, See!
Places to Go, Things to Do, Sights to See...
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Barnes & Noble Melbourne Upcoming Event
1955 W. New Haven Ave.,West Melbourne, FL 32904
Saturday, July 19th
Join Barnes and Noble for an afternoon of laughter and insights with John P. Strelecky, international best-selling author of The Why Café, and his new book, The Big Five for Life - Leadership's Greatest Secret.
John was honored in 2007 alongside Oprah Winfrey, Wayne Dyer, and Deepak Chopra as one of the 100 Most Influential Thought Leaders in the field of leadership and personal development. His works have been translated into 17 languages and been best sellers around the world.
Even better, he's an interesting guy with a fascinating perspective about living life to the fullest and inspiring those around you to do the same.
If you are an adventurous spirit, a passionate leader, a student of life, or some combination of those three, this is an event you want to attend. You will walk away inspired by life-changing insights (and a great book!).
John will be signing books at the Melbourne Barnes & Noble from 4:00-5:00 p.m. and then doing a reading and taking questions from the audience from 5:00-6:00 p.m. on July 19th.
About The Big Five for Life: No matter who you are or how many people you've led, this book will forever enhance the way you think about leadership- not only the way you lead at work, at home, or in your community, but even the way you lead yourself. It is the story of Thomas Derale, a man viewed by those around him as the greatest leader in the world. He died tragically at fifty-five years of age, and even in that- the act of dying- he inspired everyone around him. This is a story about whom he was, how he led, and the way he left this world.
For more information about the book or John visit www.bigfiveforlife.com
Candidate Forum - Sponsored by The Viera Awareness Committee
Saturday, July 19th, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Meet candidates for Property Appraiser, Tax Collector, Community Development District
Forum will take place at One Senior Place. Candidates for the above offices will have an opportunity to share their vision and answer your questions during a question/answer period. Refreshments will be provided.
321-751-6771 www.OneSeniorPlace.com
The Stars & Strikes (Corporate Challenge) Bowl-A-Thon
July 26th - 2 PM to 5 PM
Shore Lanes, 600 N. Courtenay Parkway - Merritt Island
Are you up for some friendly competition with your company rival?
Then reserve the date of July 26th for The Stars & Strikes Corporate Challenge Bowl-A-Thon. This event will be hosted by the Cocoa Beach Area Chamber and the Chamber’s Military Affairs Council
To participate in this event you can either:
• Gather your (5) closest friends or co-workers, raise $500 in pledges or corporate sponsorship, put your bowling shoes on and aim for those pins! (Your team will receive company/team name on your lane, 3 games of bowling & shoes for 5 people)
* If your team raises the most money they will receive a trophy.
• Single players - (The individual who raises the most money in pledges will win a Grand Prize.)
Prizes, Certificates and Trophies will be awarded to:
• "Best" Team Overall Score
• "Largest" Pledge Raiser (individual award)
• "Best" Team per Category Challenge (Example: medical, insurance, realtors, banks, etc.)
• Leads Club (best team score and highest pledges raised)
There are only 40 lanes available and the "challenges" are already rolling out to sponsor special teams of the military. Act now - to reserve your team's space to 'challenge' your favorite competitor!
Downloadable Forms:
• Bowl-a-Thon Challenge Form CLICK HERE
• Bowl-a-Thon Pledge Form CLICK HERE
For more information or to reserve your team, contact Michelle Lamb with the Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce at mlamb@cocoabeachchamber.com or (321) 459-2200
First Aid for Small Business Summit
Cocoa Civic Center - 430 Delannoy Ave, Cocoa, FL
Saturday, August 16th, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
The First Aid for Small Business Summit connects business owners and sales people to the best trainers, speakers and consultants in the country. It also helps business owners to access free and low cost local resources to grow their business and provides opportunities to network and meet potential strategic alliance partners in their communities.
Summit keynote topics
♦ How to sell successfully in tough economic times - Joe Pici
♦ Increase your market share AND your bottom line - Jeff Piersall
♦ Lead and referral generation for business owners and sales professionals - Joe Pici
♦ Business etiquette for entrepreneurs - Dawn Pici
Event Keynote Speakers
Joe & Dawn Pici - Authors of the best selling book, Sell Naked on the Phone and the upcoming release Sell Naked in Person and creators of the Sell Naked Successfully system
Jeffrey Piersasll - An 11-year veteran of the direct sales industry, Jeff has provided consulting services to numerous start up, as well as private and publicly held companies, and is a sought after Motivational Speaker.
Summit MC's - Tom Fulmer and Lee Romano
Visit www.FirstAidForSmall Business.com for more information.
Tickets are $119.00 for General Admission / Early Bird (Before July 30th) $99.00
Community Leaders for Literacy: A Corporate Spelling Bee
Florida Tech Campus in Melbourne - Gleason Auditorium
Wednesday, August 20, 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Dust off your dictionaries and put on your thinking caps!
It's time again to participate in the Space Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association's annual fundraiser to support literacy in Brevard County. Please consider sponsoring a team.
For the second year, FPRA has chosen Rolling Readers Space Coast, Inc. to be the recipient of proceeds from the Spelling Bee. Rolling Readers is a 501c3, non-profit volunteer literacy organization, founded in 1997 to serve economically disadvantaged children in Brevard County. They are a grassroots organization that has created a partnership with Brevard County Title I schools and community businesses and organizations that support their efforts to make a positive impact on local children. Please refer to their website at www.rollingreadersspacecoast.com for further information about their program objectives.
Their Corporate Spelling Bee is intended to create an awareness of the corporate and human cost of illiteracy. If we are to have an informed and educated workforce to meet our future needs then they must learn to read at an early age. Illiteracy can reflect or cause other social problems in our society:
Low literacy is strongly related to poverty - 46% of those with the lowest skills live in poverty.
Low literacy is strongly related to crime - 70% of prisoners fall into the lowest two levels of reading proficiency.
As many as 1 in 5 children will manifest a significant reading disability.
In Brevard County 22% of third grade students scored below grade level in Reading on the 2006-2007 FCAT.
Now, more than ever, in these challenging economic times, the FPRA needs your help to develop literacy skills and inspire a lifelong lover of reading in Brevard County children.
The FPRA hopes your organization chooses to participate in this fun and challenging event by putting together a team to take part in a friendly spelling bee competition with other organizations and companies for Brevard County. Click here for a registation form that outlines the cost per team structured on the size of your local employee base or non-profit group.
If you would like further information on the Spelling Bee, please feel free to call Ann Colchin of the FPRA at (321) 452-9242.
Brevard Symphony Orchestra's Vivace Society
The Brevard Symphony Orchestra's Vivace Society has more to share with its members this season! Join fellow professionals who are celebrating the "Sight & Sound" of higher culture in Brevard.
As a member, you will have the opportunity to experience the "sounds" of the Brevard Symphony and enjoy the "sights" of the Brevard Art Museum. Throughout the rest of the season you'll have the opportunity to "Sit in with the Symphony" by attending a BSO rehearsal; "Discover Your Inner Artist" at the BAM School and attend a Behind the Scenes Museum Tour; plus "Meet the Musicians" at a ypB networking event.
Vivace's benefits are centered on socializing, networking, art and music education, as well as developing personal relationships with the key personnel, musicians and artists associated with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra and Brevard Art Museum.
For complete details about the season or to join, visit www.vivacesociety.com or call (321) 242-2024 to receive a membership brochure by mail. Memberships are available for singles and couples, and, by popular demand, for people aged 25-55. All members receive FREE admission to regular Vivace Society events and discounts throughout the season.
Greyhound Pets of America
Due to Melbourne Greyhound Park's Season Closing, Greyhound Pets of America is looking for donations of items on their wish list and volunteers to assist with feeding and kennel work.
200 Greyhounds will need a lot of food, wormers, health care and kennel supplies before they are all moved into homes. Please consider helping us with a donation or send us your Purina "weight circles" on dog food products as we can use them to offset food costs.
For more information, please visit http://www.floridagreyhounds.com/ or email cfgpa@cfl.rr.com- phone 321-242-9010.
