Weekly News
12 October 2009
From the keyboard of Lee Schearer,
"In The Stress Of The Storm, Learn The Strength Of The Anchor"
I came across this phrase while reading from one of my daily inspirational books, Daily Guideposts. I thought this an appropriate subject given the events in the financial markets, the anxiety of the elections soon to come, and the outcome that will surely effect the future of our great country.
I gave some thought to what it is that we anchor ourselves to during stressful times and I thought just how fortunate we are to have an anchor in the folks that attend the Chapel Hill Leads Group. Regardless of what we are stressful about, from financial circumstances to health concerns, from the fear of public speaking to effective business marketing, we have each other to serve as an "anchor in the storm".
I invite you to join us this Wednesday morning and to witness the experience that has made this group the premier referral group in the region.
I hope to see you Wednesday morning, with a smile on your face, a song on your mind and gratitude for the opportunity of being associated with the members of the Chapel Hill Leads Group.
Respectfully,
Lee Schearer
Calendar:
Weekly Meeting:
Our regularly scheduled weekly meeting will be held Wednesday morning at Extraordinary Ventures, Inc.,
200 South Elliott Road, Chapel Hill from 8:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Meeting Dues are $5.00 per
week. Place your business card and $1.00 in the Optional Drawing. One card will be
selected and that person will receive the week's kitty. For Express Check-In, please arrive with a
$5.00, a $1.00, and a business card and we will check you in. We greatly appreciate your bringing correct
change. We cannot change large denomination bills ($10, $20, $50, etc.) and cannot accept checks.
This Week's Speaker:
This week we have no scheduled speaker.
Speaker's Schedule for October/November 2009
21 October - Barbara-Lynn Freed, Center for Transformational Studies
28 October - Vivienne Carosso, Cookie Lee Fine Fashion Jewelry
4 November - Dave Kauwe, Hawaiian Dave's Tropical Treats
11 November - Maggie Peltier, FamPhotory, LLC
18 November - Tollan Wade, TRIPLE T PRODUCTIONS, Inc.
25 November - Open
Keep It Simple - Attend the Leads Group meeting at least 50% of the time for 3 consecutive months. Ask Lou Umscheid to place you on the speakers schedule. Continue to attend at least 50% of the Leads Group meetings until your presentation. Continue to attend the Leads Group meeting to strengthen your new referral network.
28 October - Vivienne Carosso, Cookie Lee Fine Fashion Jewelry
4 November - Dave Kauwe, Hawaiian Dave's Tropical Treats
11 November - Maggie Peltier, FamPhotory, LLC
18 November - Tollan Wade, TRIPLE T PRODUCTIONS, Inc.
25 November - Open
Keep It Simple - Attend the Leads Group meeting at least 50% of the time for 3 consecutive months. Ask Lou Umscheid to place you on the speakers schedule. Continue to attend at least 50% of the Leads Group meetings until your presentation. Continue to attend the Leads Group meeting to strengthen your new referral network.
Did You Know:
New Chapel Hill Leads Group Attendees - 7 October 2009
Yolanda Brown - Y. B. Consulting
Elizabeth Carlson - Sinclair Broadcast Group
Henry Lai
Suzanne McGee - Age Loc Technology
Patricia McGuire - Independent Consulting
Brian McLaughlin - SunTrust Bank
Sharon Munoz - Vittro Sign Studio
Ted Ruybal - Bluetail Books & Design
Grace Soltynski - Le Visage Acupuncture Center
Elizabeth Carlson - Sinclair Broadcast Group
Henry Lai
Suzanne McGee - Age Loc Technology
Patricia McGuire - Independent Consulting
Brian McLaughlin - SunTrust Bank
Sharon Munoz - Vittro Sign Studio
Ted Ruybal - Bluetail Books & Design
Grace Soltynski - Le Visage Acupuncture Center
Community Tuesdays - All Day, Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Every Tuesday this October four wonderful local restaurants—Spanky's,
Squid's, 411 West, and
MEZ are supporting and promoting the Chamber’s Foundation for a Sustainable Community through a program called Community Tuesdays.
They have generously identified the Chamber's Foundation as the recipient of five percent of the total sales of all four restaurants on the four Tuesdays in October (6, 13, 20, 27). Lunch, dinner, drinks, catering...it all counts.
Please consider scheduling your business lunch or evening event at either Spanky's, Squid's, 411 West, or MEZ on a Tuesday; you’ll support a great local business and our Foundation’s work in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
They have generously identified the Chamber's Foundation as the recipient of five percent of the total sales of all four restaurants on the four Tuesdays in October (6, 13, 20, 27). Lunch, dinner, drinks, catering...it all counts.
Please consider scheduling your business lunch or evening event at either Spanky's, Squid's, 411 West, or MEZ on a Tuesday; you’ll support a great local business and our Foundation’s work in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
Non-Profit Roundtable - 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2009
"Green Plus: How to save and make money by going green and sustainable";
Kirsten Hausman, Foundation for a Sustainable Community, Director of Client Relations and Communications
Registration required. Bring your own lunch. Free for Chamber members. Contact Whitney Woodyard, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Program Coordinator, at 919.357.9980 for information regarding the Non-Profit Roundtable.
About the presenter: Kirsten joined the Foundation after relocating to Chapel Hill from
Colorado in April 2008. Growing up in Niger and Morocco, she learned about sustainable development and
the environment and she has been passionate about them both ever since. She received her bachelor’s
degree in Sociology from the University of Denver in 2004. She came to the Foundation to coordinate
programs and events and planned the 2008 Inter-city Visit and Leadership conference to Ann Arbor, MI.
She started working with Green Plus and the Institute for Sustainable Development in December 2008. Her
responsibilities include managing Green Plus clients, coordinating events and communications, and managing
the Green Plus website.
What you will learn:
- An overview of how becoming more sustainable (and sharing that with your customers, employees, and community) can help strengthen your businesses.
- What the Green Plus program can do for your business financially, environmentally, and socially
- How to acquire Green Plus certification
Registration required. Bring your own lunch. Free for Chamber members. Contact Whitney Woodyard, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Program Coordinator, at 919.357.9980 for information regarding the Non-Profit Roundtable.
Business After Hours - Courtyard by Marriott - 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 2009
The Chamber's premiere monthly networking event, Business After Hours will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott. The Business After Hours is
hosted and sponsored by Courtyard by Marriott and is located at
100 Marriott Way, Chapel Hill, 27517.
Contact Whitney Woodyard of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce at 919.357.9980 for additional information regarding Business After Hours. Don't forget your business cards!
Contact Whitney Woodyard of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce at 919.357.9980 for additional information regarding Business After Hours. Don't forget your business cards!
Community Tuesdays - All Day, Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Every Tuesday this October four wonderful local restaurants—Spanky's,
Squid's, 411 West, and
MEZ are supporting and promoting the Chamber’s Foundation for a Sustainable Community through a program called Community Tuesdays.
They have generously identified the Chamber's Foundation as the recipient of five percent of the total sales of all four restaurants on the four Tuesdays in October (6, 13, 20, 27). Lunch, dinner, drinks, catering...it all counts.
Please consider scheduling your business lunch or evening event at either Spanky's, Squid's, 411 West, or MEZ on a Tuesday; you’ll support a great local business and our Foundation’s work in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
They have generously identified the Chamber's Foundation as the recipient of five percent of the total sales of all four restaurants on the four Tuesdays in October (6, 13, 20, 27). Lunch, dinner, drinks, catering...it all counts.
Please consider scheduling your business lunch or evening event at either Spanky's, Squid's, 411 West, or MEZ on a Tuesday; you’ll support a great local business and our Foundation’s work in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
Retail Roundtable - 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The purpose of the Retail Roundtable is to bring Chamber members together for an exchange of ideas about a shared
interests in a non-competitive environment. Members share stories of challenges, successes and day-to-day best
practices to assist in the success of every member. The Retail Roundtable meets the third Tuesday of each month at
the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, 104 South Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, 27514. The Retail Roundtable is
open to Chamber members. Contact Gene Wolf, Great Earth
Vitamins at Meadowmont at 919.338.8160 or Meg Branson, Chapel
Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Programs and Communications Manager at 919.357.9977 for information
regarding the Retail Roundtable.
Fourth Annual CHLG Food Drive - 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, October 30, 2009
The Fourth Annual Food Drive to benefit the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina will be held on
Friday, October 30, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at A Southern Season in University Mall in Chapel Hill.
A Southern Season employees and Chapel Hill Leads Group volunteers will be staffing the collection table all day
to accept your donations of food and non-food items. If you cannot donate the time to staff the booth, a food/non-food
item will gladly be accepted and cash is cool too. Spread the word to your clients and let them know about the
food drive. Perhaps you can collect items at your business and bring them to University Mall that Friday.
Heels 4 Hope Race - 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 31, 2009
Get ready for the biggest 5k in Chapel Hill's history... The Heels 4 Hope 5k Challenge. You do not have to be a
marathon runner to participate either, in fact, we encourage that you invite all of your friends and family. This
inaugural event is benefiting three very important charities: The Lineberger Cancer Research Center, Push America,
and The Arc of Orange County. Help make a difference in the lives of others. Welcome to the race. Welcome to our
cause.The cost for registration is $15. For more information, please contact Pat Richardson at 919-942-5119, ext 116 or via email at prichardson@arcoforange.org.
Networking In Your Neighborhood
Alamance Leads Group
The Alamance Leads Group (www.alamanceleads.com) meets every Monday at
Mimi's Cafe, Alamance Crossing off I-40/I-85 at Exit 140, Burlington, 27215. Dick O'Donnell
(dickodonnell@clearwire.net) with Cableless Solutions
(919-760-5476) is the facilitator. The Alamance Leads Group meet from 8:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Apex Leads Group
The Apex Leads Group (www.apexleadsgroup.com) meets every Tuesday at
Carrabba's Italian Grill, 1201 Haddon Hall Drive, Apex 27502. Barry & Ellen Sherrill
(aimgrouptwo@yahoo.com) with AIM Group Two Promotional Products
(919-387-7588) are the facilitators. The Apex Leads Group meet from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Breakfast Club
Just a reminder that the breakfast club is still meeting at 7:00am at the Weathervane Restaurant. Anyone is invited
to share good conversation and a quick breakfast before our regular Leads Group meeting at our new location. This
is one way that we can continue to support the management & staff that supported the Leads Group for such a long
time.
Cary Leads Group
The Cary Leads Group (www.caryleadsgroup.com) meets Thursdays at the
BNC, 649 Walnut Street, Cary 27511. Andy Siouville (919-363-7010) is the facilitator. The Cary Leads Group meet
from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Chapel Hill Leads Group
The Chapel Hill Leads Group (www.chapelhillleads.com) meets
every Wednesday at Extraordinary Ventures
(www.extraordinaryventures.org),
200 South Elliott Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Lee Schearer (919-490-1922) with American Real Estate and Appraisal
Company and Don Bonin (919-542-2446) with Town & Country Trader are the facilitators. The Chapel Hill
Leads Group meet from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Chatham County Leads Group
The Chatham County Leads Group meets every Tuesday at Our Neighborhood School Pizzeria
(www.ourneighborhoodschool.com/pizzeria.html),
87 Thompson Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312. Don Bonin
(chathamcountylg@gmail.com) (919-542-2446) with Town & Country
Trader is the facilitator. The Chatham County Leads Group meet from 8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
Durham Leads Group
The Durham Leads Group meets every Tuesday at Piper's Deli
(www.pipersdeli.com),
3219 Old Chapel Hill Road, Durham, NC 27707. Randy Bernstein
(Randy@etchNstitch.com) (919-732-3473) with Etch N Stitch and Jane
Clark (Jane.A.Clark@EdwardJones.com) (919-419-1761) with
Edward Jones Investments are the facilitators. The Durham Leads Group meet from 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Hillsborough Leads Group
The Hillsborough Leads Group (www.hillsboroughleads.net) meets
every Thursday morning of each month at The Village Diner, 600 West King Street, Hillsborough, NC. Ned Parsons
of Parson’s Business Solutions (919-493-0985) and Caryn Byrd of Comfort Assurance Group (919-259-6401) are the
facilitators. The Hillsborough Leads Group meet from 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Holly Springs Leads Group
Holly Springs Leads Group (hollyspringsleadsgroup.com) meets
every Wednesday at Java Divine (www.javadivine.com) in the Bass Lake
Shopping Center, 128 Bass Lake Road, Holly Springs, NC. Wendy Harrington with Sidekick Communications
(919-208-7484) and Barb Louis with PartyLite Gifts (919-772-9560) are the facilitators. The Holly Springs Leads
Group meet from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
North Raleigh Leads Group
The North Raleigh Leads Group (www.northraleighleads.com) meets
every Monday morning at the Stone Wolf Coffee, 8300 Health Park, Raleigh, NC. David Stoner with EnviroFix (919-847-5355)
and Charlie Edinger with Second Chance Solutions (919-219-5264) are the facilitators. The North Raleigh Leads Group
meet from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Northern Wake Leads Group
The Northern Wake Leads Group (www.northernwakeleads.com) meets
every Tuesday morning at the Bottle & Bean, 929 Heritage Lake Road, Suite 600, Wake Forest, NC, 27587. Sue
Robinson with 4-Minute Fitness/ Genetic Nutrition (919-570-0913) and Lisa Angell with Mary Kay Cosmetics
(919-676-0451) are the facilitators. The Northern Wake Leads Group meet from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Western Wake Leads Group
Western Wake Leads Group (westernwakeleads.com) meets every Thursday
morning at the BNC, 649 Walnut Street, Cary NC 27511. Bill Carraway with Pre-Paid Legal (919-605-4895) is the
facilitator. The cost will be $5 and includes breakfast. The Western Wake Leads Group meet from
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. For further information click here:
http://smallbiz.meetup.com/483/calendar/7054450/ or call the BNC at 919-342-5251.