Connect With St Louis

St. Patrick’s Irish Party

Shawn Behan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:03:54 +0000

This event is for anyone who is Irish, or has the Irish spirit! Enjoy music, appetizers, and drinks. Buy a chance in our raffle to win great prizes. Don’t forget to wear your green. Bring your family and friends and enjoy a great Irish party.

Urban League Young Professionals Book Club Seminar

Kenya Leonard — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:13:24 +0000

Event: ULYP Book Club Seminar

Come join the ULYP’s on Saturday, Feb. 18th from 11:30am -1:00PM.

We will be discussing Tavis Smiley’s Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure !

ULYP will be discusising on how we can learn from Tavis missteps and walk into greatness !

Save the Date- Connect With A Purpose

bethc — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:15:19 +0000

St. Louis is a city rich in many things – history, culture, academia and even toasted ravioli! It is also a city with more nonprofits per capita than most cities in our country. That means there are a LOT of nonprofit organizations doing really cool things to help build and sustain our St. Louis community. How would a person ever go about finding which one is the right fit for their time and talents?

Connect With a Purpose is an annual spring event that invites you to participate in one of a number of service projects happening simultaneously throughout the area. Choose from a variety of projects – creating a PSA video, doing crafts with kids, working with animals, even doing neighborhood clean-up. Each year the group of nonprofit agencies changes, and so do the service projects – it’s the perfect opportunity to get hands on and check out a new agency.

And once you’ve put in the work – it’s time to play! The service projects take place on a Saturday morning, and then all the participants from all of the projects get togther at Tower Grove Park for a barbecue. Good deeds and new friends all in the same day – talk about getting connected!

Save the date for Connect With a Purpose 2012 – Saturday, May 19, 2012

More details to come!

SouthSide Gala Dinner and Auction

Katy Wittwer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:44:04 +0000

Join us as we celebrate 126 years of service to the St. Louis Community at our 2012 Gala Dinner and Auction! SouthSide Early Childhood Center (formerly SSDN) is committed to the education and healthy development of at-risk children and families. With the help of our friends and community partners, we help children to learn in a nurturing and safe environment, preparing them for success in school and in life.
Date: April 14, 2012 6:30pm
Location: Chase Park Plaza Khorassan Ballroom, 212 N. Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO 63108
Honorary Chairs: Tom and Carol Voss
Tickets: $125/adult; $75 for Young Professionals, age 21-35
Evening includes: Live and silent auctions, Musical entertainment, Gourmet three course dinner, Premium open bar, Live Musical Entertainment, Complimentary Valet Parking. Cocktail (semi-formal) attire.

Club Red: Flirting With Disaster

bethc — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:44:51 +0000

Any questions, please contact Maggie Phillips.

Young Nonprofit Professionals Network– St. Louis (YNPN)

YNPN — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:57:29 +0000

YNPN’s mission is to empower young nonprofit professionals with the skills and resources necessary to become the future leaders of a strong and vibrant St. Louis.

YNPN envisions a St. Louis where young nonprofit professionals have the resources to:

interact and network with each other
develop and improve their skills through programs and services
get access to professional resources

With a membership to YNPN– St. Louis, you will receive free access to our monthly programming, which includes educational luncheons and evening social events such as trivia nights, happy hours and more! Membership is only $50, and students & AmeriCorps members qualify for a discounted rate of $25.

For more information or to join today, visit www.ynpnstl.org.

Business School Blueprint Event Series

Jill Henke — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:45:51 +0000

This a free series of events this month that is perfect for people who may be interested in business school down the line to get a head start on succeeding in this process.

The 5-day series will begin on Sunday evening, January 22, and there is an event every day through Thursday the 26th. Here’s the agenda of events:

· Business School: Why—and Where—to Go

· Application Metrics: Your MBA Scorecard

· 100 Hours: A GMAT Study Plan

· Free GMAT Training Session and the New GMAT Section

· The Second Annual MBA Night

The first four events are online and can be attended from anywhere you have an internet connection.

Emerging Leaders St. Louis Program- Apply Now!

bethc — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:54:30 +0000

About the program

FOCUS St. Louis^® and the Connect With St. Louis board is excited to pilot the Emerging Leaders program. Four impactful sessions are in the works and will be held in March and April 2012. These highly interactive sessions will be held in the evening from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Each session will be aimed at developing leadership and management skills. Session topics are listed below. The program is directed at St. Louis Young Professionals aged 22-35. Class size will be limited to approximately 20 participants, and sessions will be held at the FOCUS St. Louis office.

Program sessions

Who Am I As A Leader?
What Is My Personal Brand?
What Is My Niche in the Community?
How Do I Build on My Success?

Program dates are Wednesdays, March 14, March 28, April 11, and April 25. Sessions will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the FOCUS St. Louis office – The Old Post Office at 815 Olive Street in St. Louis.

How to apply for Emerging Leaders

The Emerging Leaders program fee is $250. Click here to fill out the online application form. There is no application fee. Application deadline is Friday, February 3, 2012. For more information contact Program Coordinator Beth Casagrand at 314-622-1250 x115 or bethc@focus-stl.org.

100th Birthday Bash

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:32:44 +0000

2012 marks the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts and we are celebrating the occasion with a series of special events!!! The first of these events will be the 100th Birthday Bash on March 31st from 1-6pm at the Chaifetz Arena on SLU’s campus. The girls will experience a futuristic frenzy unlike anything you have seen in the first century of Girl Scouting. They will also celebrate the legacy of Girl Scouting in the “Legacy Lounge” followed by glowing and exciting activities for all ages! We are in need of volunteers to come and help at this wonderful event that will kick off the 100th anniversary for up to 10,000 local Girl Scouts. Volunteers are needed to help with program stations, snacks, dance event, and crowd control. Shifts are available for the day, either full day (noon-7pm), early shift (noon-4pm) or late shift (3pm-7pm). To volunteer, please contact Nicole Dalton at 314.592.2312 or ndalton@girlscoutsem.org

Jazz Under the Stars

jloveless — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:49:14 +0000

The Young Friends of the Saint Louis Science Center and the Young Friends of Jazz St. Louis are teaming up once again to host our second annual Jazz Under the Stars on January 26, 2012 from 6 – 9 pm. This “see-and-be-seen” event will be held again in the James S. McDonnell Planetarium at the Saint Louis Science Center in Forest Park.

Last year’s inaugural event provided more than 250 attendees with a much-needed break from the winter blues. This year’s event will feature Marty Morrison & Friends featuring Jason Swagler, Adam Maness, and Bob DeBoo with special guest Erin Bode! Bode was dubbed the “most magnificent solo performer on the planet” by the BBC following her latest album, A Cold December Night.

Enjoy food, drinks, live music and the beauty of the great outdoors while staying toasty warm. Claire Kellett, co-anchor of Awake with News 4, will emcee the evening.