2 posts from October 2007

Happy October...fall has arrived for most of the country, except here in South Florida where the first cold front seems a distant future wish.  Though the commencement of the holiday season is but a month away, we have been busy planning the event calendar so, you can "Save the Dates" in your Outlook/Blackberry's!  We have some great events ahead so, don't miss out on the education, the networking or the FUN!

MDGLCC 4th Quarter Event Calendar

Wednesday 10/10

MDGLCC, The Pardo - Wilson Group & Oppenheimer & Company present The First in a Series of Financial Life Planning Seminars "Important Lessons for Your Financial Walk through Life" @ Café Tu Tu Tango 3059 Grand Avenue, (Coco Walk) in the heart of Coral Gables, from 5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. with a cocktail reception following the presentation. Guest Speakers include: Damian Pardo, Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch, Jenny Tola of Prudential and Barry Young of Riviera Realty; Target Market: College juniors, seniors and Grad Students; Young Professionals (20-30 year olds) and anyone starting over are encouraged to attend this first seminar.
Those interested or, to RSVP are urged to call the MDGLCC office for further information at 305-573-4000 or email: info@gogaymiami.com.

Thursday 10/18

Thursday 11/1

Women’s Networker from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. presented by MDGLCC and Ultra/Pandora Events.  This is a great way to network and meet professional women in our community.
This month we meet at Chamber Member Catering by Maribel near Shorecrest/Upper Eastside; 647 NE 79^th Street (driveway is one block before Magnum’s on the same side of the Street) parking across the street behind Adams Veterinary Hospital; our host Maribel will wow everyone with samples of her catering menu and, will provide wine and sodas.  Afterwards, everyone can head over to Magnum’s for cocktails and entertainment at the piano bar.  Members $5; potential members $10. For more information call (305) 573-4000 or (305) 495-6969.

Tuesday 11/13

MDGLCC, Macy’s Florida, OUT and Care Resource invite you to attend our November Networker at Chamber Member Macy’s South Beach…this event will benefit Care Resource and, kick-off the 23^rd Annual White Party Week).  Miss Elaine Lancaster will emcee the INC Men’s Fashion Show.  This event will be a fully catered affair with great music and Svedka sponsored open bar.  Attendees will enjoy many event surprises from the cosmetics department to chair massage to great Gift Bags containing lots of goodies.  Macy’s South Beach is located at 1675 Meridian Ave Miami Beach, FL 33139.  There is plenty of metered parking or, you can park in the City of Miami Beach Parking facility behind Macy’s on Lincoln Lane. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested…all proceeds will benefit Care Resource!  For more information, visit the Chamber website at www.gogaymiami.com or, call us at 305-573-4000!

Thursday 12/6

Women’s Networker from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. presented by MDGLCC and Ultra/Pandora Events.  This is a great way to network and meet professional women in our community.
This month we meet at Chamber Member FVR Group; 2601 NE 2^nd Ave. #5a Miami, FL 33137.  Kick-off the holiday season in style as FVR provides creativity, food and refreshment on their office balcony overlooking the arts district north of the Carnival Center. Members $5; potential members $10. For more information call (305) 573-4000 or (305) 495-6969.

Friday 12/14

MDGLCC Monthly Business Networker and the Miami Gay Men’s Chorus at Chamber Member Napapirji; 1008 Lincoln Rd. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305-695-7301).   Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and drinks during this special evening.  There will be a raffle for a special prize.  AND, Chamber Members get 20% off store merchandise. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested…all proceeds will benefit the Miami Gay Men’s Chorus!  For more information, visit the Chamber website at www.gogaymiami.com or, call us at 305-573-4000!

Bits of Background and other Announcements

Clarity Newsletter – its at the printer, folks and it looks GREAT!  We expect to put our first edition in the mail by the end of the week to our 400 members…expect your copy sometime next week.  For everyone else, a full readable copy of the Clarity Newsletter will be posted to GoGayMiami.com shortly thereafter, including all the inserts.  Thanks again to Joe and Tana and ENV for their assistance and support.

Directory, Directory, Directory – As many of you know, last year’s edition was derailed for 2 HUGE reasons; first, our graphic designer lost his mother and brother while we were building the book.  Second, our printing cost exceeded our income (ad sales) by 3 times.  We are in the process of finding a more competitive bid for our book so we can begin pricing our ads.  We hope to have our 2008 Directory in your hands prior to the end of the year.  Since our last book, our membership has almost tripled and, we have many more community resources to detail.  PLEASE SUPPORT THIS YEAR’S EFFORT.

Real Estate Affinity Group Website – We have begun work compiling the rest of this site…it was a much bigger (and more expensive) process than we imagined however; it will be a great resource for our Chamber/Group.  In addition, the work done on this site will create the foundation for the 3 other Affinity Sites (Health Care, Hospitality and Financial Services).

Educational Programming – It has been a strong desire of this Chamber and its President to provide seminars that would be not only educational but, immediately applicable to our financial lives.  We commence our first such event on October 10^th with a primmer to building a solid financial foundation.  Check out our calendar on the website (and our eblasts) for more details about the seminar. 

More next week…Enjoy!