Nominate someone for a Benny Award!

The 24^th ANNUAL BENNY AWARDS DINNER & GALA

Saturday February 20, 2010 – University of Memphis Holiday Inn

For its 2010 event, the Black Business Association of Memphis is looking for outstanding service and retail businesses

corporations and business professionals who have reached new heights, provided exemplary service, business opportunities or leadership to further the vision of minority entrepreneurship, empowerment, business development or community service.

Wanna nominate someone for a Benny Award? Email Myron Mays at myron@myronmays.com to have a ballot emailed back to you. Just put "Benny Ballot" in the subject line!

Spirit of Memphis Pep Rally

The Spirit of Memphis is a Pep Rally for the City of Memphis that will turn the tide of the self-esteem of our citizens. The Pep Rally events and movements will help citizens become ambassadors and fall in love with their City again.

Join us for our kickoff event and information session!

January 29, 2010

1:00- 3:00 PM

The University of Memphis Holiday Inn

RSVP by 1/27/10 to spirit@spiritofmemphis.org

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Author Don Hutson Speaks at this years Benny Awards

Author and speaker Don Hutson will speak at this years Benny Awards on February 20, 2010. His client list includes over two-thirds of the Fortune 500 Companies and he is featured in over 100 training films. He is Chairman & CEO of U.S. Learning and makes some 75 speaking appearance per year. You may have seen him on national television where he is regularly featured on both PBS and TSTN. He is author of nine books including the New York Times bestseller, The One Minute Entrepreneur which he co-authored with Ken Blanchard.

Fred Jones, Jr. Honored

University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (January 8, 2010) –After 20 years of promoting the Southern Heritage Classic, Fred Jones Jr. will be the twentieth recipient of the Authur S. Holmon Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented by the University of Memphis Black Student Association on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the Michael D. Rose Theatre.

The Award Ceremony begins the University of Memphis’s month long celebration of Black History Month. During the ceremony, the 2010 Black History Month poster will be unveiled, along with the month’s official calendar of events. The program will be immediately followed by the Annual Black History Month Opening Reception featuring music from Trio Plus in the Rose Theatre Lobby. Both are free and open to the public.

BAMM January 2010

Happy New Year and Happy New You! Start 2010 off right by making a commitment to support Black-owned businesses in our community. Join B-A-M-M! in supporting The New Olivet Baptist Church Credit Union at 3084 Southern Avenue 38111. This special B-A-M-M! is going on now and lasts through Monday, January 11th. See hours at right. Thank you for your faithful support to this ministry and to our community. We raised almost $60,000 for Black-owned businesses in the Memphis area last year. Let's make 2010 even more successful!

THE NEW OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH CREDIT UNION

Now - January 11, 2010

Owners: Share Holders

In order to support TNOBC Credit Union, you must fill out an application and pay a $5.25 fee. This B-A-M-M! is unique in that you are able to support yourself by putting savings in your own account.

Hours of Operation:

Wednesday 9:30-5:00, 6:00-6:25

Thursday 9:30-5:00

Friday 9:30-5:00

Saturday 9:30-1:00

Sunday after Morning Worship

Monday 10:00-3:00

Southern Heritage Classic 2010