Wednesday, November 17, 2010
American National Palmer Home Golf Classic Press Kit
Select Financial Group, LLC Tees off to benefit Palmer
Home for Children
Memphis, TN – As the mid-south welcomes fall, some Memphians are preparing by polishing their clubs and cleats to join Select Financial Group in the Second Annual American National Palmer Home Golf Classic which will take place at Windyke Country Club on October 28th, 2010 with a 12:30p.m. shotgun start.
“Last year was our first attempt, but it rained and many players were unable to finish their rounds. This year we are hoping to double the money raised for Palmer Home so that those children in need can continue to be in a loving and safe environment,” said Mike Washburn, agency manager of Select Financial Group (SFG).
This year, there will be many more perks to look forward to. Players will be treated to a luncheon and wine & cheese reception, golf alongside local celebrities like the Mississippi Riverkings, enter to win over $2,500 in prizes from The Butcher Shop, Folk’s Folly, Memphis Auto Center, AM 690, Need a Sitter and the University of Memphis Tigers Athletic department.
Select Financial Group of Memphis, TN has long been a supporter of Palmer Home for children as well as the Germantown Charity Horse Show and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure just to name a few. SFG believes that giving back is an essential part of being a community-oriented business.
Palmer Home for Children and SFG invite you to play in the tournament or support the tournament with a sponsorship, prize or financial donation.
For the latest information about the Second Annual American National Palmer Home Golf Classic, visit our blog at http://ANPHgolfclassic.blogspot.com. There you can download our registration form and see who else will be at the Golf Classic. You may also register via phone by calling 901-756-7557.
Tune in to AM 640 at 3:00P.M. on October 12th, 2010 to hear our Midsouth Viewpoint interview with Byron Tyler.
Select Financial Group, LLC consists of a group of agency owners that are exclusive agents for the American National Family of Companies. By developing long term relationships, Select Financial Group provides clients with superior insurance and related products and services to protect and enhance their quality of life.
The mission of Palmer Home for Children is to reflect the hope and love of Christ by providing a stable, long-term Christ-centered home for children who lack an adequate family structure. For more information, visit www.palmerhome.org .
Monday, June 14, 2010
Godspell playing at White Station High School
Saturday, April 24, 2010
The Jaywalking Epidemic on Central Avenue
Dangerous by Design: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Deaths (and Making Great Neighborhoods) ranked Memphis as the fifth most dangerous city in the country for pedestrians in November of 2009.
“A car turning left onto Central leaving the parking lot between the crosswalk and Zach Curlin struck a pedestrian in the median who was waiting to cross the street; most of the deadly accidents occur in that same way,” according to Bruce Harber, director of campus safety.
“One crosswalk will lead to the Herff College of Engineering, at the northeast corner of the campus near the intersection of Central and Zach Curlin. The other, which will be several hundred yards to the west, will lead to the plaza area near the College of Communications and Fine Arts,” According to a University of Memphis press release.
Similarly to the plans of the past, this renovation was scrapped before it started. Improvements were made to the area in question, but no overhead pedestrian walkway was ever constructed.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Getting a jumpstart on your career with the Meeman School of Journalism
Today I am interviewing Ashley A. on all the opportunities available to the Journalism students.
Q: Please tell us a little about your college experience and what led you to the University of Memphis.
A: I went to the University of Tennessee and graduated from there 5 years ago, and I’d been living in Nashville for the last 4 years, and moved here to get my Masters degree in Journalism. I am a graduate assistant and in Graduate school here.
Q: How would you describe an average day in your shoes here at the job placement office?
A: For the most part I’ll go through our website, which is on the journalism website, and get rid of any old job postings, and then look through everything the teachers, alumni and professors send me for any job or internships to put on the website. I also contact people in the community that might have an opportunity coming up. There are a lot of local people that know this is the place to get journalism or PR people.
Q: What prospects does the field of Journalism hold for students about to graduate?
A: There’s a lot of stuff. The majority of things I’ve seen, especially locally, are in the public relations field. So the newspaper/magazine things are a little bit more difficult to find, so you’d probably have to move elsewhere to get a starting level position in those. The PR industry especially is just booming.
Q: What advice would you give those students about to graduate?
A: I would say to start making contacts as early as you can, even if it’s just submitting some of your things to places you might be interested in. And if you haven’t already, get an internship somewhere, to have one under your belt, which our website can help you do. That’s very important. People are looking for someone who isn’t starting from scratch.
Q: For those who are just starting with the department, what activities do you recommend so that they are experienced and job ready when the time comes, obviously beside internships?
A: You can also join the PRSSA, I know a lot of public relations students do that, you should take advantage of that. [Those student groups] in combination with internships helps you make the connections you need, and then if you’re in the Journalism fields, submit the work you do for classes to publications so you can put on your resume that you were published somewhere. And also, create your own blog. It’s easy now and you can out your stuff on the Internet to be searched and read. Just getting your name out there in any way possible.
Q: Can you please describe the internship process, like how exactly students apply and what they need to do to get one going?
A: Well, the first thing is you want to have a good resume. You can look online [for examples], or if you want to, you can come and give me what you’ve got after it’s in a form and I will edit it and make sure everything looks good. Then, you apply to each internship individually; there is no blanket process. You want to make sure you are actually interested in the organization in particular. We update in website every Wednesday, so there’s always current postings up there.
Q: What are some internships that the department offers?
A: I don’t think there are any with the department specifically, there are some that happen on campus, I know we had one for the M magazine, the sports magazine, that was a great paid internship. It’s really just a matter of keeping on checking. It changes moment to moment. Even places that don’t have them, you can send someone and email if you are really interested and they will usually keep it on file. That’s how I honestly got my first job. I just sent resumes over email to everyone in the industry I was looking at, eventually, three months later they called and that’s how it works. Persistence, I’d say.
A: Okay, great. One last question, How can students stay informed on everything the office has to offer?
Q: Well, we’ve got our website, if you go to the Journalism Department off the UM website, it’s on the home page. On the right side there is a tab that will say employment, and under that there are tabs for jobs and internships. Also, I post any helpful tips or anything on the Facebook page. You can join and follow us to get updates that way, with posts 3-4 times a week. There’s a team of people constantly get things up there. And we have the boards, one across from my office, which is Meeman 318, where we keep the newest stuff posted.
Aerin: Alright, well I think that the students here in the Journalism Department will definitely have a leg up on getting out in the world and starting their careers.
Ashley: Yep, use it! Come see me! I’m around.
Aerin: Thank-you Ashley A., have a great day.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
One Act Play Festival News Release
Thursday, January 21, 2010
My name is spelled odd... I blame Hippie Parents
"Túrin counted Aerin fainthearted and that she was "made for a kinder world"; but Asgon rebuked him: "Many a man of arms misreads patience and quiet. She did much good among us at much cost. Her heart was not faint, and patience will break at last." Aerin presumably died in a final act of defiance against the Easterlings, by setting on fire the hall built by Brodda, which Túrin, on fleeing, saw in flames behind him."
My father was into Tolkien's novels... maybe that's when it came to them!
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They argued for hours as to what my middle name should be, then agreed on the name and not the spelling. One wanted an a, one wanted an e, but they both wanted a feminine spelling... Really- who knows what they were thinking??
They were a young married couple who moved to Austin, Texas after they fell in love with the city on their honeymoon (and it always was my dad's favorite place). They rented the farm main house of a large farmland off some rural route in Kyle, Texas. When I was two, the parents came back to their senses, quit being hippies in Texas and moved home to Memphis. They were both born and raised here, tried to get away, but ultimately came back for good.
This city has a magnetic pull on it's citizens. Memphis, Tennessee sure is a one of a kind town. Sometimes I'm in love with the city. I've spent days wandering the streets just to see new things and some old things. Sometimes, I pack my car in fits and hit the 240 loop headed to anyplace but here! However, in the end, I always come home, somberly driving until my radio picks up a familiar DJ who mentions something memphis-ey. Then, I'm home, home of elvis, bb king, rock-n-roll, blues and me, Memphis,Tennessee!
So, my parents, my name, my city. They all have their quirks. I'd rather have an interesting story than no tale at all!
until then ya'll!
-ae