USA Baseball announces the opening of
registration for the 16U Championships, to be held June 20-28,
2008 in two 72-team tournaments in Florida and Arizona. The
event, formerly known as the “Junior Olympics,”
has been widely recognized as the premier 16U tournament.
USA Baseball will continue to provide an opportunity for 144
teams to compete against other teams from across the country
as well as provide the exclusive opportunity for players to
be considered for the USA Baseball 16U National Team. If you
have any questions, please contact USA Baseball Assistant
Director of Baseball Operations Jeff Singer via e-mail at
jeffsinger@usabaseball.com.
Dancing Elephants Achievement Group is pleased
to announce that Women’s Edge Magazine was the sponsor
for their November session of Final Friday Forum. Final Friday
Forum is held on the last Friday of every month and currently
located at the Business Networking Center (BNC) in Cary. For
more information or to subscribe to Women’s Edge, please
visit www.womensedgemagazine.com or call (919) 345-9847. For
all sales course and seminar information for Dancing Elephants,
please visit www.dancingelephants.net or call (919) 460-6909.
S&A Cherokee, a full-service communications
fi rm, has announced that Vice President Chuck Norman will
serve on the board of the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce
as treasurer for 2008. Katie McKenna and Chris Tutino have
also joined the company as sales and advertising representatives,
and Caitlin Clinard has been hired as a public relations account
executive. McKenna will work as a sales representative for
Triangle East and other publications in the future. Tutino
is rejoining the fi rm as an advertising representative for
NC Magazine. As an account executive, Clinard will provide
strategy and counsel to clients in helping them meet their
communications needs. For more information on S&A Cherokee,
please call (919) 674-6020 or visit www.sacherokee.com.
Join The V Foundation for Cancer Research
to “Show Your Spirit!” on Thursday & Friday,
March 20 & 21, 2008. “Show Your Spirit” is
a national fundraising campaign celebrating the start of the
college basketball playoffs while raising money for cancer
research. With a minimum $5 donation participants will receive
a “Don’t Give Up, Don’t Ever Give Up!”
button and “earn the right” to wear their favorite
teams apparel to work or school on “Show Your Spirit”
day. 100% of proceeds fund cancer research. To register log
on to www.jimmyv.org/showspirit/.
Cary Magazine is proud to unveil the results
of its Third Annual Maggy Awards in the January/February 2008
issue. Voters selected their western Wake County favorites
in categories encompassing restaurants, sports, services,
shopping and media. To see a full list of award recipients,
pick up a copy of the latest issue of Cary Magazine, or search
the database of Maggy Award winners found at www.carymagazine.com.
Williams Mullen announced today that 10
of the fi rm’s attorneys have been named to Business
North Carolina magazine’s list of the top lawyers in
North Carolina, also known as “The Legal Elite.”
The honor recognizes the best lawyers in the state in specifi
c practice areas as voted by their peers. Williams Mullen
provides comprehensive legal services to regional, national
and international clients. For more information, please visit
www.williamsmullen.com.
Withers & Ravenel is pleased to announce
that Patrick L. Covil has joined the fi rm. Covil is a project
engineer in water resources. He has over four years of civil
engineering experience Withers & Ravenel is a civil engineering
fi rm that was founded in 1983, and provides services in land
development, landscape architecture, planning, GIS and IT
solutions, transportation, environmental, water resources,
solid waste, surveying and construction administration.
Wake Memorial Park continues to grow. Phase
I of Wake Memorial Park’s new Chapel Mausoleum has now
been completed making available 360 spaces for those choosing
entombment. In addition, the park’s newest columbarium,
“The Columbarium of Angels” has also recently
been unveiled. The new columbarium makes available 112 cremation
niche spaces and is surrounded by four marble angels imported
from Italy.
MacGregor Downs Country Club proudly announces
the re-opening of their newly renovated 18 hole golf course.
MacGregor Downs Country Club is one of the oldest clubs in
the area and the oldest Country Club in Cary. The revitalization
of the golf course couldn't have been celebrated at a more
appropriate time, as 2007 marks the 40th anniversary for the
Club. For information on membership opportunities please contact
Nicole Masters, nmasters@macgregordowns.org or 919-467-0146.
BP Studios a leading provider of web services
for nonprofits, membership groups and businesses has been
selected by Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines to
help develop and launch their new website and content management
system. BP Studios is an award-winning design and development
firm specializing in the delivery of e-business software and
interactive applications. For more information about BP Studios
and web content management, call (919) 484-9522 x210 or please
visit www.bpstudios.com.
Sears Farm LLC, developer of SearsStone,
a distinctly different senior community, has selected S&A
Cherokee as its public relations agency of record. In this
capacity, S&A Cherokee will devise and implement a public
relations plan that complements the community’s advertising
and promotional campaigns. For more information on S&A
Cherokee, please call (919) 674-6020 or visit www.sacherokee.com.
Stewart Engineering, Inc. is pleased to
announce that Ryan Hambleton, PE and Louise Slate, PE have
joined the firm’s Land Development Department as Project
Managers. Ryan Hambleton served as an engineering and entitlements
manager with a national home builder in Washington, D.C. before
coming to Stewart. Louise Slate has over 14 years of professional
experience with a focus on hydrology and hydraulics, storm
water management, and river restoration. Stewart focuses on
land development, structural engineering, transportation engineering,
and special inspections.
USA Baseball announces the coaching staff
for the organization’s 2008 USA Baseball National Team
(collegiate). Rob Walton, Head Coach at Oral Roberts University,
returns to the bench for Team USA as the Field Manager of
the 2008 program. Walton previously helped lead the 2005 USA
Baseball National Team as an assistant coach. For more information
on USA Baseball please visit www.usabaseball.com.
Williams Mullen announces that John I. Mabe
has been named president of the Tenth Judicial District Bar
and the Wake County Bar Association, effective Jan 1, 2008.
Mr. Mabe, a partner in the firm's Litigation Section, served
as president-elect of the organizations in 2007. For more
information on John Mabe, please visit: http://www.williamsmullen.com/attorneys/attorney_detail/mabej.htm.
Atlantis Swim School is pleased to announce
that Jessica Cole has joined Atlantis Swim School as an Administrative
Assistant. She has worked with people in a number of different
settings, from being one-on-one in the classroom to working
with people professionally. For further information, including
the Atlantis philosophy, class schedule & descriptions,
and locations served, please visit www.atlantis-swim-school.com
or call (919) 342-6756.
My Girlfriend’s Kitchen offers even
more…More convenience, expanded store hours, and no
reservations required. Buy any amount in two sizes, petite
feeds 2-3 while grande feeds 4-6. This dinner store offers
the ultimate in convenience and productivity for today’s
busy person. Stop by Monday – Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
and on Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or visit www.mgfk.com. Any
questions, call Martha or Shirley at 466-9266.
CORRECTION from December issue:
Withers & Ravenel is pleased to announce
that the firm has been ranked 37th, not 27th as previously
printed, among the 200 fastest-growing architecture, engineering,
and environmental consulting firms in the United States for
the 2007 annual ranking by management consulting firm Zweig
White.
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