Monthly Archives: November 2017

Red Cross Blood Drive.  The American Red Cross encourages people to share their good health this holiday season by donating blood for patients in need.  A decline in donations occurs from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day when donors are busy with holiday activities and travel.  Make an appointment to give blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).  Today’s Blood Drive:  10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., Jackson College, 2111 Emmons Rd, Jackson.  All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients.  Stop, Shop and Soup.  Let your holiday shopping make a BIG difference! CMJC’s David’s Promise is raising funds for their program through its annual Stop, Shop & Soup event. This year we are featuring lavender soap and candles, made from lavender grown in our very own Promise Garden. We will also have centerpieces, ornaments, hand painted necklaces, lip balm, vases and MUCH MORE available for purchase!  10 AM to 2 PM, Compassionate Ministries, 3905 Clinton Road, Jackson. The Christmas Art Show begins today.  K Gallery is excited to announce our first pop up event! We will be hosting 30+ outstanding regional artists in a variety of mediums for four weeks…

The Times in Person.  Trip Gabriel, a national correspondent with The New York Times, is returning to Jackson for a discussion about the country's fabled “job creators.”  Joining him will be Anita Quillen, the owner of an auto parts factory; Mindy Bradish-Orta, president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce; and Bill Rayl, president of the Jackson Area Manufacturers Association.  Join us for this conversation to share your thoughts about your community and what's important for the rest of the world to know.   The panel will be held at Jackson College's Bert Walker Hall, Room BW144/45, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m., followed by a reception until 7:30 p.m.   You can submit questions in advance on this Facebook event. Read the original controversial story published in the New York Times:   http://nyti.ms/2x83vd7 Jackson Inventors Network presents “Finding Help, Where’s the Money,” featuring entrepreneur Stuart Kail, chief marketing officer of Jackson’s own social-networking startup, Pitch.me. Pitch.Me has raised more than $3 million in private equity has recently one of the Top Five Trending Apps on Google Play Store. Stuart will show us how to take advantage of this app and offer ways this local Jackson business can help us as entrepreneurs and inventors get…