Restore Volunteer Opportunity and T-shirt Contest

The Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity Restore is holding a t-shirt design contest! The winner will receive $100 along with their design being featured on a t-shirt! The deadline for entries is November 15, 2010. Check the flier for full details.

The Restore is also looking for volunteers to help staff their store. Volunteer positions include donation pick-up assistant volunteer, receiving assistant volunteer, floor assistant volunteer, cashier volunteer, customer service volunteer, librarian volunteer and house wares volunteer. If you are interested, please contact Laura Jeffcoat Volunteer Coordinator at 803-936-0088 ext. 1102 or volunteerrestore@habitatcsc.org.

11.12.10 & 11.13.10 | Volunteer at The Family House with YLS

What: Volunteer with YLS at The Family Shelter
The Family Shelter is the only shelter in the Midlands exclusively for families. Their mission is to provide temporary emergency housing and supportive services to homeless families

Where: The Family Shelter
2411 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223

When: Friday, Nov. 12 from 2-5 p.m. or Saturday, Nov. 13 from 9 a.m.-Noon

Register: Register online at the YLS Web Site (Open to YLS members only)

For more information, visit the YLS Web Site or contact Whitney Sousa at wsousa@uway.org or (803) 733-5419.

11.10.2010 | How to Be a Great Volunteer

What: Volunteer Match Webinar: How to be a Great Volunteer
Are you new to volunteering, or wondering how to get more out of your volunteering experience? Have you had a hard time finding the right place to volunteer? This webinar will walk you through some of the training and screening tools nonprofits use, and will better prepare you to ask questions and evaluate whether the organization is a good fit for you and your skills.

When: Wednesday, November 10th, 11 a.m.-Noon

Register online at Volunteer Match.

11.07.10 | Torch Relay benefiting Palmetto Health Children's Hospital

What, When and Where: The Torch Relay is coming to Columbia on Sunday, November 7 and will be held at Finlay Park.

The best part of this event is that it's coming to Columbia for the second year in a row as part of its 37 city tour and that all funds that are raised in the Columbia event benefit Palmetto Health Children's Hospital, our local Children's Miracle Network hospital.

More information: www.torch-relay.org/columbia

11.05.2010 | SCPRSA and IABC-SC Connect 2010

What: Connect 2010: SCPRSA & IABC-SC Professional Development Conference
The South Carolina Chapters of the Public Relations Society of America and the International Association of Business Communicators present one of the largest conferences for communications professionals covering the latest trends in technology, media relations, corporate communications and much more!

When: Friday, November 5, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: LRADAC Education Center (2711 Colonial Drive; Columbia, SC)

Registration: SCPRSA, IABC-SC Members: $85 | Non-members: $100 | Students: $35
Register online. Registration deadline is November 1.

Visit the SCPRSA web site for more information.

11.17.10 | EngenuitySC Ignite!

What: EngenuitySC Ignite! Columbia's Knowledge Economy Leadership Conference: Inside the Mind of an Entrepreneur
The goal for EngenuitySC Ignite! 2010 is to celebrate entrepreneurs of every age and to showcase the pathway an entrepreneur travels to build innovative, sustainable enterprises. Speakers for this year's event will range from youth entrepreneurs, to homegrown rock star companies, to innovative "social entrepreneurs" changing the face of Columbia. Ignite! will feature eight 6.5 minute, high-impact presentations to celebrate how entrepreneurship and innovation are changing the landscape of our region.

When: November 17, 2010, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Where: SCRA Innovation Center (1000 Catawba St.; Columbia, SC)

Admission: $25; special seating for COR members
Admission includes hors d'oeuvres and open bar

For more information, including ticket information, visit the EngenuitySC Web site.

COR Meet Up

We're Open for Business!

As you may know, this summer we closed our doors to focus on strategic planning and the restructuring of COR and our alliance with the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce. We are pleased to announce we are reopen for business! COR is looking for talented, educated and entrepreneurial Columbians to join us as investors. Please consider an annual investment of $50 ($20 for students) to support our programs. Your investment will provide you with free or discounted registration fees to all COR programs and events, advance registration notice for popular volunteer programs and other benefits in the works.

To celebrate and make an investment in yourself and our community, come and visit us at:

11.04.2010 | COR Member Meet Up @ First Thursdays on Main

What: Member Meet Up at First Thursday on Main
Visit COR at Gotham Cafe to meet fellow community leaders and learn about membership and initiatives. You do not have to be a member to attend!

When: November 4, 2010, beginning at 7 p.m.

Where: 1508 Main Street and 1500 Block of Main

RSVP/register: http://cormeetup.eventbrite.com/

Additional Info About First Thursdays Series

Arrive early or stay late for the COR Member Meet Up to experience Downtown Columbia's cultural revival, the First Thursdays on Main series. On the first Thursday of each month, Mark Plessinger - owner of eye wear boutique Frame of Mind - works with a number of his artistic cohorts to introduce Columbia's underground art scene to the mainstream community. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and averages 300-500 attendees.