Economic Development Forum:
Going Green and Sustainable---Managing, Marketing and Making Money
Thursday, Dec. 4
Sponsored by -- Progress Energy 

Join us for a discussion of national trends around ‘going green and sustainable’ and how those trends are impacting local businesses and our regional market place. Speakers will identify resources for businesses interested in going green and sustainable including the new Green Plus small business certification program.  Attendees will also hear about best practices in businesses across sectors and specifically from the leadership of a regional restaurant group, the changes they have made and how those changes are paying off in a big way. Panelists include:

    - Chris Carmody, MBA, director of the Sustainable Business Initiative, Institute for Sustainable Development

    - Aaron Nelson, IOM, executive director of the Foundation for a Sustainable Community and president and CEO of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce

    - Greg Overbeck, partner of Chapel Hill Restaurant Group (including MEZ in Durham)

    - Jonathan Estes, author of Smart Green: How to Implement Sustainable Business Practices in Any Industry – and Make Money (March 2009). 
 
8 - 10 a.m.
Embassy Suites of RDU Airport
201 Harrison Oaks Blvd.
Cary
 
$20 per employee of member firms; $30 per non-member (no-shows will be billed).
RSVP by Dec. 1 to the Chamber at 463-7150 or chamber@morrisvillenc.com.
 
 
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Annual Holiday Reception
Wednesday, Dec. 10
Sponsored by -- PrimePay

Please join us for an evening of holiday cheer, networking and good will. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be provided by an assortment of local restaurants.

Donations will be accepted in support of the Charles Ray III Diabetes Foundation, a local non-profit that provides free glucose monitoring meters and testing strips as well as substantial discounts for insulin pumps and insulin pump supplies in N.C. and all over the world.

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Morrisville Chamber
260 Town Hall Dr.

Free for employees of member firms; $20 per non-member
RSVP by Dec. 5 to the Chamber at 463-7150 or chamber@morrisvillenc.com.


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Women's Holiday Potluck Luncheon
Friday, Dec. 12

Professional women are invited to network with holiday flair at this fun and casual potluck luncheon. Contribute a dish of your choosing (as simple or complex as you like!) as well as a little something under $15 for our gift exchange (optional.)

12 - 1:30 p.m.
Morrisville Chamber
260 Town Hall Dr.

RSVP by Dec. 10 to the Chamber at 463-7150 or chamber@morrisvillenc.com.