This year was my first year participating in Relay for Life. I decided I would jump in full force and take on the responsibility of being the Team Captain. I had no idea what I was getting myself into in the beginning but decided this would be a good experience. My responsibilities as team captain [...]
Maybe the world has actually shrunk at a faster pace than our ability to think globally has expanded. As a people, Americans have as many misunderstandings of other cultures as they have of ours. Addressing that is the main goal of the Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) Program, and central to Rotary’s concept of “World Peace [...]
We here in Missouri are hoping that the Tour of Missouri, the world-class bicycling race that came to our state and our city last September, is making a return visit.
As public relations specialists, our agency was asked by the city last year to handle the PR for our region. We jumped at the chance to [...]
As a company with energy industry marketing ties, hearing about the alternative energy project that was announced practically in our backyard last Friday (October 30, 2009) is exciting. The fact that two current clients (ProEnergy Services and State Fair Community College) are among the partners in this project makes it that much more intriguing.
Multiple [...]
It never ceases to amaze me how fast businesses come and go. It’s so easy to set up shop, hope people come in and then go out of business before anybody even knows you’re there. However, what really blows my mind is when an established company doesn’t really advertise, then announces they’re going [...]
On Friday last week, the Tour of Missouri came through Sedalia like a whirlwind. For my part, it was an exciting event. Cyclists from all over the world wound through the streets of Sedalia and neighboring Pettis County roads in a 19 mile race against the clock. Eventual 2009 Tour of Missouri [...]
On Friday, bicycling enthusiasts from around the world will turn their focus to Sedalia, Missouri as we host Stage 5 of the 2009 Tour of Missouri. The third-year Tour of Missouri has quickly become one of the nation’s (and world’s) elite professional cycling events. More than 300,000 spectators (36,000 of which were visitors [...]