Now that we're well into July, I'm wondering what happened to June? Maybe traveling to Seattle for the Charlotte Chamber's Annual Inner City Visit had something to do with it.
Not only was I able to visit this incredibly unique city that has a culture like no other, but being that the trip is only open to Charlotte Chamber Board of Advisor level members, I was able meet and network with over 125 business leaders from Charlotte's most successful organizations. Starting with Mayor Anthony Foxx and several city council members, add CEO's and top management from our private sector industries including banking, construction and development, marketing and consulting, plus Deans from Colleges and Universities,executive directors for non-profits and the highly acclaimed Hugh McColl, the chamber trip was well supported.
In my 18 years living in Charlotte, it has always been a community filled with people who have "can-do" attitudes through thick and thin. It was great to see that first hand from the highest levels of Charlotte area professionals and it makes me proud to be an active member of our community.
We listened and learned about how Seattle tackles everything from economic development, homelessness, education and transpiration. We toured Microsoft, a clean energy incubator, and the group was able to engage in a panel discussion with executives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. On the fun side of the trip, we took a duck tour of the city by land any by water, we had dinner and a reception at a local museum of modern art and we did a dinner cruise.
The reason I was able to attend to represent our Charlotte Destination Group business on the trip this year is because they always seem to plan it the week leading up to our big race at Infineon Speedway in Sonoma, California. When the program concluded and already being on the west coast, I was able to fly on over to San Fran and head up to Napa for the weekend where we entertained several hundred DuPont customers, visited some of my wine-maker friends and of coures, ate some of the most amazing food! I would love to retire out there someday.
I came home to Charlotte for two days and then my husband and I flew to Michigan to visit some friends for July 4th weekend. We camped with them up in the Silver Lake area and they took us -- in their Jeep -- to the Sand Dunes. If you've never experienced serious Sand Dunes, I highly recommend giving it try sometime. From what I understand, Greg Biffle likes to play on Dunes as he is from that neck of the woods. Climbing those moutainous sand hills and watching the sand drags was an absolute blast!
Well the July heat but my next scheduled trip will be Indy. Can't wait for that one because my Mom lives there and we get to spend some time together. Will probably also go to Jeff Gordon's annual bowling tournament while there and will be pulling for him to make it win No. 5 at the Brickyard 400!
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nit•ty-grit•ty\n: what is essential and basic: specific practical details. I look to write about happenings that are interesting, relevant or just plain fun as seen from my view of the world. I'll touch on our companies, Performance PR Plus and The Charlotte Destination Group, which focus on the NASCAR industry and corporate meeting and event planning in the greater Charlotte area, respectively. I hope to let you into my world a bit and to be enlightened by sharing in yours!
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