It's BACK!!! Bowling with the Journalists (Fall Edition)

Friday, October 16, 2015

 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

AMF University Lanes - 5900 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC

It's a lot of fun each year, and serves as a fundraiser for our CAABJ College Scholarship. Members of the media and the general public are invited to come out, mix and mingle, bowl, and have fun in supporting of a great cause. 

 $15 for Paid CAABJ Members

  $20 for Non-Members / Guest 

(Includes bowling and shoes)

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Would you like to join Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists? Click here 

Please fill out our "CAABJ Online Profile Sheet and Membership Application" --  Click Here

Bailey Goes Syndicated

CAABJ Family,

If you haven't heard by now, our CAABJ Member Charity Bailey has joined the nationally 

syndicated show "Right This Minute" - The Viral Video Show in Phoenix, AZ. 

You can watch her every morning starting at 1:00 am on WSOC (Channel 9 - ABC). Plus, "Right This Minute" has an app. It's available on iPhone and Android. Please "LIKE" the following pages:

Charity Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/BaileysBlast

Right This Minute Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/RightThisMinute

Don't forget to check out Charity's first day on the job. Hilarious!

Click here to laugh your face off.

Charity, we are so proud of you but even more prouder to call you OUR own. Your CAABJ family loves you and know you're just a TV dial away. ((Giggles))

Home, Sweet Home! CAABJ New Meeting Location

Members and Friends,

There's an old saying, "When one door closes, another one opens." Well, Cantina 1511 (Park Road Location) has opened their restaurant doors just for us, every third Saturday of each month. We have signed a contract with the restaurant to have our monthly general body meetings . 

CAABJ Executive Board and I are thrilled to call "Cantina 1511" our new home.

 We are looking forward to working with management and their staff.

We hope to see all of you Saturday, September 19th at 11:00am . We will have our

 General Body Meeting at "Cantina 1511" 

4271- B Park Road

(Park Road Shopping Center)

Parking is FREE.

For more information about Cantina 1511, click here.

See you September 19th.

Alexis Mitchell 

CAABJ President

UPDATE: LOCATION CHANGE -- CLOSED Business Body Meeting

General Body Meeting 
Saturday, August 15, 2015
11:00 am

Hickory Tavern
1100 Metropolitan Ave (Midtown)
Charlotte, NC 28204
 
Tomorrow's meeting will be a Closed Business Meeting
for MEMBERS ONLY

ALL CAABJ MEMBERS NEED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE. 

Parking is FREE.

See you there!
Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists
Executive Board

Thomasboro Academy "School Supplies Drive"

New Growth Hair Magazine and CAABJ 
Thomasboro Academy 

"School Supplies Drive"

The School Supplies Drive started July 20th. The collection will end August 21st. Supplies will be delivered to the students on Monday, August 24, 2015

Why Thomasboro Academy?

Thomasboro Academy, a Charlotte Mecklenburg School with one of the highest documented number of homeless families.  Thomasboro Academy serves students grades K-8 who are facing serious financial challenges. 

Top Five Need Items

Backpacks (grades K-8) 

One Subject Notebook (wide-ruled) & Composition Notebooks

Pencils

Glue Stick

Socks 

HELP NEEDED!

We are seeking additional barbers to volunteer to cut the students hair. If you know of any professional barbers, we would love to have them to be a part of this community event. 
Contact person, Tina (704) 363-5420

Snap, Post and  Tweet 

As you are collecting supplies, we are asking everyone to snap, post and tweet a photo. Let's get everyone involved in the community effort. Use #CAABJ on all social media platforms.