Saturday October 29 – NCACPA Making Cents: A Financial Literacy Program

NC State McKimmon Center, Raleigh – 9:30 Am – 2:30 Pm

The North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants is hosting the 3rd Annual Making Cents; A Financial Literacy Program for All Ages. This event reinforces and promotes the integration of financial literacy into student curriculum. This free event features sessions specifically designed for students, parents, and teachers.

Members from Blackman & Sloop will be participating as well. For more information, go to www.ncacpa.org/MakingCents

Thursday October 27-30 – The Landfall Tradition 10th Annual Collegiate Golf Tournament

Country Club of Landfall – 12:30PM

Carla Daniel will be playing in The Landfall Tradition’s 10th Annual Collegiate Golf Tournament.

The Landfall Tradition will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2011. Started in 2002 to provide scholarship support for the UNCW men’s and women’s golf programs, the tournament has become one of the premier women’s events of the fall golf season.

The very best teams cherish an invitation to come and experience wonderful southern hospitality and the chance to compete against an exceptionally strong field. This year’s 18-team field showcases 3 of the current top 10, 8 of the top 20, and 16 of the top 40. Included are perennial powerhouses Purdue, Duke, and Virginia plus local favorites North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, South Carolina, and host UNCW. Auburn, Florida State, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tulane, and first timers Iowa State, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Mississippi make up the rest of the competitors.

Including this year, 62 different universities and over 1100 players from 31 states will have competed in one or more of the 10 Landfall Traditions.

Volunteers for the event are welcome, as well as participants. For more information, go to http://landfalltradition.com/

Sunday October 16 – Eyes Ears Nose And Paws Fun At Hogan Farm

Hogan’s Magnolia View Farm, Chapel Hill, NC – 2PM – 5PM

Eyes Ears Nose and Paws trains and places assistance dogs with individuals with disabilities. Their Service Dogs assist people with mobility impairments.

Help celebrate an afternoon of fun, music, and food. All proceeds to benefit EENP and their service dogs.

For more information, go to http://www.eenp.org/main/HoganFarm2011.

Thursday October 13 – Mia Hamm Foundation Golf Classic

Carla Daniel will be playing in this years Mia Hamm Foundation Golf Classic.

The Foundation is focused on providing support for two important causes: raising funds and awareness for families needing marrow or cord blood transplants and continuing the growth in opportunities for young women in sports.

For more information about the Foundation and upcoming events, go to http://www.miafoundation.org/

Wednesday October 12-13 – BCBSNC Foundation Healthy Community Institute for Nonprofit Excellence (HCI)

Embassy Suites, Concord, NC – 8AM – 5PM

The purpose of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Healthy Community Institute for Nonprofit Excellence (HCI) is to provide training to strengthen the organizational capacity of the nonprofit organizations in North Carolina. HCI is a special two-day intensive course that engages three- to four-person teams from nonprofit organizations in a comprehensive board and staff training curriculum.

Les Johns of Blackman & Sloop will be a guest speaker, presenter and consultant at this years event.

For more information on HCI or the event, go to: http://www.bcbsncfoundation.org/community-impact/healthy-community-institute/

Monday October 3 – Carolina Hurricanes Kids ‘N Community Charity Golf Classic

Prestonwood Country Club, Cary, NC – 11 AM

Carla Daniel will be playing in this years Kids ‘N Community Foundation Charity Golf Classic.

As “The Heart of the Carolina Hurricanes,” the Kids ‘N Community Foundation strives to meet the health, educational, and underserved population needs of our community by offering programming and financial assistance to local area youth-oriented organizations.

This years Golf Classic will take place at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary.

For more information about the event, or to donate to the Kids ‘N Community Foundation, go to http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=565647&navid=DL|CAR|Foundation or http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=63601

From the Primetime Business Expo

Blackman & Sloop was a table sponsor at this year’s Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Primetime Business Expo. The Expo is designed to showcase the Chamber Of Commerce’s latest business members.

Pictured: Candace Engles, Mike McKinney, Carla Daniel

The Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber Of Commerce’s mission is to serve and advance the business interests of its members and to support the mission of the Chamber’s Foundation for a Sustainable Community.

For more information, go to www.carolinachamber.org/

Thursday September 15 – Primetime Business Expo

Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel (One Europa Drive, Chapel Hill) – 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Blackman & Sloop will be a table sponsor at this year’s Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Primetime Business Expo. The Expo is designed to showcase the Chamber Of Commerce’s latest business members.

For more information, go to http://www.chambermaster.com/directory/jsp/events/EventPage.jsp?ccid=568&eventid=1688

Sunday September 25 – American Heart Association Heart Walk

RBC Center, Raleigh – 1PM

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women over age 25, but many women don’t make their own health a priority. The American Heart Association exists to educate individuals of all walks of life in cardiovascular disease prevention. This years goal is to raise 1.2 million dollars for heart research.

Blackman & Sloop professionals will be participating in this years Heart Walk, to be held on Sunday, September 25th at the RBC Center in Raleigh.

For information on participating or to donate, go to www.triangleheartwalk.org

Monday September 26 – 16th Annual Subway Pro-Am Scramble

Chapel Hill Country Club – 11:30 AM

Since 1996, the Subway family throughout our state has been awarding “Subway Scholarships” to sandwich artists in North Carolina through the Peter S. Slomianyj Scholarship Fund. The fund helps pay the rising cost of books and tuition for Subway employees seeking a higher education. The success of the scholarship fund is providing a bright future for Subway employees and their children.

Blackman & Sloop’s Carla Daniel and M. Neely McLaughlin will be participating in this year’s event.

For more information or to register yourself, go to http://subwaync.com/index.php?module=proamscramble

To donate to the Auction, Raffle or Goodie Bag Items go to http://subwaync.com/index.php?module=proamscramble-donations