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Calling all vendors to participate in the 2017 Charlotte Career Discovery Day

The City of Charlotte Neighborhood & Business Services Department is calling all local vendors to participate in the fourth annual Charlotte Career Discovery Day (CCDD), a career exploration event that attracts thousands of Mecklenburg County high school students each year. This exciting event will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at The Park Expo and Conference Center.

The CCDD is a collaboration between the City of Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) with support from various community stakeholders. It’s a highly engaging event that will feature a variety of interactive industry zones designed to expose approximately 4,000 youth to emerging careers in a variety of sectors.

You and your business are invited to join the team this year to showcase your career to the next generation of employees on April 20. Please visit our website and register as a CCDD vendor. Together, let’s support our youth as they launch their futures.

Fast Five: Check out what's going on in local communities

• Upcoming Neighborhood & Business Services grant deadlines
  
• Facade Improvement Grant applications are due on Feb. 15 and Neighborhood Matching Grants applications are due on March 1.
   
• Additional information session for Project P.I.E.C.E. to be held this month
• Know someone who is interested in fiber optics/broadband and premise cabling, residential and commercial construction or highway construction and trades? Project P.I.E.C.E. -- a collaboration between the City of Charlotte, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont and the Urban League of Central Carolinas -- is hosting another information session on Feb. 21 as the program continues to seek to increase employment opportunities among people with multiple barriers to employment.
  
  
• Training Opportunity: Diving Deeper with Nextdoor in your Neighborhood
• This session will teach you how to unlock the potential of Nextdoor, including how to set up an account, get your neighbors engaged and more. The session will be held 6 - 8 p.m. Feb. 27 at Queens University of Charlotte.
  
  
• Mayor's Mentoring Alliance recognizes local mentors, mentees and organizations
• The Mayor's Mentoring Alliance recently celebrated National Mentoring Month in January by honoring local mentors at its Jan. 26 awards ceremony. Held at the Harvey B. Gantt Center, awards were presented to Charlotte's mentor, mentee, best practices agencies, group mentors and business partner of the year.
  
  
• Code Enforcement Reminder of the Month
• Do you need to get rid of something that is too large to fit in your rollout container? Call 311 to schedule a bulky item pickup and place your items at the curb no earlier than one day before your scheduled trash pickup day. More information about preparing and scheduling your bulky items can be found on the City of Charlotte's website.