Tonight I went to the Mpact Memphis/Volunteer Memphis Non-Profit Expo, where over 75 non-profits handed out information and recruited volunteers. As I turned onto Cherry Road and made the last leg of my drive to the Botanic Center, I thought, “It’s 5:35, only 5 minutes after the event started. I bet there’s no one there.”
Was I ever wrong. Five minutes later and I wouldn’t have found a space on the Gardens’ parking lot. It was packed. Nearly the entire indoor center of the Gardens was filled with booths, full of people eager to talk about their organizations. By the time I left (about 6:30) cars were parked up and down Cherry Road for a good two blocks in each direction.
This is more evidence that Mpact is really making a strong comeback… the Non-Profit Expo has always been one of their best events. And this year they made it even better, partnering with an organization (Volunteer Memphis) that has all the contacts and knows how to throw a volunteer fair… great job to everyone involved. I brought a big bag of pamphlets and goodies home, and hopefully this weekend I’ll type up a post highlighting the three or four most interesting non-profits I saw.
Stopped on the way home for Taco Bell. The spork has got to be the greatest invention ever. No, wait, the tube top is the greatest invention ever. The spork is #2.