Growing Your Green Thumb
Opened to the public in 1996, Green Bay Botanical Garden’s 47 acres of display gardens and natural areas capture the beauty of Northeastern Wisconsin’s four distinct and wonderful seasons. Visitors will enjoy outstanding garden architecture that sets the stage for an all-star performance by plants specially chosen for their ability to thrive in the upper mid-west.

A horticultural and recreational resource to the region, Green Bay Botanical offers a variety of educational programs to its members and the community. A year-round calendar of special events features a wonderful mix of gardening, cultural, and family activities.

We'll begin the event with a cocktail hour on the ground floor of the Visitor's Center overlooking the gardens. We'll then be taken on a guided tour of these spectacular gardens during a peak season with a number of plants in full bloom.

Thursday, May 29, 2008
5:00-6:00 Registration & Networking
6:00-7:15 Garden Tour

2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay

Cost: $10 members of Current
          $20 nonmembers of Current

Event Sponsored By:



RSVP by contacting Brian Johnson via email or at 593-3408.

World Cafe Event
The program managers, chairs and vice-chairs of Brown County Teen Leadership, Current Young Professionals and Leadership Green Bay have been working together to bring an exciting event to you that will involve participants from all three programs in an effort to work more closely with our developing leadership. We have chosen a program called The World Café. The World Café is a program that invites participants to explore an identified topic in an effort to stimulate conversation about questions that matter. These conversations link and build on each other as people move between groups, cross-pollinate ideas, and discover new insights into the questions or issues that are most important in their life, work, or community. You can learn more by visiting their web site at www.theworldcafe.com.

I am extending a special invitation to you to participate with the chamber's other leadership programs in what will be an event that will bring clarity to our mission as a leadership organization. Click Here to view all of the details. Please accept my invitation by replying to this email or by contacting Lisa Schmelzer at lschmelzer@titletown.org or 593-3411. If you RSVP to Lisa, please identify with which program you are affiliated. Your RSVP is requested no later than Friday, May 30, 2008 and space is limited to the first 20 participants of each program. I look forward to your participation!

Monday, June 16, 2008
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
RSVP Deadline May 30, 2008

2009 Regional Event
Green Bay will be hosting the young professionals regional event in spring of 2009. We are currently looking for volunteers to assist with the planning of this event. Our four subcommittees include Marketing & Public Relations, Sponsor Relations, Speakers & Sessions and Event Planning. This is an ad hoc appointment that will last for one year. If you're interested in serving on one of the four subcommittees or would like to learn more, contact Brian Johnson, Current Program Manager at 593-3408. Click Here for a list of the committee responsibilities.

Leadership Green Bay Brewers Bus Trip
Leadership Green Bay is sponsoring a Brewers bus trip for this Saturday, May 10. In addition to Leadership Green Bay participants, several members of Current plan to attend. For $50 you will receive a ticket, bus transportation and a pre-game tailgate party. Click Here to view the details for this upcoming event. Contact Jeanne Agneessens at 593-3412 to RSVP your spot!

Member Profile: Jaime Leick
Jaime Leick is a freelance copywriter, operating under the business name Moving Type. She writes a technology column for The Business News and is the content editor for a flexible jobsite called LifeMeetsWork.com. In addition to local businesses, Leick serves clients in Chicago, Boston, and Waterbury, Vermont—all thanks to the connective powers of the internet. She holds an English degree from St. Norbert College and a master’s in journalism from Marquette University. Big into reading programs, Leick co-founded the One Book One Community Project, co-chairs the Give-A-Kid-A-Book campaign and organizes Current's Read to Lead program. She also serves on the board for the Friends of the Brown County Library, the steering committee for Current, and is a longtime PALS volunteer. While particularly proud to be celebrating her 10-year wedding anniversary this summer, she feels compelled to tell people she was a child bride. She and her husband share tips for success at diocesan marriage-prep seminars and one-on-one Focus meetings through their church. "That never go to bed mad stuff is baloney," she says. "If you're still mad, you're still mad. Get some sleep. Things will look better in the morning."