{"id":2623,"date":"2018-11-16T16:26:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T22:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/?p=2623"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:27:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T20:27:41","slug":"lets-innovate-education-lite-memphis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/hustle\/business\/lets-innovate-education-lite-memphis\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Innovate Through Education (LITE\u00a0Memphis) \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

You are invited to help select the next BIG entrepreneurial idea in Memphis! Come encourage 35 of America’s brightest, youngest innovators, and help them recognize their potential and reach their dreams!<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are the most important details you need to know:<\/span><\/p>\n

WHO:<\/b><\/p>\n

YOU are invited to be part of this incredible event! It is open to anyone, but if you are an educator or a business professional, you are especially encouraged to attend. Come make a lasting impact on the next generation of leaders and innovators in this country who could look back on this night as pivotal in their career.<\/span><\/p>\n

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WHAT:<\/b><\/p>\n

Pitch Night is the exciting, fast-paced culmination of a 16-week finalist program. It is a fun opportunity for hard-working high school students to showcase the ventures they’ve created to build the future of Memphis. You will be invited to engage with the innovations and the leaders who created them. Vote to select the grand prize winner, and have a direct hand in helping to select thousands of dollars in additional funding for the best student ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Light refreshments will be available.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even better: Encourage students to use their full potential to change the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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WHERE:<\/b><\/p>\n

Join us in the McCallum Ballroom, Bryan Campus Life Center at Rhodes College. Address: 2000 North Parkway, Memphis, 38112<\/span><\/p>\n

Free parking is available in the Rhodes campus parking lots. There are two lots within a short, one-minute walk to the Bryan Campus Life Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets are $10 per person<\/span><\/a>, with all proceeds benefiting the skills development and entrepreneurial ideas of future LITE students.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/b><\/p>\n

Thursday, December 6, at 5:30 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n