Should we?

FL Today has an article in today's paper about online communities such as MySpace, Friendster, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Read about it HERE.

Coincidentally, the ypB Oversight Committee just revisited the motion to join an online community by creating our own page. We haven't made any decisions on this yet, but we would like to know your opinions on this matter. Should ypB join an online community? Why or why not? Which one should we join? Leave us your comments below!

What online community do you belong to?

Take our poll to the right and let us know!

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UPDATE

Poll is oficially closed as of 8-1-07 @ 5pm. 4 votes for MySpace and 2 votes for Facebook. Thanks to everyone for your participation :)

Join a committee!

Update: Please note that the meeting date of the Personal Development Committee has changed from Friday to Tuesday!

Did you know that ypB has 7 different committees that members can become involved in? In fact, we've got two committee meetings coming up in the next few days; Personal Development Committee and the Volunteer Committee.

The Personal Development Committee was formed to help YP's transition into responsible adulthood. The committee is currently working on holding a first-time home buyers seminar, an investment seminar, and a monthly/quarterly book club focusing on how to succeed in your career. Does this interest you? Would you like to help pick out the reading materials for the book club? Are you a realtor or a mortgage broker who can offer some insight on buying a house? Then why not join the Personal Development Committee?! The next meeting will be held at Chowders (corner of US-1 and Suntree Blvd) at 5:30pm next Tuesday, July 17th.

Maybe volunteering for a good cause is more your style? Then we've got the committee for you! The ypB Volunteer Committee will hold its next meeting At Chili's in Melbourne (corner of Wickham and Sarno) at 5:30pm next Monday, July 16th. They will be continuing discussions about several upcoming events, including a potential poker tournament! Come ready to brainstorm new ideas and help solidify current volunteer opportunities!

See you all there!

Would you like to see ypB hold more cultural arts events? How about a group outing to see a show, a concert, or a play? Have a particular event in mind? Then why not join the Cultural Arts Committee?!

The Cultural Arts Committee is having its next meeting this Tuesday night, July 10th, at Murdock's in Cocoa Village at 5:30pm. Bring your ideas and get prepared to brainstorm new ones! We need YOU on our team!

Also, don't forget to SAVE THE DATE for our Second Anniversary Sandbar Soiree! This is a YP's must-see event of the year! There will be a DJ, great food, prize give-aways and much much more. So mark Friday August 24th from 7-10pm at the Melbourne Crowne Plaza on your calendar and don't miss it!

A day with DYPG!

Hey ypBers! Don't have any plans this Saturday? Why not take a roadtrip up to Daytona and schmooze with some new faces?!

The Daytona Young Professional Group shifts into high gear at the 2007 Pepsi 400 NASCAR Event - DYPG Exclusive Pepsi 400 Hospitality and Race Admission!

Mark your calendars for the most exciting hospitality event of the year at the world famous Daytona International Speedway. You are invited to the Daytona Beach YPG Paddock Club Suite. Invite your friends, family and other community leaders for a fun time on Saturday, July 7 @ 3:00 PM. Located at the DIS Superstretch, the racing excitement begins in the YPG hospitality suite which will stay open throughout the race.

Admission is $60 and includes: One Paddock Club Suite Admission, One NEXTEL FANZONE Admission, Two beer tickets, and light snacks. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to watch the race and socialize with other leaders in the community. Tickets can be purchased by calling Megan Twiner at 386-947-6823, or e-mail mtwiner@daytonainternationalspeedway.com. For questions, please contact Carrie Register at 386-681-5021.

Scavenger hunt winners!

We announced the winners of our first ever ypB Cultural Arts Scavenger Hunt at our last networking social at Chili Peppers in Cocoa Beach. All winners got to pick from a prize table of items donated by local art galleries, artists, and eateries. Thank you to all for your generous donations.

3-way tie for 1st place went to Brad Daszynski, Tom Galluzzo, and Maryum Ahmed
2nd place went to Myphi Tran
2-way tie for 3rd place went to Nick and Maria Pantloni
4th place went to Paul Kantz
5th place went to Jonathan Krauser

Great job to everyone who participated!

For those who didn't participate, we would like to know why? Was it too hard, too easy, too much? We want your feedback so we can make this event better for next time. Leave us your comments below!

Tomorrow we celebrate our Independence...do you have plans for that day off? If not, FL Today has the scoop on the best celebrations around town! Check out the article for things to do HERE.

Everyone have a very happy, and SAFE, 4th of July!