Welcome to the Ballantyne Breakfast Club
Your Community Information Forum
Since it was founded in 2001 the goal of the Ballantyne Breakfast Club has been to provide a forum for the exchange of information between the area residents, busiess leaders, developers, elected officials and services providers.
The founders and supports of the Ballantyne Breakfast Club are committed to this exchange of information so that our area can grow and prosper.
Our meetings are free and open to all to attend and are best described as informal like neighbors meeting over a cup of coffee to talk about what is new in the neighborhood.
Our meeting on Dec. 5, 2009 was very special for our organization as it was recognized in an official proclamation issued by then Mayor Pat McCrory in his last official act of office proclaiming it as Ballantyne Breakfast Day.
We appreciate and the support of our members, our long list of guest speakers, the Bissell Family of Companies and others in making this organization a success.
2010 Meeting Schedule
Saturday Morning Feb. 13 Saturday Morning April 10 Saturday Morning June 12
Saturday Morning Aug. 14 Saturday Oct.9 (Annual Candidates Forum Chili Cook Off)
Saturday Morning Dec. 11
Please note our meeting presentations start at 9AM but we encourage you to arrive early to enjly refreshments and to have time to socialize. Unless noted all meetings are being planned for the Ballantyne Hotel but should a chnage of location be necessary it will be noted here. We recommend checking for updates as they will be posted here.
Success Drives Ballantyne
At our Dec. 5, 2009 meeting we had a series of presentation related to the continued growth in the South Charlotte Ballantyne area. Highlights included an update on the record year of leasing the Bissell Company had in the corporate park including the relocation to Ballantyne of almost 1,000 people with Premier Healthcare. While many are working elsewhere in Charlotte several hundred will be moving from outside our state to Ballantyne. We learned about the newly open aloft hotel and the amenities it offers including the WXYZ Lounge.
The meeting also had a timely update on holiday safety and a request to become involved by participating in the COURTWATCH program by CMPD officer Peter Grant,
a I-485 update from our NC Senator Bob Rucho and a preview and launch of the Best of North Carolina a new social media web site which highlights our Ballantyne Area.
A special thanks to our local city council representative Warren Cooksey, district school board representative Tim Morgan and at-large city council representatives David Howard and Patrick Cannon for attending.
We Hit A Home Run First Time Up!!!
Hundreds of residents attended the Ballantyne Breakfast Club
1st ever Candidates Forum / Chili Cook Off Event on Saturday October 10th.
This will become a yearly community event and we are looking forward to a bigger and better one in 2010.
See the picture show of the event.....CLICK HERE
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Our meeting on August 8th featured CMS Superintendent Dr.Peter Gorman along with the South Learning Center Superintendent Robert Avossa and several local principals including Harrison Peters the new principal of Ardrey Kell HS.
Presentations and discussions center around the short falls in the funding for the school budget and overall improvements in testing results.
Meeting & Ballantyne After Dark Party Pictures
A thanks to the Charlotte Observer for selecting the Ballantyne Breakfast Club as the #1 Thing To Do In Ballantyne as published in the "Living Here" magazine.
We're also pleased that several local web sites including www.go-ballantyne.com and www.charlottechamber.com/ballantynechapter and promoting our meetings In addition we were honored to have been recognized by the Bissell Company as #4 in their posting of the "Ten Things You May Not Know About The Corporate Park."
We're pleased that several local web sites including www.go-ballantyne.com and www.charlottechamber.com/ballantyne chapter are promoting our meetings.
We're also honored to have been recognized by the Bissell Company as #4 in their "Ten Things You May Not Know About The Corporate Park"
