Greater Omaha YP’s Style Your Sole event Thursday, February 18

The Greater Omaha Young Professionals Council is hosting a Style Your Sole Party in prepartion for the Young Professionals Summit which takes place March 4! The event takes place this Thursday from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Barley’s TipTop (1510 Cuming Street) in Omaha. It should be fun night of celebrity bartending by folks like…

The Greater Omaha Young Professionals Council is hosting a Style Your Sole Party in prepartion for the Young Professionals Summit which takes place March 4!

The event takes place this Thursday from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Barley’s TipTop (1510 Cuming Street) in Omaha.

It should be fun night of celebrity bartending by folks like David Brown, president of the Greater Omaha Chamber, Mike Shearer, Jeff Peterson and Bryan Mohr of The Weekly Grind, Breathless, who was nominated best hip hop artist for the Midwest Music Awards, Kevin Coffey of the Omaha World Herald and artist William Holland will be giving it their best shot. And yes, even I’ll be taking my turn behind the bar…

Here’s more about the event, from the event page on Facebook:

Plus, bid on a specially designed pairs of TOMS Shoes bearing the art of talented local artists including Carmen Andersen, Megan Bergman, Jil Bunnimit (a.k.a. Miss Cake), Joel Damon, Sandie Holmes, Megan Hunt, Dave Nelson, Dan Olsen, Josh Powell and more!

All proceeds from the event will benefit TOMS Shoes relief efforts in Haiti.

TOMS Shoes was founded on a simple premise: With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for one. Using the purchasing power of individuals to benefit the greater good is what TOMS Shoes is all about.

The Style Your Sole Summit Pre-Party is free of charge.

TOMS Shoes founder, Blake Mycoskie (pictured), will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Young Professionals Summit on March 4 at Qwest Center Omaha. For more info or to register go to: omahachamber.org/Chamber/EventDetail.aspx?EventDateID=14727.

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