Please Join Us in Welcoming Our Newest Clients This Past Month

	James Reagan
	Jameel Barkas, Capricorn Capital Partners,LLC
	Christian Ofori-Boateng, ChristianSteven Software
	Carla lever, Lever Counseling Services
	Jill Parrish, Counseling Services

EBC News

We are now a "Preferred Member of the ALLIANCE Business Centers Network" and will be associated with 650 business centers in 40 plus countries. This provides for a host of opportunities for our office clients who might have a need in other states and countries. More information will be forthcoming the next few months so pay particular attentions to the news that comes out.

Save Your Trips to Star Bucks

ExecuBusiness Centers is pleased to introduce, “The Barista Supremo System” at our Mallard Creek Location. With a push of a button, in seconds, the machine actually grinds fresh gourmet coffee beans, mixes, and froths a superb cup of your favorite coffees such as Café Latte, Café Americano (black coffee), Hot Chocolate, Cappuccino and Mochaccino as well as flavored coffees such as Irish Cream or French Vanilla. 

Clients, please join us on Wednesday, March 19th from 9:15am until 11:15am for a two hour free coffee break. You will be able to sample the Cappuccino, Espresso, Mochaccino, Café Latte’s and more. The machine will be installed in our kitchen for 30 days. If it proves to be valuable, we will keep the system and continue to provide you and your clients with great coffee.

Annual Final Four Party

Please plan to attend our NCAA Final Four Party at 12:30 at both David Taylor and Mallard Creek on April 4th. Pizza, nachos, etc. will be served will be served along with door prizes. RSVP to one of our staff by March 31st. You're encouraged to wear your favorite collegiate shirt.

Stop Global Warming Virtual March

NYC PASSES PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING BILL
Last week, New York City took a giant step forward in the fight against plastic. New York's City Council passed a bill requiring large stores and retail chains to collect and recycle plastic shopping bags. According to a New York Times report: "New York is by far the largest American city to enact so broad a measure to limit the environmental impact of the bags. Altogether, each year the country is estimated to use 86 billion bags, which end up blowing down city streets, or tangled in the stomachs of whales, sea turtles and birds, or buried in landfills where they enjoy free rent for 1,000 years."

Other cities like Melbourne and San Francisco have banned bags outright. San Francisco was the first city in North America to ban non-recyclable and non-biodegradable bags made from petroleum products. Africa has moved toward a continent-wide plastic bag ban, and just last week, China's cabinet issued a directive banning their production, prohibiting stores from handing out free plastic bags after June 1st and imposing fees on their usage. People in China use up to 3 billion plastic bags daily! Help keep the momentum going here in the United States and just say no to plastic bags!

NATIONAL TEACH-IN DAY
Is your school ready to focus on the problem of global warming? If so, you are in luck because on January 31st you can be part of Focus the Nation, a national teach-in on global warming solutions for America -- creating a dialogue at over a 1000 colleges, universities, high schools, middle schools, places of worship, civic organizations and businesses.

When your school joins Focus the Nation, you will have the opportunity to participate in a free, interactive web cast airing the evening of January 30th, featuring top scientists, sustainability experts and green jobs pioneers. The goal is to have 10,000 screenings and a determination TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING. Please encourage every high school teacher, student and principal that you know to sign up and join the Focus the Nation effort.

BEFORE IT MELTS
The star of the Democratic CNN/YouTube Presidential debates last July was Billiam the Snowman, posing a question about global warming. With the threat of global warming, the future looks bleak not only for "snowmanity" but for all of us.

This winter, show your support for stopping global warming by showing your snowman!

Simply build your own global warming protesting snowman, affix the following printable version of the StopGlobalWarming.org logo to his icy chest or a broom in his hand (logo available for download here), then send us a digital snapshot of you and your creation to photos@stopglobalwarming.org (JPEGs only). We'll post them on our MySpace page for all the world to see! Hurry, before the snow melts for good!

BE A MEAT REDUCER
Recently I talked to ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney about vegetarianism and the environment, an important link he feels is being overlooked in the global warming discussion. He shared some shocking statistics from a 2006 UN report entitled Livestock's Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options."

The report found that 18 percent of global warming emissions come from raising cows, chickens, pigs, turkeys and other animals we eat. That's 40 percent more than all the world's cars, SUVs, airplanes, and other modes of fossil-based transportation, which combined account for 13 percent. For further comparison, every house, residential and office building in the world accounts for just 8 percent.

There's a trend in Europe called "Meat Reducers" where, along with recycling and not taking plastic bags, people are eating meat at least one day less a week. Become a "Meat Reducer." It is a simple thing everyone can do to lower their own carbon footprint.

Keep Marching,
Laurie David
Founder

Kim Jacobs Has a Little Girl

With four boys already, Kim Jacobs and her husband Frank were most excited when they were blessed with a little girl March 3, 2008 at 4:06 PM. Her name is Jayla Ella Jacobs. She is 22 inches long and weighs 8 pounds and 3 ounces. We're sure she will get lots of protection with four other brothers.

Everyone needs water, and we need everyone's help.

Prolonged drought in our region has lowered critical drinking water supplies that support Charlotte and surrounding communities along the Catawba River. Intermittent rainfall helps, but water supplies are still far below normal, and Mother Nature isn't giving us a clear sign as to when the drought will end.

It’s up to each of us to make a conscious decision every time we turn the tap. Whether that means cutting your shower a few minutes short or using your towels an extra few days, your conservation efforts help extend our water supply.

Ways to Save

If you think conservation is inconvenient, imagine not being able to take a shower, flush the toilet, brush your teeth or wash your clothes.

Don’t worry. It’s not that bad. But making a few simple changes to your routine can help ensure that we all have enough water for the coming year.

Washing machine = 45 gallons per load

• Skip washing one load of laundry each week

• Use your towels and sheets an extra day before washing them

Dishwasher = 25 gallons per load

• Set your dishwasher to the short wash cycle to save 10 gallons

• Use paper plates one or two nights a week

• Fill up your sink once to wash dishes to avoid running the faucet

Toilet = 2.5 gallons per flush

• Avoid flushing unless it’s absolutely necessary

• Repair leaky toilets, which can waste up to 200 gallons per day

Shower head = 3 gallons per minute

• Keep your showers as short as possible (a bathroom timer can help)

• Install a low-flow shower head, and replace old faucet aerators

Faucet = 2.5 gallons per minute

• Turn off the water when brushing your teeth or washing hands

• Fill a mug with hot water to shave

• Repair dripping faucets and replace old faucet aerators

March 9th Daylight Savings Begins

March 15th Saint Patrick's Day

March 21st Good Friday EBC Closed

March 20th First Day of Spring

March 23rd Easter Sunday

March 30th EBC Final Four Parties

April 1st April Fool's Day

April 20th First Day of Passover

April 22nd  Earth Day

April 23rd  Administrative Professionals Day (National Secretary's Day)

April 25th Arbor Day