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    <title>Business Leaders of Charlotte upcoming events</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:53:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>April After Hours - Wooden Robot Side Tap Room SouthEnd (29 Apr 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC_AfterHours_WOODEN-ROBOT-banner-2021_FB-PAGE-COVER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please join your friends from BLOC the last Wednesday of each month for our networking After-Hours event.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is Charlotte's best networking event for professionals who build business through relationships. This is BLOC's signature event and brings together the members from &lt;strong&gt;all of the chapters&lt;/strong&gt; as well as their guests. &lt;strong&gt;EVERYONE is welcome to attend this event!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The event begins promptly at 5:30 and lasts until 7:30 and occurs on the last Wednesday of each month at Wooden Robot, unless otherwise noted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br&gt;
EVENT SPECIFICS:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 29, 2026&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt; 5:30 PM -7:30 PM&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Wooden Robot - 1440 S Tryon St UNIT 110, Charlotte, NC 28203.&amp;nbsp; Our event takes place in the private, side taproom.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking&lt;/strong&gt;: Parking available across the street at Ferguson Lighting.&amp;nbsp; Street Parking and lot parking is also available.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt; PRE-REGISTRATION is $10. DOOR is $15&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484538</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-North Lunch Meeting @ Foxcroft in Birkdale Village (8 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-North_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;BLOC-North meets the 2nd Friday of each month at&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Foxcroft Birkdale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;in Birkdale Village located at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;16915 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Suite A,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;Huntersville, NC, 28078&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-North members to catch up with one another.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our lunch is served off the menu and runs about $12 -$15.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484505</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-South Lunch Meeting @ Ames St. Marketplace (12 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-South_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLOC-South meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;NOTE: Important lunch change below!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Lunch Change:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We will be meeting in the upstairs room at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://share.google/ucGcDVOkZHPWuUAzK" data-linkindex="0" title="https://share.google/ucGcDVOkZHPWuUAzK"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ames St. Marketplace&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 11:45am - 1pm.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Each person will order through ChowNow and it is preferred to place orders&amp;nbsp; by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;Friday, May 8.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;Please be sure to read the instructions&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;below to complete&amp;nbsp;your order.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Julie Stevens at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:julie@thebizspa.com" data-linkindex="1" title="mailto:julie@thebizspa.com"&gt;julie@thebizspa.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Ordering process w/ ChowNow:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Go to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="http://www.hickoryandheart.com/" data-linkindex="2" title="http://www.hickoryandheart.com/"&gt;www.hickoryandheart.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Click on the "Order" tab&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Click on ChowNow&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Choose "&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;Pickup&lt;/span&gt;"&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Under "Pickup" they can choose a date and time.&amp;nbsp; Please have them&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;choose Tuesday, May 12 11:45 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Once the selection&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;has been&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;made, in the same dialogue box as their order, they must go down to the bottom&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;"Special Instructions" box and type in BLOC&lt;/span&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Click on "Add to order"&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Finally, click on "Checkout" and complete payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-South members to catch up with one another.&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Lunch instructions; please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge. If you are a guest, please fill out the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Co-Directors&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors, if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to our admin, Kate Kidd - admin@businessleadersofcharlotte.com&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6651643</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (13 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/FLOC_Membership-MAIN.png" alt="" title="" border="7" width="283.5" height="189" align="left" style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for FLOC members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FLOC Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484424</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484424</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-Uptown Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (14 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-Uptown_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-Uptown meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-Uptown members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLOC- Uptown Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484391</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May After Hours - Heist Brewery in Camp North End (27 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOCtail-Crawl_Event-image_MAY-2026-2.png" title="May After Hours | BLOCtail Tour 2026" alt="" border="0" width="375" height="250" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please join your friends from BLOC the last Wednesday of each month for our networking After-Hours event.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is Charlotte's best networking event for professionals who build business through relationships. This is BLOC's signature event and brings together the members from &lt;strong&gt;all of the chapters&lt;/strong&gt; as well as their guests. &lt;strong&gt;EVERYONE is welcome to attend this event!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The event begins promptly at 5:30 and lasts until 7:30 and occurs on the last Wednesday of each month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br&gt;
EVENT SPECIFICS:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; May 27, 2026&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt; 5:30 PM -7:30 PM&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Heist Brewery | 1030 Woodward Ave, Charlotte, NC 28206&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking&lt;/strong&gt;: Parking available in the Heist Brewery lot.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt; $15.00 for non-members, payable at the door.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6527143</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-South Lunch Meeting @ Ames St. Marketplace (9 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-South_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;BLOC-South meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;NOTE: Important lunch change below!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Lunch Change:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;We will be meeting in the upstairs room at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://share.google/ucGcDVOkZHPWuUAzK" data-linkindex="0" title="https://share.google/ucGcDVOkZHPWuUAzK"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ames St. Marketplace&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 11:45am - 1pm.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Each person will order through ChowNow and it is preferred to place orders&amp;nbsp; by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;Friday, June 5.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;Please be sure to read the instructions&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;below to complete&amp;nbsp;your order.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Julie Stevens at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:julie@thebizspa.com" data-linkindex="1" title="mailto:julie@thebizspa.com"&gt;julie@thebizspa.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Ordering process w/ ChowNow:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Go to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="http://www.hickoryandheart.com/" data-linkindex="2" title="http://www.hickoryandheart.com/"&gt;www.hickoryandheart.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Click on the "Order" tab&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Click on ChowNow&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Choose "&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;Pickup&lt;/span&gt;"&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Under "Pickup" they can choose a date and time.&amp;nbsp; Please have them&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;choose Tuesday, June 9 11:45 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Once the selection&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;has been&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;made, in the same dialogue box as their order, they must go down to the bottom&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;"Special Instructions" box and type in BLOC&lt;/span&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Click on "Add to order"&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Finally, click on "Checkout" and complete payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-South members to catch up with one another.&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Lunch instructions; please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge. If you are a guest, please fill out the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Co-Directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors, if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to our admin, Kate Kidd - admin@businessleadersofcharlotte.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6651645</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (10 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/FLOC_Membership-MAIN.png" alt="" title="" border="7" width="283.5" height="189" align="left" style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for FLOC members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FLOC Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484425</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-Uptown Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (11 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-Uptown_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-Uptown meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-Uptown members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLOC- Uptown Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484396</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-North Lunch Meeting @ Foxcroft in Birkdale Village (12 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-North_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;BLOC-North meets the 2nd Friday of each month at&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Foxcroft Birkdale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;in Birkdale Village located at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;16915 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Suite A,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;Huntersville, NC, 28078&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-North members to catch up with one another.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our lunch is served off the menu and runs about $12 -$15.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484506</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC 25th Anniversary Party (24 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/25th%20anniversary%202.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-path-to-node="1"&gt;Join your friends from &lt;strong data-path-to-node="1" data-index-in-node="23"&gt;BLOC&lt;/strong&gt; on &lt;strong data-path-to-node="1" data-index-in-node="31"&gt;Wednesday, June 24&lt;/strong&gt;, as we celebrate our &lt;strong data-path-to-node="1" data-index-in-node="71"&gt;25th Anniversary!&lt;/strong&gt; This milestone event brings together members from all chapters and their guests for an evening focused on the relationships that have built our business community.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-path-to-node="2"&gt;In honor of a quarter-century of success, &lt;strong data-path-to-node="2" data-index-in-node="42"&gt;everyone is welcome to attend for free.&lt;/strong&gt; Whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or are joining for the first time, we can’t wait to celebrate this silver anniversary with you!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 data-path-to-node="4"&gt;&lt;strong data-path-to-node="4" data-index-in-node="0"&gt;EVENT SPECIFICS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul data-path-to-node="5"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p data-path-to-node="5,0,0"&gt;&lt;strong data-path-to-node="5,0,0" data-index-in-node="0"&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; Wednesday, June 24, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p data-path-to-node="5,1,0"&gt;&lt;strong data-path-to-node="5,1,0" data-index-in-node="0"&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt; 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p data-path-to-node="5,2,0"&gt;&lt;strong data-path-to-node="5,2,0" data-index-in-node="0"&gt;Location: Heist Brewing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

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    &lt;p data-path-to-node="5,3,0"&gt;&lt;strong data-path-to-node="5,3,0" data-index-in-node="0"&gt;Parking:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

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    &lt;p data-path-to-node="5,4,0"&gt;&lt;strong data-path-to-node="5,4,0" data-index-in-node="0"&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong data-path-to-node="5,4,0" data-index-in-node="6"&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt; for all attendees!&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;p data-path-to-node="7,0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6626163</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6626163</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (8 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/FLOC_Membership-MAIN.png" alt="" title="" border="7" width="283.5" height="189" align="left" style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for FLOC members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FLOC Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484426</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484426</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-Uptown Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (9 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-Uptown_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-Uptown meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-Uptown members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLOC- Uptown Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484397</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484397</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-North Lunch Meeting @ Foxcroft in Birkdale Village (10 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-North_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;BLOC-North meets the 2nd Friday of each month at&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Foxcroft Birkdale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;in Birkdale Village located at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;16915 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Suite A,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;Huntersville, NC, 28078&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-North members to catch up with one another.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our lunch is served off the menu and runs about $12 -$15.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484508</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484508</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-South Lunch Meeting @ Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village (14 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-South_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-South meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px; margin: 0px;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px; margin: 5px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-SouthPark members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px;" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Lunch instructions; please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please come inside, past the host stand to the back of the restaurant, we have a private room sectioned out just for us.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge. If you are a guest, please fill out the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors, if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484452</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484452</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-South Lunch Meeting @ Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village (11 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-South_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-South meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px; margin: 0px;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px; margin: 5px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-SouthPark members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px;" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Lunch instructions; please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please come inside, past the host stand to the back of the restaurant, we have a private room sectioned out just for us.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge. If you are a guest, please fill out the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors, if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484453</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484453</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (12 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/FLOC_Membership-MAIN.png" alt="" title="" border="7" width="283.5" height="189" align="left" style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for FLOC members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FLOC Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484429</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484429</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-Uptown Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (13 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-Uptown_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-Uptown meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-Uptown members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLOC- Uptown Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-North Lunch Meeting @ Foxcroft in Birkdale Village (14 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-North_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;BLOC-North meets the 2nd Friday of each month at&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Foxcroft Birkdale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;in Birkdale Village located at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;16915 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Suite A,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;Huntersville, NC, 28078&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-North members to catch up with one another.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our lunch is served off the menu and runs about $12 -$15.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484510</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August After Hours - Town Brewing Co (26 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOCtail-Crawl_Event-image_AUGUST-2026-2.png" title="August After Hours | BLOCtail Tour 2026" alt="" border="0" width="375" height="250" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please join your friends from BLOC the last Wednesday of each month for our networking After-Hours event.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is Charlotte's best networking event for professionals who build business through relationships. BLOC's signature event brings together the members from &lt;strong&gt;all of the chapters&lt;/strong&gt; as well as their guests - &lt;strong&gt;EVERYONE is welcome to attend!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our final stop of the 2025 BLOCtail Crawl is at Goldie's Live Music Bar &amp;amp; Restaurant on South Blvd. The event begins promptly at 5:30 and lasts until 7:30 and occurs on the last Wednesday of each month.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br&gt;
EVENT SPECIFICS:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; August 26, 2026&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt; 5:30 PM -7:30 PM&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Town Brewing Co - 800 Grandin Rd, Charlotte, NC 28208.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking&lt;/strong&gt;: Street Parking and lot parking is available.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt; PRE-REGISTRATION is $10. DOOR is $15&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6527169</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-South Lunch Meeting @ Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village (8 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-South_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-South meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px; margin: 0px;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px; margin: 5px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-SouthPark members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px;" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Lunch instructions; please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please come inside, past the host stand to the back of the restaurant, we have a private room sectioned out just for us.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge. If you are a guest, please fill out the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors, if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484454</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (9 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/FLOC_Membership-MAIN.png" alt="" title="" border="7" width="283.5" height="189" align="left" style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for FLOC members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FLOC Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484431</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-Uptown Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (10 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-Uptown_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-Uptown meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-Uptown members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLOC- Uptown Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484410</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-North Lunch Meeting @ Foxcroft in Birkdale Village (11 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-North_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;BLOC-North meets the 2nd Friday of each month at&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Foxcroft Birkdale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;in Birkdale Village located at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;16915 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Suite A,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;Huntersville, NC, 28078&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-North members to catch up with one another.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our lunch is served off the menu and runs about $12 -$15.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484511</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-Uptown Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (8 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-Uptown_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-Uptown meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-Uptown members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLOC- Uptown Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484411</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-North Lunch Meeting @ Foxcroft in Birkdale Village (9 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-North_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;BLOC-North meets the 2nd Friday of each month at&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Foxcroft Birkdale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;in Birkdale Village located at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;16915 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Suite A,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;Huntersville, NC, 28078&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-North members to catch up with one another.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our lunch is served off the menu and runs about $12 -$15.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484514</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484514</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-South Lunch Meeting @ Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village (13 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-South_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-South meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px; margin: 0px;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px; margin: 5px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-SouthPark members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px;" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Lunch instructions; please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please come inside, past the host stand to the back of the restaurant, we have a private room sectioned out just for us.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge. If you are a guest, please fill out the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors, if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484455</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (14 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/FLOC_Membership-MAIN.png" alt="" title="" border="7" width="283.5" height="189" align="left" style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for FLOC members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FLOC Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484432</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484432</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October After Hours - Goldie's Charlotte (28 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOCtail-Crawl_Event-image_OCTOBER-2026-2.png" title="October After Hours | BLOCtail Tour 2026" alt="" border="0" width="375" height="250" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please join your friends from BLOC the last Wednesday of each month for our networking After-Hours event.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is Charlotte's best networking event for professionals who build business through relationships. BLOC's signature event brings together the members from &lt;strong&gt;all of the chapters&lt;/strong&gt; as well as their guests - &lt;strong&gt;EVERYONE is welcome to attend!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our final stop of the 2025 BLOCtail Crawl is at Goldie's Live Music Bar &amp;amp; Restaurant on South Blvd. The event begins promptly at 5:30 and lasts until 7:30 and occurs on the last Wednesday of each month.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br&gt;
EVENT SPECIFICS:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; October 28, 2026&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt; 5:30 PM -7:30 PM&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Goldie's Live Music Bar &amp;amp; Restaurant - 3601 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28209.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking&lt;/strong&gt;: Street Parking and lot parking is available.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt; PRE-REGISTRATION is $10. DOOR is $15&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6527151</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-South Lunch Meeting @ Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village (10 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-South_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-South meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px; margin: 0px;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px; margin: 5px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-SouthPark members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px;" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Lunch instructions; please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please come inside, past the host stand to the back of the restaurant, we have a private room sectioned out just for us.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge. If you are a guest, please fill out the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors, if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484456</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (11 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/FLOC_Membership-MAIN.png" alt="" title="" border="7" width="283.5" height="189" align="left" style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for FLOC members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FLOC Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484434</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-Uptown Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (12 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-Uptown_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-Uptown meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-Uptown members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLOC- Uptown Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484412</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-North Lunch Meeting @ Foxcroft in Birkdale Village (13 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-North_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;BLOC-North meets the 2nd Friday of each month at&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Foxcroft Birkdale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;in Birkdale Village located at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;16915 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Suite A,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;Huntersville, NC, 28078&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-North members to catch up with one another.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our lunch is served off the menu and runs about $12 -$15.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484518</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484518</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2026 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-South Lunch Meeting @ Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village (8 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-South_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-South meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Zinicola Italian in Ballantyne Village&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px; margin: 0px;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px; margin: 5px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-SouthPark members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px;" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Lunch instructions; please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please come inside, past the host stand to the back of the restaurant, we have a private room sectioned out just for us.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge. If you are a guest, please fill out the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors, if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484460</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484460</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2026 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (9 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/FLOC_Membership-MAIN.png" alt="" title="" border="7" width="283.5" height="189" align="left" style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;FLOC (Future Leaders of Charlotte) meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for FLOC members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FLOC Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484435</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484435</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-Uptown Lunch Meeting @ Stir Charlotte (10 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-Uptown_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;BLOC-Uptown meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Stir Charlotte located at 1422 S Tryon Street Suite 130 in Charlotte.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Start time is 11:45am, but members arrive early for networking purposes and we will wrap up at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-Uptown members to catch up with one another.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;__________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLOC- Uptown Lunch instructions and overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our luncheon is located in the Private dining area of the space just for our group. Once you come in the front door, please walk around the bar to the back dining area and then proceed down the back hallway to the private dining room.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors; if you have any Membership questions, please reach out to the CMCR.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484414</link>
      <guid>https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/event-6484414</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2026 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BLOC-North Lunch Meeting @ Foxcroft in Birkdale Village (11 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.businessleadersofcharlotte.com/resources/Pictures/BLOC-North_MAIN.png" title="" alt="" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="left" style="max-width: none; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;BLOC-North meets the 2nd Friday of each month at&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Foxcroft Birkdale&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;in Birkdale Village located at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;16915 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Suite A,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Foxcroft+Wine+Co.+Birkdale,+Birkdale+Commons+Parkway+Suite+A,+Huntersville,+NC/@35.4462039,-80.9204208,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8856a92add1b4aa7:0xa4da0a9070b4561c!2m2!1d-80.8791358!2d35.4462109?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;Huntersville, NC, 28078&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Start time is 11:45am, but members get there early for networking purposes and the meeting ends at 1:00pm promptly. This is a meeting for the MEMBERSHIP and their guests only. &amp;nbsp;This gathering occurs once a month and is a great opportunity for BLOC-North members to catch up with one another.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please arrive by 11:45 AM to Network. We begin promptly at 12 Noon and end by 1:00 PM. We will begin the meeting promptly at noon and discuss BLOC, BLOC Business, Upcoming BLOC Events and have an opportunity to discuss each of our businesses with the group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Introduce yourself to the door attendant and sign in if you are a member and grab your name badge.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are a guest, please sign in the guest section with your information and fill out a name tag sticker. Make sure to introduce yourself to the Directors and the Chapter Membership Committee Representative (CMCR) so we know you are there and what industry you represent.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Our lunch is served off the menu and runs about $12 -$15.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you have any general questions, please reach out the the Chapter Directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;These monthly luncheon meetings are for members and prospective members, where attendees can socialize and share a variety of professional and personal updates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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