Friday Fun! Memorial Day weekend in Houston!

For our Friday Fun post this week in honor of Memorial Day Weekend, we thought we’d highlight some of the awesome events going on in Houston this weekend! So if you don’t feel like making the drive to Ennis, Texas for the annual Polka Festival, enjoy a staycation here in Houston!

get your play on memorial day weekend in houston

Get your play on in Houston this weekend! Image by Flickr user bigpinkcookie

Friday, May 22

Night at the Museum 2 opening at HMNS IMAX

Showings all weekend beginning Friday at 2 p.m., tickets $15 adults, $10 children

Night at the Museum 2 opens today! Check it out in IMAX at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and get free general admission to the museum with your ticket!

Saturday, May 23

Wet dog by flickr user simonglucasHouston Humane Society’s Shampooch!

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at all 5 Houston Whole Foods locations

Come get your dog washed to benefit (Schipul client) the Houston Humane Society!

(photo thanks to Flickr user simonglucas)

Discovery Green Screening on the Green presents Wall-E

8:00 p.m. at Discovery Green

In anticipation of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, NASA brings interactive exhibits to (Schipul client) Discovery Green for a showing of Disney’s Wall-E.

Sunday, May 24

Discovery Green Green Market Farmer’s Market

12 p.m. – 4 p.m., Discovery Green

A farmer’s market offering the freshest organic produce and products made local, at (Schipul client) Discovery Green.

The Ginger Man Beer Bash

7 p.m. – 11 p.m., Ginger Man pub, Rice Village

Beer specials, pub food, live music, and no cover.

old-glory-eschipulMonday, May 25

Memorial Day Ceremonial Address

9:30 a.m., Houston National Cemetery (10410 Veterans Memorial Dr.), free admission

Parade of colors, speaker W.E.B. (“Willie”) Blackmons, flyovers by the Texas Air National Guard, and a performance by the Houston Highlander Pipe Band.

(Photo by Ed Schipul)

Have a safe and happy weekend!

Remember, the Schipul offices will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day. If any issues arise, you can e-mail support@tendenci.com and we will respond when we get back on Tuesday. Have a safe and happy long weekend!

We Heart Photography and so does NPTA! Check out their Big Picture Contest

Calling all Pharmacy Technicians!! One of our clients, The National Pharmacy Technician   Association wants to highlight YOU and all the cool things you do with their Big Picture Contest…. and give you a chance to win a Canon Powershot digital camera package in the process!!

Photos of, with or by Phamacy Technician Students, Educators or Trainers are eligible. The contest is all about you!

Head on over to NPTA’s Big Picture Page to get registered ro receive a copy of the rules.

Happy Shooting!!

Houston Zoo’s Toby makes Cute Overload!

A little Friday fun for our favorite Blog readers (you!), Houston Zoo‘s (disclaimer: a client) Toby the Red Panda was featured on Cute Overload today.

For those that do not regularly douse themselves in online cuteness, Cute Overload is very much what it sounds like – a site dedicated to capturing photos of animals that make you go ‘awwww’.   Having a rough day at the office?   Now you know just where to go to perk up.

Thanks to hawk-eye-for-online-silliness Fayza for finding this link.   Happy Friday!

Safety Vision cams keep you safe — and new Web site tells (and shows) their story

Safety Vision's new Web design by Schipul
Safety Vision's new Web design by Schipul

The Schipul team recently released a new Web site design for Safety Vision, a global provider of mobile digital video solutions. It is a great example of the power of  incorporating video clips to illustrate the core benefits of an organization’s products and services. The site includes actual examples of video captured by Safety Vision’s client cameras, including one case in which a parent gets on a school bus and (I suppose we should say allegedly, although it’s right there in the video) attacks one of the students.

Take a moment to take a look. It might give you some ideas about taking some existing video of your operations and posting them on your site.

A news account of the attack from  CBS Evening News  that also featured the Safety Vision video is below.

The Houston Zoo has a new (very tall) baby boy!

It’s a boy!!   Congratulations to the Houston Zoo family (disclosure: a Schipul client) on their latest arrival:   a brand new Masai giraffe!

Early Friday morning, January 30 the Houston Zoo welcomed the birth of a bouncing baby boy Masai giraffe. ‘He was born around 6:30 a.m. and by 7:50 a.m. he was standing on his own,” Giraffes are the tallest living terrestrial animal.   The average male giraffe can reach a height of about 17 feet tall and can weight up to 3,000 pounds.   The average female giraffe can reach a height of 15 feet tall.   The average gestation period for Masai giraffes is 14 months.

Do Good: Client NPTA helps craft and pass life-saving Emily’s Law

A major part of our Schipul company Vision is to Do Good.   That’s why we love working and connecting with people and organizations that are as passionate as we are to make a difference in the world.

A great example of a Schipul client (National Pharmacy Technicians Association – NPTA) doing good for countless families after the tragic death of 2-year-old Emily due to a pharmacy technician’s error:

Kelly Jerry, the mother of Emily, became resolved to ensure that another family would never have to encounter such a tragic and preventable loss. In 2006, the National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA), based out of Houston, reached out to Kelly offering support, guidance and lobbying assistance. In 2008, with the support of Senator Tim Grendell (R), SB 203, now known as Emily’s Law, was introduced in the Ohio State Senate.

NPTA’s Chairman and CEO, Mike Johnston, CPhT, traveled on numerous occasions to Ohio to support Kelly Jerry and work with Senator Grendell in overcoming powerful, opposing lobbyist efforts and a few petty politicians. In a unique and unlikely series of circumstances, Grendell and Johnston were not only able to get all opposing parties on board with SB 203, but they were able to revise the bill, making it even stronger than the original draft.

“I am thankful for the assistance of the National Pharmacy Technician Association with the passage of Emily’s Law in Ohio,” explained Kelly Jerry, “due to their expertise, persistence and hard work, Ohio now has the most thorough and stringent laws regarding pharmacy technicians in the United States.”

Congratulations to the Jerry family, Mike and the NPTA team – your dedication and hard work have truly made a difference!   Photo with thanks to NPTA from their Flickr stream