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• OUTSMART’S NEW FACE
Tony Yarbrough has joined the OutSmart staff as
community marketing specialist.
Yarbrough’s professional background includes
more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience.
Over the past 10 years, he has held the positions
of director of sales, southern region, for Silversea
Cruises and regional sales and marketing director
for Cunard Line.
Yarbrough is also active in Houston’s GLBT
community. He is a co-founding member of Bayou
City Boys Club, Inc. (BCBC), whose annual fundraising
activities have generated more than $750,000 for
HIV/AIDS service providers, care givers, and educators.
BCBC’s annual fundraising events include
the popular Jungle party, a holiday toy drive,
benefit theater performances, and other events.
Yarbrough has also been a contributing writer
for OutSmart.
In his new role with OutSmart, Yarbrough will
focus on expanding the number of magazine advertisers,
and he will work with advertisers to help them
increase their business. In addition, he will
coordinate the launch of a new publication for
Up & Out Communications, OutSmart’s
parent company.
Yarbrough can be reached at tony@outsmartmagazine.com
or 713/520-7237.
• FREE CHECKING
Coastal Banc is offering free business checking
for one year. For a limited time, businesses can
also receive the first set of commercial checks
free. These offers expire June 30. Contact Cody
Grizzoffi at the Coastal Banc Voss location (1629
S. Voss at San Felipe). The phone number is 713/978-7381.
• WILLIAMS DESIGNATED
Bryan Williams, a sales associate at Coldwell
Banker Swilley-Hudson, has earned the Coldwell
Banker Previews Property Specialist designation.
Only 5 percent of the more than 90,000 Coldwell
Banker sales associates have received this designation.
The Coldwell Banker Previews program is a marketing
program designed for marketing luxury residential
properties to buyers worldwide. Williams’s
phone number is 713/869-0456.
• VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
MEG-A Care Connections, Inc. is seeking volunteers
to participate in a test of a nontoxic holistic
product for wasting and diarrhea control. Any
person who is experiencing diarrhea symptoms is
eligible to participate in the test. Interested
individuals can pick up test quantities of MEG-A
Care at the Houston Buyer’s Club. For details,
contact Ellen or Marion at the Houston Buyer’s
Club at 713/520-5288 or contact Marion with MEG-A
Care at 713/478-4536 or megaheal@aol.com.
SPRING FLING
Cantoni introduced a new line of home furnishings
at a March 14 spring preview party. Proceeds from
the event benefited DIFFA Houston (Design Industries
Foundation Fighting AIDS). Cantoni is located
at 9889 Westheimer. The phone number is 713/787-9494,
and the website is www.cantoni.com.
BON VOYAGE
On March 27, Copy.Com president Steve Astrich
and staff threw a going-away party for manager
Mahlon Banda. Copy.Com is located at 1201 Westheimer
(713/528-1201). The website is www.copydot.com.
• ON THE MOVE
Johnnye Barrera of Barrera Design has moved to
a new office at 2323 Shepherd, Suite 1180. The
telephone number is 713/528-6600, and the website
is www.barreradesign.com.
If you have any comments about this article,
please email them to letters@outsmartmagazine.com.
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