The Newest Bradley

The newest Bradley (my second nephew) arrived right on time (today was the official due date) at 1:47 pm (PST). He weighed in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20.25 inches long. Luke will be meeting his new little brother soon, the hope is that some cake and balloons make the process of accepting the fact that he is no longer an only child a little easier. Additional pictures (and/or a name) to come soon.

UPDATE: John Doe Bradley is now Levi Matthew Bradley.

Courage To Be You

Last night I had the opportunity to attend a special event at Bridgeway Christian Church in Rocklin. The event brought attention to the immense problem of sex trafficking not in Cambodia or Thailand, but in the United States, in California and in Sacramento. You see we thought slavery was abolished during Lincoln's time, but sadly that is not the case, it is estimated that more than 500,000 people within the US are being trafficked every day across the US, in fact one mom from El Dorado Hills even told how her daughter was kidnapped and taken into the "industry" before being rescued. All in all, this is not just the stuff we see in movies like Taken it is a real problem and a problem that many are trying to find a solution for. Right now in the United States there are only three houses for people to go to after they have been rescued (many end up in Juvenile Hall for their own protection), the Courage To Be You organization hopes to be the fourth and the first one with a Christian focus.

KCRA Reports on Courage to be You from Jenny Williamson on Vimeo.

Pajaro Dunes

With an address in Watsonville I wasn't exactly sure what to expect, but my trip with Jen and her family to the Pajaro Dunes was full of beautiful sunsets, wildlife sightings, great walks and runs along the beach and some much needed rest and relaxation. As we drove through strawberry fields after getting off of Highway 1, I was thinking we were headed into farm country, until we pulled up to a gated entrance and I realized we were entering a resort of multi-million dollar vacation rentals, complete with tennis courts and most importantly beach access. After we found our Asian inspired beach house our weekend of fun began. We took long walks and runs along the sun drenched beaches, took lots of pictures of the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean, saw some odd looking "piggy banks" at SaveMart, had lunch at Pizza My Heart in Capitola, played Apples to Apples, saw an injured seal (and called for help), played tennis and just relaxed.

New Branding

I decided to give "MrAndrewBradley" a logo last night and since then have redone my resume and business card. Below are JPEGs of all my new promotional/collateral materials, constructive criticism welcome (black line on resume is address and phone number). As always, if you have any job leads please pass them along or let me know if you would like a PDF copy of my resume to forward onto your contacts.

Business Card:

Resume Version 1 (2 pages):

Resume Version 2 (2 pages):

Upcoming Events

In tracking how people come to my blog I have seen that when people are searching on-line for information one of the first places they go to is my blog. Although I don't always know why they click through, I do know that Google and other search engines give preference to blogs in search results, so this post is for all of you that come to my blog looking for information.

Sacramento's Marketing and PR Professionals Blood Drive: March 24, 2010
Although I'm not sure if I will be able to participate or not (I may be out of town), there are still five spots left for other PR and marketing professionals to give blood and help those in need throughout our community.

Celebrate Easter at Bayside: April 2 - April 4, 2010
Bayside's will host 12 Easter services this year, many at the Main Campus, but at three other venues: Granite Bay High School, Whitney High School and the Folsom Community Center.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are coming to Bayside: April 8 - May 15, 2010
This exhibit was supposed to go directly to Azusa Pacific University, where it will be on permanent display, but Bayside is getting it first. The "From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Bible in America" exhibit is sure to be one of the largest events of its type in Northern California ever with people traveling from near and far to see everything from fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, but parts of the Greek New Testament and some of the earliest printed Bibles. Cost $10, purchase tickets in advance on-line.

Swim for Life: April 24, 2010
Similar to the Colon Cancer Alliance's "Undy 5000," this is "not your typical 10k" ... Citizen Voice's "Safely Out" and California Family Fitness are teaming up to raise money to make Safely Out (disaster kits) available for the blind and other high risk groups. The idea came from Bill Romanelli who said he would swim a 10K to raise 10K, since then I and others have been working hard to secure a venue and now donors and other swimmers to come alongside him to meet the goal of raising $10,000 or more for Safely Out. The event will also include a media event, "The Sports Guy Celebrity Floatie Challenge," if you are a member of the media and wish to be a part of this fun event (non-sports guys welcome too) please contact me. To donate for for more information please click here.

Thrive 2010: April 29 - May 1, 2010
If you haven't been to Thrive before and have always thought "that looks cool," then you should come. Although tickets for inside the main Worship Center have sold out, tickets are available for "studio seating." What does that mean? It means for about $70 (instead of $150+) you can watch the main sessions with hundreds of others on a screen (which to be honest I think most people watch the screens even when they are in the main Worship Center) and you still have access to attend all of the break out sessions in person.

In job search news, I have had some really good interviews lately and have others scheduled so things are looking up. In the meantime if you have any job leads or know of people that I should meet with (even if they are not currently hiring) I would love to meet them and continue to expand my network of contacts throughout the Sacramento region.

Sutter Street Makeover

I had the opportunity to visit Folsom's Historic "Sutter Street" today which is complete with old buildings, art shops, restaurants, a candy store and much more. I am not sure when the last time I had actually walked around the area was, I normally just park my car and mountain bike around Lake Natoma, but today I stopped and saw revitalization (see KCRA and Folsom Telegraph stories) in progress. The entire project is expected to be done later this year and I look forward to seeing the results and hope that Sacramento can learn something to when working on K Street and the railyard's.