Burke County Emerging Leaders

Networking • Professional Development • Community Service

Events

Litter Sweep w/ Burke Chamber + Pints at Hillman

Apr 9, 2025

Litter Sweep w/ Burke Chamber + Pints at Hillman

Apr 9, 2025

Apr 9, 2025

Burke's Amazin' Race w/ Burke County United Way

Apr 12, 2025

Burke's Amazin' Race w/ Burke County United Way

Apr 12, 2025

Apr 12, 2025

Joint Social with Hickory HYP

Apr 17, 2025

Copper Penny Grill Lake Hickory

Joint Social with Hickory HYP

Apr 17, 2025

Copper Penny Grill Lake Hickory

Apr 17, 2025

Copper Penny Grill Lake Hickory

UPCOMING EVENTS

Follow us on Instagram at @burkeemergingleaders!

New Year new events, ya’ll!
Check out our 2025 Schedule ✨Overview✨!!
Times and some details are TBA. So stay updated here or on our FB. Also if you don’t already receive our email updates, sign up at the link in bio!

🚨 First meet-up of 2025! 🚨
Start your day off right next Tuesday with the Emerging Leaders Breakfast Club 🥯☕

🗓 When: Tuesday, January 14 | 8:00 - 9:30 AM
📍 Where: Dirty Dog Coffee @dirtydogcoffeenc (2861 US-70 E Morganton)
Stop by for some coff

‼️ NEW DATE ‼️

Join us next week for the Emerging Leaders Holiday Party! ❄️

When: Wednesday, December 18th from 6:30-9pm
Where: Burke County Tourism Office (140 N Sterling Street) in Downtown Morganton

Come wearing your favorite ugly Christmas sw

Join us next week for the Emerging Leaders Holiday Party! ❄️

When: Tuesday, December 17th from 6:30-9pm
Where: Burke County Tourism Office (140 N Sterling Street) in Downtown Morganton

Come wearing your favorite ugly Christmas sweater and enjoy ou

🎃👻✨Happy Halloween Emerging Leaders!
Thank you to everyone who joined us Tuesday for the Halloween Potluck & Ghost Tour at @henryrivermillvillage! We had a fun, spooky evening filled with delicious food and great costumes. We’re especiall

Join us for an Emerging Leaders Halloween Potluck & Ghost Tour at the @henryrivermillvillage! This event is family friendly. All ages welcome! 🎃👻✨

🕸️ When: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
📍Where: 4255 Henry River Road, Hickory

It is #mentalhealthawareness week.💛
Join Burke United Christian Ministries @burkeunitedchristianministries this Thursday, October 10th, for a special event designed to promote wellness and self-care among providers.

It was a lovely morning at @waterbeancoffeemorganton despite the rain. Thank you to those who stopped by to hang out! At one point Lily and Devan had us all wondering…are they on separate calls or just talking to each other? The coffee and bre

☕ Our next morning meetup is next Thursday, September 26 from 8:00 - 9:30 am at @waterbeancoffeemorganton! (815 S Sterling St.) Meet and catch up with other young professionals in Burke County. Stop by anytime between 8 am and 9:30 am.
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Our next networking event is at Buffalo Wild Wings in Morganton! 🍗🍗🍗 Join us Thursday, September 19 at 5:30 pm! We’ll have a patio space reserved and a spread of finger foods. Meet and catch up with other young professionals in the area and

Thank you @copperpennylakehickory for hosting us and @hickoryyoungprofessionals for our joint evening social last Thursday! We thoroughly enjoyed the food and the atmosphere, and can’t wait to return ☺️ Thankyou to everyone who came out!
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Excuse the pun, but we are HYPed to be getting together with our pals over in Catawba County, @hickoryyoungprofessionals, for a joint social out at the beautiful Copper Penny Grill Lake Hickory @copperpennylakehickory (101 Catawba Ave Hickory)! Join

🎼Taaaaake me out to the... Emerging Leaders Evening at the Ballpark!
🦞 Join us next Saturday, July 20th for @hickorycrawdads vs Greensboro Grasshoppers at LP Frans Stadium!
The gates open at 6 PM and the game starts at 7 PM. We will be at the Part