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October Community Luncheon To Feature “State of the County” Presentation The Chamber’s October “Community Luncheon” hosted by the Governmental Affairs Work Group will feature a “State of the County” presentation on October 28. The meeting, sponsored by Shelby County Newspapers, will be held in the banquet hall at the Pelham Civic Complex & Ice Arena. Doors will open at 11:00AM for business networking, the Showcase Feature which will be Shelby County and all of its municipalities and the
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program will begin promptly at 11:30AM. In addition to the great business networking, we’ll also hear from Shelby County
Manager Alex Dudchock on progress made last year and what’s in store for Shelby County in 2016. The cost is $20 per person for Chamber members and $30 per person for “Future” Members and includes a luncheon buffet. For more information, or to make a reservation, please contact the Chamber at info@shelbychamber.org, by telephone at 663-4542 or register online at www. shelbychamber.org.
Alex Dudchock Shelby County Manager
“Keeping It Real” Program Creating a Buzz with 9th Grade Students Throughout Shelby County The Chamber’s Education Work Group has launched the 3rd year of its “Keeping It Real” Program. This program teaches 9th grade students about “real world” life choices by giving them a random-assigned “life scenario” which includes marital/family status, education, job and salary. The students then pay bills, make decisions on increasing education,
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adding a second job, etc. based on the randomassigned scenario. Each year this program has been an eye-opening experience for the 9th graders and the volunteers that assist with the program. The Chamber is seeking volunteers on October 16 for Oak Mountain High School and October 23 for Calera High School. Volunteers would manage a station
and assist the students as they make decisions “paying bills” and make “life choices” based their situation. If you or your colleagues, are interested in being a volunteer, please call Keyla Handley, Director, Community Workforce & Development at 663-4542, ext. 106, or email keyla@ shelbychamber.org. Volunteers would arrive at the school as early as
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7:30AM and the program would conclude by 3:00PM. Lunch will be provided for all volunteers.