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SUMMARY:August Membership Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the Saraland Event Center for our Monthly Membership Luncheon.\n\nGuest Speakers:  Sydney Smith and Martin Lee\n\nTopic: Growing Together:SARPC's Business and Workforce Development Resources\n\n \n\nMartin Lee serves as the Economic Development and Grants Coordinator for the South Alabama Regional Planning Commission's (SARPC) Community Planning and Economic Development Department. He manages grant development and administration\, oversees SARPC's Revolving Loan Fund\, and supports brownfield redevelopment\, economic development planning\, and infrastructure projects across the region. His work focuses on helping communities\, nonprofits\, and small businesses access funding\, advance community development initiatives\, and implement projects that strengthen local economies. Drawing on experience in lending\, grants management\, and economic analysis\, Martin works with local governments and partner organizations to move projects from concept to implementation.\n\n \n\nSydney Smith serves as the Workforce Development Program Specialist for SARPC's Community Planning and Economic Development department. For the past four years\, she has helped older workers gain the skills and confidence needed to find unsubsidized employment through the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). Sydney earned her bachelor's degree in English and Strategic Communication from the University of Mobile. Beyond her professional role\, Sydney and her husband actively support their community through the blessing box ministry and invest in the next generation through youth ministry.\n\n \n\n\n\nWe appreciate this month's sponsor: 2026 Saraland Chamber Foundation Partners\n\nCatered by: Chicken Salad Chick\n\n\n\nSplit the Pot tickets will be available to purchase for $1 each. (Cash Only) \n\n-Proceeds raised benefit our Junior Ambassador Scholarship program.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;"><span style="color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\;">Please join us at th</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;">e&nbsp\;</span><span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;">Saraland Event Center</span><span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;">&nbsp\;fo<span style="color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\;">r our Monthly Membership Luncheon.</span></span></strong></span><br />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;"><span style="color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\;">Guest Speakers:&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold\; color: rgb(118\, 118\, 118)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">&nbsp\;Sydney Smith and Martin Lee<br />\nTopic:&nbsp\;</span>Growing Together:SARPC&rsquo\;s Business and Workforce Development Resources<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nMartin Lee serves as the Economic Development and Grants Coordinator for the South Alabama Regional Planning Commission&#39\;s (SARPC) Community Planning and Economic Development Department. He manages grant development and administration\, oversees SARPC&#39\;s Revolving Loan Fund\, and supports brownfield redevelopment\, economic development planning\, and infrastructure projects across the region. His work focuses on helping communities\, nonprofits\, and small businesses access funding\, advance community development initiatives\, and implement projects that strengthen local economies. Drawing on experience in lending\, grants management\, and economic analysis\, Martin works with local governments and partner organizations to move projects from concept to implementation.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nSydney Smith serves as the Workforce Development Program Specialist for SARPC&rsquo\;s Community Planning and Economic Development department. For the past four years\, she has helped older workers gain the skills and confidence needed to find unsubsidized employment through the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). Sydney earned her bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in English and Strategic Communication from the University of Mobile. Beyond her professional role\, Sydney and her husband actively support their community through the blessing box ministry and invest in the next generation through youth ministry.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<em style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><strong><span style="font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; letter-spacing: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-indent: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; white-space: inherit\; word-spacing: inherit\; background: none rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; padding: 0px\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-overflow: clip\; vertical-align: baseline\; visibility: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-width: initial\; border-style: none\; border-collapse: separate\; border-image: none 100% 1 0 / 1 / 0 stretch\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;"><span style="font-family: inherit\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 255)\;">We appreciate this month&#39\;s sponsor: 2026 Saraland Chamber Foundation Partners</span></span></span></strong></span><br />\n<span style="font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; letter-spacing: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-indent: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; white-space: inherit\; word-spacing: inherit\; background: none rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; font-stretch: inherit\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; padding: 0px\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-overflow: clip\; vertical-align: baseline\; visibility: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-width: initial\; border-style: none\; border-collapse: separate\; border-image: none 100% 1 0 / 1 / 0 stretch\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 255)\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif-light\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;">Catered by:</span>&nbsp\;Chicken Salad Chick</span></span></span></span></em><br />\n<br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<strong style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 100\, 0)\;">Split the Pot tickets will be available to purchase for $1 each. (Cash Only)&nbsp\;<br />\n<em>-Proceeds raised benefit our Junior Ambassador Scholarship program.</em></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Saraland Event Center- Jubilee Room
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URL:https://business.saralandchamber.com/events/details/august-membership-luncheon-1246
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