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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Join us for the next mid-valley sustainability networking lunch tomorrow,
<b>Thursday September 9th from 11:45am - 1pm (PST).</b> Full event details can be found on our</span><span style="color:black"> <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/mwvsnl/home/upcoming-events?authuser=0" target="_blank">website</a>, and thank you for</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> sharing
this invite as you see fit.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please note that <u><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lcuCtrDgrHdNqeikcBmFiR9mi7zTPcpQ9" target="_blank">registration is now required</a></u> to participate, which also makes it easy to add this
to your online calendar!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sept 9th Speaker</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-scandella-95868b13/" target="_blank">Dr. Ben Scandella</a> with the Oregon Water Resource Division will present an overview of a recently completed statewide, data-driven <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/owrd/WRDReports/2021_Groundwater_Resource_Concerns_Report.pdf" target="_blank">assessment</a> of
recent concerns and impacts associated with the development of groundwater resources. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And thank you again to Jocelyn Bridson, Tillamook County Creamery Association's Director of Environment and Community Impact, for speaking about their recent B Corp certification at our last lunch meeting in July. A recording of Jocelyn's
presentation will be uploaded to our site soon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We host monthly networking lunches to help build community among regional businesses, government agencies, non-profits, higher education, and community groups advancing solutions
to environmental, social justice, and allied issues. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dave Wortman (he/him), LEED AP BD+C, ISSP-SA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Statewide Sustainability Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Administrative Services | State of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">1225 Ferry St. SE, U100 | Salem, OR 97301-4281<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Mobile: 971-304-8733<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDAS/subscriber/topics?qsp=ORDAS_3,">Subscribe to the Oregon sustainability newsletter</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/das/Facilities/Pages/Sustainability.aspx">Visit the DAS Sustainability web site</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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