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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mark your calendars for the next mid-valley sustainability networking lunch on Thursday February 10th from 11:45am - 1pm (PST). 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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please note that <u><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItf--qrTosGd2IMiqPRw18wqhflLPwFbM9">registration is 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">February 10th Speaker</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,
<a href="https://www.cherriots.org/">Cherriots</a> is re-imagining mobility in the mid-valley region. Join us and learn from
<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fianthomasdavidson%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFH0-zJrGjgFMZ_cn8TlppSuhbLCw">
Ian Davidson</a>, Cherriots board president, about their vision for being an affordable, equitable, and environmentally friendly public provider of mobility options.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As president of the board of directors of Cherriots, Ian is committed to ensuring affordable, sustainable, and equitable transportation options in the Salem-Keizer area and the broader Mid-Willamette Valley region. In addition to his service
on the Cherriots board, he serves on the board and executive committee of the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments as well as on the board of the Mid-Willamette Valley Area Commission on Transportation. Professionally, he is the Justice Reinvestment
Program Manager for the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. His past professional work experience includes public service at the local, state, and federal level.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And thank you again to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-wortman/" target="_blank">Dave Wortman</a>, Oregon's Statewide Sustainability Officer, for speaking on January 13th about new resources and tools for agencies, businesses
and organizations setting goals and identifying actions to reduce GHG emissions in their operations. Please see our
<a href="https://sites.google.com/view/mwvsnl/home/past-events">website</a> for more information if you missed it!<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 build and reinforce community and partnerships 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-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We hope to see you soon! </span><span style="color:black">- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jabraham74/" target="_blank">Joe Abraham</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elin-shepard-12657733/" target="_blank">Elin
Shepard</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-wortman/" target="_blank">Dave Wortman</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-vanwoert-059aa119/" target="_blank">Rachel VanWoert</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dakota-tangredi-32700097/" target="_blank">Dakota
Tangredi</a>, and Laura Tesler. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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