COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT

The Community Enrichment Workgroup is planning an event for late April or early May that will highlight some of the critical needs in our region while providing attendees with knowledge of how they can get involved to improve our communities.  A meeting will be set for late January or early February. Those interested in joining these efforts may contact Matt Hicks, workgroup chair, at mhicks@mylibertybank.com or (479) 872-7040 for more information.

GREEN TEAM

Mission & Contact

The Green Team has been working diligently with the city’s parks and trails staff and the city attorney to implement a community bike program for the city of Rogers. There are two components of the program. One is that there are new adult and junior bikes that have been donated to the Rogers Activity Center for families to check out and use. The other involves the Green Team securing donated used bikes and refurbishing them to put out on the trails for anyone to use. These bicycles will have RFID tags so that we can track them electronically. The Rogers PD is donating all their recovered bikes after they have been held for the mandatory period. The Benton County Sherriff’s Department will provide labor for disassembling the bikes and painting them, with paint donated by Garner Building Supply.

The Green Team is planning a workshop for families and bike enthusiasts to reassemble the bikes on Sunday, Feb. 13 from 2-5 p.m. at the Rogers Activity Center. Our goal is to have the program launched and operational sometime around the first of March. You can get involved by volunteering for the re-assembly event or joining the workgroup. The next workgroup meeting will be held on Feb. 17 at 11:30 a.m. at Iron Horse Coffee Company, 221 S. First St., Rogers. The group will regularly meet on the third Thursday of the month at that time. For more details on the project, contact Clay Kendall at ckendall@advisoralliance.us.

LEGACY

Mission & Contact

The Legacy Workgroup successfully produced their second Board Service Certification class in partnership with ALPFA on Jan. 13 at Sam’s Club. It was a huge success, resulting in the training of 25 new leaders.

The workgroup is finalizing plans for the third Board Service Certification seminar on March 4, which is open to the public. Our goal is to equip young leaders in our community to be advocates to serve on public and private nonprofit groups, private boards, commissions and in other leadership opportunities. Additional volunteers are also needed to help coordinate the event. You can learn more and even register for the event at www.nwalead.com.

The workgroup’s next meeting is scheduled at Silver Joe’s Coffee in Rogers on Friday, Jan. 21 at 8 a.m. The group will meet regularly on the third Friday of each month at 8 a.m. Please contact Jeremy Turley for more info at Jeremy@thepayrollco.com.

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Mission & Contact

The Political Workgroup’s first project of the year is a voter registration project. The goal is to visit high schools to register seniors to vote while educating them on the political process. Presentations are expected to last 45 minutes at the most and will focus on why it is important to vote, voter registration information, the importance of “down ballot races,” etc. We have targeted April and May to visit the schools.

In the second half of the year, the Political Workgroup will host a breakfast series for those interested in running for public office. There will be five breakfasts covering the following topics: what makes a good candidate, finances/fundraising, ethics/lobbying, media/marketing, and the process. Campaign strategy will be an underlying theme built into every session. We would like to hold sessions in May, June, August, September and October with an e-mail to the group in July. The breakfasts will feature speakers or panels consisting of current and past politicians, state agency staff, lobbyists, and consultants that can speak to each topic.

If you would like to help with the Voter Registration Drives or join the workgroup, contact Chair Angela DeLille at adelille@arkansasstatechamber.com or Vice Chair Brandi Lewis at lewis001@aol.com.

This workgroup meets on the second Friday of the month, with the next meeting set for Friday, Feb. 11 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lowell office of the Chamber, 506 Enterprise Dr., Ste. 102, Lowell.

EDUCATION

Mission & Contact

The Education Workgroup is busy planning the quarterly NWA Emerging Leaders program, set for March 16. It will focus on the state of public education in northwest Arkansas and a call to action for members to become involved and engaged. The primary focus of this workgroup is to provide educational programming for our members as well as to provide opportunities for members to enrich the level of education in our communities through involvement. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact Tiphany Hall at thall4@nwacc.edu for more information about meeting times and dates.

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SUSTAINABILITY

Mission & Contact

The NWAEL Sustainability Workgroup will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. at the University of Arkansas Global Campus, 3300 Market St., Ste. 402 (Arkansas World Trade Center building). The workgroup is seeking additional members! If you are interested in recycling, composting, watershed protection, and helping others build sustainable skills and programs, make plans to attend this meeting or contact Scott Van Asche at svanasche@nwabj.com. This workgroup plans to meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m..