For several years the NWA Emerging Leaders Sustainability Team has partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County to make their annual golf tournament fundraiser a near zero waste event. This year’s event is scheduled for Friday, October 23 and WE NEED YOU! Interact with participants while aiding them in recycling on the golf course. Volunteers are needed all throughout the day at Kingswood and Berksdale golf courses in Bella Vista. To check out the shifts and register to volunteer, simply fill out the form below.

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This new initiative from the Northwest Arkansas Emerging Leaders Community Enrichment Team is designed to inspire local businesses, city leadership, and the greater Rogers community to see the potential of an underutilized area of Downtown Rogers. The areas in question are Centennial Park, the alleyway located directly behind the park, and a parking lot directly south of the park.

Through a partnership with the Northwest Arkansas chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the group has worked with the city to install lighting in the alleyway to make it more attractive to pedestrians. They will also be cleaning up Centennial Park, putting in a temporary art installation from local art galleries, and creating food truck parking.

“When we first started this project, it was just a couple of people throwing around a couple of ideas about what we could do,” said Katie Strickland, Assistant Branch Manager for the Bank of Arkansas and Vice-Chair of the Better Block Initiative for the Community Enrichment Team. “What we found was a city and a community with a ton of passion and energy to re-imagine the core of Rogers in a new way. We wanted to help turn some of that imagination into reality.”

With trees coming in from a local nursery and food trucks coming in from the local area, the parking lot next door to the Rabbit’s Lair will become a shaded eatery for the day. “The goal was never to do anything permanent,” said Strickland. “Our goal was to influence the stakeholders in the area to see the space as having the potential to be more than it is today.”

The focus of the Community Enrichment Work Group is to be a breeding ground for initiatives designed to positively impact the Northwest Arkansas Community and help provide the resources to turn those ideas into reality. The group has two other initiatives active year round: Lunch with A Leader – an intimate lunch with a prominent community leader focused on leadership development held quarterly; and Volunteer Day – A day where emerging leaders from all over the area take some time off of work and get out to network, learn more about the organizations in the area, and impact the NWA community in a positive way.

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Contacts:

Katie Strickland (Vice-chair Better Block Initiative lead)  – KStrickland@bankofarkansas.com 501-258-0317

David Bradley (Community Enrichment Work Group Chair) dgbradl@gmail.com 870-740-2216

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The Northwest Arkansas Emerging Leaders’ Political and Government Affairs Team is hosting a free monthly breakfast series, presented by Mitchell Williams, designed to answer all of your questions about running for political office.  Whether you want to serve on a school board, the state legislature or even at the federal level, these casual monthly breakfasts will bring experts and veteran politicians together to discuss the finer points of running for office and provide advice and guidance on how to run a successful campaign.

June 24, 2015 – Running 101 will lay out the basics of what it takes to run for any elected office and inspire you to take the next step.

July 22, 2015 – In the Finance and Ethics session we will discuss fundraising and demystify the regulations and reporting requirements for candidates and elected officials.

August 26, 2015 – The Media and Marketing session will help you learn to manage the media and control your campaign’s message.

September 23, 2015 – Ready to Run takes all the knowledge we’ve gained over the series and puts it together with a Charge to Serve! Let our speaker inspire you and answer any lingering questions you may have about running for public office. After this session, you’ll be prepared to get out and ask for the vote!

*Attendance at all sessions is not required but encouraged.

Lowell Chamber Office (506 Enterprise Drive, Ste. 102, Lowell)
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Light Breakfast Provided
FREE to attend; Registration Requested
Click here to Register!

Presented by Mitchell Williams

Brought to you by NWAEL

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