Member Connection, April 7, 2023

UPCOMING EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS

April 4 | 8 AM

Let's Connect! Got Taxes?

April 4 | 11:30 AM

The Catalyst IGNITE - Small Business Fundamentals with Athens State LaunchBox

April 5 | 10 AM

Learn The Basics: Google Meet

April 5 | 1 PM

Do You Speak Accounting?

April 6 | 4:30 PM

In Quiet, Come Answers

April 6 | 10 AM

Learn the Basics of Google Ads

April 4 | 3 PM

Small Business Certifications

April 6 | 3 PM

Understanding ISO Certification (International Organization for Standardization)

April 11 | 3 PM

Government Contracting 101

April 13 | 3 PM

Doing Business with Local and State Government

April 11 | 10 AM

Business Plan 101: Write Your OnePage Business Plan

April 12 | 10 AM

Learn the Basics of Google Drive

April 13 | 10 AM

Learn the Basics of Google Calendar

April 14 | 10 AM

Engage in Entrepreneurship

Huntsville/Madison County Chamber

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Miss Lillian

Thursday, April 13 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

North Huntsville Public Library

Community Room

3011 Sparkman Drive NW, Huntsville

Presenters: Carol Cook Puckett & Elaine Hubbard

This one-woman play, written by Carol Cook Puckett, depicts a visit with Lillian Carter at her home in Plains, GA in 1978 Her son Jimmy had been President of the USA for two years She reflects on her life as the child of supportive, forward-thinking parents in the rural South. Her path took her through a career in nursing, marriage, rearing four children, widowhood and becoming the oldest person accepted into the Peace Corps in 1966 at age 68 At times humorous and at times poignant, Miss Lillian is a keen look at the life of a remarkable woman

www.LQUEST.org

A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY AWAITS AT

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Ready to begin your journey to first-class senior living?

Join us for an epic trip throughout Residences at Wellpoint. New and prospective residents, along with their loved ones, are invited to celebrate our official grand opening with an exclusive “world tour.”

When you arrive, you’ll pick up your passport and sightsee wonderful features of our community and our model apartments.

You’ll also feast on a global sampling of appetizers, desserts, and specially crafted drinks curated by our culinary team as you enjoy live music and entertainment.

We’ll have giveaways, door prizes, and other exciting surprises. Don’t delay. RSVP today!

2940 Mill Run Road SE Huntsville, AL 35763 www.residencesatwellpoint.com

Around the World of Wellpoint

Grand Opening

Thursday, April 13 | 4 – 7 p.m.

2940 Mill Run Road SE | Owens Cross Roads Call

Independent Living | Assisted Living | Memory Care

Operated by Charter Senior Living

Saturday, April 15, 2023, 9 am - 1pm

Strengthening Our Community Through Youth Sports

The Bullpen Foundation , a 501(c)3 organization located in Huntsville, AL, will be holding its ina ugural Corpor ate Kickball Fundraiser on Saturday, April 15 th at Randolph High School. Proceeds from the event will go towards the Foundation’s mission of helping disadvantaged children play youth sports on a level playing field and provide impactful resources such as financial scholarships, sports e quipment, camps and clinics, and park volunteers .

Thank you to our 2023 Presenting Sponsor:

To learn more about our Foundation, please visit our website at www.bullpenfoundation.org and also be sure to subscribe to our newsletter. Donations can be made on the website or by scanning the QR code.

For general questions or interest in becoming a corporate partner, please email bullpenfoundation HSV@gmail.com

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For Small or Underrepresented Businesses (Minority, Women, Disabled, Veteran, LGBTQ) interested in subcontracting with Turner Construction Company

MEET OUR PRECONSTRUCTION & PROCUREMENT TEAMS LEARN ABOUT PREQUALIFICATION & BIDDING PROCESSES

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2023 Honorary Patient Chair: Stephanie Moore Blair

Alabama ranks #1 in the nation for kidney failure with more than 400,000 Alabamians living with chronic kidney disease, and 14,000 on dialysis. The Alabama Kidney Foundation’s annual Kidney Walk & Celebration events raise funds for Alabama’s kidney patients in need. Join us for the 2023 Kidney Walk & Celebration to show your support!

Golf Challenge

Monday, May 1, 2023 at Cherokee Ridge Country Club

10:30 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

Board of Directors Golf Challenge

May 1, 2023

Registration, Warm Up, AND Box Lunch

Prizes

Shotgun Start Dinner, Awards and Prizes

Fundraising Goal

$5,000 per team/$1,250 per golfer

Sponsorship Levels

• $25,000+ The Green Jacket

• $5,000+ Double Eagle

• $2,500+ Eagle

• $1,000+ Birdie

• $250+ On Par

Bo Emerson

Lane Ingram

Enorris Johnson

David Kling

Brenda Martin

Bill Roberts

Jenny Schreeder

Rod Steakley

Steve Sucic

Second Mile Development 2710 Holmes Avenue

P.O. Box 2531

Huntsville, AL 35804 Phone (256) 533-2766

Fax (256) 533-2799

Email: secondmile@secondmile.net www.secondmile.net

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Huntsville/Madison County Chamber

You are coridally invited to the

ursday, May 4, 2023 at the Huntsville Botanical Garden

Isenberg Grand Hall

Social hour and silent auction begin at 11:00 Program begins at 11:30

Don your Derby attire and your most festive headwear

Reserve tickets at hsvbg.org/spring-hat-luncheon

Pre-register now for a chance to win one of three live flower arrangements from Laura Dowling! Scan here or visit SHL2023.GiveSmart.com

All proceeds from the Spring Hat Luncheon support the Garden's mission of connecting people to plants in order to create a healthier quality of life for the region.

— HUNTSVILLE BOTANICAL GARDEN

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Dr. Jastin Russell-Grays is a certified registered nurse practitioner. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). As an undergraduate, she was a Dean’s Nursing Scholar, repeated scholarship recipient, B.S.N. representative for the School of Nursing Evaluation Committee, and graduated magna cum laude. Jastin’s career began on a hospitalist unit at UAB Hospital, a world-renowned, Trauma Level 1, Magnet academic health facility. During her tenure there, she became a nationally board-certified medical-surgical nurse – a certification she still holds today.Jastin is an amiable, energetic, and friendly future nurse leader who enjoys interdisciplinary healthcare. She deeply believes in evidence-based practices and patient-centered care. She is a wife and mother of two. In addition to her role as a nurse practitioner, she owns and operates a tow truck company with her husband. She is an executive board member for the North Alabama Wolfpack (a youth football league in Toney, AL).

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Mr. Electric Breaks Ground on New Office Space and Warehouse Facility

Mr. Electric® of Huntsville, a Neighborly® company, broke ground on a new 17,667-square-foot building at Cypressbrook Drive, located off Oakwood Road just west of Research Park Boulevard on April 5, 2023.

The construction project is in phase three of the Brockway Farms development. Building plans include 10,667 square feet of office space with an additional 7,000 square feet for a warehouse on the 1.46 acreage.

Mr. Electric of Huntsville employs 48 people locally, with an additional 29 employees across its other markets. Keith Pinkerton, Huntsville native and Mr. Electric owner, operates additional Mr. Electric locations in Birmingham, Ala.; Montgomery/Auburn, Ala.; Chattanooga, Tenn. and Murfreesboro, Tenn. The combined markets make this Mr. Electric franchise the largest operation in the United States.

“I can still remember when I was just a single electrician with a truck,” said Pinkerton, “I’m so proud of the team we’ve pulled together—not just here in Huntsville where we started, but in all our markets. I attribute our growth and success to those hardworking team members. We wouldn’t be here, breaking ground on our own building, otherwise.”

Pinkerton hopes to have the project completed by the first quarter of 2024.