The New Tri-State Defender
September 17 - 23, 2020
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NEWS
Voter/Census Caravan and Neighborhood Clean Up set TSD newsroom Memphis Urban League Young Professionals (MULYP) will partner with the Memphis Urban League and the US Census Bureau to host a Voter Registration/Census Caravan and Neighborhood Clean Up on Saturday (Sept. 19). The event, which begins at noon, will feature a caravan through one of the lowest Census count areas of Memphis (South of the Medical District). Drivers will decorate their vehicles with the support of other community partners to encourage residents to complete the Census and register to vote. The caravan route will begin at L.E. Brown Park and travel throughout the South Memphis neighborhoods near the Medical District. The clean up will be in the area surrounding L.E. Brown Park, 617 Orleans. Sept. 30th is deadline to complete the 2020 Census. “With the September 30th Census deadline and the October 5th deadline for new voter registrations quickly approaching, we are putting a lot of effort into increasing community awareness, concern and action through our
caravan and cleanup events,” said MULYP President Ashlee Hafford. “We have data that shows the areas with the lowest cen-
sus turnout and voter participation are the areas and neighborhoods in Memphis that need the funding, resources and representation the most. ...
“We want community members to be armed with the right information and we are doing all we can amidst this pandemic to ensure Memphians
are taking the necessary steps to make sure they are counted in the census and heard (via) ballots this fall”
(For more information on the Memphis Urban League Young Professionals, visit www.memphisulyp. org.)
“We are more confident than ever that we are assembling the right team at the right time to help build a more prosperous economy for the Greater Memphis region.” — Willie Gregory ECONOMY
CONTINUED FROM FRONT nies with University resources, Townsend also worked to create more internship and employment opportunities for students. Willie Gregory, the chamber’s board chairman and director of Global Impact for Nike, said, “We are more confident than ever that we are assembling the right team at the right time to help build a more prosperous economy for the Greater Memphis region.” Townsend will lead an integrated chamber and university team that will strategically recruit businesses within targeted industry sectors. The team will promote Memphis’ expansive assets, including the highly-trained workforce prepared by both the University of Memphis and the broader set of regional education and training partners. “An area of need for the Greater Memphis region has been strategic coordination of our efforts with the Tennessee legislature, along with recruitment and retention of business,” said U of M President M. David Rudd. “This new collaborative fills that gap. There’s no one more qualified and capable to lead this effort than Ted Townsend. His local knowledge is unparalleled and coupled with deep connections across Tennessee. We’re confident this effort will help the positive trajectory of both the U of M and the region.” Townsend is a graduate of the U of M with a degree in organizational leadership. His work with the chamber will begin immediately and he will transition to full-time employment with the Greater Memphis Chamber by 2022.
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