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| FINAL CT SBDC "MANAGING MONEY IN YOUR BUSINESS"
COURSE TONIGHT |
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| The Connecticut Small Business Development Center, which offers expert advice for business owners, will offer its final, free interactive (or in-person) course in a series entitled "Managing Money in Your Business" from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. You can get more details about the course and register by checking out the flyer below. |
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| TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, LOGISTICS EXPO & CAREER
FAIR TOMORROW |
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| Here's a reminder about a great event coming up tomorrow. Local talent interested in the state's transportation, distribution, and logistical businesses, please see the flyer below for details about tomorrow's Expo & Career Fair in Hartford. |
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| CANTON FIRE & EMS GRAND OPENING SATURDAY |
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| EARLY VOTING IN CT BEGINS OCTOBER 21ST |
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| Connecticut will be participating in early voting for the first time! There is important information to know before it gets underway on October 21st. Please see the details below. |
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| ON DEADLINE: HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH ESSAY CONTEST |
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| Hispanic Heritage Month runs through October 15th!
You can participate in this month's celebration by encouraging your child to participate in the 17th annual Hispanic Heritage Student Essay Contest for a chance to win a $3,000 scholarship or an iPad.
Middle and high school students are asked to write how they connect with Hispanic culture in 500 words or less. |
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| Participants can select a person, cultural experience, celebration, or tradition that has touched them in a meaningful way and explain why that connection is important. Optimum and Univision Foundation are sponsoring the competition and will accept essays through October 31. There will be a celebratory event for the winners in December. The official contest rules can be found HERE. |
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| IT'S ON NOW: CHET DREAM BIG! COMPETITION |
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| I’m proud to support Treasurer Erick Russell’s office and their great annual initiative, the CHET Dream Big! Competition. This is an amazing opportunity for students in grades K-12 to enter and win up to $20,000 toward their future education.
To enter, students answer a question through artwork, an essay, or a video. Younger students focus on what they want to do when they grow up, and older students are asked to describe a lesson they’ve learned or a person who has impacted their lives. |
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| The competition is open to all Connecticut K-12 students, and every child has the chance to participate. Please take a moment to visit the website to learn more, and then encourage your child to take part. More than 250 students will receive monetary prizes to be deposited into a CHET account. For more details, please click HERE. |
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| CLIMATE RESILIENCE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
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| The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently announced the strategic expansion of the successful DEEP Climate Resilience Fund (DCRF) program to enable communities better to access federal funding for climate resilience.
This upcoming investment of state funds will help towns, Councils of Government, and other stakeholders pursue project planning, and in some cases construction, allowing them to tap into the billions of federal dollars available to improve local resilience. |
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| DEEP is issuing a Request for Information and seeking feedback on two programs. The first is a new DCRF funding category for deployment to give eligible applicants money to build projects that will make Connecticut more resilient to climate change and extreme weather impacts. Second, DEEP is seeking feedback on the design of a new Climate Resiliency Revolving Loan fund that the Legislature authorized earlier this year.
DEEP will hold virtual public meetings on both programs on October 24 and October 30, and written comments are due by November 8. You can find more details HERE. |
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Not all heroes wear capes…some wear scrubs.
Emergency nurses are true superheroes - always thinking on their feet, remaining calm under pressure, and always ready to handle a variety of medical emergencies. Thank you to all of the emergency nurses of Connecticut for your hours of hard work and devoted labor that saves lives every single day! |
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| DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH |
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| When you’re escaping an abusive relationship, every day counts. We are committed to passing legislation that gives survivors of domestic violence the resources they need to stay safe. |
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| A BLESSED YOM KIPPUR TO YOU |
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Sincerely,
Eleni Kavros DeGraw
State Representative
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