BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:TOMORROW - Thursday\, April 28\, 5:30-7pm. In partnership wi th Tomme Beevas and Pimentos Jamaican Kitchen\, the next monthly Black Bu siness Networking event will encourage us to continue to expand the effort s of our club's Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Committee ( formerly k nown as Race and Equity committee). This networking event will be held mo nthly on the fourth Thursday of each month from 530-7pm at Pimento Jamaica n Kitchen\, 2524 Nicollet Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN 55404. Meeting format a nd details: 5:30-6:00 Social & networking time — the rum punch will be f lowing!  6:00-6:15 Introductions around the room\, including each attende e's business background 6:15-6:45 Featured Black Entrepreneur presents the ir business story to the group 6:45-7:00 Q &A session and wrap up Debra L . Hurston\, CAE MBA is the Executive Director of the Association for Black Economic Power. In this capacity\, she is assisting the organization in f ulfilling its goal of establishing Minnesota's first Black led community c redit union dedicated to addressing the needs of the residents who live\, work or worship in Hennepin and Ramsey counties.   Debra brings a long hi story in association management expertise through her experience with larg e\, medium\, and small organizations.  As a nationally Certified Associat ion Executive (CAE)\, her focus has been on association governance\, advoc acy\, fundraising and membership services.   Originally from the south s ide of Chicago\, Debra grew up in Detroit and with her husband Karl\, has been a resident of Minnesota since 2000. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD & BRING YO UR FRIENDS!  This will be promoted within Rotary and within the Black Bus iness Community\, and our goal is to grow this over time. But we need you r help to promote this cultural residency and cross-culture business netwo rk!  DTEND:20220429T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260922T185807Z DTSTART:20220428T223000Z LOCATION:Pimento Jamaican Kitchen SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Black Business and Edina Rotary Networking\, Apr 28 UID:7ef10b5b-d35e-419d-8d29-cd3df7a5f3b7 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

< strong>TOMORROW - \;Thursday\, April 28\, \;5:30-7pm. \;In partnership wit h Tomme Beevas and Pimentos Jamaican Kitchen\, the next \;monthly Blac k Business Networking event will encourage us to continue to expand the ef forts of our club'\;s Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Committee (&nb sp\;formerly known as Race and Equity committee). \;This networking ev ent will be held monthly on the fourth Thursday of each month from 530-7pm at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen\, 2524 Nicollet \;Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN 55404. \;Meeting format and details:

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5:30-6:00 Social &\; networking time &mdash\; the rum punch will b e flowing! \;
\n6:00-6:15 Introductions around the room\, includi ng each attendee'\;s business background
\n6:15-6:45 Featured Blac k Entrepreneur presents their business story to the group
\n6:45-7:00 Q &\;A session and wrap up

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Debra L. Hurston\, CAE MBA is the Executive Director of the Association for Black Economic Power. In this capacity\, she is assist ing the organization in fulfilling its goal of establishing Minnesota'\ ;s first Black led community credit union dedicated to addressing the need s of the residents who live\, work or worship in Hennepin and Ramsey count ies.
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Debra brings a long history in association management expertise throu gh her experience with large\, medium\, and small organizations. \; As a nationally Certified Association Executive (CAE)\, her focus has been o n association governance\, advocacy\, fundraising and \;membership ser vices.
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Originally from the south side of Chicago\, Debra grew up in Detroi t and with her husband Karl\, has been a resident of Minnesota since 2000.
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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD &\; BRI NG YOUR FRIENDS!  \;This will be promoted within Rotary and within the Black Business Community\, and our goal is to grow this \;over time. But we need your help to promote this cultural residency and cross-culture business network! \;

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