BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210312T140000Z DTEND:20210313T043000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Early Childhood Summit - DESCRIPTION:Early Childhood Education and Childcare IS a business issue\, in fact\, it is a Business Imperative! Strong houses have strong foundations\, and as we look for the South Coast to prosper\, we need to strengthen our educational attainment and access to early childhood education. Hundreds of families languish on waiting lists. Thousands of families can't bear the financial weight of private programs\, and children who start behind tend\, sadly\, to stay behind. These children are our future workforce. These parents are our current workforce. And these children\, many from vulnerable populations deserve the best start they can get.\n\n \nJoin One SouthCoast Chamber\, and an impressive array of local and national speakers as we look for solutions to one of our greatest challenges\, growing our own talent. The Early Childhood Summit is for business people. Join us as we explore options and build new consensus in addressing one of our most important economic issues.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote Speaker \n\n\n\nGreg Shell\n\nNew Bedford native and Managing Director of Bain Capital\n\n For Full Bio Click Here \n\n\n\n\nPanel Speakers\n\n \n\n Amy O'Leary Director\, Strategies for Children\n Charlie Merrow\, Merrow Manufacturing\n Ed Lambert\, Executive Director\, Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education\n JoAnne Sbrega\, Summit Chair\, Children's Museum of Greater Fall River\n John Vasconcellos\, President\, SouthCoast Community Foundation\n Julia Barfield\, Strategic Partnerships Director\, LegUp\n Lauren Kennedy\, Co-founder\, Neighborhood Villages\n Mark Montigny\, Massachusetts State Senator\n Pat Haddad\, Massachusetts State Representative\n Samantha Aigner-Treworgy\, Commissioner\, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care\n Tom Weber\, Executive Director\, Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event will be held virtually over ZOOM! It is free to attend but registration is required. You will receive the access link and pass code 24 hours prior to the event!\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to the sponsor of this event\, BayCoast Bank. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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\nEarly Childhood Education and Childcare IS a business issue\, \;in fact\, it is a Business Imperative! Strong houses have strong foundations\, and as we look for the South Coast to prosper\, we need to strengthen our educational attainment and access to early childhood education. Hundreds of families languish on waiting lists. Thousands of families can'\;t bear the financial weight of private programs\, and children who start behind tend\, sadly\, to stay behind. These children are our future workforce. These parents are our current workforce. And these children\, many from vulnerable populations deserve the best start they can get.
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\nJoin One SouthCoast Chamber\, and an impressive array of local and national speakers as we look for solutions to one of our greatest challenges\, growing our own talent. The Early Childhood Summit is for business people. Join us as we explore options and build new consensus in addressing one of our most important economic issues.\n\n

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\nGreg Shell
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\nThis event will be held virtually over ZOOM! It is free to attend but registration is required. You will receive the access link and pass code 24 hours prior to the event!
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\nThank you to the sponsor of this event\, BayCoast Bank. \;
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