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We Grow Apopka - Roundtable & Luncheon - AgriBusiness & Economic & Workforce Impacts
Date and Time
Monday Apr 24, 2023
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDTMonday, April 24
11:00-1:00 PMLocation
Hilton Garden Inn - Apopka City Center meeting room
518 East Main Street
Apopka, FL 32703
Fees/Admission
Reservation & Lunch
$35 Members
$40 Non-members
$500 - Table Sponsor with Table logo and digital (seating 8)Signature Event: Presenting Sponsorship: $5,000 up to 15 minutes at the podium during lunch. Opportunity to distribute printed materials to each attendee. Includes up to 10 lunch guests at a premium table position in the event, logo on all digital marketing ads and social media. including Apopka Voice digital publication distribution up to 80,000 recipients.
Contact Information
Cate Manley
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Description
Join us as we Gather & Grow to hear from local agricultural businesses, Hope CommUnity Center, Florida Chamber Foundation and more to discuss trends, hot topics, advocacy opportunities and challenges. A roundtable conversation opens with local growers, workforce system entities, community-based organizations, and partners, to build an understanding of how we utilize refugee and immigrant assets, and the potential economic impact of needing to identify and recruit different workforce groups.
DESCRIPTION
A conversation about economic impact and issues for local nurseries, growers and agribusinesses when it comes to industry policies, regulations and the immigrant and refugee workforce they may employee. 40% of Florida's farm and growing industry workforce is made up of immigrants and refugees.
- Join this roundtable discussion to learn about benefits & challenges immigrants and refugees bring to the local economy.
- Working with workforce or Immigrant Workers and Refugees Opportunities to partner and leverage funding and resources.
- Finding ways to assist immigrants and refugees in better accessing resources and services that are culturally appropriate.
Attendees will come away with:
- Shared knowledge and connections into key issues facing local growers and growers across the state.
- How to create a culture and approach that builds trust between government agencies, businesses, and immigrant workers and refugees, and
- How to begin partnerships and leverage partnering programs and resources to improve services for both immigrant workers and refugees.
