WORKFORCE SUMMIT 2008 on Thursday, May 29 in West Palm Beach

My friend Shayrn Hancock is a Business Services Consultant with the Workforce Alliance in West Palm Beach. This morning she sent me over details of the WORKFORCE SUMMIT 2008 which will be held on Thursday, May 29, at the Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion, from 7:45AM – 11:30AM.

I will be racing up the road after the BROWN BAG RECRUITER training in Fort Lauderdale to catch as much of the program as possible. If you are in Palm Beach County I strongly encourage you to do the same. The program looks fantastic.

Get the details here and register online. Alternatively, contact Sharyn directly and she will look after you personally: shancock@pbcalliance.com or call (561) 340-1060 ext 329.

Scholarships and bling-bling

Elgin Jones reports in the South Florida Times that Lauderhill Mayor Richard Kaplan and other city officials have implemented a program to use funds seized from criminal activities to provide $1,000 scholarships to students in the city. They presently have four scholarships available.

Um, four grand, eh? Crime must be way down in Lauderhill. Or maybe they’ve stopped auctioning off seized houses, cars and boats and have taken to donating them to other ‘good causes,’ more deserving than tomorrow’s workforce.

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