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<span style="color:#212121">We have an exciting community outreach opportunity for you! We have received a request from the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.myseiubenefits.org/about/" title="https://www.myseiubenefits.org/about/"><span style="color:#0078D7">SEIU
775 Benefits Group</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for an external speaker who will develop and teach a 1-hour course at this year’s SEIU 775 Leadership Convention. The theme for this year’s convention is “Climate Change – Extreme Weather
Events.” This is a great opportunity for you to engage with our broader community and practice your science communication skills. The event specifics are outlined below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="color:#212121">Event Specifics:</span></u><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Location</b>: Seattle Convention Center<b>.</b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b>Date</b>: 29<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>& 30<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>September 2023 (the course will be only 1 of the 2 days).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b>Topics of interest</b>: extreme weather events in WA and surrounding areas (smoke; taking care of clients in extreme heat/smoke environment, extreme cold).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b>Target audience</b>: Caregivers.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
The speaker will be paid.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#212121"><a href="https://www.myseiubenefits.org/about" title="https://www.myseiubenefits.org/about"><span style="color:#0078D7">SEIU 775 Benefits Group</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>partners with workers, employers,
and industry stakeholders to collectively solve challenges facing the home care workforce through innovation, creativity, and an evidence-based approach.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">If you are interested in volunteering for this opportunity, please let me know by 31<sup>st</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>July 2023 and I will choose volunteers in order of responses to this email. When you email,
I will confirm your interest and connect you with the event managers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:gray">GEORGE K. DARKWAH</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:gray">PCC Graduate Steering Committee member</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:gray">Public Engagement Subcommittee member </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.9pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:gray">Graduate Research Assistant (SASWE Group)<br>
Civil and Environmental Engineering</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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