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Main Street Waterloo Speaking May 3
 
We'll hear from fellow Rotarian (of Cedar Valley Club) Jessica Rucker, she's the Executive Director of Main Street Waterloo and has dozens of events coming up.
 
 
 
Main Street Waterloo is dedicated to enhancing the vitality of downtown Waterloo through historic preservation, economic development and community engagement. Downtown Waterloo is home to 2,100 residents and 5,500 day-time workers; $70,000,000 worth of annual commerce and averaging $8,000,000 in annual private re-investment into the district.
 
 
 
Growing up in the Cedar Valley, Jessica Rucker has been a resident of the area for most of her life.  She has strong roots in the community and the downtown area which serve as a backdrop for many memories.  Having worked in the downtown area, Jessica is an enthusiastic advocate and has worked tirelessly to better the Cedar Valley in a variety of ways. Jessica has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and is a Past President of the Rotary Club of the Cedar Valley, where she honed her experience in public speaking, fostering relationships with organizations, event planning, coordinating volunteers, and fundraising. Passionate about our community, Jessica spends her free time working with local non-profits to develop and implement events to raise awareness of the organization and their projects. In 2019, Jessica received the Nonprofit of the Year Staff Leader award from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.
 
Meeting ID: 985 7618 4918
Password: 061645
 
 
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Upcoming Events to Support Youth in the Cedar Valley
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May 5th Cedar Valley Career Expo-
Connect with students for summer employment, internships, apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, full and part time positions during the inaugural 2021 Cedar Valley Career Expo.  Employers and organizations set up at 7:30 for an 8oclock start time.  The event ends at 3pm and spot interviews are available.  Register by completing the registration form here as booths are available on a first come first serve basis.  We will provide a table and two chairs (more upon request and please let us know if electricity is required). This is a free event. We will also launch our career corner with our "Dress for Success" Closet and Career Development Kiosk (a location where I can post open positions for the students to access).

UNI-Cue & the Waterloo Career Center Summer Internship Program-
The University of Northern Iowa Center for Urban Education and the Waterloo Career Center is excited to announce our inaugural Summer Internship Program. Students 16-19 years of age have an opportunity to work for companies in high demand careers, while receiving pay, mentorship and soft skills.
We pay the students, as companies are only responsible for assigning tasks, tracking hours, and general supervisory duties. Business orientation will take place on
May 10th at 3pm. For additional information please contact Megan at megan.holbach@uni.edu

WCC Sports Marketing Networking Event
The Sports Marketing class is planning a golf outing as their class project.  This will take place at South Hills Golf Club on May 19th at 3 pm.  The objective of this assignment is to plan an event that allows for networking with the business partners of the WCC. Each hole will have a sign promoting a career path(s),and two students from each area by the sign.  This is to chat with the golfers about their experience at the WCC.For more information please contact Jill Schares @scharesj2@waterlooschools.org.
 
 
 
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