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GBA Young Professionals Committee Presents: Virtual Lunch-n-Learn Featuring a
Case Study on EPA Revolving Loan Grants Awarded to Decide DeKalb
- Wednesday, June 4 from 12 to 1 pm
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Free for GBA 2025 Members
• $10 nonmembers
• $5 government & students
- Contact Jennifer Lesnieski for details.
Grab your lunch and get ready for an informative virtual lunchtime presentation!
As the redevelopment agent for DeKalb County, the Decide DeKalb Development Authority was awarded $2.5M in supplemental funding in FY2022 by the U.S. EPA for its Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (BRLF) Grant program. The BRLF grant supplemental funding provides capital for Decide DeKalb to administer loans and subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites across DeKalb County. Corporate Environmental Risk Management, LLC (CERM) was selected as the Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) on behalf of the Decide DeKalb to implement the cooperative agreement workplan. Project tasks include Project Oversight & Fund Management, Community Involvement & Program Outreach, Loans/Subgrants & Cleanup Oversight, Project Reporting.
(Project Dates: 2022-2027. Cooperative Agreement Award: $2,500,000.)
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GBA Young Professionals Volunteer Opportunity: Trees Atlanta
Join the GBA Young Professionals Committee for a day of teamwork for a great cause: forest restoration in Frazer Forest!
What: Trees Atlanta
Goal: Help promote healthy plant communities and forest sustainability in Frazer Forest.
Trees Atlanta is an organization that works to mitigate Atlanta’s tree loss, protect its forests, and increase its tree canopy. GBA is pleased to be a guest at this event.
Due to the popularity of this event, volunteers are limited and will be registered on a first come, first served basis.
What to wear and bring with you
- Gloves: Bring your own work gloves.
- Advised clothing: Long pants and long sleeves are advised as you will be in close contact with plants that could scratch your skin. All volunteers need closed-toed shoes or boots, clothes that can get dirty.
- Tools: Trees Atlanta provides necessary tools, but if you’d like to bring your own, any of the following tools would be helpful: hand pruners, hand saw.
- Drinking water: We strongly recommend you bring drinking water in reusable containers. No one-time-use plastic bottles, please.
- Allergy medication: If you’ve experienced life-threatening allergic reactions to insects, please come prepared with your own emergency medicine, such as an auto-injector or oral medication. Please notify the coordinator of your need for medication in the case of an allergic attack.
- You may also want: Sunscreen and bug spray as needed, snacks as needed (Trees Atlanta will not provide any of these items).
Interested? Space is limited so register right away, and feel free to reach out to Cooper Andolsek with questions.
- Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 9 am to 12 pm
- Frazer Center (1815 S Ponce de Leon Ave., NE, Atlanta, GA 30307)
Speed Networking
- Aug 28, 2024 at 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
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Wild Heaven Beer: West End Brewery & Gardens, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, 30310
Meet us in the lounge / mezzanine area -
$10 registration fee is waived for young professionals employed by our Corporate Members.
$10 nonmembers.
$5 government & students
GBA Brownfield Seminar
- April 16, 2025
- Georgia Power Headquarters building at 241 Ralph McGill Boulevard Atlanta, GA
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