Dear PEP Members:

I hope you all made it through Mardi Gras and are enjoying a short break from the long holiday season we have in Mobile, Alabama! Even with all the festivities, we've been going strong with our member events, projects, and planning.

I'm pleased to report on the great support from our PEP member companies for The Eagle Reef Project! Our sponsorship levels have been added to the website and we're proud to recognize these members for their support. If your company wants to join the effort to improve our coastal waters, please complete the online form or reach out to me.

Two of our very popular events are back and quickly approaching! Our 2nd Annual PEP Sporting Clay Shoot is just over a month away and the 24th Annual Golf Tournament is set for May 10. I hope you are planning to join us to network and have fun while supporting our mission and beliefs.

It's so exciting to see our PEP member companies growing and expanding. There's been a lot of great news from you all! If you have any news or updates we can help share, let us know! Please send them to myself (jdenson@pepmobile.org) or Lindsey (lindsey@pepmobile.org) so we can promote the great initiatives and work you are doing.

As always, if you need anything, please reach out. I hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Jennifer Denson, Executive Director

2023 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARDS

In September, we announced our award recipients and we've been highlighting their incredible projects. This month, we're sharing projects from PEP members Thompson Engineering and the group project by Vertex Energy, Hargrove Engineers+Constructors, and Turner Industries. Learn more by click their project photos below.

PEP SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION NOW OPEN

If you or your children are attending college or graduate school, be sure to consider the PEP scholarship program! This scholarship is designated for local employees of PEP member companies and dependents. The application for the 2024 PEP Scholarship is open from December 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. More information can be found at the link below.

YOUR SUPPORT MAKES THE EAGLE REEF POSSIBLE!

PEP member companies are making it possible for us to reach our goal of 1,000 Eagle Reefs, filtering 7.3 billion gallons of water annually! Thank you to our members for becoming an Eagle Reef sponsors: BASF, APM Terminals, AM/NS Calvert, Alabama Power, Spire, Hargrove Engineers+Constructors, Core Industries, J.L. Bedsole Foundation, Project C.A.T.E. Foundation, Arkema, Canfor Southern Pine, Hand Arendall Harrison Sale, LLC, Lenzing Fibers, Thompson Engineering, Cain & Associates, Dog River Clearwater Revival, and the City of Fairhope.

STOP BY TO SAY HI AT THE MOBILE BOAT SHOW THIS WEEKEND!

Are you planning to attend the largest indoor boat show in Alabama? PEP will be at the Mobile Boat Show and we'd love for you to say hi! Come see us and get more information about The Eagle Reef and our upcoming events!

AUSTAL USA EXPANDS MANUFACTURING CAPACITY WITH DESIGN FOR NEW FACILITY AND SHIPLIFT

Austal USA announced the start of design for a new manufacturing facility, part of a major expansion for its shipyard in Mobile. It will sit south of Austal’s current waterfront facility and include a new assembly building, waterfront improvements and a new shiplift system. To begin this summer, it will also include a shiplift that will launch ships as they are completed in the assembly buildings. The system will also enable retrieving ships and bringing them back to the land-side facility. Read more about this exciting new expansion.

RANSOM EXPANDS ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

Ransom Recycling of Chickasaw has announced it will soon be the only local organization recycling electronics. United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile (UCP), which also had an electronics recycling operation, has decided to discontinue its operation to focus more on its other programs. Ransom Recycling will be providing services for its existing accounts and customers and is adding UCP’s electronics recycling employees to its team.

Ransom Recycling has been in operation since 2015. It was founded by nonprofit Ransom Ministries shortly after beginning its Ransom ReProgram employment social enterprise. The two programs, it says, “realized the need for participants to be able to rapidly attach to a job and have a source of income.”

CITY OF MOBILE SCRAP TIRE AMNESTY DAY

Dispose of old tires responsibly and for FREE.

Volunteers from Osprey Initiative and the Student Conservation Association, Inc. will work alongside City of Mobile employees to collect scrap tires at three drop-off locations from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 24. City of Mobile residents can bring four tires per person to any drop-off location free of charge. The drop-off locations include: Baumhauer-Randle Park (1909 Duval St., Mobile, AL 36606), Medal of Honor Park (1711 Hillcrest Rd., Mobile, AL 36609), or City of Mobile Recycling Center (4851 Museum Dr., Mobile, AL 36608).

VOLUNTEER WITH PEP!

If you or any others in your company are interested in volunteering for a PEP event, please let us know. We have several opportunities for volunteers to come out and help PEP’s cause while also networking and having fun!

PEP SPORTING CLAY TOURNAMENT DATE SET

Come enjoy an afternoon of food, shooting and prizes with your colleagues and customers, all while supporting PEP’s mission and core beliefs! Sponsorships are still available to member businesses. Register your team online here.

REGISTER FOR THE 24TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

Make plans now to join us for one of the most popular PEP events of the year - the 24th Annual Golf Tournament! More than 250 business leaders attend this annual event for course games & prizes, great food and networking. Registration and sponsorship details are available now on the event page!