Dear PEP Members:

We're excited to share with you our 2022 Scholarship Winner, Blakely Parker! Blakely is employed at Performance Contractors as the Environmental Health and Safety Administrative Assistant and is a second year graduate student at Auburn University. Scroll down to view the video message from Blakely and hear some of her future plans!

Our Annual Meeting & Environmental Stewardship Awards is just over a week away! You don't want to miss this fun evening of celebrating members, good food, live music and networking so reserve your tickets by Monday, September 26.

We've also included additional information for the educational seminar, taking place right before the Reverse Trade Show on October 20. Check out the topics, speaker, and download the agenda in this newsletter.

Looking ahead, we will be hosting another Cause to Clean event, this time focused on Highway 43. We'd love to see our members there. Details and registration is listed in the newsletter and on our website.

As always, thank you for your support!

Jennifer Denson, Executive Director

2022 PEP SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT: BLAKLEY PARKER

Blakley Parker is the recipient of the 2022 PEP Science and Technology Scholarship. Click the link above to watch a special video from Blakley thanking our PEP members.

If you or your children are attending college or graduate school, consider the PEP scholarship program! The 2023 application process will begin on December 1, 2022, and more information can be found at this link.

PEP'S 2021 COMMUNITY PARTNER WINS EPA GULF GUARDIAN AWARD

The Nature Conservancy recently received a first-place 2022 EPA Gulf Guardian award for Partnerships. The Lightning Point Shoreline Restoration Project in Bayou Batre brought together many partners, including PEP members Moffat & Nichol, Alabama Power and Rowe Engineering. PEP contributed to the project by providing amenities near the pavilion and along the walking trail.

At PEP's September Membership breakfast, Mary Kate Brown and Judy Haner presented Jennifer Denson and Spencer Wiggins with special recognition for this partnership.

NEW FACES AT ALABAMA PORT AUTHORITY

Alabama Port Authority Director and CEO John Driscoll has announced a new external affairs team to lead communications and government relations for the state port authority.

The new External Affairs team includes Maggie E. Oliver, Vice President of Communications & Federal Affairs, Catherine Reaves, Vice President of Policy & State Affairs and Molly Tillman, Director of Public Affairs.

This announcement comes as longtime port authority leader, Judith Adams, is set to retire in December. Adams has served the state of Alabama at the port authority for 28 years and been instrumental in the port’s growth. Catherine Reaves is standing for election to replace Judith's seat. We thank Judith for her service to PEP! 

REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN!

PEP's Annual Meeting and Environmental Stewardship Awards will be on September 29, 2022, at the MacQueen Alumni Center on the University of South Alabama campus.

5:00 p.m. Registration and Beverages

5:45 p.m. Business Meeting & Awards Presentation

Reception Immediately Following

RTS DIRECTORY DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 10!

The Product & Service Provider Directory in the tradeshow program is given out to 450+ exhibitors and attendees. You must buy your ticket by October 10 to be listed in the directory!

REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINTS: CASE STUDIES ON ZERO WASTE AND SEQUESTRATION

The education seminar is free to attend but you must register! Check out our topics and speakers:

Sustainability: Journey to Zero Waste at Milo’s Tea

Speaker: Carl Evans, Vice President of Operations, Milo’s Tea Company

Carl will discuss how the Milo Tea’s Bessemer Alabama plant achieved a Zero Waste Certification through the TRUE program and other conservation initiatives. 

Carbon Sequestration: The Road Ahead

Speaker: Stephanie Hill, Program Lead, SCS Engineers

Stephanie will discuss current and future opportunities to reduce GHG emissions through carbon sequestration and deep well injections.

CAUSE TO CLEAN HIGHWAY 43 IS OCTOBER 28!

Join us for the next Cause to Clean as we cleanup Highway 43. More than 70 volunteers joined us in removing more than 100 bags of litter from our last Cause to Clean event on the Causeway.

More details coming soon - be sure to check the event page on our website for the most current information!

PHEASANT SHOOT: NOVEMBER 10

PEP is hosting our 4th Annual Continental Pheasant Shoot at the Dennis Lake Wing Club in Bay Minette. This half-day networking event helps us raise funds for PEP’s Science and Technology Scholarship Program and the PEP Gulf Coast Environmental Foundation.

Sign up today for your spot or a two-person shooting team. Contact Jennifer Denson at jdenson@pepmobile.org or (251) 345-7269. The limited spots are filling up fast! Lunch and safety sponsorships are available.