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New Community Fair Spotlights Opportunities For Minorities
The first annual Colors of Community, a fair promoting diversity in careers
and community participation will be held at Hillside Community Center on
Saturday,
Sept. 13, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
The purpose of the event is to educate and connect minority professionals to
career and civic engagement opportunities and to increase awareness of specific
recruitment, hiring, selection and participation processes in the community.
Professionals from the minority community are invited to the Colors of Community
Fair to browse booths, collect information and speak to representatives from
local agencies, nonprofits and other organizations about employment and
volunteer opportunities. This is the inaugural year for the Colors of Community
Fair and organizers hope it will become an annual event.
Representatives from the following organizations will attend: City of Colorado
Springs, Colorado Springs Police Department, Colorado Springs Utilities, School
District 11 and other school districts, Urban League of the Pikes Peak Region,
CASA of the Pikes Peak Region, Pikes Peak Workforce Center, Colorado Springs
Black Leadership Forum, area Chambers of Commerce, Memorial Health System,
Penrose-St. Francis Hospital, Colorado Springs Fire Department, Pikes Peak
Library District, Center for Nonprofit Excellence, Leadership Pikes Peak and
more.
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