BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H NAME:Partnership Events for Members X-WR-CALNAME:Partnership Events for Members CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=+2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=+1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261209T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261209T130000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:WEN - Holiday Social DESCRIPTION:Join the Greater Freeport Partnership's Women's Leadership Network this Wednesday\, December 9th from 12:00 1:00 PM at Jacquelyn Nelson Studio (28 W. Main St. ) for an insightful conversation on planning for the future with confidence and clarity.\nPlease feel free to join the WEN meeting in-person at the Partnership office\, 110 W. Main Street\, or via the Teams meeting link. Join the meeting nowMeeting ID: 241 540 527 912 8 Passcode: ov2JN7UQ \n https://greaterfreeportpartnershipchamber.growthzoneapp.com/events/Details/wen-holiday-social-1767025?sourceTypeId=Hub X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join the Greater Freeport Partnership&rsquo\;s Women&rsquo\;s Leadership Network this Wednesday\, December 9th from 12:00&ndash\;1:00 PM at Jacquelyn Nelson Studio (28 W. Main St. ) for an insightful conversation on planning for the future with confidence and clarity.

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Please feel free to join the WEN meeting in-person at the Partnership office\, 110 W. Main Street\, or via the Teams meeting link. \;

Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: \;241 540 527 912 8 \;
Passcode: \;ov2JN7UQ \;

https://greaterfreeportpartnershipchamber.growthzoneapp.com/events/Details/wen-holiday-social-1767025?sourceTypeId=Hub LOCATION:28 W. Main St. Freeport IL 61032 UID:e.3682.1490432 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261115T070643Z URL:https://greaterfreeportpartnershipchamber.growthzoneapp.com/events/Details/wen-holiday-social-1767025?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T130000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Protect Your Business from Fraud DESCRIPTION:The best defense against scams is education before a crisis occurs. In this engaging presentation\, Amanda and Mary go beyond the latest fraud trends to explore not only how scams work\, but why they work. By understanding the psychology fraudsters use to manipulate trust\, urgency\, and emotion\, business leaders and employees can better recognize red flags before they become costly mistakes. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to strengthen their organization's defenses\, foster a culture of fraud awareness\, and better protect their business\, employees\, and customers. Amanda Pierce\, Vice President at Solutions Bank\, has spent a decade helping lead marketing\, community outreach\, financial education\, and fraud awareness initiatives. Amanda often presents to businesses\, schools\, and community organizations on today's evolving fraud threats\, helping people recognize scams before they become victims. She is especially passionate about the psychology behind fraud and how understanding human behavior can help individuals and organizations make better decisions under pressure. Mary Kaufman\, Business Relationship Director at Solutions Bank\, has more than 25 years of banking experience\, with the last 7 years focused on helping business clients navigate their financial needs. Throughout her career\, she has seen fraud evolve alongside technology and understands the unique challenges businesses face when protecting their finances. Mary believes strong relationships are one of the best defenses against fraud\, giving business owners a trusted partner they can rely on when issues arise so they can stay focused on running their business. \n https://greaterfreeportpartnershipchamber.growthzoneapp.com/events/Details/protect-your-business-from-fraud-1772305?sourceTypeId=Hub X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The best defense against scams is education before a crisis occurs. In this engaging presentation\, Amanda and Mary go beyond the latest fraud trends to explore not only how scams work\, but why they work. By understanding the psychology fraudsters use to manipulate trust\, urgency\, and emotion\, business leaders and employees can better recognize red flags before they become costly mistakes. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to strengthen their organization'\;s defenses\, foster a culture of fraud awareness\, and better protect their business\, employees\, and customers.

Amanda Pierce\, Vice President at Solutions Bank\, has spent a decade helping lead marketing\, community outreach\, financial education\, and fraud awareness initiatives. Amanda often presents to businesses\, schools\, and community organizations on today'\;s evolving fraud threats\, helping people recognize scams before they become victims. She is especially passionate about the psychology behind fraud and how understanding human behavior can help individuals and organizations make better decisions under pressure.

Mary Kaufman\, Business Relationship Director at Solutions Bank\, has more than 25 years of banking experience\, with the last 7½\; years focused on helping business clients navigate their financial needs. Throughout her career\, she has seen fraud evolve alongside technology and understands the unique challenges businesses face when protecting their finances. Mary believes strong relationships are one of the best defenses against fraud\, giving business owners a trusted partner they can rely on when issues arise so they can stay focused on running their business.


https://greaterfreeportpartnershipchamber.growthzoneapp.com/events/Details/protect-your-business-from-fraud-1772305?sourceTypeId=Hub LOCATION:110 W. Main Street Freeport IL 61032 UID:e.3682.1494912 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261115T070643Z URL:https://greaterfreeportpartnershipchamber.growthzoneapp.com/events/Details/protect-your-business-from-fraud-1772305?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR