BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230713T173000Z DTEND:20230713T191000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Salute to America Presented by Black Desert Resort - Honoring Our Fire Department DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT EVENT - organized by the HURRICANE VALLEY & ST. GEORGE AREA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE\n\n\n\nSALUTE TO AMERICA presented by BLACK DESERT RESORT\n\n\n\nSUPPORTING SPONSORS: STATPACKS\, SERVPRO\, & SIRQ CONSTRUCTION\n\n\n\nBOARD OF GOVERNORS SPONSOR: TECH RIDGE\n\n\n\nTABLE SPONSORSHIPS INCLUDE 8 TICKETS: $400\n\nINDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $30\n\n\n\nOur communities are blessed to have first responders who dedicate their lives to helping us in our times of need. This year we honor Washington County Fire Departments: St. George\, Washington\, Hurricane\, Santa Clara\, and Ivins and welcome all to participate in raising funds for needed equipment. All profits from this event will be used to purchase StatPacks (Washington\, UT based company) for our fire departments. \n\n\n\n"StatPacks represent the fusion of advanced know-how from the sports-mountaineering outdoor equipment industry with innovative\, practical ideas born on the front-lines of real EMS experience. Combining high-tech construction\, practical features and ultra-efficient organization\, StatPacks are the most rugged\, comfortable and useful packs available to EMS professionals today."\n\n\n\nThe men and women at our firehouses serve our business community with honor. We invite you to join with us in celebrating their efforts\, and our Great Nation\, on Thursday\, July 13th.\n\n\n\nOur keynote speaker will be Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives\, Brad Wilson.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker Wilson has represented Utah's 15th House District for over a decade and currently serves as Speaker of the House\, a position he has held since 2019. During his service in the Legislature\, he has championed policies to make Utah one of the strongest\, best managed\, and most business-friendly states in the nation.\n\n\n\nKnown for his pragmatic and conservative approach\, Speaker Wilson has led the House of Representatives as Utah cut taxes\, modernized education to prepare students for prosperous futures\, and made generational investments to maintain a high quality of life for the people of our state.\n\n\n\nAs Utah has faced prolonged drought\, Speaker Wilson has championed the effort to protect Utah's natural infrastructure by preserving and restoring the Great Salt Lake. Under his leadership\, the House has advanced policies to conserve\, preserve and optimize Utah's water supply.\n\n\n\nAfter graduating from Weber State University with a degree in business\, Wilson started his career in the finance industry. For the last 20 years he has worked in real estate as a commercial developer and home builder.\n\n\n\nWhen taking time away from work\, you'll probably find Speaker Wilson hiking in the mountains or with his family in their boat on one of Utah's amazing lakes. Speaker Wilson\, his wife Jeni\, and their three children (and dog) live in Kaysville. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:SOLD OUT EVENT - organized by the HURRICANE VALLEY &\; ST. GEORGE AREA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
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\nSALUTE TO AMERICA presented by BLACK DESERT RESORT
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\nSUPPORTING SPONSORS: STATPACKS\, SERVPRO\, &\; SIRQ CONSTRUCTION
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\nBOARD OF GOVERNORS SPONSOR: TECH RIDGE
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\nTABLE SPONSORSHIPS INCLUDE 8 TICKETS: $400
\nINDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $30
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\nOur communities are blessed to have first responders who dedicate their lives to helping us in our times of need. This year we honor Washington County Fire Departments: St. George\, Washington\, Hurricane\, Santa Clara\, and Ivins and welcome all to participate in raising funds for needed equipment. All profits from this event will be used to purchase StatPacks (Washington\, UT based company) for our fire departments. \;
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\n"\;StatPacks represent the fusion of advanced know-how from the sports-mountaineering outdoor equipment industry with innovative\, practical ideas born on the front-lines of real EMS experience. \;Combining high-tech construction\, practical features and ultra-efficient organization\, StatPacks are the most rugged\, comfortable and useful packs available to EMS professionals today."\;
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\nThe men and women at our firehouses serve our business community with honor. We invite you to join with us in celebrating their efforts\, and our Great Nation\, on Thursday\, July 13th.
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\nOur keynote speaker will be Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives\, Brad Wilson.
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\nSpeaker Wilson has represented Utah&rsquo\;s 15th House District for over a decade and currently serves as Speaker of the House\, a position he has held since 2019. During his service in the Legislature\, he has championed policies to make Utah one of the strongest\, best managed\, and most business-friendly states in the nation.
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\nKnown for his pragmatic and conservative approach\, Speaker Wilson has led the House of Representatives as Utah cut taxes\, modernized education to prepare students for prosperous futures\, and made generational investments to maintain a high quality of life for the people of our state.
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\nAs Utah has faced prolonged drought\, Speaker Wilson has championed the effort to protect Utah&rsquo\;s natural infrastructure by preserving and restoring the Great Salt Lake. Under his leadership\, the House has advanced policies to conserve\, preserve and optimize Utah&rsquo\;s water supply.
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\nAfter graduating from Weber State University with a degree in business\, Wilson started his career in the finance industry. For the last 20 years he has worked in real estate as a commercial developer and home builder.
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\nWhen taking time away from work\, you&rsquo\;ll probably find Speaker Wilson hiking in the mountains or with his family in their boat on one of Utah&rsquo\;s amazing lakes. Speaker Wilson\, his wife Jeni\, and their three children (and dog) live in Kaysville.
\n \; LOCATION:Courtyard by Marriott 185 S 1470 E\, St. George\, UT 84790 UID:e.1117.17043 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260526T014702Z URL:https://business.stgeorgechamber.com/events/details/salute-to-america-presented-by-black-desert-resort-honoring-our-fire-department-17043 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR