Officials are hopeful Carnival Cruise Lines can resume its trips from Mobile. The area tourism agency says cruises account for $150 million annually, and a
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In October 2021, the board of directors of the Erie Hall Meyer Charitable Fund, Inc. established a matching grant for the Christian Service Center (CSC) agreeing to deliver $1 for each $1 the Christian Service Center raised up to $100,000 by October 2021.
Through donations from individuals, businesses and other grants the Christian Service Center raised $100,000. The Erie Meyer Charitable Fund chairperson Herb Malone presented a check for $100,000 to CSC Food Pantry chairperson Stan Moss and Board President/CSC Director April 21.
The Christian Service Center is immensely grateful to the board members for this matching grant. Due to COVID-19 and Hurricane Sally, the last year has been like no other in terms of the level of funding needed to meet the needs of families in our community. At times, both the number of clients and the amount of expenditures for assistance have been two to three times greater than any previous year. These funds will enable the center to contin
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has tapped
Marie-Laure Bellon to serve as its next COO, effective March 1. She will work out of the organization’s Paris headquarters.
Bellon is currently the CEO and general manager of French exhibition organizer Eurovet, a trade show organizer for lingerie and swimwear, and a subsidiary of Comexposium and the French Knitting and Lingerie Federation.
She has held various senior executive positions over the years at Eurovet, including the strategic positioning and restructuring of the business, launching new activities in Asia and the U.S. and leading the organization’s overall international development. Her career also includes leadership positions in management and business development for Reed Expositions France.