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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW from page 7
John Chlarson, MTAS, on behalf of the Chapter
presented Sharon Rollins with a Certificate of
Appreciation for her 16 years as Chapter Secretary
and 37 years of service through MTAS to Public
Works in Tennessee.
Mark Miller, Chapter Administator, gave the
closing remarks and announced the results of
drawings, raffles and prize giveaways, ensuring that
many participants left with something memorable
(while contributing to a good cause.)
Wednesday evening, energetic fire dancers
welcomed conference attendees to the Memphis
Zoo’s Teton Trek event facility, where a warm
buffet awaited them, with the opportunity to have
their caricatures drawn (in amusing cartoon style)
by a local sketch artist. The event sponsored by
Cannon & Cannon, LDA Engineering and OHM
was attended by approximately 100 conference A Certificate of Appreciation was presented to Sharon Rollins by John Chlarson in recognition
vendors and attendees. of her 16 years as TCAPWA Secretary and her 37 years of service to Public Works in Tennessee
After dinner, a nearly two-hour rocking through her work with MTAS. Congratulations to Sharon upon her retirement.
musical tribute featured Almost Elton John & the
Rocketmen (if you closed your eyes you’d think the
real “Sir Elton” was there in the room!)
Impressive Fundraising and Charitable Spirits
Throughout the conference, the Public Works
professionals showed amazing generosity and
community spirit with the various opportunities
for charitable giving, raising $2,500 for St. Jude’s
Children’s Research Hospital. Water for People
hosted a silent auction and 50/50 Split Give-A-
Way, raising over $1,000 to help provide safe
drinking water for people around the world.

Congratulations to All
Many thanks to all our sponsors and vendors,
our hosts, and the entire Conference Committee
for all their hard work. Also noteworthy for
their work in registration for the conference
and the Equipment Rodeo are Kim Strong and
Bonnie Mumpower Dotson, both with the City of
Chattanooga. We also send thanks to all the many
volunteers who helped make this conference run
smoothly.
This year: Knoxville!! Save the date, Nov. 8-10.

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