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TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS By Ethan W. Skaggs, P.E.

West Branch YPs Tailgate in Memphis

West Branch Young Professionals met course, courtesy of Memphis Parks and Tigers Victory: University of Memphis vs
for the branch’s second YP event of the Neighborhoods Division, our prize Navy
year on Thursday, September 26. With sponsor.
more than 50 young professionals and Attendees then moved the event to
mentors present, attendees enjoyed an Sponsored by our partners at the stadium to watch the University of
evening of networking, an awesome Stringfellow and High Cotton Memphis take on Navy in a victorious
tailgate event, friendly competition to win Brewery, an array of door prizes were battle to stay undefeated. With the
great prizes, and a pleasantly victorious commandeered by Chee Chew with the Tigers pulling off the victory, the young
University of Memphis football game. City of Memphis, Clay Ticer with the professional event attendees all felt
Town of Collierville, Kaitlin Howle with victorious for the home team (and
Young Professionals in the West Branch MLGW, and Dillon Nix with HNA. To for Public Works professionals in our
consistently strive to host events with wrap up the tailgating event, attendees community.)
the mission and vision of YP in APWA competed in the Football Toss Challenge.
at heart; to recruit, develop, connect, The Challenge: LONGEST TOSS WINS! Public works professionals from across
empower and retain young professionals Every competitor was given three Shelby County and the surrounding areas
in APWA through increased opportunities attempts to throw a football into a can. attended the West Branch YP tailgating
and resources, and to enhance their and football event. It was declared a
professional development and success Morgan Comeaux of Federal Express huge success, made possible through
within the association and the public had the longest completed throw, taking the support of the great YP sponsors,
works industry. home first place prize for the challenge. SSR, Inc., Stringfellow Inc., Rockfield
He won two tickets to attend a 901 FC, Engineering, High Cotton brewery, and
The evening began with a networking Memphis’ very own USL soccer team, the City of Memphis. The YP branch
hour full of wonderful refreshments, a courtesy of prize sponsor Rockfield members see a bright future with
Membership Drive Cornhole Challenge, Engineering. TCAPWA.
and an exciting Football Toss Challenge
(featuring great prizes and bragging
rights at stake.) With tenured TCAPWA
members meeting the new faces of the
young professional members, attendees
enjoyed a choice selection of craft beer
and fine food, brewed and prepared by
High Cotton Brewery and El Mero Taco.
The tasty array of food and beverage
choices were graciously provided by
young professional meeting sponsors:
SSR, Inc., Stringfellow Inc., Rockfield
Engineering, and High Cotton Brewery.
We’re all Winners

In the Membership Drive Cornhole
Challenge, attendees were invited
to compete for their chance to win
two rounds of golf for four people.
The Challenge was a doubles play,
single elimination tournament. Teams
were comprised of one member and
one nonmember, with the hopes of
encouraging new young professionals to
join APWA.

After navigating the field of
competition, the Challenge’s champions
were Ethan Skaggs, Senior Design
Engineer with the City of Memphis, and
Patrick Brannon, General Superintendent
with BHS Concrete. Finishing in a close
second place were Erin Stirgus with
MLGW, and Morgan Comeaux of Federal
Express. Both teams won a round of
golf for four at a Memphis Public Links

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