Biz Beat 4-14-2016

• Lane Community College will hold its 26th Annual Job Fair on Thursday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Center for Meeting and Learning, Building 19, main campus, 4000 E. 30th Avenue, Eugene. This is a free event open to the public. Career and Employment Specialist Tina Hunter recommends that people come dressed as they would for a job interview, bring a resume and prepare a pitch. Participants can enter to win door prizes, including $100 gift certificates for classes and gift cards to the LCC Titan Store.

• Tyler Head of Turning Point Realty Group is spearheading a shoe drive for Soles4Souls, “a nonprofit global social enterprise committed to fighting poverty through the collection and distribution of shoes and clothing.” The Turning Point Realty Group office at 112 E. 13th Avenue in Eugene is a Soles4Souls drop-off location. Soles4Souls “has collected and distributed more than 26 million pairs of shoes to people in need in 127 countries around the world and all 50 states in the U.S.” For more info on Soles4Souls, go to soles4souls.org/get-involved/.

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