2011 Georgia Employer Committee Conference Highlights
GDOL PRESS RELEASES
Committee of year
Community Service Award
Project of year
Rising Star Award
GDOL ASK TED
Are you Gen X, Gen Z or just someone in their 20s who wants a job, a degree or both? Are you a parent or compassionate adult who cares about the next generation? Then tune into the Ask T.E.D. (Type, Explore, and Discover) live chat on February 29th from 11:30am until 1pm to find out how to locate the resources needed for youth to assess, research, plan, and make decisions relating to their educational and employment goals..
Golden Isles Give Back to the Community Program
For our December 2011 Give Back to the Community Program we adopted residents at Sears Manor Nursing Home who do not have visitors. Members attending the meeting brought in much needed items that included various sizes of Men/Women’s: pajamas, gowns, socks, slippers and house shoes, blankets and throws, Kleenex, toiletries, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorant, lotion, hair brushes, combs, etc., activity books and sugar free Hard Candy.
DeKalb/Rockdale Bring Christmas Greetings to Meadowbrook Healthcare Facility
On December 20th 2011, The DeKalb Career Center teamed up with ista North America and The DeKalb/Rockdale employer committee to go out and bring a little Holiday cheer to the residents of Meadowbrook Healthcare Facility in Tucker Georgia. We were able to present approximately 100 gift bags and Holiday stockings to the residents.
Cairo/Grady County Employer Committee
Kicks Off 2012 with Big News for Employers
On January 10, 2012, the Cairo/Grady County Employer Committee hosted a breakfast with a presentation from Rebecca O’Neil of Southwest Georgia Workforce 44. The topic of interest to employers was how to save their company $$$$ in training costs by using the OJT program available to them.
Moultrie Donates to Food Bank
The Colquitt County Employer Committee and Team Moultrie Staff donated non-perishable items for the food bank during Christmas season. Andy Jordan, Colquitt County Food Bank, accepted the non-perishables collected for the Food Bank which provided need meals for families in the local community for Christmas season..
Covington/Newton Chamber of Commerce hosted a Breakfast & Learn
On December 15, 2011, the Covington Area Employer Committee and the Covington/Newton Chamber of Commerce hosted a Breakfast & Learn. Guest speaker was Jonathan Martin, Partner with the law firm Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC, specializing in class action litigation, labor relations, litigation-employment and litigation-prevention and defense, as well as workers compensation defense.
2011-2012 Legislative Updates 
View 2011 Georgia General Assembly legislative update tour information presented by Deputy Commissioner Melanie Stockwell and Legislative Liaison Kash Trivedi. 
Isaac Williams Jr.
Columbus
Career Center
The Georgia Employer Committee would like to share with its viewers the EMR's who are vital to the success of the Local Committees throughout the State. This month we meet and talk with Isaac Williams Jr. of the Columbus Career Center.
Mrs Everett is presented an award
2011 State Conference Recap
With the support of Commissioner Mark Butler, the Georgia Employer Committee Executive Board was once again able to sponsor an outstanding conference featuring a number of Georgia’s best and brightest speakers.
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Local Committees
Employer Committees are groups of local business representatives who establish and maintain a working relationship between the employer community and the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL).
