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Dear AZ NIGP Members,
July was an exciting month. For the first time EVER, members of the Capitol Chapter were invited, and over 125 folks attended the Copper Chapter Meeting virtually. Along with the general meeting, there was a presentation by a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. The discussion included collusion, bid rigging, and what to look out for as a procurement professional. We are grateful to our sister chapter for the invitation to further collaborate as Arizona procurement professionals.
Our chapter will return the favor on September 16th by inviting the Copper Chapter to OUR Chapter Training Meeting. So save that date too and get registered at our website now! The speaker will be Sean Carroll, the former Chief Procurement Officer for the State of New York. He will be speaking about how to deal with crisis situations. This year has been so cool as we ramp up to increase the collaboration between our two chapters.
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It's been quite a year so far capturing the events our chapter has done. Please check out our second newsletter of the year to see what we have accomplished, a member spotlight, committee information and what events will be coming up within the next quarter.

If you have ideas, suggestions or want to send pictures of AZNIGP events to be added to future newsletters, please contact the Newsletter Chair, Tanya Wilson.

Lost Our Home Pet Rescue was founded in 2008 as a grassroots response to the housing crisis that left thousands of people displaced and thousands of pets abandoned. Lost Our Home Founder and Executive Director, Jodi Polanski, worked as a local mortgage banker during that time and witnessed these devastating results firsthand.
Pets were abandoned in foreclosed homes, often without food or water. Others were forced into shelters—their owners having no other choice. With the second highest foreclosure rates, and the second highest shelter-euthanasia rates, Maricopa County was experiencing a crisis and no existing service was designed to address the needs of both people and pets.
Jodi was quick to recognize this urgent need and launched Lost Our Home Pet Rescue with just a small network of volunteers who were focused on helping the pets that had been abandoned during the housing crisis. Help and hope were on the way!