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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:53:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October 13, 2026 Tuesday Learning Lab: "The Growth Gap" (10/13/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 27px; margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cppa1.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/TLL_2024.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="387" height="310"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Don't miss this month's Tuesday Learning Lab designed to&lt;br&gt;
increase your network and enhance your professional growth&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Oswald"&gt;&lt;font face="Open Sans, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#3763AF"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;The Growth Gap&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;October 13, 2026&lt;br&gt;
12:30 pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Featured Speaker: Jamie Lorenty, Lorenty Consulting LLC&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In this webinar, Jamie will focus on the gap between knowing and doing, what gets in the way of execution, and how to turn insight into more consistent action.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Participants will learn how to:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Recognize the patterns and barriers that derail progress.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Prioritize the behaviors and actions that have the greatest impact.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Create practical strategies for stronger follow-through, accountability, and momentum.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;div align="center" style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;
  &lt;a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5708772581329466202" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#3763AF" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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      <link>https://cppa1.wildapricot.org/event-6860206</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October 28, 2026 Wild Wednesday Webinar: “Beyond the Product: Building a Smarter Social Media Strategy for 2027" (10/28/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 27px; margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cppa1.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/WWW_2024.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="488" height="250"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Don't miss this month's Wild Wednesday Webinar designed to&lt;br&gt;
increase your network and enhance your professional growth&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#3763AF" face="Open Sans, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Beyond the Product: Building a Smarter&lt;br&gt;
Social Media Strategy for 2027&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2 align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2 style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;October 28, 2026&lt;br&gt;
12:30pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Featured Speaker: Nicki Witek, Wellspring Business Solutions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 16px;"&gt;Learn how to leverage social media, artificial intelligence (AI), and search engine optimization (SEO) to increase your visibility, stay relevant in a changing digital landscape, and turn your content into a valuable sales asset. This session will explore practical strategies and tools to help you reach the right audience, create more effective content, and build a stronger online presence that supports your business goals.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learning Outcomes:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;By the end of this session, participants will be able to:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"&gt;Identify ways to use social media and SEO to improve online visibility and reach their target audience.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"&gt;Explore practical AI tools and strategies to streamline content creation and improve engagement.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"&gt;Apply content strategies that turn digital engagement into meaningful business opportunities and sales&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3851156482802767962" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#3763AF" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://cppa1.wildapricot.org/event-6864116</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CPPA 2026 Peake Awards and Holiday Party (12/10/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cppa1.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/CPPA%20Holiday%20Party%20and%20Peake%20Awards%20Event%202026.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="550" height="461"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please join CPPA for a fun evening out with industry friends&lt;br&gt;
as&amp;nbsp;we&amp;nbsp;mingle, network and&amp;nbsp;celebrate the Holiday season as well&lt;br&gt;
as honor our Peake Awards Recipients!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;December 10, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; 6:00 to 9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px;"&gt;Merriweather Lake House&lt;br&gt;
  10209 Wincopin Cir&lt;br&gt;
  Columbia, MD 21404&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Members &amp;amp; Guests: $60 pp which includes&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;a delicious buffet meal and one complimentary drink ticket.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;em&gt;Cash bar available.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:" open=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dress Code:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  Cocktail Attire&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Sponsorship&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;opportunities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;available:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Bar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;Sponsor: $500 - 2 available&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Spots are limited and on a first come, first served basis&lt;br&gt;
    Details are on the registration form&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/div&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  Product sponsorship&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;opportunities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;available:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  Please contact &lt;a href="mailto:tiffany@cppa.biz" target="_blank"&gt;Tiffany&lt;/a&gt; if you would like to donate door prizes, party giveaways, decorations, etc.&lt;br&gt;
  The more the merrier!&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.toysfortots.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cppa1.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Toys%20for%20Tots.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="226" height="69"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  In the&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;spirit of the holiday season,&amp;nbsp;CPPA will be collecting donations at the party&amp;nbsp;for &lt;a href="https://www.toysfortots.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Toys for Tots&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;which delivers hope to children during the holiday season and beyond. Please consider bringing a new unwrapped toy to spread love and cheer this holiday season!&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;We hope you will join us for an evening of fun as we toast&amp;nbsp;to a successful 2026 and a prosperous 2027.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
      <link>https://cppa1.wildapricot.org/event-6860231</link>
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