﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Newark Regional Business Partnership Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.newarkrbp.org</link><description>News related to Newark Regional Business Partnership</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Newark Regional Business Partnership All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Let's Do Lunch at the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Newark 4/20/2023 12:00 Noon - 4/20/2023 2:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#c0392b;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Online registration for this event is closed.&amp;nbsp; We hope that you will join us at a future program.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Meet your next business partner and learn how the Boys and Girls Club of Newark serves the community at NRBP&amp;#39;s Let&amp;#39;s Do Lunch!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Join us at the BGCN&amp;#39;s Clubhouse for a casual lunch. Staff will help you make new connections to grow your business. Attendees will have the opportunity to make self introductions. Tours of the Clubhouse will be available. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Parking is available at the location. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; registration increases by $10 as of April 18.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Your attendance of/participation in any Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP) program, event or webinar constitutes consent to be photographed, filmed, or videotaped and you hereby give the NRBP the unqualified right to take pictures and/or recordings of you and grant the perpetual right to use your likeness, image, photo, without compensation, for broadcast or exhibition in any medium and to put the finished pictures/recordings to any legitimate use without limitation or reservation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.newarkrbp.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3771</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:23:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eye Opener: Addressing Mental Health Needs in the Workplace (Virtual Program) 4/26/2023 10:00 AM - 4/26/2023 12:00 Noon</title><description>&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Mental health has emerged as a priority since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.&amp;nbsp; Employees are managing increased stress and concerns related to the ongoing pandemic, economic uncertainty, serving as caregivers to loved ones, the day to day needs of their personal lives, and more. &amp;nbsp;In February 2023, the Kaiser Family Foundation &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.kff.org/statedata/mental-health-and-substance-use-state-fact-sheets/new-jersey/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"&gt;reported&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;that 32.3% of adults in the US reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depressive disorder (with 27.7% reporting such in NJ). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;How does this increase in mental health needs impact the workplace and workforce overall? How can employers be aware of and support these ever changing needs? What assistance are employers legally obligated to provide employees experiencing a mental health crisis, if any? Join us to hear from employers and healthcare leaders who will share research and discuss how their organizations are addressing rising concerns.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Speakers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laura Budinick&lt;/strong&gt;, Chief Administrative Officer/VP - Behavioral Health, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Courtney M. Gaccione&lt;/strong&gt;, Member, Chiesa Shahinian Giantomasi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rachel Goldberg&lt;/strong&gt;, VP &amp;ndash; Strategic Partnerships, NovaWell/Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lois Greene&lt;/strong&gt;, Chief Strategic Integration &amp;amp; Health Equity Officer, University Hospital&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alyson Maier Lokuta&lt;/strong&gt;, Sr. Director - Arts &amp;amp; Well Being, NJPAC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sonia Nu&amp;ntilde;ez&lt;/strong&gt;, Newark Program Manager, Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Euv6VFBJRHOVJ5iBMz_2DA"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here to register now!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.newarkrbp.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3772</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:05:45 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>