56th ANNUAL MEETING

COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS &

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS

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A cooperative association of Black farmers, landowners, and cooperatives.

Thank you for being an active dues-paying member of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund. Your support goes a long way toward our cooperative development, land retention, and advocacy efforts.


Join us for our 56th Annual Meeting beginning in Birmingham on August 17th and ending in Epes Alabama on August 19th!


This event celebrates 56 years of work, memories, and progress in the development of the Federation as the foremost organization serving a membership of Black farmers, landowners, cooperatives, and low-income communities in the rural South.


As an active member of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund, you are eligible to receive complimentary tickets for the following:

  • (1) complimentary ticket to attend this year's 22nd Estelle Witherspoon Awards on Thursday, August 17th.
  • (1) complimentary ticket to attend the Friday USDA Panel & Workshop
  • (1) complimentary ticket to attend the Saturday, August 19th


**Some members are opting to pay for tickets and secure their own hotel and travel accommodations.

Please use the link for all of your registration needs (to pay for your tickets, to obtain a scholarship, and or to obtain complimentary tickets)

Scholarships

If you need a scholarship for group travel, hotel, and meals during the event, please complete the questions on this Eventbrite registration application. Annual meeting scholarships are made possible for our membership by the support of our generous sponsors and supporters of this work.


Scholarships are awarded based on funding and need in the following areas:


  • Group Travel (on a bus or in a van with multiple people) with Fees Reduced or Waived.
  • Event Food Costs- Reduced or Waived
  • Hotel Accommodations- Reduced or Waived. Hotel scholarships are available for those who wish to share a hotel.


Scholarships requests will typically be responded to within 2 weeks of completing the Eventbrite registration.


Please register as early as possible. All members will be notified by August 10th at the latest. The events team will make every effort to accommodate your rooming and scholarship and rooming requests.


*Travelers are responsible for covering any incidentals they incur during the Federation event such as parking, food ordered during the hotel stay, etc.


**Hotel scholarship recipients share a room with another person to ensure as many Black farmers, landowners, and cooperatives in an effort to accommodate as many people as possible for each networking and technical assistance.


*Please be sure to secure an individual ticket for each member of your party (including children)

Contact

404-765-0991

membership@federation.coop

Registration officially closes on August 10th, 2023 at midnight.