Today
Professional connections: Erika Donaldson will speak at noon at a free networking group, Professional Connections, at Glenwood Place Senior Living, assisted living management room, 5500 N.E. 82nd Ave., Vancouver. Topic: What Is Consulting? Upcoming speakers: Lindsay Palisca, Aug. 4; Michelle Jackson and Jeannine Shingler, Motivation, Aug. 11; Business Resume — have a business card and three-minute business resume ready to go, Aug. 18. * sandy.jensen@hotmail.com, professionalconnections.biz.
Thursday
Retirement planning: Steven Altergott, financial representative with Northwestern Mutual, will discuss protecting retirement income with personal disability insurance, long-term care insurance and portfolio-based cash value life insurance, 3 p.m., Northwestern Mutual, 805 Broadway St., Suite 200, Vancouver. Dan Marsh, attorney with Marsh, Higgins, Beaty & Hatch, will discuss how to eliminate probate. Seating limited. * Register: 360-695-7909.
Upcoming
Home foreclosure prevention: The Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program hosts a free foreclosure prevention and information seminar from 6-7 p.m. Aug. 5 at 1409 Franklin St., Suite 101, Vancouver. The foreclosure process and timelines are explained and homeowners are provided with information about accessing free legal services. Upcoming seminar: Aug. 19. * Jacky Sabin, program coordinator, 360-334-4007.
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