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    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:09:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August Luncheon (27 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Morning Session:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Presented by: Brad Smith&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.fwhr.org/resources/Pictures/2026%20Events/Brad%20Smith.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="275" height="275" style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Topic:&amp;nbsp;Career Development: In the Driver’s Seat of Your Career Journey&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;HR professionals have been tasked with managing c&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;areer development initiatives at their respective organizations for decades. But who’s looking out for HR? Moving from planning to action requires intention and support from your network to keep the momentum going.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Luncheon:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Presented by:&amp;nbsp;Mark McKendrick&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.fwhr.org/resources/Pictures/2026%20Events/Mark%20M.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="200" height="200"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Topic:&amp;nbsp;The Miracle Making Business&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;The US healthcare system is complex and confusing - I hope to provide confidence and clarity to HR professionals and everyday employees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;My presentation shares the health journey of my father as a high-cost claimant after contracting COVID in 2021. His story is nothing short of a miracle, and I am able present the importance of knowing how to navigate our healthcare system as a patient and a decision-maker for employees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;I cover how the US healthcare system was established, how companies finance healthcare, and the importance of effectively navigating our healthcare system for the wellbeing of ourselves and our employees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thank you to our sponsor!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cornerstonestaffing.com/locations-contact-us/fort-worth/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.fwhr.org/resources/Pictures/Logos/FWHR%20Sponsors/CornerStone%20Staffing.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="250" height="45"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pending 2 SHRM &amp;amp; HRCI Recertification Credits.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;/font&gt;__&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;__________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to &lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Use of Materials&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;By attending an event affiliated with Fort Worth HR (“FWHR”), attendees consent and agree to being photographed and/or videoed. Attendees agree to allow FWHR to use, publish, and distribute their names, pictures, images, and voices (herein the “Materials”) for illustration, training, and/or marketing of FWHR, in any and all forms of media, including but not limited to FWHR’s website, Facebook and LinkedIn. Attendees waive any right to review or approve any use of the Materials, any written copy, or any finished product. Attendees will not receive any compensation or payment for FWHR’s use of the Materials and waive any rights, claims, or interest in the Materials.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6668703</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 HR Basics Class (03 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;FWHR is excited to offer this course again in 2026!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those who may not have formal HR knowledge&lt;br&gt;
but are responsible for HR duties in their jobs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm starting September 3rd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Offered&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#2E3192" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;VIRTUALLY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;for Fall 2026.&lt;br&gt;
Login information is included in your confirmation email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You may learn more about this&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.fwhr.org/HR-Basics-Course"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;course offering here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that payment must be received by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 31, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
At that time, unpaid registrants' enrollment will be cancelled&amp;nbsp;and&lt;br&gt;
those on the waitlist will have the opportunity to fill this spot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials Information&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hrcp.com/products/aphr/"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;HRCP’s aPHR 2025 edition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;(the book and flash cards cost $245,&lt;br&gt;
but registered participants will receive a discount code in your confirmation email once payment has been finalized.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 Certification Prep Class (08 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 8, 2026 - November 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Virtual via Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cost: $&lt;font&gt;400&lt;/font&gt; for members, $500 for non-m&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;embers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please note that payment must be received&lt;br&gt;
7 business days before the start of this course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;HRCP materials will be utilized&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(these may be used for the SHRM certifications as well)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The FWHR code for 12% discount on materials is included in your&lt;br&gt;
confirmation email upon completed registration/payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP program for PHR/SPHR: print AND Online Editions w/Audio - $480&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Online Edition w/Audio - $275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Print Edition - $375&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>17th Annual Strategic Mindset Conference (10 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;div align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;The Strategic Mindset Conference&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for the 17th annual The Strategic Mindset Conference on September 10th. Our dynamic sessions will provide you with innovative strategies and practical tools to elevate your HR practices. Network with industry leaders, learn from expert speakers, and discover how to harness the power of strategic thinking to drive organizational success.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This year’s theme, Beyond the Function: HR as Business Architect.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Strategic Mindset Conference is back and this year, we're challenging HR to think bigger. HR isn't just administrative support. Today's HR leaders design the structures, culture, and talent strategies that drive real business success. We don't just respond to the business, we help build it.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Interested in volunteering? Email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:conferences@fwhr.org" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"&gt;conferences@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;to learn more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_dashed" style="border-top-width: 1px;" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to info@fwhr.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Use of Materials&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By attending an event affiliated with Fort Worth HR (“FWHR”), attendees consent and agree to being photographed and/or videoed. Attendees agree to allow FWHR to use, publish, and distribute their names, pictures, images, and voices (herein the “Materials”) for illustration, training, and/or marketing of FWHR, in any and all forms of media, including but not limited to FWHR’s website, Facebook and LinkedIn. Attendees waive any right to review or approve any use of the Materials, any written copy, or any finished product. Attendees will not receive any compensation or payment for FWHR’s use of the Materials and waive any rights, claims, or interest in the Materials.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6341292</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6341292</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 HR Basics Class (10 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;FWHR is excited to offer this course again in 2026!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those who may not have formal HR knowledge&lt;br&gt;
but are responsible for HR duties in their jobs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm starting September 3rd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Offered&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#2E3192" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;VIRTUALLY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;for Fall 2026.&lt;br&gt;
Login information is included in your confirmation email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You may learn more about this&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.fwhr.org/HR-Basics-Course"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;course offering here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that payment must be received by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 31, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
At that time, unpaid registrants' enrollment will be cancelled&amp;nbsp;and&lt;br&gt;
those on the waitlist will have the opportunity to fill this spot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials Information&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hrcp.com/products/aphr/"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;HRCP’s aPHR 2025 edition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;(the book and flash cards cost $245,&lt;br&gt;
but registered participants will receive a discount code in your confirmation email once payment has been finalized.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 Certification Prep Class (15 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 8, 2026 - November 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Virtual via Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cost: $&lt;font&gt;400&lt;/font&gt; for members, $500 for non-m&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;embers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please note that payment must be received&lt;br&gt;
7 business days before the start of this course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;HRCP materials will be utilized&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(these may be used for the SHRM certifications as well)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The FWHR code for 12% discount on materials is included in your&lt;br&gt;
confirmation email upon completed registration/payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP program for PHR/SPHR: print AND Online Editions w/Audio - $480&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Online Edition w/Audio - $275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Print Edition - $375&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 HR Basics Class (17 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;FWHR is excited to offer this course again in 2026!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those who may not have formal HR knowledge&lt;br&gt;
but are responsible for HR duties in their jobs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm starting September 3rd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Offered&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#2E3192" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;VIRTUALLY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;for Fall 2026.&lt;br&gt;
Login information is included in your confirmation email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You may learn more about this&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.fwhr.org/HR-Basics-Course"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;course offering here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that payment must be received by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 31, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
At that time, unpaid registrants' enrollment will be cancelled&amp;nbsp;and&lt;br&gt;
those on the waitlist will have the opportunity to fill this spot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials Information&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hrcp.com/products/aphr/"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;HRCP’s aPHR 2025 edition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;(the book and flash cards cost $245,&lt;br&gt;
but registered participants will receive a discount code in your confirmation email once payment has been finalized.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 Certification Prep Class (22 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 8, 2026 - November 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Virtual via Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cost: $&lt;font&gt;400&lt;/font&gt; for members, $500 for non-m&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;embers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please note that payment must be received&lt;br&gt;
7 business days before the start of this course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;HRCP materials will be utilized&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(these may be used for the SHRM certifications as well)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The FWHR code for 12% discount on materials is included in your&lt;br&gt;
confirmation email upon completed registration/payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP program for PHR/SPHR: print AND Online Editions w/Audio - $480&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Online Edition w/Audio - $275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Print Edition - $375&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 HR Basics Class (24 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;FWHR is excited to offer this course again in 2026!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those who may not have formal HR knowledge&lt;br&gt;
but are responsible for HR duties in their jobs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm starting September 3rd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Offered&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#2E3192" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;VIRTUALLY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;for Fall 2026.&lt;br&gt;
Login information is included in your confirmation email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You may learn more about this&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.fwhr.org/HR-Basics-Course"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;course offering here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that payment must be received by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 31, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
At that time, unpaid registrants' enrollment will be cancelled&amp;nbsp;and&lt;br&gt;
those on the waitlist will have the opportunity to fill this spot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials Information&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hrcp.com/products/aphr/"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;HRCP’s aPHR 2025 edition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;(the book and flash cards cost $245,&lt;br&gt;
but registered participants will receive a discount code in your confirmation email once payment has been finalized.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 Certification Prep Class (29 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 8, 2026 - November 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Virtual via Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cost: $&lt;font&gt;400&lt;/font&gt; for members, $500 for non-m&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;embers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please note that payment must be received&lt;br&gt;
7 business days before the start of this course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;HRCP materials will be utilized&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(these may be used for the SHRM certifications as well)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The FWHR code for 12% discount on materials is included in your&lt;br&gt;
confirmation email upon completed registration/payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP program for PHR/SPHR: print AND Online Editions w/Audio - $480&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Online Edition w/Audio - $275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Print Edition - $375&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 HR Basics Class (01 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;FWHR is excited to offer this course again in 2026!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those who may not have formal HR knowledge&lt;br&gt;
but are responsible for HR duties in their jobs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm starting September 3rd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Offered&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#2E3192" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;VIRTUALLY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;for Fall 2026.&lt;br&gt;
Login information is included in your confirmation email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You may learn more about this&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.fwhr.org/HR-Basics-Course"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;course offering here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that payment must be received by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 31, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
At that time, unpaid registrants' enrollment will be cancelled&amp;nbsp;and&lt;br&gt;
those on the waitlist will have the opportunity to fill this spot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials Information&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hrcp.com/products/aphr/"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;HRCP’s aPHR 2025 edition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;(the book and flash cards cost $245,&lt;br&gt;
but registered participants will receive a discount code in your confirmation email once payment has been finalized.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 Certification Prep Class (06 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 8, 2026 - November 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Virtual via Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cost: $&lt;font&gt;400&lt;/font&gt; for members, $500 for non-m&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;embers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please note that payment must be received&lt;br&gt;
7 business days before the start of this course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;HRCP materials will be utilized&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(these may be used for the SHRM certifications as well)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The FWHR code for 12% discount on materials is included in your&lt;br&gt;
confirmation email upon completed registration/payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP program for PHR/SPHR: print AND Online Editions w/Audio - $480&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Online Edition w/Audio - $275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Print Edition - $375&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 HR Basics Class (08 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;FWHR is excited to offer this course again in 2026!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those who may not have formal HR knowledge&lt;br&gt;
but are responsible for HR duties in their jobs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm starting September 3rd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Offered&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#2E3192" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;VIRTUALLY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;for Fall 2026.&lt;br&gt;
Login information is included in your confirmation email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You may learn more about this&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.fwhr.org/HR-Basics-Course"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;course offering here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that payment must be received by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 31, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
At that time, unpaid registrants' enrollment will be cancelled&amp;nbsp;and&lt;br&gt;
those on the waitlist will have the opportunity to fill this spot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials Information&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hrcp.com/products/aphr/"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;HRCP’s aPHR 2025 edition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;(the book and flash cards cost $245,&lt;br&gt;
but registered participants will receive a discount code in your confirmation email once payment has been finalized.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 Certification Prep Class (13 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 8, 2026 - November 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Virtual via Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cost: $&lt;font&gt;400&lt;/font&gt; for members, $500 for non-m&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;embers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please note that payment must be received&lt;br&gt;
7 business days before the start of this course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;HRCP materials will be utilized&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(these may be used for the SHRM certifications as well)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The FWHR code for 12% discount on materials is included in your&lt;br&gt;
confirmation email upon completed registration/payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP program for PHR/SPHR: print AND Online Editions w/Audio - $480&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Online Edition w/Audio - $275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Print Edition - $375&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 HR Basics Class (15 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;FWHR is excited to offer this course again in 2026!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those who may not have formal HR knowledge&lt;br&gt;
but are responsible for HR duties in their jobs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm starting September 3rd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Offered&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#2E3192" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;VIRTUALLY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;for Fall 2026.&lt;br&gt;
Login information is included in your confirmation email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You may learn more about this&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.fwhr.org/HR-Basics-Course"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;course offering here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that payment must be received by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 31, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
At that time, unpaid registrants' enrollment will be cancelled&amp;nbsp;and&lt;br&gt;
those on the waitlist will have the opportunity to fill this spot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials Information&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hrcp.com/products/aphr/"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;HRCP’s aPHR 2025 edition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;(the book and flash cards cost $245,&lt;br&gt;
but registered participants will receive a discount code in your confirmation email once payment has been finalized.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 Certification Prep Class (20 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 8, 2026 - November 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Virtual via Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cost: $&lt;font&gt;400&lt;/font&gt; for members, $500 for non-m&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;embers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please note that payment must be received&lt;br&gt;
7 business days before the start of this course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;HRCP materials will be utilized&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(these may be used for the SHRM certifications as well)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The FWHR code for 12% discount on materials is included in your&lt;br&gt;
confirmation email upon completed registration/payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP program for PHR/SPHR: print AND Online Editions w/Audio - $480&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Online Edition w/Audio - $275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Print Edition - $375&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 HR Basics Class (22 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;FWHR is excited to offer this course again in 2026!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those who may not have formal HR knowledge&lt;br&gt;
but are responsible for HR duties in their jobs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm starting September 3rd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Offered&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#2E3192" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;VIRTUALLY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;for Fall 2026.&lt;br&gt;
Login information is included in your confirmation email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You may learn more about this&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.fwhr.org/HR-Basics-Course"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;course offering here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that payment must be received by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 31, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
At that time, unpaid registrants' enrollment will be cancelled&amp;nbsp;and&lt;br&gt;
those on the waitlist will have the opportunity to fill this spot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials Information&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hrcp.com/products/aphr/"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;HRCP’s aPHR 2025 edition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;(the book and flash cards cost $245,&lt;br&gt;
but registered participants will receive a discount code in your confirmation email once payment has been finalized.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 Certification Prep Class (27 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 8, 2026 - November 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Virtual via Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cost: $&lt;font&gt;400&lt;/font&gt; for members, $500 for non-m&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;embers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please note that payment must be received&lt;br&gt;
7 business days before the start of this course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;HRCP materials will be utilized&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(these may be used for the SHRM certifications as well)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The FWHR code for 12% discount on materials is included in your&lt;br&gt;
confirmation email upon completed registration/payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP program for PHR/SPHR: print AND Online Editions w/Audio - $480&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Online Edition w/Audio - $275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Print Edition - $375&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 HR Basics Class (29 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;FWHR is excited to offer this course again in 2026!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those who may not have formal HR knowledge&lt;br&gt;
but are responsible for HR duties in their jobs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm starting September 3rd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Offered&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#2E3192" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;VIRTUALLY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;for Fall 2026.&lt;br&gt;
Login information is included in your confirmation email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You may learn more about this&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.fwhr.org/HR-Basics-Course"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;course offering here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that payment must be received by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 31, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
At that time, unpaid registrants' enrollment will be cancelled&amp;nbsp;and&lt;br&gt;
those on the waitlist will have the opportunity to fill this spot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials Information&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hrcp.com/products/aphr/"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;HRCP’s aPHR 2025 edition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;(the book and flash cards cost $245,&lt;br&gt;
but registered participants will receive a discount code in your confirmation email once payment has been finalized.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 Certification Prep Class (03 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 8, 2026 - November 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Virtual via Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cost: $&lt;font&gt;400&lt;/font&gt; for members, $500 for non-m&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;embers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please note that payment must be received&lt;br&gt;
7 business days before the start of this course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;HRCP materials will be utilized&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(these may be used for the SHRM certifications as well)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The FWHR code for 12% discount on materials is included in your&lt;br&gt;
confirmation email upon completed registration/payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP program for PHR/SPHR: print AND Online Editions w/Audio - $480&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Online Edition w/Audio - $275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Print Edition - $375&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 HR Basics Class (05 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;FWHR is excited to offer this course again in 2026!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those who may not have formal HR knowledge&lt;br&gt;
but are responsible for HR duties in their jobs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm starting September 3rd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Offered&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#2E3192" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;VIRTUALLY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;for Fall 2026.&lt;br&gt;
Login information is included in your confirmation email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You may learn more about this&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.fwhr.org/HR-Basics-Course"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;course offering here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that payment must be received by&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 31, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
At that time, unpaid registrants' enrollment will be cancelled&amp;nbsp;and&lt;br&gt;
those on the waitlist will have the opportunity to fill this spot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials Information&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hrcp.com/products/aphr/"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;HRCP’s aPHR 2025 edition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;(the book and flash cards cost $245,&lt;br&gt;
but registered participants will receive a discount code in your confirmation email once payment has been finalized.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6791800</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 Certification Prep Class (10 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 8, 2026 - November 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Virtual via Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cost: $&lt;font&gt;400&lt;/font&gt; for members, $500 for non-m&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;embers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please note that payment must be received&lt;br&gt;
7 business days before the start of this course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;HRCP materials will be utilized&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(these may be used for the SHRM certifications as well)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The FWHR code for 12% discount on materials is included in your&lt;br&gt;
confirmation email upon completed registration/payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP program for PHR/SPHR: print AND Online Editions w/Audio - $480&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Online Edition w/Audio - $275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Print Edition - $375&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</link>
      <guid>https://www.fwhr.org/event-6775863</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall 2026 Certification Prep Class (17 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;September 8, 2026 - November 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Virtual via Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Cost: $&lt;font&gt;400&lt;/font&gt; for members, $500 for non-m&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;embers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please note that payment must be received&lt;br&gt;
7 business days before the start of this course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;HRCP materials will be utilized&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(these may be used for the SHRM certifications as well)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The FWHR code for 12% discount on materials is included in your&lt;br&gt;
confirmation email upon completed registration/payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.hrcp.com/products/phr-sphr/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP program for PHR/SPHR: print AND Online Editions w/Audio - $480&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Online Edition w/Audio - $275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 Complete HRCP Program for PHR/SPHR: Print Edition - $375&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@fwhr.org"&gt;info@fwhr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made 10+ days in advance are eligible for a full refund less a 10% processing fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Cancellation requests made with less than 10 days notice are eligible for a 70% refund to help offset costs already incurred for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;A substitute may attend if notice&amp;nbsp;is received at least 48 hours in advance.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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