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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>September 2026 MALP Meeting: Snow Readiness: What Every Crew Member Needs to Know Before the First Flake (30 Sep 2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Snow Readiness:&lt;br&gt;
What Every Crew Member Needs to Know Before the First Flake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Interactive session built for the people actually running the routes, plow and equipment operators, sidewalk crews, foreman and managers from snow and ice companies.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Mindset shift: landscaping to snow&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Storm-day dispatch &amp;amp; communication chain&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Commercial vs. residential stakes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Safety, fatigue &amp;amp; cold-stress awareness&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Personal readiness &amp;amp; go-bag essentials&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Pre-season training (SIMA) &amp;amp; equipment checks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Customer site standards &amp;amp; documentation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Every role, from operators to managers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who should attend?&lt;/strong&gt; Crew members from any snow &amp;amp; ice management company. This is an industry session, built to raise the floor for everyone on the ground during a storm.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ABOUT OUR PRESENTER&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://mlp-mclp.org/resources/Pictures/Headshots/JPSanieskiHeadshot%20.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="130" height="174" align="left" style="margin: 0px 3px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JP Sanieski, CSP, ASM &amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Director of Commercial Accounts, Perrone Landscaping&lt;br&gt;
Landscaping &amp;amp; Snow Operations Leader | Industry Educator | Automation Advocate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;JP is an experienced operations leader in the snow, landscaping and facility maintenance industry, bringing more than 26 years of hands-on field, fleet, operations and business-management experience. He combines practical industry knowledge with a forward-thinking approach to technology, automation, and team development to help his teams and contractors run smarter, more efficient operations.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Recognized by the Snow &amp;amp; Ice Management Association (SIMA) as both a Certified Snow Professional (CSP) and an Accredited Snow Manager (ASM), JP is committed to advancing professional standards, operational excellence, and leadership within the snow and ice industry. His background spans equipment and crew coordination, office systems, customer communication, and process improvement across landscaping and snow operations.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;JP is passionate about helping service businesses build stronger workflows, embrace modern tools, and create scalable systems that support dependable service and profitable growth. His upbeat, practical presentation style connects real-world operational experience with actionable ideas contractors can put to work right away.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#F26522"&gt;2 MCLP safety OR education credits&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#0072BC"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#0076A3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Schedule&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;4:00 PM Registration &amp;amp; Networking&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;5:00 PM Educational Presentation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;6:00 PM Dinner, Dessert &amp;amp; More Networking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" color="#0072BC"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" color="#0072BC"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://mlp-mclp.org/resources/Pictures/SPONSOR%20LOGOS/elitenavylogo.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="251" height="135"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" color="#0072BC"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://mlp-mclp.org/resources/Pictures/SPONSOR%20LOGOS/TPC_logo_horiz.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="391" height="62"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://mlp-mclp.org/event-6800476</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November 2026 MALP Meeting: Kickstart Spring: The Dos and Don'ts of Dormant Season Pruning (3 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#0072BC"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;INFORMATION COMING SOON&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#0076A3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Schedule&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;4:00 PM Registration &amp;amp; Networking&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;5:00 PM Educational Presentation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;6:00 PM Dinner, Dessert &amp;amp; More Networking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" color="#0072BC"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://mlp-mclp.org/event-6815362</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December 2026 MCLP Exam (9 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://mlp-mclp.org/resources/Pictures/MCLP_1pms.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="143" height="143" style="text-align: -webkit-center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;Candidates for the MCLP Exam must have their own unique login to the MCLP Study Guide.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://mlp-mclp.org/How-To-Get-Certified" target="_blank" style="font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Study guide orders can be placed here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Exam registrations must be cancelled 2 weeks or more prior to the exam date for a full refund.&amp;nbsp; &lt;em&gt;Exams cancelled with less than 2 weeks notice may not be eligible for a refund.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Questions about the MCLP Program should be directed to &lt;a href="mailto:cmartin@MLP-MCLP.org" target="_blank" style=""&gt;Carrie Martin&lt;/a&gt; at the MALP office.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://mlp-mclp.org/event-6833486</link>
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