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WANT TO KNOW WHY BEING A MEMBER OF THE LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER IS SO BECOMING? READ ON... CALENDAR EVENT HIGHLIGHTS NEW MEMBERS RIBBON CUTTINGS RALLY THE SPIRIT: FOOD, FUN, FRIENDS – IT’S ALL HERE! On September 10, 2015, the monthly Food Truck Rally, sponsored by the Lakeland Downtown Partnership, will be ‘all about college students’ – both new and returning – to Lakeland. Each participating student will receive a $5.00 voucher to be spent at any of the food trucks. The first time for this event September of 2014 and the consensus was that it was so successful and sent such an important message of appreciation to our area colleges that it should be an annual event. A collaboration has been created with The City of Lakeland, the Downtown Lakeland Partnership, the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce and 5 institutions of higher learning: Florida Polytechnic University, Florida Southern College, Keiser University, Polk State College, and Southeastern University. These schools will distribute a limited number of vouc