Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver welcome remarks at the Arkansas Department of Education Summer Conference, according to a media advisory from her office.
The announcement came alongside a recap of the governor's activities during the week of September 21, which included a series of appearances across Arkansas.
On Monday, September 21, Sanders delivered remarks at the grand opening ceremony of Hanwha Defense USA at the Pine Bluff Arsenal in White Hall. She was joined by Pine Bluff Arsenal Commander Col. Matthew Mason, Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald, Army Contracting Command-Rock Island Executive Director and Senior Contracting Official Lynda Armer, Hanwha Aerospace VP and CEO Lee Boohwan, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army Jordan Gillis, Hanwha Defense USA President and CEO Michael Coulter, U.S. Representative Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Hanwha Defense USA EVP Jeff Janey for a ribbon-cutting.
On Tuesday, September 22, Sanders spoke at the grand reopening of Mather Lodge and the unveiling of an America 250 marker at Petit Jean State Park in Morrilton, appearing with Arkansas Secretary of Parks, Heritage & Tourism Shea Lewis.
On Thursday, September 24, the governor delivered remarks at an event commemorating September as Arkansas Rice Month and announcing rice donations to food banks at the Arkansas Foodbank in Little Rock, where she packed rice donations with Arkansas Foodbank CEO Brian Burton. She also spoke at the Rural Health Transformation Program grant presentation at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, joined by Rural Health Transformation Program Director Brad Nye, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory Director Dr. Ted Brown, Arkansas Secretary of Health Renee Mallory, Arkansas Secretary of Human Services Janet Mann, and Arkansas Secretary of Finance and Administration Jim Hudson, along with representatives from Southeast Arkansas Delta Solutions Community Development Organization.
On Friday, September 25, Sanders delivered remarks at the Arkansas Community Foundation and Walmart Foundation's announcement of the Arkansas Full Table fund at the Springdale Senior Center in Springdale, alongside U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Arkansas Community Foundation President and CEO Jessica Ford, and Walmart Foundation Board President Julie Gehrki.