LAKEPORT, Calif. – Richard Cooper, chief executive officer of Mendo Lake Credit Union and board member of the Economic Development Finance Corporation (EDFC), and John W. Kuhry, executive director of EDFC, will be the featured speakers at Thrive Lake County's meeting on Monday, July 30.

Cooper will follow up a presentation made at June's Local Investing Opportunity Network meeting. He will further explain the current and planned financing options the credit union has for entrepreneurs looking to build or grow their business.

Kuhry will focus his presentation on the Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) program, which is administered by EDFC.

RMDZ provides attractive loans, technical assistance and free product marketing to businesses that use materials from the waste stream to manufacture their products within a zone.

Both men will also field questions regarding the role of EDFC in connecting money to entrepreneurs and ideas.

Time will also be provided at the meeting for networking and open space discussions on energy, food, policy, and alternative economies.

The meeting will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and will be held In the community room at the Lucerne Community Clinic on Route 20 at 14th Street in Lucerne.

Admission is $5 for Thrive Lake County members and $10 for non-members to cover the cost of refreshments.

Please RSVP by commenting on Thrive Lake County's blog post at www.thrivelakecounty.org/2/post/2012/07/july-quarterly-meeting.html .