Quarterly Chapter Meeting

Quarterly Chapter Dinner Meeting

Please Note: We have moved the meeting back to May 23rd due to APA Congress the week of May 9th.

Blue Bell Country Club

Cost: $45.00 for Members - $55.00 for Non-members

SEPA Presents:

Health Care Reform

Cheryl Kiley, Benefit Advisor of The Megro Corporation will speak on the topic of Health Care Reform.  Cheryl specializes in consulting employers on group health, life and disability plans.  Additionally Cheryl assists employers in choosing benefit funding methods, plan design, cost containment, wellness initiatives.

Cheryl is a member of the United Benefit Advisors, National Association for Health Underwriters, Greater Philadelphia Association of Health Underwriters, Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) and The Chester County Human Resource Society.  She received her B.S. in Marketing from West Chester University and is a Registered Health Underwriter and self proclaimed wellness “guru”.

Dinner will be your choice of either Chicken Normandy with a Merlot Mushroom Reduction or Roasted Pork Loin in an Apple Cider Marinade.  Dinner will include Caesar Salad, Lemon Cheesecake for dessert and coffee.  If you have special dietary needs, please contact Sharon at vicepresident@sepaapa.org.

Please remember that if your membership is due for renewal, you must first renew your membership online before you will be able to register at the member rate.  Membership renewal is located in the Membership section of the SEPA website.

Registration for this event will close as of May 16, 2012 or earlier if registration reaches room capacity.  Walk-ins cannot be guaranteed a seat and will only be allowed into the event at the chapter's discretion based on available accommodations.

Click Here for Directions to the Blue Bell Country Club!

Community Outreach Project

The SEPA Community Outreach program for May is the collection of paper products and cleaning supplies for Community Housing Services (CHS), a full-service non-profit housing agency based in Lansdale, PA. Founded in 1983, CHS has provided resources, crisis intervention, and long-term housing for the homeless and near homeless, victims of domestic violence, and single displaced men. 

The mission objectives of CHS are:

•·         Crisis Intervention and supportive services as needed by the homeless to help alleviate crisis situations. Some supportive services to persons in need of low income housing, including but not limited to counseling, referrals for job training and job placement opportunities, assistance in locating child care and transportation for employment purposes.

•·         Safe transitional housing for single women and women with children who are victims of domestic violence. Case management to help them become independent of their abusers.

•·         Transitional housing and supportive services for homeless single males.

•·         Home ownership opportunities for low and moderate income people.

•·         Coordination of resources donated from the community to be used and distribution to people in need.

•·         Empowerment of public assistance dependent families to become financially self-sufficient.

•·         Advocacy for safe, decent and affordable long-term housing as needed by the target population.

•·         referrals of services to other agencies are provided to people who need them.

Items needed by CHS are toilet paper, paper towels, feminine products and cleaning supplies (think dollar store!).  Please bring your donations with you to the May meeting.