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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chapter Meeting Fall 2026 (11 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2 align="center" style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;SEPA Quarterly Chapter Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Wednesday, November 11, 6:00 PM, EST&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where: Blue Bell Country Club&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;1800 Tournament Drive&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Blue Bell, PA&amp;nbsp; 19422&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#FF0000"&gt;Deadline to Register: &lt;strong style=""&gt;November 6&lt;sup&gt;th&amp;nbsp;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;or earlier if registration reaches room capacity.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Cost: $55.00 for members and $65.00 for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#FF0000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Online Payments Only - Unpaid Registrations will be Automatically Cancelled After 15 minutes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Dinner Menu – Farmer’s Delight Dinner Buffet&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 27px;"&gt;SEPA Presents:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;Earned Wage Access Models – Repayment Structures and Core Differentiators&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;Presentation by: J.P. Kehoe – Enterprise Account Executive - rapid! By Green Dot&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;font color="#1F4E44" face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;J.P. Kehoe&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;is an Enterprise Account Executive with &lt;font color="#1F4E44"&gt;rapid! by Green Dot&lt;/font&gt;, with nearly 30 years in financial services- spanning business development, operations, and customer experience. Throughout his career, J.P. has been passionate about educating businesses and consumers on money management, money movement, and financial wellness.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;J.P. joined &lt;font color="#1F4E44"&gt;rapid! by Green Dot&lt;/font&gt; in November 2022 and works with organizations to help advance their understanding of modern workforce payment solutions. He travels throughout the East Coast, attending conferences, trade shows, and industry meetings to promote education, awareness, and responsible practices within the &lt;font color="#1F4E44"&gt;Earned Wage Access (EWA)&lt;/font&gt; and &lt;font color="#1F4E44"&gt;PayCard&lt;/font&gt; industries.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;J.P. is a graduate of &lt;font color="#1F4E44"&gt;St. Lawrence University&lt;/font&gt; and earned his &lt;font color="#1F4E44"&gt;MBA from Fitchburg State University&lt;/font&gt;. He also completed a graduate program at the &lt;font color="#1F4E44"&gt;Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington&lt;/font&gt;, further complementing his extensive career in financial services.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;Meeting Summary&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Roboto"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;“What if your employees never had to choose between paying an overdraft fee and putting gas in their car to get to work?”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Nearly every employee has bills or unexpected expenses that do not wait for payday, yet offering Earned Wage Access requires more than flipping a switch. Join us for a practical, payroll-focused conversation about how EWA works, the employee benefits it can deliver, and the critical questions surrounding wage calculations, settlement, compliance, and employee communication.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;2026 Elections!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;We will be holding elections for the Board positions of President and Treasurer at the November meeting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;If you are interested in running for office or would like to nominate someone, please contact Secretary Zachary McGowan at&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:secretary@sepaapa.org"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;secretary@sepaapa.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;Community Outreach&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Manna on Main Street&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Donations of non-perishable food items for use in Manna’s Kitchen (soup kitchen) and Manna’s Market (food pantry). Listed below are some suggestions of their most immediate needs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Tomato Sauce (for pasta)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Long Pasta (spaghetti, linguine, etc.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Canned Tuna&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Short Pasta (penne, elbow, etc.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Cereals – Healthy and Sugar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Applesauce (both sweetened or unsweetened)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Sugar, Baking Powder, Baking Soda&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Soups – Bean, Seafood, Tomato&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Granola Bars&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Asian Noodles (Ramen, etc.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Rice Sides (Rice A Roni, Knorr products, etc.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Dried Fruit&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Pasta Sides (Chef Boyardee, Knorr products, etc.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;100% Fruit Juices&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Canned Meats (especially Spam)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Peanut Butter&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Condiments (ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Tomato Products (diced, crushed, whole, paste, etc.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Hygiene Products (Body wash, shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#010101" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Thank you for your support!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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