Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the APA


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COMMUNITY EVENTS

"Money Matters"
National Education Day - Help Educate During NPW Week
September 3 - 7th, 2007

Help the American Payroll Association promote financial literacy! Become a part of APA history … become a volunteer for the first "Money Matters" National Education Day.

Helping our kids understand their money has never been easier. All volunteer instructors receive an easy-to-use lesson plan and worksheets (for each student) to teach students at local high schools or youth groups about their paychecks and the payroll withholding system.

We need you to be a champion of education and volunteer for this exciting new event. As a thank you for your efforts, you’ll get some cool gifts and you can register for the National Education Champion Contest.
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NPW Kick Off - August 23rd Meeting

The Susquehanna Valley Chapter is asking their members to bring canned goods to the August meeting for the Pennsylvania Food Bank. These items will be delivered to the food bank sometime during NPW week. We will set a goal of, a pound of food per member. So check out your pantry, you may already have items to donate. Bring your items to the meeting and drop them in the bin. See how easy that is.

The Chapter will also fly the NPW Banner again this year.

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY CHAPTER WALKS FOR:

Crohn's & Colitis
September 8, 2007 - City Island Harrisburg
CAROUSEL PAVILION - 7:30 AM Registration
8:30 AM Walk Begins

Join Chapter Members on City Island in Harrisburg as they participate in the "Guts & Glory" 5K Run/Walk. To date, CCFA has invested more than $106 million in research to find ways to prevent, treat, and ultimately cure Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (IBD). As a result, with help from you and other supporters like you, CCFA has played a key role in nearly every major advance in inflammatory bowel disease research, including the discovery of the first gene for Crohn's disease, improved diagnostic and surgical techniques, new treatments and nutritional therapies.
http://ccfa.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=219097

                                                      Diabetes
                                   October 2007 - Harrisburg City Island
                        (Actual date and times will be announce this summer)

Put on your best walking shoes and take your place in the America's Walk for Diabetes! Take an Important Step to Help Beat Diabetes! You can touch the lives of family, friends, co-workers and anyone who lives with diabetes. Participate in America’s premier walking event to benefit the American Diabetes Association—and the 20.8 million American adults and children who cope with type 1 and type 2 diabetes every day.

You can touch the lives of family, friends, co-workers and anyone who lives with diabetes. Participate in America’s premier walking event to benefit the American Diabetes Association—and the 20.8 million American adults and children who cope with type 1 and type 2 diabetes every day.
http://walk.diabetes.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=3969

Breast Cancer
Saturday - October 20, 2007 - Harrisburg City Island
(More Detail to come this Summer)

Join Chapter Members at Harrisburg City Island in Harrisburg, Pa. for another amazing year of "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer!" Hope Starts Here! Together, we will win the fight against breast cancer.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a noncompetitive walk to help fight breast cancer and provide hope to people facing the disease. Your participation will support the American Cancer Society's lifesaving research, prevention, early detection, and support programs for thousands of patients and their families.

Learn here to make a pink ribbon lapel pin to honor survivors, remember those lost to the disease, and to support the search for a cure.
http://makingstrides.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=2243

Please contact Heide Daugherty at 717-582-4082 or hdau@pa.net to make donations in behalf of the Susquehanna Valley Chapter.