IAAP – Municipal Employees Chapter

Municipal Employees Chapter would like to welcome our newest member, Kim Landers.  Kim works as an Administrative Assistant for the City of Sugar Hill.  We are excited to have Kim join us.

School Supply Donation to NSPIRE

By: Cheryl Goodwin, CAP 

The Municipal Employees Chapter IAAP donated a large amount of school supplies to the Hope House (women and children’s shelter), which is operated by NSPIRE. After learning of this need, we only had a week to gather as many supplies as we could. There were approximately 17 children in residence at that time and they all needed items to start school. The response by our members was amazing!

On July 29, 2011, President Doris Davis, CPS/CAP and Cheryl Goodwin, CAP delivered the school supplies to Gregg Kennard of NSPIRE. He was extremely grateful and expressed his immense gratitude to the members of our organization.

 NSPIRE Outreach is working with homeless men and women to help them in cultivating the skills necessary to leave the streets behind for good. Many of these people have experienced homelessness, drug/alcohol abuse, unemployment, physical/emotional abuse and often feel they have nowhere to turn for help. Participants in the program receive assistance with housing, food, employment, physical fitness and health, counseling, continuing education, transportation, personal coaching, spiritual growth. They not only receive assistance with their physical needs, they are given the tools and opportunities to make positive changes in their lives that will help them to become strong, productive and independent people.

NSPIRE is in the process of increasing the level of service provided to the community. For more information on programs and upcoming projects, go to http://www.nspireatlanta.com/#/the-program .

Kudos go out to our newest member, Patti DuMestre, CPS.  Patti took her CPS exam with us in May.  The results are in and Patti passed.  Great job Patti!

The past few months has seen some new faces in our chapter.  Melissa Clay and Barbara Locke joined  us in February and our newest member, Patti  DuMestre in June.   We look forward to a great partnership with our newest members.  Welcome to Municipal Employees Chapter.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our recent “Mother’s Day Gift” Community Service Project.  Because of you, seven mothers at the HOPE HOUSE received a Mother’s Day gift from their children! The HOPE HOUSE is a program focusing on single women and mothers with children transitioning from domestic violence. The HOPE HOUSE partners with local Domestic Violence shelters to assist clients with the “next steps” including residence, employment, childcare, education, goal setting and much more.

On Friday, May 6, 2011 Donna Mitchell, CPS/CAP and Cheryl Goodwin, CAP delivered to the HOPE HOUSE seven gift bags full of all kind of things from personal items to jewelry and books.  Mother’s Day cards were also included for the children to sign before giving the gift to their mother.  In an email received from Director Gregg Kennard on Monday, May 9, he advised “all the ladies loved their gift bags and said to tell your group thank you!”

But the gifts didn’t stop with the mothers. The chapter also delivered coffee cups, pens, and tablets donated by the Gwinnett County Fire Department. These items will be used at one of the organization’s homeless shelters. And, a large bag of Beanie Babies was also donated to be given to children at the HOPE HOUSE. 

Once again, Municipal Employees Chapter displayed PASSION & PURPOSE!

We will be collecting non-perishable food items for a local food bank.  Please bring your can goods and other items to our February & March monthly meeting.  After the holidays it is easy to forget those in need.  Help us make this a huge success.

Debbie Boyd recently took and passed her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification test.  This is an industry certification for H.R. professionals.  Human resources is only one of the many hats Debbie wears in her position as Office Services Coordinator for the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources.  Way to go Debbie!

Please note for this month only, our November meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 16th.  We will meet at our regular location.  Click here for our meeting notice.

We will be having our annual membership drive on October 21, 2010.  Come get to know us and get all your questions answered about IAAP and the Municipal Employees Chapter.  We will have an excellent education program that night with Greg Creech.  This is just a sample of how your membership with IAAP works for you.