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Over the years the Chapter has been involved in many worthwhile projects and continually seeks ways to help others who may not be able to help themselves.  If you know of a worthy cause, or would like to organize a project, please contact Cynthia Gantz, CPCU c/o Swett & Crawford 215-572-4904, or e-mail her at Cynthia_gantz@swett.com or contact any of the Chapter Officers or Directors.

SATURDAY MAY 5, 2001 is our next scheduled SPECIAL OLYMPICS AT Northeast High School in PHILADELPHIA, 9 a.m.- noon.

May 6, 2000 was our last Special Olympics Good Works Project.  Click side bar for flyer, further info & volunteer response form and/or call Cynthia Gantz at 215-572-4904 if you are available to participate. Meanwhile, enjoy the photos shown below of the May 2000 Olympics and past Good Works and click on the thumbnail for the larger photo.

Since 1992 the Philadelphia Chapter participated in the Philadelphia Special Olympics held on the first Saturday in May of each year at Northeast High School.  Cynthia Gantz, CPCU, from Swett Insurance, along with her husband Gary, are very involved with this worthy event.  Generally, you arrive around 9:00-9:30 a.m. and stay until about 12:00 noon. Volunteers are served a box lunch and given a souvenir T-shirt. Chapter members who volunteer get a Philadelphia Chapter hat to wear and a Special Olympics T-shirt.  With our hats and T-shirts on, our job is to cheer for the participants, congratulate them after their respective events and present the winners with awards and medals. It's extremely rewarding to be a part of the Special Olympics. Why not mark your calendar for the first Saturday in each May from 9-12 to join the Chapter in volunteering at the "Philadelphia Special Olympics".  A form is accessed on the sidebar.  Enjoy the photos below taken at past events and click on the thumbnail for the larger version.

Olym2000b.jpg (11500 bytes)Wearing their Philly Chapter hats, our volunteer Chapter members had a strong showing at the May 2000 Olympics. Olym2000c.jpg (15524 bytes)Chapter President Pete Palestina congratulates one of the Olympic winners at the May 2000 games.
Olym2000e.jpg (14308 bytes)Chapter 1st VP Val Katz pins a medal on one of the winners at Olympics 2000. Olym2000d.jpg (17223 bytes)Chapter Past President Phil Spinelli checking the next task for the volunteers.
Olym2000f.jpg (10462 bytes)Left to right: Chapter President Pete Palestina, Good Works Chairperson Cynthis Gantz and 1st VP Val Katz at the May 2000 Olympics. Olym2000n.JPG (30146 bytes)If you bring on the winners, I have the medals says Phil Spinelli at the May 2000 Olympics.
olymp99e.jpg (63987 bytes)Cynthia Gantz, CPCU chairs the Committee which again participated in the May 1998 and 1999 "Philadelphia Special Olympics" held at Northeast High School in Philadelphia.olymp99c.jpg (46110 bytes)  On the top left Cynthia Gantz is bringing the olympians to the awards area and on the bottom right she briefs them before receiving their awards.

olymp99d.jpg (37001 bytes)olymp99a.jpg (57777 bytes)At left, Stan Cranstoun, Sandra Loebs, Chris Sears, Cynthia Gantz and Gary Gantz on the track field at Northeast High.  At right, President Loebs presents a medal to a winning olympian
projinv.jpg (24537 bytes)Left to right are: R. Bruce Tuttle, CPCU, Hsuan Shiang Wu, CPCU, Germantown H.S. reps:Ann Zug, Jesse Gardener, Ph.D., Sandee Ruffin, Ph.D., Barbara McCreery, and Anne Kopanski, CPCU.  They came to thank us for our partial funding of the Project Invest program at our December 1996 meeting. In 1997, Anne Kopanski, CPCU, chairman of Project InVEST, co-authored grant proposals, wrote and delivered a two day workshop for School Teachers to increase interest in this excellent school to work program. The session was attended by Barbara Miller Richards, National Co-ordinator Project InVest. Germantown Project InVest was the cover story for the Independent Agent Magazine in September 1997.

Chapter members volunteered to do a Channel 12 Telethon 1984, raising funds for Philadelphia's public tv station.good84-1.jpg (97662 bytes)12tv1984.jpg (4621 bytes)

 goodwks1.jpg (75155 bytes)In May 1992, Chapter Officers T.C. McDonnell, CPCU and Karen Willimann, CPCU proudly wearing their Special Olympics Volunteer T-Shirt which our volunteer members received for the Chapter's participation in this worthy cause.
The Committee, in 1997, for the second year in a row, conducted a Holiday charity drive which brought in  monetary and packaged gifts which the Chapter donated to Big Sisters of Philadelphia, Inc.