BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wacreading.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20220313T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20221106T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T133000
DTSTAMP:20260503T091158
CREATED:20230127T204655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T130619Z
UID:7361-1678361400-1678368600@wacreading.org
SUMMARY:Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: First Latin Woman Representative in the PA General Assembly from Berks County
DESCRIPTION:INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY EVENT \nPa. state Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz was elected to represent Pennsylvania’s 129th Legislative District on November 8\, 2022 \nCepeda-Freytiz obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz College where she majored in French and minored in Spanish.  She also obtained a Master of Science in Education degree from Long Island University and became a bilingual Guidance Counselor. \nFor over 10 years\, she worked for Grand Street Settlement and held the position of Program Director for the Beacon Center\, a school-based community center located in New York City.  In addition to her role as Program Director\, she worked part time as the College Counselor for Marta Valle Secondary School. In 2007 a business opportunity presented itself in Reading\, PA. She chose to leave New York to become an entrepreneur/businesswoman.  She relocated her family to establish Mi Casa Su Casa Café\, located in downtown Reading. Cepeda-Freytiz graduated from Kutztown University Small Business Development Center and Latino Business Resource Center business program in the spring of 2009. \nThe same year she became recipient of the James Hyson Entrepreneur Award from Community First Fund and in January 2011 she was awarded Businessperson of the Year by the Latino Chamber of Commerce.\nIn 2017\, she received the Girl Scouts of Eastern PA Take the Lead Award. Cepeda-Freytiz also served on the board of directors of Centro Hispano\, Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce. \nIn 2020 received the COVID-19 Hero Award from United Community Services and in 2021\, she was awarded Purple Ribbon Business Partner of the Year by the Domestic Shelters Organization. Shas served on the Safe Berks (formerly known as Berks Women in Crisis) and on the Reading Public Library Board. In November 2019 she was elected City Councilwoman of District 6 and in January 2020 she began serving her 4-year term becoming the fist woman to serve on the Reading City Council and as President of Reading City Council. \nCepeda-Freytiz is a mother of two young adults and lives in Reading with her husband. \nThis International Women’s Day event will be held in person at Legend’s Restaurant \nClick here to register for this event now.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/johnny-cepeda-freytiz-first-latin-woman-representative-in-the-pa-general-assembly-from-berks-county/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2350.png.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T090000
DTSTAMP:20260503T091158
CREATED:20230221T233140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T163438Z
UID:7393-1678951800-1678957200@wacreading.org
SUMMARY:275th Anniversary Celebration of Reading's Founding - Breakfast Event
DESCRIPTION:Delegations from Reading’s two sister cities\, Reading\, England and Reutlingen\, Germany are coming to Reading March 12-17 to join in the celebration of the 275thanniversary of Reading’s founding.  The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading is pleased to hold a breakfast program as  part of the week long set events  planned  for the visits. \nThe program  will be Thursday\, March 16 at the DoubleTree by Hilton.  Registration and breakfast\, 7:15-8:00 a.m. Program: 8-9 a.m. \nThe program with be in the form of a moderated panel discussion with a representative from each delegation discussing the value each perceives in the sister city partnership and a  representative of Reading discussing the significance of the 275th anniversary and the importance of the sister city relationships.  Question and Answer with the audience will follow with everything concluding sharply at 9 a.m. \nThe DoubleTree has heavily discounted the cost for the breakfast as part of its contribution to the 275th anniversary celebration. Cost for the breakfast is $15 per person with payment at the door.   Registration deadline is Monday\, March 13\, 2023. \nThe program promises to be an interesting exchange of perspective and culture.  We look forward to your participation. \nREGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THIS EVENT IS MARCH 9TH. \nClick here to register for this event now. \nPlease note\, PARKING IS FREE. Do not pay to park.  Simply bring your license plate number with you to WAC registration.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/275th-anniversary-celebration-of-readings-founding-breakfast-event/
LOCATION:DoubleTree by Hilton\, 701 Penn St.\, Reading\, 10601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wacreading.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-23-at-5.53.33-PM.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR