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July MeetingWho’s Speaking?Please join us on Thursday, July 3, 2008 for the monthly professional education meeting at Woodhaven Country Club from 11:30 - 1:30. The FWAPA guest speakers will be Michael Day and Jeff Kikel with Fidelity Investments. The topic is “401k Regulations”. Michael Day is a Vice President for Fidelity Retirement Services Company. Michael is responsible for the development of prospective new 401k & Payroll clients for Fidelity’s Small Corporate Market. He works closely with the Texas Retail Investor Centers to increase awareness of Small Corporate Market products. Michael has over 8 years experience with Fidelity working with employers to create solutions for their employee benefit programs. Michael received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Marketing from Texas State and his MBA in Financial Services from the University of Dallas. He also has NASD Series 7 and 63 licenses Jeff Kikel is a Regional Consultant with Fidelity Investments working out of the Las Colinas (Irving) and Southlake Investor Centers. A 14 year Fidelity veteran, Jeff has spent most of his career with Fidelity as a Financial Planner. Jeff is currently responsible for educating Fidelity clients as well as members of the community in topics such as: Retirement, Investing, and Financial Planning. Jeff also consults with businesses to identify appropriate retirement plans for their employees. Jeff is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with a degree in Psychology and is also a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC). Jeff holds Series 6, 7, 8, 63 and 66 licenses as well as a Group 1 (Life, Health) insurance license.
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Member SpotlightKim Markle, CPP Kim Markle, CPP serves as Vice President of the Fort Worth APA Chapter. She was born in Little Washington, PA and says she was a military brat; traveling everywhere from Kentucky to Munich Germany; El Paso to Stuttgart Germany and back again to El Paso. Kim graduated from Andress High School in El Paso TX. Her dad retired in El Paso when she was in the 9th grade.
Kim has two wonderful children and one grandchild!! Her
son Bryan, lives with her and works for Albertson’s as a meat cutter.
Tara, her daughter, works at Omni American Bank as the Mortgage Receptionist.
Her grand daughter Kira, 15 months old is the apple of her grandmother’s
and her daddy’s eyes. Thanks Kim for stepping forward and volunteering to make our chapter successful. Chapter and Community NewsSafehaven Scavenger Hunt Finale What an awesome group you are. You made our commitment to help Safehaven an overwhelming success. Our members are our greatest strength and WOW! Did you show your muscle Thank you for your generosity. Thanks to Velma Martin and Team Captains for a terrific job. For members that did not get to help Safehaven during the Scavenger Hunt there are a many ways to help and are listed on Safehaven's web site www.safehaventc.org
Congratulations to our Members!! The Fort Worth Chapter won 3rd Place in the 2008 Dream Theme Contest sponsored by National APA. |
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Chapter CookbookMany of you have sent your favorite recipes to Cheryl Cook to be included in the Chapter Cook Book? There is room for more recipes Send your recipes to Cheryl.cook@adp.com or fax to her at 214-905-3667 or bring a copy to the next luncheon and Cheryl will retype for the cookbook. If you want to share a memory include a short story about why this recipe to special to you. Tarrant Area Food BankDid you miss the announcement at the June luncheon!! More information on this project later but we will be working with TAFB in September to assemble take home back packs for school. Texas Payroll ConferenceDon’t wait; take advantage of the Early Bird Registration price for the 19th annual Texas Payroll Conference (TPC) to be held in Corpus Christi Texas September 24th – 27th. This is the most affordable and comprehensive payroll conference offered in Texas. To register and review detailed descriptions of the educational classes visit the TPC website at www.txpayrollconference.org. Registration Fee
Conference Hotel Register early and request the Texas Payroll Conference room pricing rates. Cut-off date for special TPC rate is September 10, 2008. ***The Fort Worth Chapter will have a booth in the Exhibit Hall at TPC and we need members attending the conference to help decorate and work the booth. This is a fun event and great way to meet many others at the conference. Maria Huddleston is heading up our booth contact her at maria.huddleston@chemicallime.com or 817-806-1645. Volunteer, you’ll enjoy working this event. |
Government UpdateFederal Minimum Wage to go to $6.55 per hour on July 24, 2008. This is the second increase in the federal minimum wage that was signed into law in 2007 The increase was tacked on to an unrelated ‘war supplement’ appropriations bill approved by the U.S. House and Senate by large margins. The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 increases the federal hourly minimum wage rate to:
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| Speaker/Topic/ Chapter Activity | |
| July 3, 2008 | – Jeff Kikle, Fidelity “401k Regulations” |
| August 7, 2008 | – Tom Tolen “Relocation and Tax Affects” |
| September 4, 2008 | – National Payroll Week |
| September 24 – 27, 2008 | Texas Payroll Conference – Corpus Christi, TX |
| October 2, 2008 | – 14th Chapter Anniversary |
| October 2, 2008 | – Christa Arocha-De Leon, OAG Child Support “Wage Withholding Orders & Electronic Submitting” |
To contact any Chapter officer visit our website at www.fortworthapa.org
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