Featured Chapter
Name: Capital Area AEYC
Representing the Capital Area, CAAEYC is lucky to call Harrisburg home. We are growing by leaps and bounds. We are an affiliate of 277 members and rising. With a Board of only 7, we are able to accomplish many activities and events throughout the year. Our largest event is in March of each year. That is our Early Childhood Conference held at Messiah College in Grantham. This year, 600 ECE professionals were in attendance and we were very proud of the success of this day!
Sunday, April 18th, we held our Week of the Young Child Event at Harrisburg’s City Island. A walk for children drew nearly 400 people from the area! Each participant wore a light blue WOYC t-shirt, walked a brisk 2 miles and enjoyed musical entertainment and a magician/balloon artist. Children wore matching WOYC baseball caps.
Centers in our area are able to showcase their sites in early November each year during our ‘Night of Networking’. This is an evening where 250-300 professionals gather to tour two ECE facilities in the Capital Area, enjoy appetizers and desserts while mingling and socializing with others in our field.
Having the Capitol building as our neighbor, we are very involved in the advocacy work that takes place on the hill. Action Day is a huge event for our area and regular visits to our leaders are often on everyone’s agenda!
Please check out our website to get a full view of the events and details of the organization that we so proudly write about!
Contact Information: www.caaeyc.org; email CAAEYC
Geographic Area: Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, and Perry Counties
Number of Members: 277
Board Composition and Members:
President and PennAEYC Representative: Amber Ruch
Past President: Amy Bennett
Vice President for Services: Sue Long
Treasurer: Kathy Wolfe
Secretary: Barb Willier
Member At Large: Jennifer Granitz
Member At Large: Bev Goodling