BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230907T160000Z DTEND:20230907T173000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2023 Lunch Hour with Rep. Shirley Arriaga DESCRIPTION:Please note this event is at capacity. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated. To get on the waitlist\, please email Melissa at melissa@chicopeechamber.org. \n\n\n\nJoin us at the Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee on Thursday\, September 7 for a Lunch Hour with State Representative Shirley Arriaga. Elected to office in November of 2022\, Rep. Arriaga takes the seat of long-term Chicopee delegate Rep. Wagner. \n\n\n\nMore about Rep. Arriaga:\n\n"I am the fourth out of five children\, and I was raised in Chicopee by a single mother\, who worked hard to provide for our family. I was raised Catholic with a strong emphasis on public service\, including military and law enforcement.\n\n\n\nI enlisted in the United States Air Force at the age of 20 during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan out of a sense of duty to our country and served until my honorable discharge in July 2020. I served as a Loadmaster in the 337th Airlift Squadron out of Westover ARB and was proud to be a part of the Women in Aviation Initiative. While serving in the Air Force and raising my daughter\, I completed a bachelor?s at Elms College.\n\n\n\nBy 2015\, I was able to purchase my first home. Additionally\, I secured a full-time position as Veterans Director for Congressman Richard E. Neal. During my time there\, I aided the constituents from the 1st Congressional District and assisted them with issues ranging from: immigration\, veteran affairs\, mortgage foreclosures\, utility shut downs\, death and funeral assistance\, Medicare\, and prescriptions coverage. I helped hundreds of families and learned the power of government when it works for you.\n\n\n\nAfter several years of aiding constituents\, I decided to further my education in order to continue serving our community in a greater capacity. At the age of 29\, I enrolled at Western New England School of Law. Today\, I live in Aldenville with my 9 year old daughter\, Winter. I've been passionately protecting and serving our community and it is an honor to continue my service as your State Representative for the 8th Hampden District." X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Please note this event is at capacity. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated. To get on the waitlist\, please email Melissa at melissa@chicopeechamber.org. \;
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\nJoin us at the Boys &\; Girls Club of Chicopee on Thursday\, September 7 for a Lunch Hour with State Representative Shirley Arriaga. Elected to office in November of 2022\, Rep. Arriaga takes the seat of long-term Chicopee delegate Rep. Wagner. \;
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\nMore about Rep. Arriaga:
\n"\;I am the fourth out of five children\, and I was raised in Chicopee by a single mother\, who worked hard to provide for our family. I was raised Catholic with a strong emphasis on public service\, including military and law enforcement.
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\nI enlisted in the United States Air Force at the age of 20 during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan out of a sense of duty to our country and served until my honorable discharge in July 2020. I served as a Loadmaster in the 337th Airlift Squadron out of Westover ARB and was proud to be a part of the Women in Aviation Initiative. While serving in the Air Force and raising my daughter\, I completed a bachelor?s at Elms College.
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\nBy 2015\, I was able to purchase my first home. Additionally\, I secured a full-time position as Veterans Director for Congressman Richard E. Neal. During my time there\, I aided the constituents from the 1st Congressional District and assisted them with issues ranging from: immigration\, veteran affairs\, mortgage foreclosures\, utility shut downs\, death and funeral assistance\, Medicare\, and prescriptions coverage. I helped hundreds of families and learned the power of government when it works for you.
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\nAfter several years of aiding constituents\, I decided to further my education in order to continue serving our community in a greater capacity. At the age of 29\, I enrolled at Western New England School of Law. Today\, I live in Aldenville with my 9 year old daughter\, Winter. I'\;ve been passionately protecting and serving our community and it is an honor to continue my service as your State Representative for the 8th Hampden District."\;
\n LOCATION:Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee 580 Meadow Street Chicopee\, MA 01013 UID:e.2510.930 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260416T214021Z URL:https://chicopee-gzcms.preview.gochambermaster.com/events/details/2023-lunch-hour-with-rep-shirley-arriaga-930 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR