The second annual city luncheon Educate Empower Employ Recognition Luncheon and fundraiser is scheduled for next month, aimed to increase awareness of employing individuals with disabilities.

The event, hosted by the nonprofit SCV Mayor’s Committee For Employment of Individuals with Disabilities, is set to take place on Feb. 22  starting at 12 p.m.

“We’re looking to recognize companies that hire individuals with disabilities, and sponsors to support this event and our ongoing activities,” Wiseman and Secchi said. “To our previous sponsors: We are hoping that you will be able to support us once again.”

Executives, human resources and employment professionals who provide training and job placement for individuals with disabilities are invited to attend the event, said officials.  

“At the luncheon, we focus on recognizing businesses and providing support,” said SCV Mayor’s Committee Chair Ken Wiseman and Event Chair Kathleen Secchi. “At the annual breakfast, we work with the various agencies in the area and focus on what employers need to be successful in their recruiting efforts.”

The funds raised will primarily be used in the organization’s efforts to recruit companies looking to increase their efforts to hire individuals with disabilities and help pay for the annual luncheon and breakfast.

Current $1,000 Committed Sponsors: city of Santa Clarita, Boston Scientific, Poole Shaffery LLP, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, SetPoint Medical and AMS Fulfillment.

Additional sponsorships are available. For a $1,000 sponsorship, you will receive a beautiful framed work of art by the First Place winner of the 2017 Students with Disabilities Art Contest, Stephanie Kamel, a young adult student from the Transitional Learning Center at Hart High School. Sponsors will also receive recognition at the luncheon.

The Santa Clarita Valley Mayor’s Committee For Employment of Individuals with Disabilities seeks to: education employers on the benefits and social responsibility that come with employing individuals with disabilities, empower employers to hire individuals with disabilities by providing them with essential information and resources, and increase employment in the Santa Clarita Valley by working to reduce barriers to hiring individuals with disabilities.

The luncheon will be served at COC’s Institute of Culinary Education Facility, located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Valencia 91355.

To RSVP or get more information, email Secchi at kathleen.secchi@csun.edu.

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