INVITATION TO COVER
(3/22/07)

EVENT
** Nonprofit of the Year Award Presentation
     Presented to the Chester County SPCA by the Great Valley Regional 
     Chamber of Commerce

DATE & TIME
** Thursday, March 22, 2007
      6 p.m.

LOCATION
** The Desmond Hotel
      Great Valley Corporate Center
      1 Liberty Boulevard
      Malvern, PA

EXPECTED ATTENDANTS
** Representatives of the Chester County SPCA
     Members of the Great Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce
     Community and Business Leaders

** OF PARTICULAR INTEREST
     	In 2006, the Chester County SPCA received national attention when it rescued 
more than 330 dogs from a Chester County “puppy mill’ and successfully prosecuted two 
owners and a caretaker on animal cruelty charges. Subsequently, Pennsylvania Governor 
Edward Rendell appointed a new Dog Law Advisory Board in October and proposed sweeping 
changes to the state’s dog law and related state regulations designed to improve the conditions 
under which dogs are bred and sold in Pennsylvania. The Nonprofit of the Year Award recognizes 
those achievements as well as Chester County SPCA programs, including pet adoption services, 
animal lost-and-found services, humane education programs and pet visitation programs.

REPORTERS, CAMERA CREWS, PHOTOGRAPHERS INVITED
For additional information, contact Chuck McDevitt at 610-692-6113, ext. 227 (work), 
or 215-316-8481 (cell).