Workplace Problem Solvers to Receive 5th Annual JEVS `Strictly Business' Awards; Mark Schweiker to Deliver Keynote Address

  Who:        JEVS is the area's largest not-for-profit, human service
              agency of its kind. JEVS provides a range of health,
              rehabilitation, skills training and job placement services
              that help thousands of people across the Greater Philadelphia
              region achieve their personal and employment goals.

  What:       5th annual Strictly Business event, an awards and networking
              luncheon attracting more than 450 area business leaders

  Featuring:  Keynote Speaker (keynote address at 12:45 p.m.)
              Mark S. Schweiker, President & CEO, Greater Phila. Chamber of
              Commerce

  Where:      Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 12th and Market Streets

  When:       Thursday, October 30, 2003 -- noon to 1:30 p.m.

  Why:        To applaud three regional employers who are:

               - contributing to the health of the region's economy through
                  a commitment to workforce development (King of Prussia
                  Mall)

               - offering benefits and programs that promote employee
                  success and growth (Fair Acres Geriatric Center, Lima, PA)

               - giving those without employment "track records"
                  opportunities to work (Colonial Volkswagen Subaru,
                  Feasterville, PA)

              To honor an inspirational person who enrolled in a JEVS
              skills training program and is now succeeding in the
              workforce despite significant personal obstacles.

              To raise funds for scholarships to JEVS vocational
              assessment, job readiness, skills training and career
              management services for individuals in need.

NOTE: Interviews with award winners or JEVS CEO may be arranged between 11:15 - 11:50 a.m. Please contact the JEVS Communications Department at 215-854-1806.

PRNewswire -- Oct. 27