Posts from — October 2007
Harper Lee Biographer Visits Armstrong County
The Armstrong Concert Band entertained us with musical selections from the 1930′s. Best-selling author of Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, Charles Shields gave us a fascinating look into Harper Lee’s life. Armstrong County Community Foundation board president Patty Kirkpatrick presented 5 student essay winners with award certificates and checks. Pictured with Commissioner [...]
October 31, 2007 Comments Off
Ford City Community Conversation
Participants in Ford City’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” Community Conversation last evening enjoyed music provided by the Pittsburgh Banjo Club, along with lemonade and cookies in the lobby of Ford City High School. Many thanks to the esteemed panel (Mr. Homer Pendleton, Ryan Fletcher, Sandy Bradigan, Jane Englert, Rep. Jeff Pyle, and D.A. Scott Andreassi) [...]
October 26, 2007 Comments Off
Commissioners Proclaim October "Big Read Month"
“We, the Armstrong County Board of Commissioners, do hereby declare October 2007 as The Big Read Month, and call upon all our citizens, young and old, to help us promote this important month that draws attention to the vital role of literary reading in our county and our country. We hereby further recognize and commend [...]
October 11, 2007 Comments Off
Celebration of Giving
Patty Kirkpatrick, ACCF Board President, traced philanthropy back to its beginnings at the Foundation’s “Annual Celebration of Giving” last evening at Lenape Heights Golf Course. The American philanthropic ethic began in 1630 in England when John Winthrop preached “A Model of Christian Charity” to Puritans bound for the New World, and continues today–377 years later–all [...]
October 4, 2007 Comments Off
