Posts from — April 2008
Music lovers, don’t miss this . . .
Mark your calendar for May 16! Dennis Cramer has arranged a wonderful musical evening to celebrate both his retirement as a music teacher and as a benefit for the Michael Petronchek Musical Scholarship, a component fund of the Armstrong County Community Foundation. Mike Petronchek was an Armstrong County music educator whose memory was honored by [...]
April 28, 2008 Comments Off
Blogging live from the Forum
The Armstrong County Forum for Workforce Excellence, that is. Their tag line is “Workforce Excellence Together,” and YOU can be involved. Working together at Lenape Tech today, educators, employers, government officials, community leaders, and high school students (great idea!) are determining the actions we need to take to make our communities grow and succeed. David [...]
April 25, 2008 Comments Off
Go Green with Infinity
Infinity, the women’s giving circle of the Armstrong County Community Foundation, goes green with a great reusable bag fundraiser. (Infinity mascots, pink flamingos Mercy & Good Will, prepare to shop for shrimp.) Did you know that Americans throw away 100 billion plastic bags each year? That is the equivalent to dumping nearly 12 million barrels [...]
April 21, 2008 Comments Off
Preparing for a "Storm"
Mary Ann Valasek, Chair of Arts on the Allegheny, discusses the pros and cons of various kinds of performance stages with Tony Sgro of Chujko in preparation for the first concert of the 2008 summer series. Mark your calendars for June 1st–Gaelic Storm arrives in Kittanning!
April 10, 2008 Comments Off
Come "Up, Down, and Around" with us!
(See our display in the chamber window on Market Street in Kittanning–click on the photo for a close-up.) Armstrong Books for Children, an ACCF early literacy initiative, has purchased 300 copies of “Up, Down, and Around” (the Pennsylvania One Book Every Young Child choice for 2008) for distribution to Armstrong County children. Celebrate books with [...]
April 7, 2008 Comments Off
It's a bird! It's a plane!
NO! It’s plastic bag litter! Seen flying along North Jefferson Street in Kittanning on a Tuesday afternoon, the ubiquitous W**M*** bag. Help the ACCF keep our streets clean–purchase our reusable shopping bags. Go Green with the ACCF!
April 2, 2008 Comments Off
