Posts from — May 2008
A Storm in the Forecast for June 1
If you haven’t already, mark your calendar for 6 PM Sunday, June 1st! The Arts on the Allegheny committee, meeting in the Murtha Amphitheater at Kittanning Riverfront Park, is busy tying up the final details of the upcoming performance of the internationally famous Irish group Gaelic Storm. The opening act is Rusty Gun Revival. The [...]
May 26, 2008 Comments Off
Double Benefit
Dennis Cramer’s retirement concert last evening not only benefited the ACCF’s Michael Petronchek Musical Scholarship Fund, it benefitted the audience as well! Kudos to all the performers for a wonderful evening. We are so blessed in Armstrong County to have so many musicians and artists who generously share their talent with us. I heard so [...]
May 17, 2008 Comments Off
Butterfly Lessons
West Hills Primary Elementary School asked for a grant to help fund an “outdoor classroom.” In partnership with the Armstrong School District Education Foundation and other groups, the ACCF’s Richard G. and Barbara A. Snyder General Charitable Fund provided West Hills Primary teachers and students with a resource center, a butterfly garden, and butterfly habitats, [...]
May 13, 2008 Comments Off
Ralph Knepshield Memorial Golf Outing
Registration begins at 9:30; shotgun start at 10:30. See you at Lenape Heights!
May 9, 2008 Comments Off
Petronchek Fund Benefit Concert
Friday, May 16 will be a celebration of music and Dennis Cramer’s retirement! Join us at the Ford City High School auditorium at 7 PM for an exciting evening.
May 9, 2008 Comments Off
Rivers of Steel Grantwriting Workshop
Join the ACCF for a free grant-writing workshop Tuesday, May 13 from 7-9:30 PM.
May 9, 2008 Comments Off
A Message to the Next President
The Council on Foundations hosted a world-wide summit of philanthropy this week in National Harbor, MD. Three thousand foundations were represented (there are approximately 80,000 foundations in the US alone.) I was so exciting to hear what other folks are doing; a young woman at my table for this plenary session was from Brazil, and had [...]
May 9, 2008 Comments Off
