Making Change
Our biggest SALE ever!
….on giving… The more you give, the more you….uh…give….. Just as we are always looking to make our dollars go further when we are shopping, why not make them go further with philanthropy? The Armstrong County Community Foundation is issuing a CHALLENGE to Armstrong County businesses to give back, and we promise to make [...]
January 11, 2011 1 Comment
Are you the ONE?
The Foundation was created with the belief that all of us coming together could make a bigger impact on the needs that exist within our community and that belief is valid. However, as a volunteer on the grantmaking committee, I see the impact of grantmaking as making a difference to ONE. One child who receives [...]
December 27, 2010 Comments Off
Thank you for a wonderful year!
Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukkah, and a Properous and Blessed Year in 2011 from the staff at your Armstrong County Community Foundation ~ Jessica & Mindy
December 20, 2010 Comments Off
What's more fun than a pajama party?
A pajama party for charity! Infinity, the Armstrong County Community Foundation’s Women’s Giving Circle, hosted a pajama party to benefit HAVIN, an Armstrong County domestic violence and sexual assault center. Price of admission? A pair of pajamas or sleepwear to donate! As a result of the party, Infinity has delivered several pairs of women’s pajamas, some children’s [...]
December 15, 2010 Comments Off
'Tis the Season
Seen @ Starbucks @ Pittsburgh Mills Mall
December 6, 2010 Comments Off
Emotions Rule
Many thanks to the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management for hosting TechNow 2010, and for bringing one of my favorite nonprofit marketing gurus, Katya Andresen, to Pittsburgh. The gist of Katya’s presentation? People give because of an emotional response to a call for action, not because you & I can articulate our mission [...]
October 28, 2010 1 Comment
WeatherBug in Kittanning
Thanks to generous local donors from the ACCF Baker Family Charitable Fund and Richard & Barbara Snyder, Kittanning has its own KDKA WeatherBug at Grace Christian School!
October 21, 2010 Comments Off
Heroin addiction DOES happen here – be informed!
Many thanks to the Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation for providing a free copy of their video, “Heroin: Lives Forever Changed” for the ACCF to lend out. “Heroin: Lives Forever Changed” is an original production by the Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation, produced in response to the growing heroin addiction problem among teens and young adults. The purpose of the film [...]
October 14, 2010 Comments Off
ACCF Celebrates Another Year
Thank you so much, Board members and friends, for helping us celebrate another year of service to our community at our Annual Dinner at Kittanning Country Club this week. Our speakers Dixie Lipnichan of Cherryish Our Communities, Inc. and Zach Burns of the Blind Association of Butler & Armstrong Counties enlightened and inspired us–thank you [...]
October 8, 2010 Comments Off
Cherryish Our Communities Update
Cherryish Our Communities, Inc. is proud to announce that 82 trees were planted last year through the combined efforts of many of our northern communities. Congratulations, Dixie Lipnichan, President (front left), on a successful year! Stay tuned for new plantings in the spring . . .
September 8, 2010 Comments Off
