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MEMBERS WITH SOMETHING TO SAY
PLACEMAT SPONSORSHIP =
RECOGNITION 4 YOU + HELPS REGION…BE A “STAR”
You get more return per advertising dollar with Local4All than just connecting with new customers. You also help promote the region’s great nonprofit causes, programs and events that are featured on each month’s restaurant placemats. Mr. Bromley, Local4All owner, wants you to know that for as little as $50, your company’s name could appear on the placement in the center of a sponsorship star. The cost can vary, depending on the distribution areas selected. By sponsoring a star, your company will be recognized as local business that takes the time to help promote nonprofit events and programs. Each month, another nonprofit’s message will be included on the placemat in the sponsoring stars surrounding the message that help to make that nonprofit space possible. For more information on this opportunity you can call Carl at 724-548-7249.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OFFERS ORGANIZATIONAL HELP FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
The Program is called, “Put Your Life in Order,” and deals getting more organized. Topics like: getting rid of clutter, recycling, energy conservation, home composting and reducing hazardous toxins in your home will be addressed by a professional “In Its Place” organizer, Jody Adams and Westmoreland Cleanways, Executive Director, Ellen Keefe. The event is free, but pre-registration is required. Call in your “RSVP” to 724-925-4152 by Friday, March 19. Perhaps you know someone that needs a lesson in organization!!!
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER NEWSLETTER IS ON-LINE
Just go to www.corrkedcreekelc.org to click on the monthly Newsletter and find out what’s available to the public in outstanding environmental (green) programming. You’ll find out when they will be doing the Maple Sugaring in March, the Open House in May and all the other things they are working on, including the summer camp for kids. The ELC is a part of the Armstrong Educational Trust and is a great place to spend the afternoon or an overnight with your family or organized group.
ARMSTRONG COUNTY BANDS TOGETHER FOR HAITI
The emphasis of this event is to come together to raise money and awareness for the unfortunate earthquake victims in Haiti. Scheduled to take place on Tuesday, March 30 at the 10th Street Station in Ford City, the Armstrong County Bands Together for Haiti Program will be a gathering place for talented entertainers and for those who wish to help make a contribution. For more information on how you can perform, attend and/or donate you can call Stephen Heffner at 724-763-1028 or you can call the Red Cross at 724-545-2733.
ALLE-KISKI MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS
VISION SCREENING AND PHYSICIAN INFORMATION ABOUT AGING
Dr. Michael Sigal will present “Keep the Twinkle: Understanding Eye Health and Aging” on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 2 p.m. in the Charles W. Young Conference Center at the AKMC Hospital in Natrona Heights. The physician will explain how we become more vulnerable to eye diseases as we age and what can be done. Screenings will take place after the discussion. These screenings may be able to identify problems before they go beyond correction. Hosted by the PriorityCare Program at AKMC, this program is free to the public. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 724-226-7339.
WESTMORELAND AND ARMSTRONG COUNTIES
WANT YOU TO PROVIDE CENSUS INFORMATION
With the 2010 Census underway, both of our home counties want to insure that their people are thoroughly and completely counted to insure that we do not get “short sheeted” when it comes to Federal and State Funded Programs. Every time we miss someone in the count we loose tax dollars for our State and Region. So, encourage everyone you know to “stand-up and be counted.” Remember you hurt funding for roads, education, water, sewage and more every time someone “dodges the bullet” and doesn’t respond to the survey. Also, remember that someone else gets our money if our count is not true.
TRI-COUNTY TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM (TC2)
WANTS YOU TO KNOW ABOUT JOINING THEM
Serving Armstrong, Butler and Indiana Counties, the TC2, a part of the Tri-County WIB, is holding a reception on Thursday, April 22, complete with hors d’oeuvres and give-a-ways, to show technology and communications employers the benefits of belonging to the consortium and to announce a new grant that was just received. The reception will be held from 5:30 p.m. till 7:30 p.m. at the Electro-Optics Center at the Northpointe Industrial Park, near Slate Lick. To make the required reservations you are advised to call Ken Raybuck at 724-282-9341.
VANDERGRIFT FINE ARTS FESTIVAL ENTERS 4TH YEAR
This great festival, featuring regional artists exhibiting their works on Grant Avenue in historic downtown Vandergrift, is scheduled for June 5 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will include children’s activities, food, live music and wine tasting. Any local artists are encouraged to apply by March 31, 2010 if they would like to exhibit and sell original art. A new feature this year will be the Chalk Walk Competition, where local school students compete for valuable prizes by creating colorful sidewalk masterpieces in chalk. Also, the Paint a Palette Program with over 50 original entries will be displayed all about the town for everyone to see. Anyone wishing to be an “artist in residence” is encouraged to call the Vandergrift Improvement Program Office at 724-567-5286 to apply for booths, competitions, and displays.
ARMSTRONG COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SPONSORS THE…FLAG SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE AT LENAPE TECH
This is a great opportunity to promote your business as a vendor or spectator!!! The Conference, which will take place on Saturday, April 10th, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., will include booth space and sponsorships for businesses wishing to have a higher profile for the 200 or so attendees that are expected. Also, workshops on “green sustainability” will be planned throughout the day. Senator Ferlo, a great proponent of “green,” will be there as the keynote speaker. See the attached program for all the details.
KISKI VALLEY ENTERPRISES
OFFERS GREAT PROPERTY IN HYDE PARK
With spring fast approaching, it’s not too early to consider the purchase of a new site for the expansion of your business. The Wilder Business Park is flat, “shovel ready” and offers all the necessary amenities for a successful business location. Tax incentives are offered to encourage development. It’s a terrific site along our region’s most beautiful river, complete with public pavilion, walking trail and boat launch for your employees’ enjoyment. Call us at 724-845-5426 to find out how inexpensive and cost effective this property can be. Two sites remain that contain just over three acres each.
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