Armstrong "In The Loop Podcast"

George Villegas, Board Member for CVCC, joins the show to talk about the 75 years of this amazing organization. The group's fundraising effort for the year is $45,000.00 and they're well on their way to reaching their goal.
Their 4 non-profits that they're helping with the fundraising are:
-The Community Park
-Southwest Butler Food Cupboard
-Zelienople Area Public Library
-Parents in Toto Autism Resource Center

For more information or ways to donate, please visit: https://cvcommunitychest.com/



Follow CVCC on Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/cvccwpa/

This week's episode features Steven Green and Sheila Talarico from Glade Run Lutheran Services in Zelienople. We learn all about the history, mission and services that Glade Run provides to over 4,000 people a year. Glade Run is still collecting for their holiday initiative and you have time to donate!

To donate to their Christmas Angel Program: https://gladerun.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Christmas-Angel-brochure-19.pdf

Visit their website: https://gladerun.org/

Like them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gladerun/

The 3rd Annual Miracle on Main Street in Zelienople, PA will be held on Thursday, December 5th from 4:30pm-8:30pm. Vanessa was kind enough to join us and share all the exciting events that will be going on that evening. This is one of our favorite events and hope to see you there!


For More Information: https://miracleonmainstzelie.weebly.com/ or their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MMSZelienople/

Kim Racan and Gary Racan founded the Warriors Rock in Concert with the Studio E Band to honor the men & women who have or are currently serving our country. The band's mission is to empower these warriors and make this the most successful well-adjusted generations of Veterans in our Nation's History. 

Warriors Rock in Concert will be taking place on Sunday, December 8th at Jergel's Rhythm Grill at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door or at Jergel's website: https://jergels.com/

For more information about Warriors Rock: https://www.warriorsrock.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/warriorsrock/

Ron Carter, President & Executive Director of The Strand Theater is our guest this week. Ron gives a background & history of The Strand Theater from the opening in 1914 to the closing in the 1980's. We talk about The Strand Initiative and the work of all of the volunteers to reopen The Strand in the mid-2000's. 

Ron puts together a wonderful schedule of events & shows and this holiday season is packed full of entertainment! The Strand Theater schedule can be found here: http://www.thestrandtheater.org/index.htm

For additional information check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/The-Strand-Theater-117977064894820/

Volunteers are always welcome and Ron talks all about how you or your family can be a volunteer at the start & end of the episode!

Happy Veterans Day to everyone that has served or is currently serving to protect our freedoms!

We are thankful to be joined by Ben Stahl, CEO of the Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania (VLP) for this episode. Ben talks about the services the non-profit organization provides to veterans. Founded in 1992 to serve Vietnam veterans, the VLP provided housing, employment assistance, health and wellness programs, and supportive services to more than 3,500 veterans in 2018.

For More Information on VLP: http://www.vlpwpa.org/
Visit their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/VeteransLeadershipProgram/

Thanks to Ben, Toshua and Melissa for making this episode possible!

Tom & Marie Grant, Rotarians of the Zelienople Rotary Club and the End Polio Now Campaign Co-Chairs for Rotary District 7280 talk about the End Polio Now mission. Tom talks about the history of this disease & Rotary's part in helping to eradicate Polio. He also shares his life story and being a Polio survivor. Marie helps to give insight and the role her & Tom have in sharing the Rotary message in our community!

For more information on End Polio Now: https://www.endpolio.org/

For more information on the Zelienople Rotary Club: https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubofZelienople/

Butler County Chamber's first ever Executive Director, Jordan Grady, joins the show to discuss his new role. Jordan talks about the new mission for his position as well as discussing the road map for 2020.

For more information about the Butler County Chamber:
https://butlercountychamber.com/

Visit their Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/BCChamber1896/

Jerry Andree,Cranberry Township Manager, joins the show to talk about the township. Jerry dives into current projects, future projects and updates on existing/previous projects that impact the community. This is our first of a quarterly series we're starting with Cranberry Township to better inform the community!

Mary Hess, business owner and member of both Explore Zelie & Zelienople Borough Council is our guest. Mary shares all of the updates on current and future developments in Zelienople. We take time to talk about the recent floods and changes that are underway to prevent future disasters.