October 14, 1999 Press Releases

For Immediate Release
October 14, 1999 Press Releases

Scaredy Cat Campaign Underway

Harrisburg/Mechanicsburg, PA –

Celebrate Halloween by participating in the first ever Scaredy Cat Campaign to benefit the Humane Society. Throughout the month, local businesses will be selling Scaredy Cat cut-outs to raise money for both Harrisburg Area Humane Society Shelters. The Scaredy Cats are orange paper Halloween cats and sell for one dollar.

Through the campaign, the Humane Society hopes to meet their goal of $6,000 to build a cat play area in the new east shore shelter. The room will be dedicated in the memory of shelter employee Linda Spangler.

For more information about the campaign or to become a participating business, call the Harrisburg Humane Society at 564-1867.

Allied Arts Fund Successfully Completes 1999 Campaign

Harrisburg, PA – The Allied Arts Fund’s Board of Directors and 1999 Campaign leadership has announced the successful completion of the Fund’s 1999 campaign — a campaign which has surpassed its goal of $1,111,111.11.

In celebrating the success of this year’s united campaign effort, 1999 Campaign Chairman Morton Spector of Design House and Appliances LLC stated, "The support the Allied Arts Fund continues to receive from Central Pennsylvania’s business and cultural communities is remarkable. Once again, our campaign contributors, volunteers, and supporters have worked together in making the united campaign a true success. As a result of their collective efforts and generosity of time, talent, and financial resources, the arts of our community will move forward and reach an ever-growing number of people."

The $1,115,026 raised through the 1999 Campaign brings the total amount of funding provided by the Allied Arts Fund to $7.6 million over the past fourteen years. 100% of the dollars raised through the Fund’s annual united campaign efforts has remained in Central Pennsylvania.

Hershey FCU President Participates in Leadership Institute

Hershey, PA – The World Council of Credit Union’s (WOCCU) held its International Credit Union Leadership Institute in Sydney, Australia, from August 15 to August 18. In its fourth year, the institute’s mission is to help global credit union leaders improve their leadership and management practices to help keep up with rising credit union member expectations and challenging financial landscape.

The institute was attended by over 450 global credit union leaders from 12 countries and featured two keynote general sessions and 19 educational breakout sessions. Participating as a speaker for one of the institute’s educational breakout sessions was Diana L. Roberts, President and CEO of Hershey Federal Credit Union (HFCU). Roberts addressed the topic of "Challenges Facing Credit Unions in the United States."

During her presentation, Roberts highlighted what the Hershey Federal Credit Union has done and offered examples of what other credit unions can do to meet the challenges related to finance and economics, demographics, marketing, technology, and regulatory and legislative issues.

TRW Building Undergoes Restorations

Harrisburg, PA – The former TRW Administration Building at 1400 N. Cameron Street, vacant for over a decade and long an eyesore, will see new life in the coming months as a part of a nearly $1.5 million renovation project.

The 21,000 square foot facility will be leased by private developer Ritter Properties, Inc. for subletting to other commercial interests. The EPSYS Corporation, a subsidiary of Benatec Associates, has already agreed to occupy 7,000 sq. ft. of the rehabbed site beginning January 1, 2000, for office and warehouse space. Twenty-one employees will move to the site and an additional 24 new jobs result from the project.

The remaining space will be sublet to other commercial tenants by Ritter Properties.

The state Department of General Services, which owns the property, entered into a unique partnership with the Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC) and the city to restore the "brownfield" site.

Business Development Center Expands
Entrepreneurial Services

Harrisburg, PA – The Capital Region Economic Development Corporation, a division of the Susquehanna Alliance, has announced that the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) will begin providing business counseling services at its Harrisburg-based Entrepreneurial Development Center (EDC).

Through this arrangement, the EDC and SCORE will cooperate in providing services to clients who are in the initial stages of business startup and development. The arrangement provides clients with a full-range of educational and counseling support and allows SCORE, located at 4211 Trindle Road in Camp Hill, to make its client counseling services readily accessible to the residents of Harrisburg and surrounding east-shore communities.

Both EDC and SCORE services are free of charge and available to anyone interested in starting a business. To make an appointment with a SCORE counselor, business owners and potential entrepreneurs should contact the EDC, 18th and State streets, at 232-2168.

Central Penn College to Host Open House

Summerdale, PA – Central Pennsylvania College will host a fall open house on October 16 from 10a-1p. Students and parents interested in learning about Central Penn’s two-year career programs are welcome to attend.

Faculty, students, alumni, and representatives from the college’s career services, student affairs, admissions, and financial aid will greet visitors. Central Penn faculty members will conduct classroom sessions to provide details and answer questions about the majors, hands-on learning, and internships.Visitors are invited to tour the thirty-acre campus and observe the student-run businesses, medical learning centers, a mock court room, and computer labs. Student apartments and townhouses will be open to visitors, and the student-run restaurant will be serving lunch.

Legacy Bank Open for Business

Harrisburg, PA – The Legacy Bank of Harrisburg, the Central Region’s first new bank in a decade, is now open to serve the financial needs of the local business community. From its office on Commerce Drive in Harrisburg, The Legacy Bank operates with a core philosophy of "Banking Built for Business," providing distinctive personalized customer services. In this era of bank mega-mergers that can sacrifice individual attention to small business accounts customer service is becoming scarce.

"We organized The Legacy Bank to offer truly personalized banking services to the network of successful small businesses throughout central Pennsylvania," said George H. Groves, The Legacy Bank Chairman and CEO. The Legacy Bank will fill the void created by these changes," Groves added.

With a market capitalization of $10 million, The Legacy Bank is fully chartered by the Pennsylvania Banking Department and is insured by the FDIC.

Dauphin County Commissioners Pass Commission;
Seek Volunteers

Harrisburg, PA – The Dauphin County Board of Commissioners voted to establish the Commission on the Status of Women and are currently seeking volunteers to sit on the new panel.

According to Dauphin County Commissioners Anthony Petrucci who brought the proposal to the table, "The Commission would serve Dauphin County by working to ensure that our women have an equal opportunity and treatment in all aspects of life. The Commission would work to encourage and assist women in achieving economic self-sufficiency. The Commission will help women make connections in jobs, investment opportunities, good schools, community and neighborhood groups, and vital public services."
The Commission will establish priorities after some substantial research of the needs of women in Dauphin County, and work to have the Board of Commissioners and relevant county departments assist in focusing leadership and resources to those priority needs.

Applications to sit on the panel are being accepted through October 22. Interested residents should send a letter and resume to Dauphin County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 1295, Harrisburg, PA 17108, or fax 257-1604.