VISION Partners Progress
The past few weeks were extremely busy in the VISION office. Working with our VISION partners throughout the county, we participated in a variety of activities in the areas of education, parenting, arts, congregational health, and community service.
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For a detailed listing of
VISION strategic partnership
monthly activities
visit the "Meet Our Partners"
tab on our VISION homepage.
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Schuylkill County Teachers of the Year Named
Louise Kadingo and Mark Laubenstine were named Schuylkill County's VISION
Teachers of the Year on Wednesday, May 19 in a ceremony at the Oak Hill Inn,
Orwigsburg. Read more
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Parenting Resource Tables
at No Subject is Taboo Program
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No Subject is Taboo
Parenting Program
Resource Page
On Sunday, April
18, 2010, No Subject is Taboo, a free parenting program was organized
and presented by the Schuylkill County's VISION Mental Health
Committee. This
program was designed for parents of children ages 10 to 21 and covered
difficult subjects ranging from using technology to talking to your
kids about sex, drugs, and alcohol. Resources from this program are available on the VISION website
Parenting Resource Page.
Parenting Resources Page
More Photos from No Subject is Taboo
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BLOCK OF ART 4
On Friday, April 23; Saturday, April 24; and Sunday, April 25, 2010 the downtown Pottsville came alive with hundreds of artists.
Thank you to everyone who made this year's premiere art event a huge success!!!
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MAY is
Mental Health Month
The Schuylkill County Commissioners recognized the "Poster and Coasters" campaign in a
proclamation on May 12. The campaign will blanket the county with
beverage coasters and small poster with information on the signs of suicide and
a number to call for help The message is "you can be a life
saver" Read more
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Suicide Taskforce Announces:
QPR Training
is Now Available
QPR
(Question, Persuade, and Refer) training, can save lives for those who may be at risk to commit suicide.
Read more
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Congratulations to all the students and teachers across Schuylkill County who stood up to racism, during the county-wide Stand Against Racism Day
on April 30 ,2010
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VIEW activities from schools across our County
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Green Challenge
Winners Announced
2010 Green Challenge Winners pose for a photo at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center  |
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"Creative." "Great work." "The world is going to be in good hands."
These are just some of the comments made by judges of entries submitted
by county public and parochial school students for the 2010 Schuylkill
County Green Challenge. Using the theme: "Ways I can help the
environment,"...
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A Celebration of
Schuylkill County
Agriculture
Saturday, June 19
10 a.m. to noon |
Please join us for
"A Celebration of Schuylkill County Agriculture"
on
Saturday, June 19th, 2010
from 10am to Noon
at
B&R Farms - Ringtown, PA
Hosts: Boots and Robin Hetherington
Special Guest: Russell C. Redding, Secretary, PA Department of Agriculture
Come and enjoy fresh strawberries,
pick up a copy of the new Schuylkill County Farm Market Map, and join us in acknowledging 20 years of Farmland Preservation in Schuylkill County with a sign presentation to the first preserved farm in our area.
Read More.....
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Summer Courses for
those over 50
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VISION blog updates
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