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COMMUNITY ALBUM •Your place to share your proud moments CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Post 771 members donate to Times Needy Fund For their Christmas contributions, members of American Legion Post 771 made donations to the Erie Times-News Needy Fund in memory of all deceased American Legion Post 771 members. On hand to present the check for $1,000 were, from left, Tom Dawson, a member of Times Old Newsies and Post 771; Larry Heinlein, Post commander; Herb Cioccio, adjunct; Nathaniel Ingram, first vice commander; Ray Caldwell, chaplain; and Len Jefferson, a member of Times Old Newsies and Post 771. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Winners of contest donate to Erie Shriners Hospital From left, Blake and Julia Holliday present a check for $2,500 to Rick Liebel, development officer, Erie Shriners Ambulatory Surgery Center and Outpatient Specialty Care Center. The Hollidays are the winners of the America’s Farmers Grow Communities contest, which is part of the Monsanto Fund, which is used to help local farmers give back to their communities. They were joined by Jeff Phillips, regional manager for Monsanto. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Connecting Hands of Erie raises funds for StringsforaCure Connecting Hands of Erie, a nonprofit that raises funds for other local charities through garage sales, raised $5,000 for the StringsforaCure Foundation at a garage sale on March 6 and 7. Gathered for the check presentation were, in the front row from left, Connecting Hands volunteers Carol Kuna, Mary Anne Geary, Edith Coccarelli, Lil Laskowski (vice president), Diane Canfield and Sherry Brine; Elisa Guida, founder and executive director of StringsforaCure; and volunteers Sue Haener and Linda Maroney. In the back row, from left, were volunteers Norma Adams, Pam Will (president), Sandy Pierson, Sue Hagle, Diane Baumgardner and Kitty Beaver. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Erie Shriners Hospital recognizes employee Karen Wagner, director of financial services at Erie Shriners Ambulatory Surgery Center and Outpatient Specialty Care Center, was awarded the second quarter 2015 Golden Fezzy Award for her hard work and dedication to Erie Shriners. On hand to present the award were Mary Jane Antoon, left, director of operations at Erie Shriners, and Paul Brockway, a member of the Erie Shriners Best Place to Work Team. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Nathan Love wins Junior Philharmonic Concerto Competition Nathan Love, a Crawford County high school junior and member of the Erie Junior Philharmonic, is the winner of the 2015 Junior Philharmonic Concerto Competition. In addition to a $300 prize, which is sponsored by the Erie Philharmonic’s maestro, Daniel Meyer, right, Nathan, a clarinetist, performed as the soloist at the Erie Junior Phil’s Spring Concert in April, and had his name engraved on the competition winner’s plaque. At the concert, Nathan played the first movement of Concerto No. 1, Opus 73 by Carl Maria Von Weber. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO St. Luke student places 2nd in math competition St. Luke School students compete in the Challenge 24 math competition every year. This year, a team of four students and one teacher attended the competition, which was held in April at Seton Catholic School. In Challenge 24, a student is given four digits from 1 to 9. He or she can use any math operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication and/or division) to equal 24. The answer always has to be 24. Luke Markiewicz, a St. Luke School fifth-grader, took second place in the tournament overall in the fifth-grade division. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Upper Room celebrates 20th anniversary The Upper Room of Erie Inc. recently marked 20 years as Erie’s only daytime homeless shelter. Anna Salvia and Sal DiFabrizio were honored with the Upper Room Founder’s Award during the dinner and program held on the anniversary of the Upper Room’s opening date, March 6, 1995. They continue to volunteer at the shelter several hours each week. Boy Scouts serve up spaghetti dinner in Meadville Meadville Boy Scout Troop 244 began hosting an annual spaghetti dinner in 1964. This year it was held in April at First Presbyterian Church in Meadville, guest-hosted with Troop 209. The boys and their leaders served more than 400 meals to their families, friends and neighbors. Among their guests were the 2015 Miss Crawford County Brianna Marie Layman and Miss Crawford County Outstanding Teen Paige Coon. Troop members and their guests included, in the back row, from left, Ethan Keyes, Joey Schupp, Christian Styborski, Aryan Cotterman, Benjamin Lord, Kenya Williamson and Josh Lord. In the middle row are, from left, Alec Gizzie, Nick Costa, Paige Coon, Brianna Layman, Justin Green, Xavier Morfenski and Shay Redding. In the front row are, from left, Cameron Conrad, Spencer Schott, Benjamin Learn, Andrew Singer and Greg Conley. Sunday, June 14, 2015 | Erie Times-News | GoErie.com | 7D
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Post 771 members donate to Times Needy Fund
For their Christmas contributions, members of American Legion Post 771 madedonations to the Erie Times-News Needy Fund in memory of all deceased AmericanLegion Post 771 members. On hand to present the check for $1,000 were, from left, TomDawson, a member of Times Old Newsies and Post 771; Larry Heinlein, Postcommander; Herb Cioccio, adjunct; Nathaniel Ingram, first vice commander; RayCaldwell, chaplain; and Len Jefferson, a member of Times Old Newsies and Post 771.
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Winners of contest donate to Erie Shriners Hospital
From left, Blake and Julia Holliday present a check for $2,500 to Rick Liebel,development officer, Erie Shriners Ambulatory Surgery Center and Outpatient SpecialtyCare Center. The Hollidays are the winners of the America’s Farmers Grow Communitiescontest, which is part of the Monsanto Fund, which is used to help local farmers giveback to their communities. They were joined by Jeff Phillips, regional manager forMonsanto.
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Connecting Hands of Erie raises funds for StringsforaCure
Connecting Hands of Erie, a nonprofit that raises funds for other local charities through garage sales, raised $5,000 for theStringsforaCure Foundation at a garage sale on March 6 and 7. Gathered for the check presentation were, in the front row from left,Connecting Hands volunteers Carol Kuna, Mary Anne Geary, Edith Coccarelli, Lil Laskowski (vice president), Diane Canfield andSherry Brine; Elisa Guida, founder and executive director of StringsforaCure; and volunteers Sue Haener and Linda Maroney. In theback row, from left, were volunteers Norma Adams, Pam Will (president), Sandy Pierson, Sue Hagle, Diane Baumgardner and KittyBeaver.
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Erie Shriners Hospital recognizes employee
Karen Wagner, director of financial services at Erie Shriners AmbulatorySurgery Center and Outpatient Specialty Care Center, was awarded the secondquarter 2015 Golden Fezzy Award for her hard work and dedication to ErieShriners. On hand to present the award were Mary Jane Antoon, left, directorof operations at Erie Shriners, and Paul Brockway, a member of the ErieShriners Best Place to Work Team.
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Nathan Love wins JuniorPhilharmonic Concerto Competition
Nathan Love, a Crawford County high schooljunior and member of the Erie JuniorPhilharmonic, is the winner of the 2015 JuniorPhilharmonic Concerto Competition. In additionto a $300 prize, which is sponsored by the EriePhilharmonic’s maestro, Daniel Meyer, right,Nathan, a clarinetist, performed as the soloist atthe Erie Junior Phil’s Spring Concert in April, andhad his name engraved on the competitionwinner’s plaque. At the concert, Nathan playedthe first movement of Concerto No. 1, Opus 73 byCarl Maria Von Weber.
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St. Luke student places 2ndin math competition
St. Luke School students compete in theChallenge 24 math competition every year.This year, a team of four students and oneteacher attended the competition, whichwas held in April at Seton Catholic School.In Challenge 24, a student is given fourdigits from 1 to 9. He or she can use anymath operation (addition, subtraction,multiplication and/or division) to equal 24.The answer always has to be 24. LukeMarkiewicz, a St. Luke School fifth-grader,took second place in the tournamentoverall in the fifth-grade division.
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Upper Room celebrates20th anniversary
The Upper Room of Erie Inc. recentlymarked 20 years as Erie’s only daytimehomeless shelter. Anna Salvia and SalDiFabrizio were honored with the UpperRoom Founder’s Award during the dinnerand program held on the anniversary of theUpper Room’s opening date, March 6, 1995.They continue to volunteer at the shelterseveral hours each week.
Boy Scouts serve upspaghetti dinner in Meadville
Meadville Boy Scout Troop 244 began hosting an annualspaghetti dinner in 1964. This year it was held in April atFirst Presbyterian Church in Meadville, guest-hosted withTroop 209. The boys and their leaders served more than400 meals to their families, friends and neighbors. Amongtheir guests were the 2015 Miss Crawford County BriannaMarie Layman and Miss Crawford County OutstandingTeen Paige Coon.Troop members and their guests included, in the backrow, from left, Ethan Keyes, Joey Schupp, ChristianStyborski, Aryan Cotterman, Benjamin Lord, KenyaWilliamson and Josh Lord. In the middle row are, fromleft, Alec Gizzie, Nick Costa, Paige Coon, BriannaLayman, Justin Green, Xavier Morfenski and ShayRedding. In the front row are, from left, Cameron Conrad,Spencer Schott, Benjamin Learn, Andrew Singer and GregConley.
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