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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies
The Healthy Blair County Coalition (HBCC) is calling on all…
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies is proud to announce a significant allocation of $1,044,252 to 39 partner…
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Thursday, June 20, 2024
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies
If "The Brady Bunch" was a modern family living in our region,…
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies
The Healthy Blair County Coalition, under the umbrella of the…
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies
The United Way of the Southern Alleghenies Glass Slipper Project…
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
There are a lot of exciting things happening at United Way of the Southern Alleghenies right now. One of them is the…
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies
Lauren Lazzari
The United Way of…
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Thursday, January 11, 2024
By KAREN STRUBLE MYERS
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies President & CEO
Every month, United Way of the…
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Monday, December 18, 2023
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies
Blair, Cambria, and Somerset Counties now have a representative…
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Monday, December 11, 2023
We held a big diaper drive in Ebensburg, provided hundreds of children with warm coats, and have a lot of other great…
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Check out our October 2023 Newsletter.
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Thursday, October 5, 2023
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies
A stable supply of diapers not only means clean baby-bottoms, it…
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Monday, September 11, 2023
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies
It has been a busy season for United Way in the region, enhanced…
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Monday, August 28, 2023
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies
United Way of the Laurel Highlands and United Way of Blair…
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Monday, June 26, 2023
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
KEY QUOTE: “With the support of the community, we invest in programs…
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Thursday, June 8, 2023
One of the apartments at the Women's Help Center, geared to be a longer-term place for people to get back on their…
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
United Way of the Laurel Highlands Community Relationship Manager Rick Kazmer and Zac Cromie, Smith Propane & Oil…
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Thursday, April 13, 2023
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands in April welcomed Karen Shaw…
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Funding will be used for a series of projects aimed to reduce hunger by 2% in Greater Johnstown
By RICK KAZMER
United…
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
Kathleen Bickford and Lisa Miller have a unique perspective on…
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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Windber Borough Community members celebrate the renovations at The Grand Ballroom on Feb. 26…
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Monday, November 28, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
Tax season is a confusing time for many families.
United Way has a…
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
Johnstown resident Brian Lingenfelter likes to buy plum tomatoes,…
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
When talking with Erika Brosig and Jessica Piro about their work at…
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands is the recipient of two American Rescue Plan Act grants, one from the City of…
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Thursday, September 15, 2022
(Editor's note: This article was originally published in Our Town and is being published here with permission.) …
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Thursday, September 15, 2022
(Editor's note: This article was originally published in Our Town and is being published here with permission.)…
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Monday, September 12, 2022
Scan the code to take the survey.
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
A survey is being conducted…
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Our video will be available soon!
Hope's Story
While Hope isn't a real person, she represents a collection of stories…
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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
The list of culprits impacting regional community health is familiar…
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Monday, August 8, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
A pilot program debuting Aug. 5 at the Downtown Johnstown Farmer’s…
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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
814 Lanes & Games in Richland Township is helping local…
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Thursday, June 30, 2022
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
There are many reasons people become homeless.
Lisa Wengerd, who…
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Monday, June 13, 2022
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
Huggies and Pampers were among the diaper brands boarding a CamTran…
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands reported during the…
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
By UNITED WAY OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS
A local nonprofit is hoping to keep the wheels moving on a newly created diaper…
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Monday, May 2, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands Diaper Bank has received a…
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Monday, April 25, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
United Way of the Laurel Highlands President and CEO Karen Struble…
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands is about 92% of the way to the…
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Monday, March 14, 2022
(Note: This information was released by Vision Together 2025 about an initiative the United Way of the Laurel Highlands…
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Thursday, February 17, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
If you have visited the United Way of the Laurel Highlands's…
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
A tour of the historic building, that around a century or more ago…
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Get ready to pick up your paintbrushes.
The 2nd Annual Bob Zahurak Memorial Painting Event to benefit the United Way…
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Thursday, December 2, 2021
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
At 18 months old, registered nurse Lisa Miller wants to see the…
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Thursday, November 18, 2021
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
Long division can be tough to learn.
It can be an even greater…
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
Women United of the Laurel Highlands held its signature event earlier…
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Friday, October 8, 2021
Here are some photos taken from Women United of the Laurel Highlands Power of the Purse event, held Oct. 7, 2021, in…
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Monday, September 20, 2021
By RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
When Bob Zahurak watched the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoons…
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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
There's a tribe in another part of the world that has a unique…
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Thursday, September 9, 2021
9/9/21
BY RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
The Somerset Domino's Pizza shop is supporting the United Way…
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Thursday, August 19, 2021
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands will be announcing plans for the 2021 Campaign season, as well as the…
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Here's our June 2021 Newsletter. It includes news on our latest round of grant allocations -- more than $859,000 back…
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Thursday, June 17, 2021
6/17/21 - RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
United Way of the Laurel Highlands board and staff members…
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands Diaper Bank is open for supplemental pickups the last Tuesday of each month.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Get the latest United Way of the Laurel Highlands news, must-hear messages and more. Check out our newsletter, here.…
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
5/25/21- RICK KAZMER
United Way of the Laurel Highlands
When Smith Propane & Oil propane General Manager…
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
5/19/21 - UNITED WAY OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS
Thanks to everyone who participated in the 1st Annual Bob Zahurak Painting…
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Thursday, May 6, 2021
5/6/21 - RICK KAZMER - United Way of the Laurel Highlands
While most of society was on lockdown for much of the last…
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
4/29/21 - RICK KAZMER - United Way of the Laurel Highlands
Randy’s BiLo and Ideal Market locations in Johnstown and…
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
4/28/21 – RICK KAZMER – United Way of the Laurel Highlands
Participants in the final diversity, equity and inclusion…
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
4/28/21 - Click HERE for a pdf of our April 2021 newsletter.
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Monday, April 26, 2021
4/26/21 - Members of the North Star Youth Machine Pitch Team, Griffith Excavating, hold a donation check for the United…
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
4/20/21 - RICK KAZMER - United Way of the Laurel Highlands
During the first three diversity, equity and inclusion…
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Monday, April 5, 2021
4/1/21 - Click here to read the March 2021 Newsletter as a pdf.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
3/24/21 – RICK KAZMER – United Way of the Laurel Highlands
The third diversity, equity and inclusion training session…
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021
3/16/21 - Participants in the third of four diversity and inclusion training sessions hosted by the United Way of the…
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Monday, March 8, 2021
3/8/21- RICK KAZMER - United Way of the Laurel Highlands
The team at 814 Lanes & Games in Richland Township is…
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Friday, February 26, 2021
2/26/21 - Here's the United Way of the Laurel Highlands February newsletter. Click here to read.
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
2/25/21 - Berlin Market, located at 540 Main Street in Berlin, is hosting a fundraiser for the United Way of the Laurel…
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
2/25/21 - Check out this video, which explains some of the projects we are working on, and how you can help. Click here…
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
2/24/21 - RICK KAZMER – United Way of the Laurel Highlands
Participants during the second diversity and inclusion…
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
2/24/21 – There were 142 people from Cambria County who called the United Way’s Pennsylvania 211 network in January…
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Monday, February 15, 2021
2/15/21 - The United Way of the Laurel Highlands is wrapping up the annual fundraiser. Listen to this audio clip for a…
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
2/9/21 - RICK KAZMER - United Way of the Laurel Highlands
Domino’s Pizza locations in Johnstown and Somerset are…
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Monday, February 8, 2021
2/8/21 - RICK KAZMER – United Way of the Laurel Highlands
The second installment of diversity, equity and inclusion…
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Monday, February 1, 2021
2/1/21 - Johnstown, PA – On Feb. 11, PA 211 Day, United Way of the Laurel Highlands joins United Way of Pennsylvania…
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Thursday, January 28, 2021
1/28/21 RICK KAZMER – United Way of the Laurel Highlands
About 50 people attended implicit bias training held Jan. 26…
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Monday, January 25, 2021
1/25/21 - In March the United Way of the Laurel Highlands will be providing “30 Days of Giving” as part of the effort…
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Thursday, January 21, 2021
1/21/21
People in Somerset and Cambria counties continue to struggle to buy food, and to pay for rent and utilities…
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Thursday, January 14, 2021
1/13/21 - RICK KAZMER - United Way of the Laurel Highlands
For decades America’s cultural mix has been described as a…
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Thursday, January 14, 2021
1/12/21 - RICK KAZMER - United Way of the Laurel Highlands
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands and Walmart are…