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Paintings by Helen Lavelle to be exhibited at La MaMa Galleria in New York City
La MaMa Galleria is honored to present “Humanity & Divinity”, an art exhibition by Helen Lavelle. This show will be on view in the East Village Gallery at 47 Great Jones Street New York, NY (between Bowery and Lafayette Streets) from January 14 to February 4, 2023, Thursday through Sunday from 1-7 PM, with an opening reception scheduled on Saturday, January 14, from 5:30-8:30 PM.
AAF Honors Helen with Barton A. Cummings Gold Medal Award
AAF is proud to announce Helen Lavelle as the 2020 recipient of the Barton A. Cummings Gold Medal Award.
Established by the American Advertising Federation’s board of directors in 1994, to recognize distinguished individuals for their volunteer service to advertising through work with the AAF, the award is AAF’s highest volunteer service award.
First Friday food distribution in Scranton.
It was a First Friday food giveaway in Scranton. Volunteers, in partnership with the Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank, packed up groceries to help all the families impacted by the economic downturn. The volunteers hope to hand out free food every First Friday of the month along Wyoming Avenue as long as the need lasts.
Need pre-packaged food? Scranton programs have your back!
'Grab & Go with Gratitude'- that's what two programs in Scranton are calling their newest idea to help the community. Recovery Bank Volunteers and CEO/Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank will be distributing free pre-packaged food on the First Friday of every month!
Transformation Tuesday Brings Out The Arts In WB
The arts can bring about community transformation — at least, that’s the philosophy behind a new monthly pop-up event that kicked off Tuesday. The first Transformation Tuesday was held this week at 58 Public Square in downtown, an otherwise unoccupied space that was transformed into a party scene. The event was held to benefit the Circle Centre for the Arts, a venue located near Wilkes University in downtown.
PAlive! Elevate the Arts March 9, 2020
Don Armstrong and Helen Lavelle from the Circle Centre For the Arts in Wilkes-Barre talk about Transformation Tuesday Pop-Up first one happening on March 10th, 5 PM to 7 PM at 58 Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Circle Centre for the Arts Campaign Aims To Enhance Arts & Transform The Region
Circle Centre for the Arts is getting a jump start on a movement to help revitalize Downtown Wilkes-Barre for decades to come, based on the belief that the arts help define the soul of a community. The campaign is focused on making the community aware and better understand how by utilizing the power of the area’s finest musicians and artists, it will bring people together to drive the need for community transformation home.
Business Leaders Help To Educate Next Generation
Young professionals and students from eight high schools and 15 colleges and universities joined together at the inaugural Wilkes-Barre Connect Conference at the Woodlands Inn Monday and listened to inspirational stories from local entrepreneurs. Lavelle, president of Lavelle Strategy Group, answered the question “Why Northeastern Pennsylvania?” with another question: “Why not?”
Business Buzz
The Clear Brook Foundation celebrated the official grand opening of two new Recovery Connect Centers located in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Recovery Connect provides individuals and families experiencing the devastating effects of drug and alcohol addiction with guidance, confidential assessments, and referrals to the appropriate level of care.
NEPA Welcomes Two New Recovery Centers
The brand new Scranton Clear Brook Recovery Center was packed today from healthcare providers to politicians all with the same goal. "This is probably the best thing I've seen and I've been recovering a long time," said Richard Conaboy Jr.
Recovery Connect Center Opens In Wilkes-Barre
Together with colleagues, providers, educators, judges, law enforcement, and government officials from both Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties, the Clear Brook Foundation celebrated the official grand opening of two new “Recovery Connect Centers” located in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton with ribbon-cutting ceremonies on Wednesday.
Golf Tournament to Benefit The Recovery Bank of Scranton
It was a nice day to hit the links in Lackawanna County. Newswatch 16's Dave Bohman enjoyed a day on the golf course on Monday, all for a great cause. Dave teed up at the Elmhurst Country Club to raise money for the Recovery Bank in Scranton.
The Recovery Bank on Wyoming Avenue helps recovering addicts.
Recovery Bank to present original work at Scranton Fringe Festival
Following an intensive six-week writing workshop, members of The Recovery Bank have produced nine original works that will be presented during the Scranton Fringe Festival.
community shows support to addicts in recovery
The Recovery Bank with other community collaborators held its first Scranton Recovery Walk from North Eighth Avenue in West Side to Wyoming Avenue downtown.
Hundreds show support during Scranton Recovery Walk
As we near the middle of National Recovery Month, hundreds showed up to Scranton for the city's Recovery Walk.
2019 Outreach Awards
Bob Durkin, Scranton Chamber of Commerce president, was honored at the 2019 Outreach-Center for Community Resources Awards at Glenmaura National Golf Club, Moosic, on Tuesday evening. Bob Adcroft and Mary Rhodes were honored as well for their outstanding dedication to the Outreach mission.
PA Live! Outreach launches 2019 Outreach Challenge with Lavelle Strategy Group
Lavelle Strategy Group is planning and promoting the 2019 Outreach Awards where we will publicly kick-off the 2019 Outreach Challenge- a community-wide initiative to support the 5000 families in-need that Outreach served annually.
The Recovery Bank holds grand opening
"The Recovery Bank" on Wyoming Avenue in Scranton held a ribbon cutting on June 7th to celebrate its grand opening. The peer-driven recovery support center is the first of its kind in the electric city. The facility is filled with artwork and provides a safe place for healing through different forms of arts. They even held an art exhibit in conjunction with First Friday.
The Recovery Bank in Scranton holds grand opening
There's a brand new support center for people dealing with addiction. The Recovery Bank in Scranton held its grand opening celebration on June 7. It's a peer-driven recovery center for people who have experienced addiction to alcohol or drugs and their loved ones. It's for people looking to move forward in life physically, emotionally, and financially.
Ribbon Cutting at the Recovery Bank in Scranton
A non-profit aimed at helping recovering addicts, and their family members, is now open inside an old bank building in Scranton. Officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, June 7th, at the Recovery Bank on Wyoming Avenue. The non-profit is meant to provide activities and support services to recovering addicts and friends of recovery in Lackawanna County.
Offering a Safe Place to Heal: Recovery Bank Opens in Scranton
Since 2014, Overdose deaths have gone up nearly 160 percent. In Lackawanna County people in recovery now have a safe place to heal. Eyewitness News Reporter Anja Whitehead shows us the New Recovery Bank in Scranton.
Here at the recovery bank on Wyoming Avenue in Scranton, they have transformed an old bank building into a home-like setting for people seeking help with addiction...and their loved ones.
‘Opening up a world of possibilities’ – The Recovery Bank Opening in Scranton
An old bank in Scranton that's been empty for decades finally has a new tenant -- a nonprofit aimed at helping recovering addicts. It's aptly called "The Recovery Bank."
The building on Wyoming Avenue in downtown Scranton hasn't been a bank for decades, but now the old teller window is a computer lab, the corporate offices include a yoga studio, there's a food bank in one of the vaults, and its hallways are an art gallery.
'Recovery Bank' in Scranton to help those recovering...and their loved ones
A resource to help those recovering from drug or alcohol addiction is coming to Lackawanna County. The Recovery Bank in Scranton is a peer-to-peer focused support center. Meaning it'll connect people in recovery to those who have successfully recovered. It's not a treatment center, but a hub of recovery resources like acupuncture, massage therapies, job search help, and veteran-specific outreach programs.
Outreach Center for Community Resources lauds sponsors for ongoing support
The Outreach Center for Community Resources thanked its supporters for allowing it to help others. Members of the Outreach board dedicated a plaque to Helen Lavelle, president and chief creative specialist at the Lavelle Strategy Group, for her contributions and generosity.
Sunday Magazine: Radio Interview
Tune into the Sunday Magazine radio interview with Linda Ciampi, Executive Director of Outreach - Center for Community Resources, Eileen Miner of Thompson Tours, and Sue Sileo, as they share the inspiring story of Outreach.
Helen Lavelle & Robert Bergstrasser: Drawing from Life
WVIA’s ArtScene invites you to listen in on a radio interview with award winning artists Helen Lavelle and Robert Bergstrasser as they talk about their work in anticipation of the exhibition "Drawing from Life".
A Closer Look: Outreach Segment 4
FOX 56 WOLF TV host Brian Sheehan takes a "Closer Look" at Outreach, a local organization helping the lives of thousands of adults and children in Lackawanna County.
A Closer Look: Outreach Segment 3
FOX 56 WOLF TV host Brian Sheehan takes a "Closer Look" at Outreach, a local organization helping the lives of thousands of adults and children in Lackawanna County.
A Closer Look: Outreach Segment 2
FOX 56 WOLF TV host Brian Sheehan takes a "Closer Look" at Outreach, a local organization helping the lives of thousands of adults and children in Lackawanna County.
A Closer Look: Outreach Segment 1
FOX 56 WOLF TV host Brian Sheehan interviews Helen Lavelle, President and CEO of Lavelle Strategy Group, while he takes a "Closer Look" at Outreach, a local organization helping impact the lives of thousands of people in the community.
EOTC CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY AND LAUNCHES OUTREACH CHALLENGE WITH LAVELLE STRATEGY GROUP
Lavelle Strategy Cares is planning and promoting the First Annual Outreach Awards. It is the first of its kind for Outreach and is anticipated to raise thousands for the organization.The event will celebrate EOTC’s 30th anniversary by honoring a member of the EOTC team and a deserving media outlet in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Lavelle aiding EOTC in rebranding and awards ceremony
Lavelle Strategy Group, a marketing, advertising, public relations, and interactive agency with more than 33 years of experience, is launching a new initiative focused on strengthening non-profit organizations.
Prashant Shitut – USHydrations - Pumping up the beverage industry
Headquartered just outside of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USHydrations’ facilities cover a combined 600,000 square feet of rolling, spring-rich terrain. Inside, bottling lines churn out upwards of 2,000 bottles a minute, or a little over eight per second.
Pittston-based company unveils $20 million manufacturing line
USHydrations makes premium beverages and is ramping up their production. With the new technology, they'll now be able to produce over 2,000 bottles a minute - that's two and a half million a day - all at their 600,000 square foot facility.
Dupont company undertakes major expansion
Officials from beverage contract manufacturer USHydrations unveiled a new $20 million high-speed beverage manufacturing line at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. With the latest addition, USHydrations will produce more than 2,000 bottles a minute, or 2.5 million a day. The new line can rapidly fill bottles of nearly any shape or size, he said.
Dupont beverage manufacturer unveils new high-speed line
Officials from beverage contract manufacturer USHydrations unveiled a new $20 million high-speed beverage manufacturing line at a ribbon cutting ceremony and announced plans for an additional multi-million dollar expansion.
Drinks Flowing from New Bottling Line in Luzerne County
A new state-of-the-art $20 million bottling line in Dupont started making, filling, and shipping out bottles on June 7th at USHydrations in Pittston Township.
USHydrations to unveil $20M state-of-the-art manufacturing line
USHydrations recently revealed its latest technological addition in the form of a $20 million high-speed beverage manufacturing line at a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony.
USHydrations opens new $20 million Pittston Twp. manufacturing line
Contract beverage company USHydrations ceremonially debuted a new, $20 million high-speed manufacturing line during a media event on June 7th.
USHydrations Unveils New Manufacturing Line
The North American Company, USHydrations, today revealed its latest technological addition in the form of a $20 million high-speed beverage manufacturing line at a celebratory ribbon cutting ceremony.
‘Let’s Stop Suicide’ Initiative Launched in Scranton
The Let’s Stop Suicide prevention and education program was designed to increase awareness, decrease stigma, engage our community, and offer solutions to reduce suicides in Lackawanna County and beyond. The initiative launched on November 17, 2018
USHydrations doubles in size and plans to launch its own branded products
Shitut has more than 25 years of experience in senior management that includes overseeing manufacturing operations and technology. He started at USHydrations in 2014 as its head of operations. Within a few months, he became its president and CEO. During his tenure, the company has made substantial capital investments to improve its manufacturing capabilities and capacities.
Tom Clark and NROC: The Importance of Prostate Cancer Care
"For a patient, even who has an excellent prognosis, if they're told they have a diagnosis of cancer, that's an emergency for that patient. Everything stops. So sometimes we can be a tremendous benefit just being able to provide a consultation," said Dr. Peters.
He and his colleagues point out they try to meet all of their patients' needs, not just with radiation but through nutrition management, exercise help, even pet therapy.
Nature’s Way Purewater Systems Now Operating as USHydrations
Nature’s Way Purewater Systems, headquartered in Pittston, PA, and with operations and capacity doubling in size over the past three years to meet an ever-increasing market demand, has changed its name to USHydrations. The premier beverage contract manufacturer serves a variety of global brands with custom formulation and co-packing services.