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CAN DO News
News and information about CAN DO for the community, investors, volunteers and board members.
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Students at Freeland Elementary/Middle School have spent the past month thinking of local military personnel stationed abroad and have been collecting items to send them for the holidays.
Members of the Freeland Builders Club, under the direction of teacher Nathan DeBalko, led the drive for Operation: CAN DO, a project of the CAN DO Student Action Committee to collect food, entertainment and hygiene items for servicemen and women.
On Friday, the students took a break from classes to pack up the items they have collected for the men and women who are serving our country overseas.
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Thanks to students serving on a CAN DO committee, local military personnel stationed abroad can receive a care package this holiday season.
CAN DO’s Student Action Committee is seeking names of servicemen and women with local ties to send them packages as part of the 10th annual Operation: CAN DO, a collection drive of food, personal care and entertainment items for members of the military.
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(September 18, 2014) – For the seventh consecutive year, CAN DO, Greater Hazleton’s economic development agency, presented its Curb Appeal Awards to industrial park tenants who have beautified and maintained the visual appeal of their properties.
The awards were presented to companies in Humboldt, Humboldt North, McAdoo and Valmont industrial parks and the CAN DO Corporate Center during an industry mixer held Thursday at Residence Inn by Marriott in Humboldt Station.
“The Curb Appeal Awards program was established to recognize these companies for the efforts they make in beautifying their properties. We want to recognize them for creating and maintaining the attractiveness of their facilities,” CAN DO President Kevin O’Donnell said.
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CAN DO, the economic development organization serving Greater Hazleton and beyond, has helped secure more than $2.5 million in funding for two northeastern Pennsylvania companies through new state low-interest loans recently approved by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA).
The loans include $2.2 million for DHD Realty to renovate a downtown Hazleton building and $285,000 for Pittston-based GT Fabrication, Inc., to buy a new facility that is located outside of the flood plain.
The approvals were announced by Gov. Tom Corbett as part of his JOBS1st PA initiative, supporting the continued growth of manufacturers and regional efforts to redevelop old and abandoned buildings for new growth opportunities.
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CAN DO is planning its annual Curb Appeal Awards mixer to honor industrial park tenants who have beautified and maintained the visual appeal of their properties.
The program, in its seventh year, presents awards to companies in Humboldt, Humboldt North, McAdoo and Valmont industrial parks; Humboldt Station and the CAN DO Corporate Center during an industry mixer held in September at Residence Inn by Marriott in Humboldt Station.
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CAN DO marked another year during its 58th annual dinner held Tuesday at Genetti Best Western Inn & Suites.
During last month’s annual meeting, the organization’s board of directors elected officers and at-large board members.
CAN DO officers approved for 2014-2015 include: Llewellyn F. Dryfoos III, chairman of the board of directors; Daniel C. Jorgensen, vice chairman; David M. McCarthy, vice chairman; William Magnotta, vice chairman; W. Kevin O’Donnell, president; Dr. John Madden, secretary; Patrick Ward, treasurer; Joseph F. Lettiere, vice president of sales and marketing; Nancy R. Stasko, assistant secretary; and Patricia Gendler, CPA, assistant secretary.
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In 10 years, CAN DO has touched the lives of hundreds of servicemen and women from the Hazleton area who are serving in the military overseas. On Memorial Day, the economic development organization and its student committee were honored for their support of the military.
Each fall since 2005, CAN DO’s Student Action Committee holds Operation: CAN DO, a drive to collect food, personal hygiene and entertainment products for local military personnel. Items are collected at local schools and businesses, as well as at CAN DO’s office. CAN DO partners with the Freeland American Legion to execute this annual event, with the Legion receiving the items and shipping care packages to military members in time for the holidays.
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CAN DO President W. Kevin O’Donnell received the 2014 Distinguished Citizen of the Year award from the Anthracite District of Boy Scouts of America during the organization’s Hazleton Area Friends of Scouting Dinner on Thursday.
The Distinguished Citizen Award recognizes individuals who set a positive example for others and demonstrate selfless concern and care for their communities.
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A road closure will be in effect on a portion of Oak Ridge Road in Humboldt Industrial Park next week.
The closure, which will occur Monday, April 28, through Wednesday, April 30, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, will allow Oak Ridge Road to be milled and paved between Maplewood Drive and the new Cinnamon Oak Road approximately 1,000 feet to the west of the Maplewood Drive intersection.
Park employees are asked to use the western entrance of Oak Ridge Road off Route 924 to access industries located along Oak Ridge Road.
The project is weather dependent.
