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American Idol semifinalist Aaron Kelly probably has never met any of the 9,000 other students in his school, but he hopes they’ll vote for him when he performs tonight as part of the final Idol group of 12. 

Kelly, age 16, takes classes online as a junior in the Midland-based PA Cyber Charter School. His residence is in Sonestown, Pa. small town west of Scranton. 

“We’re so proud of Aaron,” said PA Cyber CEO Dr. Nick Trombetta. “He is a genuinely nice person, a good student and an outstanding singer who has sacrificed a lot to chase his dream.”  click to continue

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Job Training for Beaver County, Inc. wants you to avoid the environmental risks of disposing your obsolete or worn out computers     

Job Training for Beaver County Inc. in partnership with Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania is now providing a Computer De-manufacturing (Recycling) Program to help you properly dispose of your computer equipment.  We are now accepting donations of obsolete or outdated computer equipment.  We will responsibly recycle them free of charge.  This program is authorized by click to continue

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POWER Graduates Will be Honored at POWER PROMISES – A Night of Hope

March 15, 2010 POWER
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The 2010 POWER PROMISES ~ A Night of Hope event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, at Heinz Field in the West Club Lounge.  One of Pittsburgh’s premier fundraising events, POWER PROMISES will feature graduates of the organization’s gender-responsive alcohol and drug treatment programs whose stories of recovery are a testament to [...]

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Focus on Renewal Gets a Little Help From Curves

March 12, 2010 Focus on Renewal
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The Kennedy Township Curves will host a food drive for the Focus on Renewal Emergency Food Pantry in March. This woman’s gym is located at 500 Pine Hollow Road in the Kenmawr Plaza.
From March 1-20, individuals who bring in a full bag of non-perishable food items to the Kennedy Curves can join and the service [...]

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Squonk Opera Has Taken Over the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater

March 11, 2010 Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
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March 8th, 2010 is the day that Squonk Opera has taken over the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, bringing in boxes of exciting new set pieces and turning the theater into the space in which they will perform their newest work: Mayhem and Majesty.  Over the past eight months Squonk Opera has been in and out of the [...]

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Free Home Repairs Available for Qualifying Individuals

March 9, 2010 North Hills Community Outreach
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For the second consecutive year, North Hills Community Outreach is partnering with Christ Lutheran Church in Millvale to provide minor home repairs to qualified senior citizens and adults with physical disabilities. Applications are now being accepted for repair projects that will be completed by supervised groups of youth from June 28-July 2. 
Senior citizens or adults with [...]

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Like Horses, Kids and People? Volunteer at In-Stride Therapeutic Riding, Inc.

March 8, 2010 In-Stride With Therapeutic Riding
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At In-Stride Therapeutic Riding, Inc. we provide recreational horseback riding lessons with therapeutic benefits to children and adults with disabilities   Our 2010 season is about to begin and we sure could use more volunteers. . 
This tentative riding schedule, listed below,  will give you an idea of when help is most needed.   Riding lessons will be from [...]

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Says Please to “Bowl for Kids’ Sake”

March 5, 2010 Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Beaver County
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“Bowl for Kids Sake” is the annual fundraiser for Big Brothers  Big Sisters of Beaver County.  It helps gain financial support so that the mission of helping  at-risk kids will remain alive and thriving.  Please take a moment to read one story of how a child and her mentor have been impacted by the amazing mentoring programs [...]

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Keystone Hope Special Needs Foundation Helps Families Plan

March 4, 2010 Keystone Hope Special Needs Foundation
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Do you know an autistic child or adult?  Or someone who lives with Downs Syndrome?  Maybe a good friend of yours has Multiple Sclerosis. 
If the parents or legal guardians of these folks pass away, and leave $2,000 or more as inheritance, the dependant will lose their Social Security, and their Medicaid card.  Frightening, but true.  [...]

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The Employment Option Center Can Help With Your Next Event

March 2, 2010 McGuire Memorial
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Have you started planning for your next event or fundraiser?  Did you know that the clients of the Employment Option Center of McGuire Memorial are very good at collating and stuffing ‘Goodie Bags’ for any event? 
The Employment Option Center offers meaningful experiences in

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