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WILLIAMSPORT- The Community Arts Center is pleased to announce it is the recipient of $3000 from Riverview Bank through the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit program (EITC). The contribution will be used to support the approved EITC programs at the CAC.
Educational Improvement Tax Credit grants allow approved organizations to invest in projects that improve access to high quality education programs. Organizations must be pre-qualified by the state Department of Community & Economic Development to participate.
Funding for the educational programming is derived from various sources, including EITC Funds, donations, corporate sponsorships, and grants. The Community Arts Center is able to offer student-centered programs, thanks in large part to the vital support of the business community.
Lights in the Parkway, ‘overwhelmed’ by weekend crowds, to close early this year
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
The sign welcoming motorists to Allentown s Lights in the Parkway is illuminated on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019.
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The lights are going out a little early on this year’s Lights in the Parkway.
The Allentown holiday attraction will be shutting down after Christmas Eve, a couple days earlier than planned, due to an issue with overcrowding on weekends.
Lights in the Parkway opened the day after Thanksgiving, and since then, has seen more than 15,000 vehicles make their way through the festive spectacle, even with three nights lost to inclement weather.
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WILLIAMSPORT-PPL Electric Utilities is donating $8,000 through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program to Pennsylvania College of Technology in support of Penn College NOW, a dual enrollment program.
The Penn College Foundation is approved as an Educational Improvement Organization under the EITC program administered by the state Department of Community & Economic Development.
PPL has been a Penn College EITC partner since 2012 and has provided financial support to the college or its predecessor institution, Williamsport Area Community College, since 1985.
Penn College NOW enables academically qualified high school and career technology center students to take tuition-free courses for college credit. Last year, 1,700 students earned more than 6,800 credits valued at more than $3.8 million through Penn College NOW.
From Staff Reports
WILLIAMSPORT – The Community Arts Center is pleased to announce it is the recipient of $5000 from PPL Electric Utilities through the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit program (EITC). The contribution will be used to support the Educational Series program at the CAC.
For 25 years the Community Arts Center has offered student-centered shows within the Family Series, Educational Series and Student Summer Stock programs, thanks in large part to the vital support of the business community. “PPL Foundation is pleased to support the Community Arts Center and its Educational Series which reaches 10,000 students and 9 school districts. The arts are essential to creating well rounded individuals and PPL realizes this is especially important today,” said Tracie Witter, PPL Regional Affairs Director.