Eighteen football players and cheerleaders from the 31st Senatorial District
recently were selected to participate in the 55th annual Big 33 game in Hershey
this summer. Some of those selected attended a press conference at the Capitol
to formally announce the roster. Pictured, from left with the students, are Sen.
Pat Vance, Rep. Glen Grell and Rep. Sheryl Delozier.
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January 2012 - Holy Spirit Carlisle Center recently added imaging and lab
services to its offerings at its facility on Forge Road in Carlisle. Sen. Pat
Vance and local officials participated in a ceremonial ribbon cutting to
celebrate the addition. Pictured, from left, are Bill Brown, Greater Carlisle
Area Chamber of Commerce treasurer; Michelle Crowley, Greater Carlisle Area
Chamber of Commerce president; Vance; Sister Romaine Niemeyer, SCC, president
and CEO, Holy Spirit Health System; Bill Keen, Holy Spirit Hospital board
member; Rep. Stephen Bloom; and Buck Swisher, representing U.S. Rep. Todd Platts. |
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Nine finalists and one winner were chosen for the 2011 Leaders of Tomorrow award
presented by CenturyLink and The Sentinel. The award honors area youth in high
school who exhibit outstanding leadership and community volunteerism. Three East
Pennsboro High School students were among the honorees. Pictured, from left, are
Sen. Vance, finalist Shefali Amin, winner Emma Leuschen, finalist Kathryn
Zimmerman and Rep. Glen Grell.
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The Cumberland Valley Boys' Water Polo Team visited the Capitol recently in
honor of its 2011 Pennsylvania State Boys' Water Polo Championship. The team
defeated North Penn High School in the title match 6 to 4, finishing the 2011
season undefeated with a record of 28-0. The team and coach Corey Pelow are
pictured with Sen. Pat Vance in the East Wing Rotunda.
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The Silver Spring Township Veterans Memorial was dedicated on November 11, 2011.
Sen. Pat Vance paused after the dedication for a photograph with two Marine
Corps veterans from the township. Pictured, from left, are Frances Clements,
Lloyd Clements, Vance and Albert Gaskin. Mrs. Clements, who was a Corps WAVE,
met her future husband at Bethesda Naval Hospital while he was recovering from
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Members of the Cumberland Valley Junior ROTC participated in
the dedication ceremony for the Silver Spring Township Veterans Memorial in
Willow Mill Park. The memorial pays tribute to all four branches of the
military. Pictured, from left to right, are Cumberland Valley Superintendent
William Harner; Tom Griffie, school board member, Sen. Pat Vance; members of
the Junior ROTC; and Rep. Glen Grell.
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Sen. Pat Vance recently read to students at Children's School of New Cumberland
as part of Pennsylvania's Promise for Children Month. The commemoration
celebrates quality early education and the families, teachers and leaders that
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Sen. Pat Vance participated in the pinning ceremony for Troop PA at the Capitol
Building. The honorary troop is comprised of women in the Pennsylvania
Legislature. It was the kick-off of Pennsylvania's celebration of 100 years of
Girl Scouting. Vance, who is co-leader of the troop, is pictured on the Rotunda
steps with First Lady Susan Corbett, co-leader Rep. Jennifer Mann and Brownies
and Girl Scouts.
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Dillsburg Farmer's Fair President Carl Shearer shows Sen. Pat Vance entries in
the quilt contest at the 96th annual Dillsburg Farmer's Fair. Sen. Vance’s
November 2011 cable television show will focus on this event.
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Sen. Pat Vance recently hosted the Northern High School Baseball Team at the
Capitol. The team captured the 2011 PIAA State Class AAA Baseball Championship
in June by beating Tunkhannock High School 6 to 3. This was the first team
sports state title for the school. Vance is pictured with the team and Rep.
Scott Perry, second from left.
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In September 2011, Sen. Pat Vance participated in the dedication ceremony for
the renovated and expanded Upper Allen Township building. Pictured helping to
cut the ribbon, from left, are U.S. Congressman Todd Platts, Upper Allen
Township Commissioner Ginny Anderson, Upper Allen Township Commissioner James
Cochran, Vance, Upper Allen Township Commissioner Kenneth Martin, Upper Allen
Township Commissioner Paul Rigney (partially hidden), Rep. Sheryl Delozier,
Cumberland County Commissioner Barbara Cross, and Upper Allen Township
Commissioner Richard Castranio.
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Sen. Pat Vance welcomed participants in The Warrior Ride to the Capitol on June
16. The three-day rehabilitative and recreational biking event for wounded
service members took place in central Pennsylvania. It is one of several held
throughout the nation for the past five years. Sen. Vance is pictured in the
Capitol Rotunda with the participants and their families. |
Sen. Vance recently welcomed the Cumberland Valley High School Girls Soccer Team
to the Capitol. The team won the 2011 PIAA State Girls’ Spring Soccer
Championship and amassed a record of 26-1. In addition, the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America ranked the team number one nationally at the end
of the session. Sen. Vance, far left, is pictured with the team and two of the
coaches, Maggie Futato and Seth Lehman, far right front row.
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Pastor Don
Hamilton of the Capital Area Christian Church in Mechanicsburg served as
chaplain of the Senate on June 13, 2011. He was invited to serve in this
capacity by Sen. Pat Vance. Pictured from left are Hamilton and Vance.
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The Cumberland Valley Under 15 Rugby Team won the 2011 Eastern Pennsylvania
Rugby Union State Championship. This is the first state championship in rugby at
any level for the school district. Sen. Pat Vance is pictured with the team,
coach Jay Abom and Reps. Sheryl Delozier, Glen Grell and Stephen Bloom.
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April 27, 2011 - The Cumberland Valley Girls Water Polo team visited the Capitol
in May to mark its state title in the Fall of 2010. The undefeated squad
featured the 2010 State Rookie of the Year, 2010 State Player of the Year and
2010 State Coach of the Year. Sen. Pat Vance is pictured with the team and
coaches on the Senate floor. |
The Arc of Pennsylvania recently selected Sen. Pat Vance as its 2011 Legislator
of the Year for demonstrating leadership to address the needs of Pennsylvanians
with intellectual and development disabilities and their families. Pictured,
from left, are Jim Gurreri, executive director of the Arc of Cumberland and
Perry Counties; Vance; Pam Shenk, community advocate for the Arc of Cumberland
and Perry Counties; and Geoff Shuff, president of the Board of Directors of the
Arc of Cumberland and Perry Counties.
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Sen. Pat Vance presents a Senate resolution to Pennsylvania State Nurses
Association President Patrick Kenny designating May 6-12, 2011, as Nurses Week
in Pennsylvania.
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Sen. Pat Vance recently honored Cedar Cliff Diver Rachel Mumma for her PIAA
Class AAA Girls' 1-Meter Diving championship. Rachel is pictured on the Senate
floor with, from left, her mother, Barrie Mumma; Vance; and her father, Rodney
Mumma.
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Sen. Pat Vance spoke at a Bayada Nurses press conference April 12 in the Capitol
Building. The company is marking its 36th year of providing home health care
services.
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Sen. Vance listens as a child asks a question at the Capital Area Children's
Center in Camp Hill. She visited the facility as part of the Week of the Young
Child, which focuses public attention on the needs of young children and their
families and recognizes early childhood programs and the services that meet
those needs.
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Members of the Cumberland Valley High School FFA recently visited the Capitol as
part of the State Legislative Leadership Conference (SLLC). Students from around
the state traveled to Harrisburg for two days to learn about the legislative
process and current issues. The Cumberland Valley students are pictured on the
Senate floor with FFA State Vice President Matt Reutlinger, second from left;
and State Chaplain Ben Shughart, far right. Reutlinger and Shughart are both
Cumberland Valley graduates. Chapter advisor Michael Woods is second from right.
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Sen. Pat Vance recently assisted the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Cumberland II,
General William Thompson Division, with presenting the President’s Call to
Service Award to Elaine Livas, executive director of Project SHARE. The award is
given to individuals who have completed 4,000 or more volunteer service hours
over the course of their lifetime. Project SHARE provides food, clothing,
nutrition education and links to other community resources for those in need in
the greater Carlisle area. Pictured are, from left, Livas and Vance surrounded
by members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. |
Sen. Pat Vance presented Senate citations to the Cumberland Perry Area
Vocational Technical School Residential Construction Management Team for its
first place finish in the high school division of the 2011 International
Builders Show. Each team had to create a complete set of blueprints that could
be used to build a specific house, set a construction schedule, create a labor
and materials estimate and set a selling price for the house. Seated, from left,
are Billy Brougher, Steph Weber and Nick DeMuro. Middle row, from left, are
co-advisor Malena Perry, Wendy Campbell of the Home Builders Association of
Metropolitan Harrisburg, Vance, and co-advisor Jody Snider. Back row, from left,
are Greg Houtz and Ray Atticks.
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On January 31, Sen. Pat Vance participated in the Greater Carlisle Area Chamber
of Commerce Elected Officials Reception. Carlisle area businesses were able to
interact and ask questions of elected officials about state and local matters.
Pictured, from left, are Rep. Scott Perry; Rep. Glen Grell; Rep. Stephen Bloom;
Vance; Perry Heath, Carlisle Borough councilman; Nora Habig, vice chair of the
Chamber board and a vice president at M&T Bank; and Michelle Crowley, Chamber
president.
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The Greater Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual Economic Forecast
Luncheon in early January. Dr. Robert Sweet, an economist who works for MTB
Investment Advisors of M&T Bank, presented the keynote speech. Pictured, from
left, are Michelle Crowley, president of the Chamber; Sen. Pat Vance; Sweet;
Rep. Stephen Bloom; and Mike Murchie, regional president of M&T Bank. |
