Peggy Shields Honored As 2007 Volunteer of the Year
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Peggy Shields was tapped as the chamber’s 2007 Volunteer of the Year. At left is Maria Culp of the chamber. (Photo by Jeff Shaffer)
Chamber presents annual awards
By Jeff Shaffer, Standard-Journal
Fri Feb 29, 2008
Reprinted with permission.
WATSONTOWN — Good food, good company and some shiny pieces of recognition made up another year of the Central Pa. Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting and awards ceremony.
“It’s the culmination of a year that’s been incredibly productive,” said Maria Culp, president and CEO of the chamber. “We can show the Valley we have incredible community members.”
Some of those people were recognized Thursday at the event, held at Norman’s Watson Inn.
A highlight included the 2007 President’s Award, given to an emotional Jim King (at left with Bruce Smith), the executive director of the Northumberland County Industrial Development Authority who has provided more than 20 years of outstanding leadership, service and mentoring.
“Mr. King puts more mileage on his vehicle within the borders of Northumberland County than any other county resident,” said Culp. “His extensive knowledge of existing buildings and properties that are available within the county borders at any given time makes him the ‘go to’ guy for all things Northumberland County, yet he understands the importance of working in a regional manner with his counterparts (in other area counties).”
A surprised King said it was a great honor.
“You do what you can and when someone recognizes it, it’s special,” he said.
The NCIDA leader said he does what he does because he cares and gets the opportunity to meet the kind of people who attended the awards ceremony.
“It’s an honor to work with these kind of people,” King said.
Also lauded for its efforts as a strong business of 50 or more employees was Kuhns Bros. Enterprise. It received the 2007 Business of the Year Award based on its staying power, innovation of products or service, response to adversity, chamber involvement and involvement in the community.
“It’s an honor to receive this recognition,” said Brian Elsasser, CFO (left). “It’s really a reflection of the employees; they are our assets.”
Netting the 2007 Small Business of the Year Award, for firms with fewer than 50 employees, was Lewis Barlett Klees. Notably, the business is celebrating its 25th anniversary. It has offices in Milton, Lewisburg and Bloomsburg.
“I’m very surprised, but pleased,” said Mike Klees (left), who runs the Bloomsburg office. “It’s good to be recognized, especially since we try to help (other businesses) grow.
“If they grow, we can grow. It’s a win-win.”
Jilline Bond was awarded the 2007 Business and Education Award for demonstrating the vision of the chamber’s business and education committee. The unique looking award has a significant meaning. The three points of the triangle represent business, educators and the workforce of the future, supported by the chamber.
“I was in shock, I’m honored,” said Bond (left), who is a senior pastor with her husband, James, of Revival Tabernacle, West Milton. “I believe in the Susquehanna Valley, I enjoy being with its people and putting forth the effort.
“They should know you don’t have to leave the area to find a great place to live and work.”
Last and certainly not least among the major awards was Peggy Shields of Projects by Peggy, who was the recipient of the 2007 Volunteer of the Year Award. The chamber depends a lot of volunteers and Shields has been up to the task, officials said.
“It’s fun to get rewarded for doing what you enjoy,” said Shields, who re-designed the chamber’s Web site and continues to work extensively maintaining it.
As for volunteering, Shields said she just likes to give. “If I could do my job and give it away I would,” she said.
Retiring board members were recognized at the meeting as well. They included Vell Holcombe of Milton Steel, Amy Moyer, publisher of Standard Journal, and Greg Trautman of Trautman Associates/On Fire Promotions. The new members include Steven Beattie of Herbert, Rowland & Grubic (HRG), Ann Hilliard, a realtor, and Rich Sands of Weis Markets.
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Jeff Shaffer: 570-742-9671
jeff@standard-journal.com
Identity Theft … online email account vulnerability
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A friend of mine has used Hotmail email for a long time and yesterday her identity was stolen and an email was sent to everyone in her address book asking each person to send $700 via Western Union to an address in Reading, PA (see complete message below). The message included her email signature and looked legitimate.
My friend had to close her Hotmail account, losing a lot of information she had stored there, AND they got hold of account information for Amazon.com and Ebay, wreaking even more havoc. She had to alert the State Police and Attorney General.
Lesson Learned: Do not save account information and passwords in an online email account!
**************** EMAIL MESSAGE *****************
SUBJECT: Urgent Need!!!
Hi…how’re you doing, please I need an urgent help from you, I’m at the moment in need of a loan which I will pay back on Monday when I get back in town. I am presently in Reading. I need you to help send $700 through Western Union Money Transfer to Name, Full Address (in Reading, PA). As soon as you’ve done that get back to me with the following information:
1. MTCN NUMBER
2. TOTAL AMOUNT SENT
3. SENDER’S FULL NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER.
4. SECRETE QUESTION AND ANSWER (IF NECESSARY).I want you to note that I need this done as soon as you get this mail, and I promise to pay you back as soon as am back by Monday.
Thanks.
Friend’s Name
Friend’s Address
Friend’s Home Phone and Cell**************** END EMAIL MESSAGE *************
10/2007 Career Fair Info
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Opportunities for web design and desktop publishing are forecasted to grow nearly 30% from 2002-2012. - U.S. Bureau of Labor & Statistics
Two-thirds of the projected job openings between 2000 and 2010 will require Short Term On The Job Training. These jobs arise from replacement needs and tend to offer lower pay and benefits than those requiring a college degree.
Employment in jobs requiring an Associate’s Degree are expected to increase faster than any other group categorized by education or training.
Jobs requiring a Bachelor’s Degree, and which usually offer higher pay and better benefits, will account for about 7.3 million job openings through 2010. Most of these openings will result from job growth.
Interface Designers conceive websites with the focus on making the user’s interaction experience simple and intuitive.
Multimedia Designers create animated images, visual effects, and 3D scenes seen in movies, television and computer games.
Web Page Designers create the visual design of a website and code the HTML and CSS for online presentation.
Graphic Designers plan, analyze, and create visual solutions to communications problems by deciding the most effective way of getting a message across.
Average Annual Salary in Pennsylvania
- Interface Designer - $73,000
- Multimedia Designer - $65,000
- Web Designer - $57,000
- Graphic Designer - $44,000
Source: http://www.indeed.com
PLEASE NOTE: Actual salaries vary based on the size and location of the employer. Jobs in the city or suburbs pay higher than rural positions. Entry level positions typically pay less than the average.
I’m famous … and a professional, too!
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I read it here - What do designers do?! Well, okay … not the famous part … but if you scroll down far enough, you’ll see the reference to the professional web designer aka ME! DT&G is the official publication of the Design & Publishing Center, published continuously since 1990 for desktop publishing, graphic design, web design, illustration, photography and other fields in visual communications. I completed their survey and stumbled upon the post a few days ago.
The rationale behind the survey:
DTG quite frequently receives email and inquiries from readers or students asking what it’s like to be a designer, or to be involved in the creative field. Rather than answering the same question over and over, we decided to go out there and let some others share their experiences. We hope you enjoy these thoughtful comments as much as we did. BRAVO! Each of these will win a great prize from the Design Center (where’s my prize?) — and we invite you to share your experiences too!
Talk to Me
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I recently added the capability to join my Blog as a subscriber - I think it would be so much more exciting to make this discussion interactive.
I try to share from my experience as a web designer, resources on the web that might help other designers and occasionally, I go off on a personal tangent about life and the things that are important to me! If you don’t mind my wandering occasionally, I’d love to have you as part of the community.
Excellence in Web Design was created to share and to provide a place to find information that I once knew where it was but forgot where I put it! ;-)
Peggy
keep looking »