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2 days ago
- Business
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New community leaders – Erie residents graduate from ERCGP ambassador program
The Erie ambassador program seeks to teach Erie residents how to be civic leaders in our community. On Wednesday, the next group of leaders were celebrated at the Erie Club on Peach Street, after finishing up a ten-week course with the Erie Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership. 'The goal of the program is really to not only grow civic leaders but inform them and give them direction so that they can be catalysts in our region for growth, for philanthropy and for civic leadership in general,' said Brandon Mendoza, Erie Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership President. Erie leaders discuss CRIZ at annual Knowledge Breakfast The 10-week course gives the ambassadors a behind-the-scenes look at some of Erie's assets, such as the Warner Theatre, Erie Land Lighthouse and other businesses around the area. After the course, graduates are expected to embody their ambassador title and become diplomats for the work taking place to make Erie a thriving community. Twenty-five new ambassadors graduated at the Erie Club, and although they all took the same course, everyone got something different out of the program. Annual 'Erie Ambassadors' program sheds light on local projects 'We got to see all the behind-the-scenes, a little bit more than maybe what the average person gets to see, so we can now go to our communities and talk about what's great about Erie,' said Grant Filbeck, ambassador program graduate.'We all have become very good friends that have gone through this program, and I think that's important to be able to network with other businesses and each other,' said Debbie Swift, another ambassador program graduate. As some people find it tough to live in Erie sometimes, Filbeck and Swift say there's more to the area that some may not see. 'People always go, 'Oh, dreary Erie.' We have this little cliche, but it's not dreary, it's far from dreary,' said Swift. EDP, Flagship City District announce downtown summer events 'There's so many opportunities. You're never going to get a place with a beautiful lake, a beautiful downtown, and so many amenities, different parks, forests, things to do,' said Filbeck. After the ceremony, graduates were invited to put their ambassador skills to the test at a reception with some regional chamber board members. If you want to learn more about the Erie Ambassador Program, you can head to the Erie Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership's website here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
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YADO, Premiere Performance ‘pop and sizzle' during free concert Saturday
Harding School hosted a free musical performance Saturday evening. The Young Artists Debut Orchestra (YADO) held their show titled YADO Goes Pops and Sizzles, featuring Pennsylvania's Premiere Performance. EDP, Flagship City District announce downtown summer events The show featured three levels of performances based on the skill and experience of each group. In addition to Saturday evening's shows, a silent auction was held to raise money for YADO's Instruments of Hope program, which provides string instruments to low-income students. Erie leaders discuss CRIZ at annual Knowledge Breakfast 'The children love to perform, and they work very hard, and this performance allows them to showcase all the dedication and hard work that they have done,' said Jessie Collura, executive director of YADO. JET 24's very own Sean Lafferty was the celebrity host for the event. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Automotive
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Erie gets the boot, LL Bean Bootmobile tours the town ahead of store opening
If you saw a 10,000-pound boot driving around Erie over the past few days, we promise you weren't imagining things. L.L. Bean has brought their famous bootmobile to Erie to highlight the opening of their Peach Street location in June. They're now hiring at the new location and will be making stops throughout Erie before heading out of town Saturday. Erie leaders discuss CRIZ at annual Knowledge Breakfast 'Basically what they do is they take the truck, strip it down, build a metal frame on it, spray foam it and once they spray foam it they sand it down and put a hard coat paint job on it and finish it with all these little details,' said Tucker Van Dusen, experiential marketing specialist. 'You just see the jaws dropping on the side of the road when people are walking by or they see us in their vehicles. We love getting stuck at red lights because you can see all of the stopped cars around us. They'll spot us and the cameras come out!' said Mandee Flanders, experiential marketing specialist. L.L. Bean is looking for employees for their Erie store, and you can Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
