An accomplished educator, active community volunteer and co-founder of the Danville Child Development Center will be recognized by the Bloomsburg University Alumni Association in May.

Dr. Kathleen Shanoski Mulligan ’67/’69, Bloomsburg, retired director of curriculum and instruction for the Bloomsburg Area School District, is one of two alumnae who will be honored with 2012 Distinguished Service Awards at the Alumni Awards Luncheon on Saturday, May 19, at noon.

The Distinguished Service Award was established by the Alumni Association in 1948 to recognize Bloomsburg graduates who have excelled in at least one of the following areas: significant accomplishments in his or her profession; outstanding service to Bloomsburg University and/or the Alumni Association; contributions to humanity. Sixty alumni were nominated for various awards this year, including 23 for distinguished service recognition. Read more

 “My Toddler & Me” is for parents and/or caregivers and their children of walking age to 3 years old. The program is held at DCDC’s new site on Bloom Road.

The 45 minute long sessions will have a “circle time” focus featuring stories, art, music and movement including a different theme for each of the four weeks of the program.  Amy Cooper-Wolfe, a 13-year employee of DCDC, will lead the sessions.  She holds a Child Development Associates Certificate specializing in Infants and Toddlers and has served as a mentor to DCDC’s infant and toddler program staff.

The weekly 10:00a.m. program will be held each Wednesday from April 18th to May 9th.  Pre-registration is required.  DCDC on Bloom Road is located at 2719 Bloom Road in Danville, next door to the SPCA.  Call 284-4955 for more information.

Get your invite here for our 6th Annual Celebrity Waiter Event. Guests at the event will have a great time, enjoying the sounds and sights of our very own Boardwalk. Dinner and drinks will be served by our Celebrity Wait-ers to our guests, and afterwards, guests will stroll the boardwalk playing games and en-joying music by Tye Dye Dog!

Celebrity Waiter 2012 Invite

Begun in 2009, Danville Child Development Center’s Visionary Award is presented yearly at the Annual Celebrity Waiter Event held in April.  DCDC’s Board of Directors established the award to recognize people who, through their involvement in the field of early childhood, have shown exemplary vision and have made the community a better place for young children and families.  Nominees do not necessarily have to be associated with Danville Child Development Center.

Past recipients include:  in 2009:  Ms. Nancy Vella and Dr. Kathleen Mulligan, co-founders of DCDC, 2010: Dr. Bill Jones, Professor Emeritus of Bloomsburg University, Department of Exceptionalities and in 2011: KJ Reimensnyder-Wagner, Children’s Singer/Songwriter.

Nominations will be accepted until February 14, 2012. Upon the committee’s decision, the Visionary Award recipient will be notified and provided with two complimentary tickets to the Celebrity Waiter Event, to be held at the Danville Borough Ballroom on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

Nomination Form Available by clicking here! 
2012 Visionary Award Nomination Form

This year’s Visionary Award sponsor is M&T Bank.  Jim Minniti, Vice President for Business and Professional Banking, stated, “M&T Bank knows the importance of education can never be questioned. And when we all offer our support, we not only help young people today, but we also provide inspiration for tomorrow.   We believe that at M&T Bank we understand what’s important to our community.”

For more information about the Visionary Award and ticket information for the April 21, 2012 Celebrity Waiter event, call DCDC at 275-4047 .

On Saturday, April 21, 2012, Danville Child Development is providing some R&R on the boardwalk, celebrating over 38 years of providing safe, nurturing and educational experi-ences for children in the greater Montour County area. As we look toward the future of providing great beginnings to our greatest natural resource, won’t you join us by support-ing our Sixth Annual event?

Guests at the Celebrity Waiter Event will have a great time, enjoying the sounds and sights of our very own Boardwalk. Dinner and drinks will be served by our Celebrity Wait-ers to our guests, and afterwards, guests will stroll the boardwalk playing games and en-joying music by Tye Dye Dog!

This is the Center’s sixth year with over $22,000 raised to support the organization. Pro-ceeds from this year’s event will benefit DCDC’s Building our Future Fund.

WHY SPONSOR CELEBRITY WAITER?

Celebrity Waiter represents a unique opportunity to:

• Demonstrate and reinforce your company’s civic leader-ship and commitment to area children
• Enjoy promotional opportunities as your business is acknowledged as part of the event’s promotional cam-paign
• Treat employees, prospective business partners and/or current clients to a fun and unique evening
• Support a leading local organization that is at the fore-front of early care and education providing children with opportunities to start school ready to succeed

For more information click here, Sponsorship Guide 2012.

Nominations for this Year’s Annual Awards Released

We want to recognize Chamber members for the great work they have been doing so we have accepted nominations for 4 awards, Outstanding Citizen, Community Progress, Small Business of the Year, and Large Business of the Year. The nomination forms have all been submitted and below you will find your nominees for the 2012 Annual Awards.

AWARDS:
Outstanding Citizen of the Year- Tim Wagner, Bob Kline, and Eileen Chapman

Small Business of the Year- Allstate Insurance- Maureen Kocher, Walkers Jewelers, Westminster Place, and InnoTek Computer Consulting

Large Business of the Year- Press Enterprise Inc., Kawneer Company Inc. /Alcoa Foundation

Community Progress- Brady Insurance, Bloomsburg Hospital, Service 1st Federal Credit Union, Danville Child Development Center, Dunham’s Sports, Kawneer Company Inc. /Alcoa Foundation, Bloomsburg Fair Association, and Berwick Historical Society

This year’s Annual Membership Meeting and Dinner will be at the Rolling Pines Golf Course Thursday February 2nd, starting at 5:30 p.m. We will be celebrating outstanding member achievements, elect members to the Board of Directors, highlight Chamber activities of the past year, and preview the year ahead.

Danville, PA– In January, Danville Child Development Center (DCDC) will host a second session of its new program for parents and young toddlers at its new location onBloom RoadinDanville.  “My Toddler & Me” is for parents and/or caregivers and their children ages 18-30 months and will be held at DCDC onBloom Road. 

 The 45 minute long sessions will have a “circle time” focus featuring stories, art, music and movement including a different theme for each of the four weeks of the program.  Amy Cooper-Wolfe, a 13-year employee of DCDC, will lead the sessions.  She holds a Child Development Associates Certificate specializing in Infants and Toddlers and has served as a mentor to DCDC’s infant and toddler program staff. 

 The weekly 10:00a.m. program will be held each Tuesday from January 17 to February 7.  Another session will run on Wednesdays from January 18 to February 8.  Pre-registration is required.  DCDC on Bloom Road is located at 2719 Bloom Road in Danville, next door to the SPCA.  Call 275-4047 for more information.

Danville, PA – Danville Child Development Center (DCDC) has new scholarship funding available thanks to corporate support through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. With a $30,000 contribution from PPL and $5,000 from Keystone Insurers Group, DCDC will fund scholarships to eligible pre-kindergarten children.

DCDC Executive Director Diana Dixon noted, “We are extremely grateful for this opportunity to give more children in the Danville Area a high quality preschool education.  Decades of research has shown that high quality early childhood experiences have a tremendous impact on a child’s ability to succeed in school, as well as in life.  The generosity of PPL and Keystone Insurers Group is going to make a big difference for some area kids.”

DCDC has been an EITC Pre-K Scholarship Organization since 2010.  The scholarship dollars will be used to provide eligible children with high quality preschool educational experiences at DCDC.  The center is accredited by the National Association of Young Children and a Keystone STAR 4A early learning program.

Scholarship eligibility is limited to children ages three through five whose families meet certain income guidelines.  Children will have the opportunity to attend five hours of Department of Education licensed preschool programming either three or five days per week.  Interested families may call 570.275.4047 for more information.