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PIC Summer Youth Programs.
 During the months of June and July PIC held its annual high school YouCube program and New Adventures middle school camp in Westmoreland County and the Fayette Enrichment Program in Brownsville, Uniontown, Connellsville, and Albert Gallatin Areas School Districts.
2010 Fayette Enrichment Summer Program Is a Hit.
This past spring PIC was awarded a grant through the PA Department of Education to address the needs of at-risk youth in grades 6-12 in the Fayette County region by creating 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
Press Conference Held To Announce
No Cost Training Program.
On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, PIC held a press conference to announce the kickoff of the Southwestern PA Manufacturing Boot Camp (MBC) program. The MCB program provides 200 hours of free manufacturing-specific skills training over a five week period to qualified individuals.
2009-2010 PIC Divisional Employees of the Year.
Congratulations to Sheila Barclay, Mary Lou Friedline and Shannon Kossar who are being recognized as Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc. Divisional Employees of the Year. In June each was awarded a $500 check and a bouquet of flowers.
2010 YouCUBE Summer Programming. The Youth Careers Utilizing Basic Engineering (YouCUBE) summer programming will begin on Wednesday June 11, 2010. Twenty high school students from Westmoreland County schools will be touring ten schools and companies over the 11-day program.
Manufacturing Boot Camp Wants You!
Anyone interested in participating in the Southwestern PA's Manufacturing Boot Camp Summer/Fall 2010, endorsed by some of the regions leading manufacturing firms, please contact the PA CareerLink-Westmoreland in Youngwood.
Staff Changes at PIC. Tim Yurcisin (PIC's CEO and President) is pleased to announce that Tina Kemerer has been promoted to PA CareerLink® Westmoreland Employment and Training Supervisor and welcome Gerald Toth, who has been recently hired as Building Maintenance Supervisor/Safety Officer for the Private Industry Council.
PIC Connection Has Moved to Brownsville Area School District's External TV.
On December 22, Fayette County lost its only local television station, HSTV Channel 19. For 17 years HSTV broadcasted local news, events and family friendly programming, including the PIC Connection.
Plum High School's Atomic Shock reigns victorious over the 5th Annual BotsIQ Competition.
The competition was fierce and the bots relentless-- but in the end, Atomic Shock built by Plum High School stood alone as the champion of the 2010 Southwestern PA BotsIQ battle beating out 43 other teams for the title.
Red-Tailed Hawk Released Back
in to the Wild at the PIC Greensburg Office.
Several members of the PIC staff and a few program participants experienced Earth Day two days early in Greensburg. The group observed the release back into the wild of a red-tailed hawk found injured behind the PIC Corporate facility in a few weeks prior.
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