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PATHS is offering more than 30 training courses in May highlighting national electrical safety, slips, trips and fall prevention, water safety and mental health month. In addition, PATHS, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Capitol Police, is offering a training session focused on active shooter training and appropriate response strategies. Click on the links below to view the training objectives and register.
Just to Highlight a Few!
6 Slips, Trips, and Falls 9:30-10:30 a.m.
6 Electrical Hazards - Construction 11:00-12:00 Noon
12 OVR - Service, Emotional Support, and Therapy Animals 1:20-2:30 p.m.
13 ARC Flash Safety 11:00-12:00 Noon
19 Active Shooter Training 10:00-12:00 Noon
26 Heat-Related Injuries & Illness 9:30-10:30 a.m.
27 Boating Safety 11:00-12:00 Noon
Certified Workplace Safety Committee (CWSC) Member Training
5 CWSC Member Training 9:30-10:30 a.m.
14 CWSC Member Training 1:30-2:30 p.m.
20 CWSC Member Training 11:00-12:00 Noon
27 CWSC Member Training 1:30-2:30 p.m.
PATHS is a statewide service providing employers and employees with easy access to cost-effective health and safety resources. Services are provided by PATHS empower participants in the workers' compensation system to foster safer and more proactive workplace environments.
Training is provided onsite by request, or you may register for online webinars on a wide range of topics through the PATHS Training Calendar. Visit our website PA.gov/dli/bwc/PATHS for other safety-related resources.
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House Republicans Explore Whether Regulations Reduce Childcare Spots In Pennsylvania
Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
April 30, 2026
A few years ago, the line outside of the Blair Regional YMCA reminded Sharon Jones of waiting for concert tickets as a youth, with parents sipping coffee in camp chairs in the early hours. But parents weren’t trying to snag front-row seats for a live performance, they were hoping to grab one of 108 summer camp spots available that year as an affordable childcare option. “We filled those 108 spots in a very short period of time. I believe it was less than two hours, and we had 38 children on a waitlist,” said Jones, the organization’s executive director. She shared her examples before a committee of state House Republicans scrutinizing the Commonwealth’s oversight of childcare facilities on Thursday. ChildCare Aware estimated infant care at a center cost Pennsylvanians nearly $15,000 annually in 2024, about $700 more than toddler care. Lawmakers hinted at future legislative efforts, criticizing the lack of affordability and citing an analysis from ReadyNation that found Pennsylvania misses out on $6-plus billion in economic activity because of childcare issues.
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Dear Community Partner:
Geisinger and Allied Services are embarking on a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). Every 3 years we collect and study community information and feedback from residents, healthcare and social service representatives, and other community stakeholders about health, equity and accessibility in the areas we serve. We use this information to:
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Understand the health and well-being of residents
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Identify differences in health between groups
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Recognize needs and community strengths across the region
These findings guide our community benefit investments, equity and accessibility efforts and ongoing health improvement initiatives.
Because we value your lived experience, professional expertise and knowledge of the communities you serve, we’re inviting you to participate in the Key Stakeholder Survey. Your honest feedback about strengths and challenges is welcome.
Complete the survey by Wednesday, May 13.
Feel free to share this survey with your colleagues, staff, volunteers, community partners and others who serve the region, especially those who work with historically under-resourced communities.
In past years, over 350 community representatives responded. You can help us make sure voices from all communities, identities and geographic areas are represented. Once it’s complete, we’ll send you the CHNA survey data and findings.
Your survey responses are anonymous and confidential. No individual responses or comments will be linked to you or your organization in any report. Our research partner, Build Community, will oversee the survey and maintain confidentiality of responses. Survey results will be aggregated in a final report so that no person or organization can be identified, and will be available to you and the public.
Want to learn more about our community health efforts and the CHNA? Contact Dawn Miller, community engagement specialist, at dmiller27@geisinger.edu.
Thanks for sharing your insights and expertise with us.
With regards,
John J. Grabusky
Senior Director of Community Engagement
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Pennsylvania Primary Elections Are Three Weeks Away
Tom Lehman, Harrisburg WGAL 8
April 28, 2026
Pennsylvania’s primary elections are just three weeks away, and there are important deadlines to know if you want to be able to vote on May 19. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, though voters have a number of ways to participate. The last day to register for the primary elections or update your registration is May 4. You can typically register at an election office, by mail, or online at vote.pa.gov. The last day to request a mail ballot is May 12, and in many cases, election officials say you should not mail back a mail ballot if you receive it that day or later because it may not arrive by the deadline of 8 p.m. on Election Day. Instead, many election officials say if you are concerned about a county board of elections not receiving your ballot on time, then you should bring it in person to a county board of elections office or use a drop box, if your county utilizes them.
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Interested in advertising in our enews?
Contact MacKenzie at mhuntsman@huntingdonchamber.com.
The cost is $25.00; $10.00 for 501(3) organizations. Yearly rates are available.
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Ribbon Cutting
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Open House 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting - 12:00 noon
Greene Hill Manor House
HCCC & Bonney Forge Corp. Annual Golf Tournament
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Registration - 12:00 noon
Shotgun Start - 1:00 p.m.
Dinner - 5:30 p.m.
Huntingdon Country Club
Business After Hours
Thursday, June 25, 2026
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Lincoln Caverns, Inc.
Business After Hours
Thursday, June 25, 2026
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Lincoln Caverns, Inc.
Chamber Night at The Playhouse at McConnellstown: Muffed Special Performance
Friday, June 26, 2026
Members Only Reception 6-7 p.m.
Show Begins: 7:30 p.m.
The Playhouse at McConnellstown
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Annual Membership Luncheon
Thursday, August 13, 2026
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Location TBA
Huntingdon County Night at the Altoona Curve to benefit HC United Way
Saturday, August 15, 2026
6:00 p.m. w/ Fireworks After
Altoona Curve
Chamber Trip: Iceland
August 22-29, 2026
Annual Sporting Clay Tournament
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Shenecoy Sportsmen Club
Annual Awards Gala
Thursday, October 1, 2026
5:30 p.m. Reception
6:00 p.m. Dinner & Awards
Location TBA
Small Business Saturday
Saturday, November 28, 2026
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If you are hiring, please send position information to mhuntsman@huntingdonchamber.com or login to the member section of our website to post your jobs.
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Did you know........
Small businesses represent the largest segment by number of most local chamber membership rolls. Results in the research study by The Shapiro Group, Inc. and Market Street indicate the impact of local chamber membership on small businesses is very powerful. If a consumer knows a small business is a member of its local chamber, the business enjoys a 44 percent increase in its consumer favorability rating, a 51 percent increase in consumer awareness, a 57 percent increase in its local reputation and a 63 percent increase in the likelihood that consumers will patronize the business in the future.
Research indicates that chamber membership stimulates business-to-business commerce in the local community. Other businesses in town are more likely to do business with you and your company if you are a member of the local chamber. Because a major part of a small business typically comes from business-to-business services, it is essential to maintain a positive standing within the local business community.
MEMBERS may download our logo to use on your website. Click the logo for more information.
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