township, to a three-day festival
of artists, carnival and concerts
that draws tens of thousands of
people and enlists more than 600
volunteers each year.
Additionally, CTCC funds a
community Project of the Year
where donations from businesses
and residents go toward building
treasured assets within the
community. Past projects include
a community sign erected in
2011 that enables local nonprofits
to display information and
promote upcoming events in a
place where as many as 100,000
vehicles pass daily; a centennial
scouting plaza and fishing lake
that commemorates the 100th
anniversary of both the Boy Scouts
of America and the Girl Scouts
of America; Kid’s Castle in 2013
which includes the replacement
playground for Cranberry
Community Park’s 22-year-old
Playtime Palace; Fitness stations
in 2014 throughout several local
parks to help keep residents in
shape and healthy and a Volunteer
Firefighter Initiative in 2015
that acquired an Emergency Fire
Training Trailer.
The Project of the Year is
revealed annually during the
Community Days festival, and
Above: Photo from CTCC's first fundraiser in
1976, provided by the Cranberry Rotary.
Below: Drawing plans for CTCC's 2016 Project
of the Year: Miracle League Resurfacing and
Playground project.
this year’s project included the
resurfacing of Miracle League Ball
Field and the construction of a
new Miracle Playground. The 2017
Project of the Year, revealed during
this year’s Community Days, will
be the creation of Sportscourts in
Graham Park—CTCC’s largest
Project of the Year yet.
CTCC also started the
Cranberry Legacy Endowment, a
community foundation that allows
donors to support many of the
local nonprofit groups indefinitely.
CTCC has closed in on nearly
$1 million in assets since the
Endowment began.
With no paid staff, CTCC is a
100 percent volunteer organization.
In addition, the CTCC board
donates more than 2,000 volunteer
hours and contributes thousands
of dollars to the organization. As
a result, every dollar donated goes
toward improving the community.
CTCC has truly become an
essential organization within the
Cranberry community. “We feel we
create a true sense of community
where people step up through
volunteering,” says Bruce Mazzoni,
CTCC board member and
chairman of both Project of the
Year and Community Days. ■
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Annually, CTCC sponsors Cranberry Community Days that draws in tens
of thousands of people to the community each year.
CTCC’s 2011 Project of the Year: A Community Sign
located at the corner of Routes 19 and 228, in front of
the UPMC building.
For more information about the CTCC, to donate or to become involved, visitctcchest.org.
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