WHAT’S NEWS IN GREENSBURG SALEM
BE A PART OF THE 2017
GREAT AMERICAN
CLEANUP OF PA
The 2017 Great American Cleanup of
PA began on March 1 and ends on May 31.
During this period, registered events can get
free trash bags, gloves and safety vests from
PennDOT district offices, as supplies last.
Events can be litter cleanups, illegal dump
cleanups, beautification projects, special
collections and educational events. To receive
free cleanup supplies, you must register your
event through the Great American Cleanup of
PA website at gacofpa.org.
As part of this event, the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection and
Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association
are sponsoring Let’s Pick It Up PA—every
day from April 18 through May 8. During this
time, trash collected at registered events can be
taken to participating landfills free or reduced
cost disposal with prior approval.
Help make your community clean and
beautiful and register an event at www.gacofpa.
org. For questions, call Michelle Dunn,
Great American Cleanup of PA Program
Coordinator, at 1.877.772.3673 ext. 113 or
email [email protected].
THE WESTMORELAND
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ANNOUNCES NEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
ENDICOTT REINDL
The WSO Board of Directors has selected
Endicott Reindl, formerly of Altoona, as its new
executive director. He replaces Morrie Brand
who recently retired after serving as managing
director for 17 years. Brand will continue as
director of the WSO Academy of Music and
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music director of the youth orchestra (WYSO)
program. In the symphony’s 48-year history,
Reindl is only the third executive director.
Christel Horner was one of five founders who
established the symphony in 1969 and served
as manager until 2000.
Reindl is a graduate of the California
University of Pennsylvania where he earned a
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies.
His most recent position was Community
Service Representative for Home Instead
Senior Care in Duncansville, Pa.
He is a lifelong musician and has always been
drawn to orchestral settings as a percussionist.
From high school to college, he was actively
involved in the music department, serving
as business manager of the university choir
for most of his tenure. Likewise, outside of
education, he was actively engaged in growing
the profile and offerings of local musical
organizations like the Blair Concert Chorale
and the Hollidaysburg Community Chorus,
through their marketing and outreach.
Additionally, he was involved with the
Alzheimer’s Association, helping to triple the
size and fundraising ability of the Altoona Walk
to End Alzheimer’s.
“We are impressed with Endicott’s musical
knowledge and non-profit fundraising
experience and enthusiasm,” says Ellen Piper,
member of the WSO Board of Directors and
chair of the search committee. “After reviewing
50 resumes we decided Endicott was an
excellent choice to help the Westmoreland
Symphony Orchestra grow our donor base and
expand our community outreach.”
“I am grateful for the opportunity to help
grow and see the Westmoreland Symphony
Orchestra continue on as the community gem
it is,” says Reindl.
New
Executive
Director,
Endicott
Reindl
Morrie Brand’s legacy with the symphony
includes establishing the Academy of Music
in 2005 where he, along with his staff, taught,
conducted and coached hundreds of young
musicians. He created “Home for the Holidays”
the symphony’s most popular concert, and
oversaw collaborations with the Laurel Ballet,
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, the Westmoreland
Museum of Art, Fort Ligonier and the
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival to
name a few. On the business side, he helped
grow the symphony’s endowment 400 percent
and greatly increased grant writing efforts.
Artistic Director Daniel Meyer says “I
would like to thank Morrie for his years of
faithful stewardship and unwavering service
to the Westmoreland Symphony. It has been a
pleasure to get to work with and know Morrie
over these few years, and although he retires
this season, I am glad that he will remain active
in Greensburg’s musical life community and
with the WSO family.”
About The Westmoreland Symphony
Orchestra
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra,
began in 1969 when a group of community
leaders and musicians assembled an orchestra
for several concerts at a local high school. Now,
48 years later, the WSO brings world-class
soloists to the concert stage. Under the artistic
direction of Daniel Meyer, the WSO presents
four classical concerts and one holiday
pops-all at the Palace Theatre in downtown
Greensburg. The WSO’s Academy of Music
provides educational programs including
the Young People’s Concert, Summer
Philharmonic, Youth Orchestras, Young
Artists Competition and private lessons. For
more information, please visit the symphony’s
website, westmorelandsymphony.org, or call
724.837.1850.
COMCAST CELEBRATES
GRAND OPENING OF
XFINITY STORE IN
GREENSBURG
Comcast recently held a special event to
celebrate the grand opening of its Xfinity
Store, located at 824 East Pittsburgh Street in
Greensburg – the third facility of its kind in the
Greater Pittsburgh area. The new Xfinity Store,
which replaced the former service center on
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