Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Grants and Ice Cream


Because of the rain I was not able to take pictures of the target area for the grant today as planned.  But, there is never a shortage of things to get done with three grants coming due.  On Friday, the letters from business owners about their interest in receiving funds are due.  We are currently working on a plan of action to reach out to all owners to make sure they do not have any questions pertaining to the grants. However, what might be more interesting for a blog post is our new ice cream shop Scoops! Scoops opened this Saturday in the harbor across from my project advisor’s business.  They serve hard served ice cream from a company not far from us called Marcie’s, in Meadville PA.   I am pleased that an ice store has opened, as it is something I felt the harbor had been missing for a long time.  I had even thought about opening a shop myself.   In addition to the benefits of having tasty ice cream close, a new business means jobs.  In particular, jobs for young people like me.  Because I have been in the harbor so much lately for my project, I happened to meet the owner of Scoops.  Thanks to my networking, she hired me for the summer.  Scoops is just one new business that is suppose to open this season in the harbor.  We are also looking forward to two new restaurants as well.  If you ask me, the LBCA is doing a lot of things right.  I have never see the harbor as booming as it has been recently.    

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