Left to right, MRAAA Director of Communications Steve Harmic accepts a cash donation, plus multiple donated items of hats, gloves, blankets, and more from New Image Tattoo Owner Christina Shaffer, and staff members Ed McGonigal, Chris Harris, and Jess Hoyt. All funds and items will benefit local senior citizens in need.
CLEARFIELD, PA. – Artists at New Image Tattoo Studio in Clearfield have contributed $700 to MRAAA. Studio Owner Christina Shaffer chose to support MRAAA with the annual New Image Holiday Fundraiser.
Ornaments were available for purchase at the New Image studio, 15196 Clearfield/Shawville Highway, Clearfield, PA, at the Sapp Bros. Truckstop. For $5 apiece, purchasers could place their name on an ornament and hang it on the studio’s Christmas Tree, for a chance in a drawing to win a $100 gift certificate for New Image. The winner of the certificate was Laura Williams.
All proceeds from ornament sales benefit MRAAA, helping the agency to continue offering aid to seniors in need. At this time of year, assistance with heating and electricity bills, as well as warm clothing and meals, are among the needs of greatest importance. New Image also collected items to further help meet these needs, including, but not limited to, donations for fuel assistance, coats, gloves, scarves, socks, and personal hygiene products.
“We wanted to do something for people in our community; something with a local impact that helps people right here in our area,” Shaffer said.
For the past 10 years, since the holiday fundraiser’s inception, staff have chosen a different organization each year as the recipient of the goodwill of New Image customers. Over the last decade, those organizations have included the Allegheny Spay and Neuter Clinic, Little Bags of Sunshine, the Child Advocacy Center, Pennsylvania Veterans Affairs, Clearfield-Jefferson Suicide Prevention, and more.
New Image Tattoo Studio has operated since 2000. For more information on their holiday fundraising efforts and support of MRAAA contact the studio at 814-762-9545 or find them on Facebook.
Health and Wellness Instructor Connie Harris, standing, leads a group in the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program at the Clearfield Center for Active Living.
CLEARFIELD, PA. – Individuals living with arthritis can benefit from a free, successful Health and Wellness Program offered by Mature Resources Area Agency on Aging. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (AFEP) has been scheduled from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. each Tuesday and Friday from January 9, through March 22, 2024, at the Clearfield Center for Active Living, located at the Clearfield Presbyterian Church, 119 North Second Street, Clearfield. This program was offered in the fall, and class size is growing, but there are still spaces available in this popular exercise class.
AFEP is a community-based recreational exercise program developed by the Arthritis Foundation. Trained AFEP instructors cover a variety of range-of-motion and endurance-building activities, relaxation techniques, and health education topics. All of the exercises can be modified to meet participant needs.
This program is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more information or to register, contact Connie at MRAAA at 814-765-2696 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This program is offered through the MRAAA Health and Wellness Initiative. For information on other Health and Wellness programs offered by MRAAA, visit https://www.mraaa.life/_files/ugd/716c47_8f0550d56a214cee94971216aa0bd70d.pdf
CURWENSVILLE, PA. – Mature Resources Area Agency on Aging has signed up for a cutting-edge app that will make charitable giving easier than ever for those who wish to support services offered to senior citizens in Clearfield County.
The RoundUp App is a donation app that makes it easy for donors across the country to find and give to the nonprofits and causes they support. With access to RoundUp’s monthly and one-time donations, individuals can make a big change that fits their budget.
Sign Up to donate to MRAAA at https://roundup.app/p/ClearfieldCountyAreaAgencyonAg The app will automatically track purchases made with linked accounts, and simply round up your transactions to an even dollar amount. The difference will be donated to MRAAA. For example, a credit card purchase of $29.50 will be rounded up to $30.00 even, with your payment going to the vender from which you’ve made your purchase, and the additional 50 cents going to MRAAA.
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CLEARFIELD, PA. – Mature Resources and the Clearfield Bowling Lanes are teaming up to offer Senior Bowling once again on Wednesdays beginning January 10, 2024.
Those age 50 and older will receive a substantial savings on bowling every Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., for the price of only $2.50 per game, and there is no charge for shoe rental.
Participation is limited to two games.
The Clearfield Bowling Lanes are located at 224 West Second Avenue in Clearfield and can be reached at 814-765-6761.
For more information, call Connie at MRAAA at 814-765-2696 or
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This program is offered through the MRAAA Health and Wellness Initiative. For information on other Health and Wellness programs offered by MRAAA, visit https://www.mraaa.life/_files/ugd/716c47_8f0550d56a214cee94971216aa0bd70d.pdf
CLEARFIELD, PA. – Clearfield-based photographer Stephanie Tarbay has donated $650 to Mature Resources Area Agency on Aging this holiday season. For the second year in a row, Tarbay has held photo sessions with Santa Claus at the Dimeling Senior Residence, and contributed her proceeds to the agency. She held the Santa Sessions one year prior to the Dimeling shoots in another location.
“I just love doing it and supporting the agency,” Tarbay said.
Tarbay is pictured with her husband, James Tarbay, and Santa Claus in the lobby at the Dimeling Senior Residence.
View more Santa photos on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stephanieerrigophotography
