On Friday November 9, 2018, Golden String, ISLE, and Purple Cat memorialized the late, great, Ted Hardie who passed away on October 28th. The Master of Ceremonies was Walter Mootz, Ted’s closest friend and fellow Goldenstringradio.org DJ. A breakfast was provided by Jill Perencevic and Geoff Lewis and funded by Ted’s aunt, Marilyn Morrison and…
The Business Journal: Mahoning Valley Hospital Foundation Donates $750K to Golden String, Inc. The donation will be used to build a camp for adults with disabilities featuring cabins, a swimming pool, amphitheater and horse barn. Originally posted on The Business Journal here.
Farmer Casey’s Ranch Receives $750K for Camp Project By Jeremy Lydic YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A $750,000 grant from the Mahoning Valley Hospital Foundation will ensure adult clients of Golden String Inc. will have a place for leisure, vacation and respite. Founded in 2000, Golden String is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides recreational activities to…
On September 16, 2018, four of our Nigerian Dwarf goats visited Downtown Youngstown for Oh Wow’s “Silly Science Sunday”. The goats were fed their orchard grass by dozens of children. Thank you to Gaba (for loaning out her goats), Tina M. for getting supplies ready, and Jill P. and Howard Martin for clean up. The…
Saturday Oct. 6th $5 per person due the day of the event (ISLE home management can pay in advance) Checks made out to Golden String Registration 10am Fishing 10:30 to Noon Lunch and awards to follow If Golden String is your provider and you need a ride please contact Heather- otherwise you will need…
Eat Your Heart Out, Youngstown! Support Golden String, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that reaches beyond the physical needs of disabled individuals and offers opportunities to increase personal fulfillment, by purchasing Eat Your Heart Out raffle tickets. Win hundreds of dollars in restaurant gift cards while supporting our area’s adults with disabilities! We have collected gift…
The last days of May 2017 were great ones for some Golden Stringers and ISLE clients. ISLE clients swam, bowled, played basketball and football and frisbee, shopped, and ate french fries and ice cream sundaes on the strip. The trip was coordinated by Jill Perencevic and Lisa Williams. Fifteen individuals participated in the trip. The…
Golden String is looking for a grant writer to identify, research and write grants aimed at assisting our folks with disabilities. Golden String was created in 2001 as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that reaches beyond the physical needs of disabled persons and offers opportunities to increase personal fulfillment. Imagination and creativity are cultivated through a…
Three local breweries, Noble Creature Cask House (Downtown Youngstown), Birdfish Brewery (Columbiana) and Crooked Tongue Brewery (Pulaski) are all donating their spent grains to Farmer Casey’s Ranch benefitting both Purple Cat and Golden String Inc. The farm uses the spent grains for composting and animal feed. The spent grains help break down recyclables into usable…
Eastgate, through a federal Appalachian Grant with Mahoning County, Coitsville Township, and Golden String and Purple Cat, granted sanitary sewer lines for Farmer Casey’s Ranch. They consider us a success story. Here is Jimmy Sutman and others to explain. Thanks, Eastgate and Congressman Tim Ryan!
