The brand new self-titled CD by P.C.M.C. is here! Click the image below to print out the order form. You can also order online at https://purplecatfanclub.bigcartel.com/product/p-c-m-c-s-debut. Please make checks payable to Purple Cat. Print this order form and return to any site supervisor or mail completed form with payment to: PCMC 12 S. Phelps St.…
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Eastgate Helps Golden String and Purple Cat
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!
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February Employee Spotlight: Chelsea Moritz
PURPLE CAT: How many years have you worked at Purple Cat and Golden String? CHELSEA: I have been here close to two years. PURPLE CAT: What do you do for the organization? CHELSEA: I help take care of the tortoise named Scat Man/Shelly. It is a lot of fun, and I get paid for doing…
Workers with Disabilities Good Fit for Seasonal Work
The Purple Cat is a local business that promotes awareness of the issue year round. They offer day programs, job training, and job opportunities. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and one of the issues facing people with disabilities is finding employment. The Purple Cat is a local business that…
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Cake decorating demo at Oakhill
Our friends from the giant eagle bakery came in to do a cake decorating demo! Coco Lewis and Jessica Devito have been cake decorators at the Giant Eagle bakery for about 10 years. They came in equipped with cakes and tons of icing to show us the tricks and techniques behind their talent. This was…

Therapy bunnies visit Pearl street!
F5RS (Frisky Ferrets, Fuzzies, & Feathered Friends Rescue & Sanctuary), an organization dedicated to the practice and promotion of the idea that life is guaranteed to all healthy, sick, injured, or behaviorally unsound animals paid a visit to our Pearl Street program site last Friday. They brought 5 bunnies that have been trained to be…

The Purple Cat Gives Back
As avid supporters of recycling, the Purple Cat has ventured into the world of upcycling! Over the past year, staff and clients have collaborated on finding ways to be productive, help the environment, and create unique things from stuff that would otherwise be considered trash. Back in January, we requested that our families and friends…

“The Champ” Hosts Harvest Dance for ISLE, Purple Cat, and Golden String
Ray Mancini is a kind man. He also understands the mission of ISLE, Purple Cat, and Goldenstringradio.org. On Friday, October 9, 2015 his foundation, The Ray Mancini Foundation, sponsored and hosted a Harvest Dance at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman. Over 150 of his new friends from the organizations attended the dinner. They were treated to…
Baby Alpacas Sweeten Our Farm
Two new additions to the animal care program at Farmer Casey’s Ranch arrived on September 11, 2015: Baby Alpacas! Amazingly, the babies are not twins but born to different mothers on the same day. One (named Jimmy Del Fore) is all white. One, fawn colored, is named Virgil Caine. The little boys are in good…
PCMC Live at Pabstolutely 8
The Royal Oaks in Youngstown, Ohio was the setting of one of the greatest adventures of our lives. Saturday, August 15th the Purple Cat Music Class kicked off the eighth annual Pabstolutely Festival and it was a huge success. We are incredibly blessed to have so much support from all the people around us. Fifteen…

Lowellville Festival 2015
Our Purple Catters spent the day in Lowellville at their annual festival! Every year, the kind folk of Lowellville set a day aside to welcome us for a daytime full of games, rides and lunch at no cost. We look forward to this day to enjoy a carnival to ourselves! Thank you much for providing…
Willy Wonka: A Note From the Director
To all the cast & crew: WE DID IT! We made it through another year and another play! We couldn’t have done it without all your hard work and dedication. I am so very proud of all of you! You make my job so much fun! I loved working with each and every one of…