Scott Sanfilippo's Blog

Special thanks to the Concerned Parents of the Hazleton Area for providing the CDS Creative CreateAthon volunteers with an authentic Mexican dinner. We all enjoyed black beans and rice, chicken and pork along with a fresh salad. The Concerned Parents of the Hazleton Area are beneficiaries of a brochure, logo,… Read More "An Authentic Mexican Meal for the Creators"

Shortly after 3pm, while everyone was quietly working on their CreateAthon projects, leader of the pack Catherine, jumped from her chair and broke out in to a funky dance….. the rest goes down in CreateAthon history….. Read More "A little levity please…."

Special thanks to the folks from Telespond Senior Services for bringing in a TON of snacks! Donuts, chips, lollipops, candy bars, and sweets galore! When the yawning starts about 3am we’ve got enough sugar to carry us through. Again, thanks Telespond! Read More "CreateAthon Sugar & Snack Alert! Thanks Telespond!"

Earlier today I checked in on the progress of the St. Joseph’s Outpatient Therapy Program’s project. Things are moving along well, and here is an afternoon update: Read More "CreateAthon Afternoon Update – St. Joseph's Outpatient Therapy Program"

When the 8am bell rang this morning, Catherine Shafer of CDS Creative assembled her team of volunteers to brief them on each project that is being undertaken during the 24-hour period known as CreateAthon. 15 organizations are the direct beneficiaries of logos, posters, marketing plans, brochures, signs, websites, PowerPoint presentations,… Read More "Overview of Non-Profit Orgs Benefiting from Today's CreateAthon"

One of the projects that we’re working on here at CDS Creative’s CreateAthon is a logo, brochure and website for Telespond Senior Services. I checked in with Tom earlier in the day to see how the project is going and here’s an afternoon update. Read More "CreateAthon Afternoon Update – Telespond Senior Services"

Fallen Officers Remembered needed a website to help spread the word about their program of providing protective vests for police officers. When they heard about CDS Creative’s CreateAthon, they jumped at the opportunity to get a professional looking website. Catherine and her team of volunteers selected the organization to be… Read More "Fallen Officers Remembered Benefits from CreateAthon"

The Volunteer Action Center which serves several counties in Northeast Pennsylvania is a beneficiary of this years CreateAthon. They were looking to have a professional PowerPoint presentation written and designed for them, and Catherine Shafer and her team from CDS Creative were there to help. I spoke with Karen who… Read More "Volunteer Action Center Benefits from CreateAthon"

Junior Achievement of NEPA is a recipient of a new website during CreateAthon. They were also gracious enough to offer us their conference room to setup shop and work during this years CreateAthon. Thank you JA! I spoke with Randy who is working on the design of the site: Read More "Junior Achievement Benefits from CreateAthon"

St. Joseph’s Outpatient Therapy Program is a beneficiary of CreateAthon. They wanted to get the word out about their water therapy program and will be receiving a design for a poster, brochure and billboard. I spoke with those working on this project: Read More "St. Joseph's Outpatient Therapy Program benefits from CreateAthon"