Unfortunately, we must say good bye to a friend and ardent PCWEA supporter, Andrew Bliss. Andrew announced last week that he has accepted a job in Westminster, Colorado. We wish Andrew much success in his new job. He will certainly not need any luck. Andrew has proven to be a zealous promoter of environmental conservation. Career-wise in Central PA, Andrew worked as Community Outreach Coordinator for Capital Region Water, Harrisburg PA. We met Andrew in 2014, when he worked for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation as PA Grassroots Coordinator.
Andrew served as president of PCWEA from 2016 to 2018. During his administration, he brought professionalism and excitement to our organization. Of his many programs and successes, he guided the organization in obtaining and implementing a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) environmental education grant. With this grant PCWEA conducted a series of educational seminars focused on outreach and education for differing segments of our watershed community. One of these seminars, which Andrew personally coordinated, brought author Thomas Hylton to Harrisburg to speak about the importance of trees in improving the livability of our cities and towns.
Andrew also served on PCWEA’s Board of Directors for over 5 years. During that time, he continually developed new and thoughtful plans to help grow PCWEA. Andrew’s optimism and frequent smile provided the organization with the impetus to improve and become stronger.
Prior to his heading west, PCWEA awarded Andrew with a certificate of our appreciation and a new PCWEA polo shirt (Photo upper right).