NOTEWOR To honor the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States, Lycoming College partnered with non-profit organization 9/11 Day to help shift the focus from tragedy to that of doing good. More than 75 students, faculty, and staff from the College volunteered 223 hours at 11 organizations around Williamsport. The 9/11 Day organization created and annually organizes the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance as a permanent tribute to those killed and injured on 9/11, and to the many brave individuals who rose in service in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Lycoming is the only small liberal arts college to partner with 9/11 Day. The organization’s values and mission align very well with the College’s, whose students choose to engage in experiences that enhance communities and help shape their futures as professionals, global citizens, and lifelong learners. Students volunteered in great numbers in an effort to help rekindle the extraordinary spirit of togetherness and compassion that arose in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy. “I’m proud to be a part of an institution that not only enables students to enhance their academic and professional growth, but where every student can achieve other kinds of personal fulfillment as well,” said Sophia Stabley, director of community service and involvement at Lycoming. “It’s very important to me as a student to give back to my communities. By participating in 9/11 Day, I was able to provide LYCOMING PARTNERS WITH 9/11 DAY OF SERVICE Entrepreneur Joe Feerrar ’02 recently opened his newest location of Bald Birds Brewing Company, this one in Jersey Shore, Pa. The facility will include a distillery and distribution center, thanks in part to a $1 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Lycoming sat down with Feerrar to learn more about his background and the process he undertook to build his business, as well as what’s in store for the future of Bald Birds. He started out as a store manager at Commerce Bank where he had an opportunity to meet the owners of Victory Brewing Company, where he says he had a lot of fun and learned a lot about brewing. “I knew at that point, I love this industry. I love craft beer. I love JOE FEERRAR ’02 HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL BREWING everything that the craft beer industry is about,” he said. In 2006, he decided to start saving money to embark on his own brewing establishment. Eleven years later, he opened the first Bald Birds. “Lycoming’s been an incredible family throughout the entire time…. It’s because I went to Lycoming that we’re sitting here today.” Hear Feerrar tell the story of the inspiration behind the name of his brewery and how his Lycoming education and many alumni connections, along with the support and talent of his wife and business partner, Abby, have helped him turn his dream into a hoppy reality. Watch the video at www.lycoming.edu/baldbirds. 6 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2021 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
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