Venango Heart & Soul

04/29/2026

✨ SEE YOU TONIGHT IN FRANKLIN! ✨

Tonight’s the night we turn all those “what ifs…” into “let’s do this.” 💡➡️🚀

We’ve spent the past year listening to what people love about Venango County… Now we’re rolling up our sleeves and building what comes next, together.

👉 Join us for the Venango Heart & Soul Action Idea Summit
📍 TrAils To Ales II Event Venue
🕕 6–8 PM
🍴 Free food + great conversation

Expect good energy, real ideas, and a room full of people who care about this place just like you do.

🌿 Outdoors & Nature
🤝 Community & Connection
🎨 Arts, Events & Culture
🏪 Local Business & Opportunity
🏛️ Heritage & Community Spirit

💬 What should the community protect?
🔧 What should the community improve?
✨ What should the community create?
🚀 And most importantly… how do we actually make it happen?

Come as you are. Bring your ideas. Bring a friend.
Let’s build something that feels like home, together. 💛

04/23/2026

04/20/2026

✨ SEE YOU TONIGHT IN OIL CITY! ✨

Tonight’s the night we turn all those “what ifs…” into “let’s do this.” 💡➡️🚀

We’ve spent the past year listening to what people love about Venango County…
Now we’re rolling up our sleeves and building what comes next, together.

👉 Join us for the Venango Heart & Soul Action Idea Summit

📍 Christ Episcopal Church (Oil City)
🕕 6–8 PM
🍴 Free food + great conversation

Expect good energy, real ideas, and a room full of people who care about this place just like you do.

🌿 Outdoors & Nature
🤝 Community & Connection
🎨 Arts, Events & Culture
🏪 Local Business & Opportunity
🏛️ Heritage & Community Spirit

💬 What should we protect?
🔧 What should we improve?
✨ What should we create?
🚀 And most importantly… how do we actually make it happen?

Come as you are. Bring your ideas. Bring a friend.
Let’s build something that feels like home, together. 💛

🌟 APRIL IS FOR ACTION IDEAS 🌟
Help shape what comes next in Venango County! 💡

Over the past year, we’ve been listening, collecting stories about what people love most about living here. From that, we created our Venango Values… and now it’s time for the next step:
👉 Turning those values into real action.

We’re inviting YOU to be part of our Venango Heart & Soul Action Idea Summits: interactive, positive-energy sessions where your ideas help shape the future of our community.

📍 JOIN US:
April 14 – The Log Cabin Family Restaurant (Cranberry)
April 20 – Christ Episcopal Church (Oil City)
April 29 – TrAils To Ales Brewery II (Franklin)
🕕 6–8 PM | 🍴 Food provided

Focus Areas (Venango Values):
🌿 Outdoors & Nature
🤝 Community & Connection
🎨 Arts, Events & Culture
🏪 Local Business & Opportunity
🏛️ Heritage & Community Spirit

This is your chance to speak up, share ideas, and be part of building something meaningful right here in Venango County 💛

Join us! Let’s turn ideas into action together. ✨

04/16/2026

Huge thank you to Tom Myers of Eight One Four Photography for capturing the Cranberry Action Idea Summit at The Log Cabin Family Restaurant! 📸

It was an incredible night full of energy, ideas, and community, and we’re just getting started!

We can’t wait to keep the momentum going as we gather even more ideas from across Venango County. 💡

➡️ Next stops:
Oil City | April 20 - Christ Episcopal Church
Franklin | April 29 - TrAils To Ales Brewery II Event Venue

See you there!

04/16/2026

Monday night. Big ideas. Real voices. 💡

Join us Monday, April 20 | 6–8 PM at Christ Episcopal Church (16 Central Ave, Oil City) for an April is for Action Ideas Venango Heart & Soul conversation.

Come share:
✨ What you’d love to see happen in Venango County
🔧 How we can actually make it happen
🤝 And connect with others who care about our community

No pressure. Just real ideas from real people.

Show up, speak up, and help build what’s next.

04/16/2026

We had a wonderful event in Cranberry this week and will be coming to Oil City's Christ Episcopal Church next week on Monday 4/20 and Franklin's TrAils To Ales 2 (Event Venue) on Tuesday, 4/28 from 6-8pm! FREE food! Come and bring your ideas!

04/13/2026

Tomorrow’s the night, Venango County! 🎉

We’re kicking off the first Venango Heart & Soul Action Idea Summit at The Log Cabin Family Restaurant in Seneca and anyone from Venango County is welcome to join us!

📍 106 E State Rd, Seneca
🕕 6–8 PM
🌮 FREE nacho bar!

Over the past year, we’ve been listening and collecting stories from people across Venango County about what they love and what matters most about living here. From that, we’ve identified 5 Venango Values that truly reflect our community.

✨ Now comes the exciting part…
It’s time to turn those values into real ideas AND real action.

We want to hear from YOU:
👉 What should we protect, improve, or create?
👉 AND how can we actually make it happen as a community?

This isn’t a long meeting or a lecture. It’s a relaxed, interactive night where you can share ideas, connect with neighbors, and help shape the future of Venango County.

Whether you’ve been involved from the start or are just hearing about this now, your voice matters.

Come for the nachos… stay to help build what’s next 🌟

04/07/2026

04/07/2026

Hey Venango County 💛 we’d truly love to hear from you!

We’ve been listening, gathering stories, and pulling together what we’re calling our Venango Values, the heart and soul of what matters most in our communities, and now we’re inviting your thoughts in a simple, open way:

✨ Which values resonate most with you?
✨ What feels most important to you in Venango County?

Whether it’s a few words or a full thought, we welcome it all 👇
Or feel free to message us if that’s more comfortable 📩

Your input helps shape what comes next for our community, and it matters more than you think. 🌱

01/08/2026

Love this! What is one area that you think could use a cleanup?

Here’s something nobody wants to hear about downtown revitalization. You don’t need more money. You don’t need another survey. You don’t need to wait for the perfect developer.

You need a broom.

Seriously.

I’ve worked with hundreds of struggling downtowns. They all want to talk about economic development strategies, TIF districts, and comprehensive plans.

Meanwhile, their Main Street has w**ds growing through the sidewalk cracks, trash in the tree wells, and peeling paint on half the storefronts.

You know what kills civic pride faster than anything? Walking past decay every single day.

You know what builds it? Seeing your downtown get 1% better every single day.

So try this instead. Pick one block. Just one. Get five friends together on Saturday morning. Bring trash bags, work gloves, and w**d pullers. Spend two hours making that block look loved.

Then take a photo. Share it. Do it again next month.
I promise you this, people will notice. Business owners will notice, city council member will notice, the neighbors will notice.

Progress is contagious. But someone has to start.

Will it be you?