PUSH Beaver County

PUSH Beaver County is an all-volunteer board of 15 members who all have day jobs, many of which have families with small kids, and all who have dedicated themselves to the goal of leaving Beaver County a better place for the next generation.

During PUSH Beaver County 's 20+ years, the board members (current and past) have sacrificed thousands of hours of their own time and personally invested their own funds to ensure the goal and mission of PUSH Beaver County comes to fruition.

We are just as surprised as you to hear that this year's Maple Syrup Event was being cancelled by the event director and completely agree that the timing of it hurts. It hurts us all and the disappointment is very real.

We empathize with each and every one of you who is disappointed from this news as this is not what PUSH typically does, historically. We have a proven track record of helping to make things happen, collaborate with as many groups as possible in accomplishing great, big things, over the two decades we have dedicated ourselves to the Beaver County community. For the perceived departure from those goals, we sincerely apologize.

The bottom line is, the Maple Syrup Festival takes thousands of volunteers to execute each year. As we look to re-imagine this event, PUSH Beaver County needs those who are disappointed the most, to reach out with positive action and get involved in the process to shape and help the event for the future. Please see our previous press release for the information on how to successfully do so.

In short, we understand the disappointment and feel it earnestly with you. Now, we can (and should) put the tremendous energy that we do have towards making the event even better for 2027.

Events like the Maple Syrup Festival do not just happen by accident. They take financial investment, tremendous community collaboration, but most importantly they take incredible amounts of volunteer time to be successful. PUSH Beaver County needs you and your organization's help and feel, under new Festival leadership, we can collaborate on something very special together.

The Maple Syrup Festival benefitted several amazing non-profit organizations who chipped in with their dedicated manpower and resources each year. We need to expand this footprint exponentially in order to move forward into 2027.

PUSH Beaver County will be spending a lot of resources and volunteer time helping to celebrate our country's 250th birthday this year. Better days are ahead!

The PUSH Beaver County board would like to extend a special thanks to all who have reached out over the past few days with words of encouragement. Those who know us personally, understand that we take our love for our community to heart. Delivering disappointing news is not something we are very good at, truth be told. And because of that, we sincerely apologize once again for those shortcomings.

Mark Kopsack
PUSH Beaver County-President

Stuffing the Uhaul with toys! Thank you, Beaver County!!! Thank you, Zooky's Sports Tavern !!!! What a great event for Beaver County!

Tailgate for Tots is in FULL swing proving that we live in the greatest County in Pennsylvania. Thank you for your generosity, Beaver County!!! Zooky's Sports Tavern is knocking the complimentary buffet out of the park as always! Come on down! Bring an unwrapped gift and enjoy!!!