Awake was co-founded in late 2020 by Scott Gates, John Engelstad, Andrew Darr and Maria Gates with the dream to create a business focused on second chance employment for the formerly incarcerated.
Get out the party hats and noise makers and ring in 2021 virtually.
Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the in-person Celebration Johnstown family-oriented celebration traditionally held Dec. 31 in Central Park and the downtown Johnstown area isnât able to held, but the show will still go on.
Theresa Subich, a co-chairwoman of Celebration Johnstown, said earlier in the year the planning committee discussed canceling the event because of uncertainties with the virus.
âWe thought it was best just to sit this year out because we couldnât have people meeting at venues and putting their health at risk and we couldnât ask churches to open,â she said. âWe planned to make the announcement as late as possible because we didnât want to get people too upset.â