About

Dawn Rager

Hello, I'm Dawn Rager.
Thank you for visiting my website!

I'm a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and a graduate of Westmont Hilltop High School (1990) and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP, 1994). I graduated from college with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications: Education and Training (with additional emphasis in Human Resources Development).

I'm happily married with twin daughters, and I reside in Richland township (a suburb of Johnstown, Pennsylvania) with my two orange and white Tabby cats.

In Business

I'm a professional technical writer, blogger, speaker, and communications specialist. I enjoy all forms of writing, speaking, and teaching. I have served as an Adjunct Instructor for Penn Highlands Community College (PHCC) teaching "Basic Computer Literacy" in collaboration with CareerLink services (Oct. 2005 to May 2007), and I most recently presented a "Business Writing" workshop at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ) as part of the Outreach and Professional Services program (May 20th, 2008). I'm also the former owner of Get It Write! Business Solutions (May 2006 to January 2009).

My writing portfolio includes:

In the Community

I'm the Chairperson and a co-founder of the *NEW* Windber Area Community Kitchen (also fondly known as W.A.C.K.). This non-profit, non-denominational community service organization provides healthy, home-cooked meals to those in need without regard to sex, religion, race, creed, ethnic background, and economic status. W.A.C.K. is comprised of over 80 individual volunteers (including numerous area churches and organizations) who regularly assist us with our monthly meals. W.A.C.K. IS NOT government-funded. Come find out what we're about; we serve all who come (no questions asked)! We define serving those "in need" in terms of physical food, emotional, social, and/or spiritual "food" needs. Plainly said, we are about serving others and showing love, kindness, and compassion to everyone!

As Chairperson (and the Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator), I regularly visit area churches, businesses, and organizations to present information about this non-profit service program and to rally for additional volunteer help and donations. If you're interested in viewing my PowerPoint presentation (approximately 10 minutes in length) and/or would like me to come and speak at your church, place of business or venue, please contact me via the Contact link or on the W.A.C.K. website.

*We are very pleased to announce that we are now officially a 501C3 non-profit organization and ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE. Thank you for your continued support of this very important and VERY NEEDED ministry! †

I'm a certified Lay Speaker for the United Methodist Church, and I'm also very active in music ministry with my husband, Chuck. I'm a keyboardist and singer for the contemporary Christian worship band Calvary Cross.

Lastly, I'm a member of the Windber's Business and Professional Women (BPW) group and the Johnstown Christian Writers' Guild.

Networking

I LOVE NETWORKING (both online and in-person), so look me up! I think networking is extremely important and necessary in today's business world. Networking is a great way to share information and experiences, learn new things, and keep atop of these fast-paced times. Please visit my Contact page for my online networking and email contact information.

My Writing Portfolio

*Business & Technical Writing*

Organizational Proposal
Data Definition Document
Training Lab Handbook
Violence and Weapons Report
Safe Schools Online User Guide
End-User Quick Start Card

*Articles and Commentaries*

Christians and Obama
Free Speech Gone Wrong

Please visit my Blog for more articles and blog entries.

Quotes & Scripture I Like

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an OPTIMIST sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -- Winston Churchill

If we had no fear of loss, we would have no negative responses. -- Unknown

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
--Proverbs 3:5-7 (NIV)

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. -- Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
-- Matthew 19:26 (NIV)

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
-- 2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)

There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed his desire to become a great writer. When asked to define "great" he said, "I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, and howl in pain and anger!"...

He now works for Microsoft writing error messages.