Art Vac Signs - About Us

Carol Harvey West Newton, Carol Wilt McCoole, MD, Melissa Wilt McCoole MD, Maryland, Bruce
High School, Westernport, Howard Harvey West Newton, Yough High School, Yough School District,
Calvin Harvey West Newton, Calvin Harvey Yough High School, Girl Scouts, Girl Scout Cookie Car

Carol Harvey
A West Newton resident & owner/operator of Art Vac Signs
since 1988, Carol is an active member & volunteer in the
community. She served as a Cub Scout den leader for 5
years & committee chairperson for 7 years. Many groups have
benefited from donated & discounted signs including West
Newton Elementary PTO, The First United Methodist Church,
West Newton Swim Team, Girl Scouts Trillium Council,
Downtown West Newton Inc., West Newton Recreation Board
West Newton Fire Department, & the Yough Marching Band.

Carol moved to West Newton from McCoole, MD in Western
Maryland after graduating from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh
with an Associates in Specialized Technology Degree,
majoring in Graphic Design.

Howard Harvey
Howard, a life long resident of West Newton, started Art Vac
Signs with future wife Carol in 1988. He's involved in many
local community projects and causes, as well as the McKees
Rocks Revitalization through the McKees Rocks Community
Development Corporation. Howard also coaches a 16/19 year
old team at Bill's Dek Hockey

Education includes an Associates Degree in Engineer
Technology. Graduated Sigma Cum Laude with a Bachelors
of Science Degree in Applied Corporate Communications, a
degree focused in marketing, advertising, and public relations.

Calvin Harvey
Calvin is a part time associate with Art Vac Signs and runs a
lawn care business with his grandfather. He is a senior at
Yough Senior High School, where he plays guitar in Jazz
Band, mellophone & guitar in the Cougar Marching Band, and
mellophone in Concert Band. Calvin is a guitar student at
Jim's Guitar Works in West Elizabeth, PA under the tutelage of
Ryan Meals. He plans on attending college for music.

Calvin plays goalie for several team at Bill's Dek Hockey in
Rostraver, PA including the Underdogs, the 16/19 year old
team and a few adult teams including the Old Underdogs. He
also plays some ice hockey at the Rostraver Ice Garden
(when the roof isn't collapsed).

We believe that one does not just live in a
community, but creates the community.

We desire to live in a giving, compassionate,
tolerant, understanding and pleasant community,
region, nation and world.

To this end, we donate and provide discounted
goods and services to organizations and causes
that help build our community.

For information and examples of some of these
projects, please click the photo below to go to our
Charitable Projects page.