SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Vision Source Meadville
Vision Source Meadville is marking its metric practice from its beginning is to
27th year in business in Meadville this
year.
What started in Meadville in 1996 as
a one-doctor, three-day a week practice
by Dr. Christopher L. Adsit has trans-
formed into a three-location, multi-doc-
tor operation serving more than 15,000
patients each year. It has offices in
Meadville, Titusville and Oil City offering
comprehensive eye care services and
lenses and frames.
Adsit is a life-long resident of Craw-
ford County who graduated from
Conneaut Lake High School in 1988. He
the attended Cedarville College and
graduated from Pennsylvania College of
Optometry with a doctor of optometry
degree in 1995.
He lives in the Meadville area with his
wife and two children where he is an ac-
tive member of Calvary Baptist Church
and serves as an elder.
The practice expanded over the
years by adding optometrists Dr. Dustin
Mitchell and Dr. Jenny Tran with the
Dr. Christopher L. Adsit and his wife additional offices.
Kim of Vision Source Meadville The goal Adsit has had for the opto-
MIDSIZE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Glenn Peterson Floors & Furniture
Glenn Peterson Floors and Furniture 2011 and continue to offer broad ranges
of Meadville has been a fixture among of furniture and floor along with home
the area’s retailers for more than 60 decor and gifts. The Arbuckles work
years. with a customer’s vision to create home
Current owners Randy and Becky furnishings to enhance the memories of
Arbuckle continue to uphold the firm’s each customer’s home.
reputation for quality, service and “When we purchased the store in
honesty that was built by founder Glenn 2011, our hope and goal was to build
Peterson and his wife, Gail, and their the business and its reputation,” Becky
nephew, Gail. Arbuckle said. “We have and because
The Arbuckles, who were employees of our growth and success, we are very
of the store, purchased the business in happy to be able to give back to a
community we
love.”
Giving back
to the commu-
nity has been
both time and
financially.
Becky makes
it a priority to
be out and
involved in
organizations in
the community.
She has
served on
the Mead-
ville-Western
Crawford
County Cham-
ber of Com-
merce’s board
of directors.
She also is a
past president
of the Mead-
Randy and Becky Arbuckle of ville Business
Glenn Peterson Floors & Furniture and Profession-
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use it in help others — and not just with
those with vision problems.
Adsit said practice has a theme for
2022 — See the Good, Be the Good,
Do the Good.
“Each of us has the opportunity to
build into the people around us, to lift
others when they are in need and to be
able to serve each other with love and
good deeds,” Adsit said.
“Our mission is to shine the light and
love of Jesus Christ by meeting the
physical needs of those around us,”
he continued. “We accomplish this
both locally and globally. Our month-
ly charitable giving fund allows team
members to be able to donate goods to
patients in need whenever they see fit.
We have been able to travel to several
foreign countries to provide eye exams
and glasses to people living in remote
locations.”
Most recently, the practice has part-
nered with The Gray Samaritan, an or-
ganization that rescues individuals from
debt-bondage and human trafficking,
Adsit said.
al Women’s Club; has served on the Ju-
dith’s Jig 5K Memorial Committee which
raises money for pancreatic cancer
research as well as local charities; and
is a board member of St. James Haven
Men’s Shelter.
The Arbuckles financially support
many local nonprofits that depend on
private funds and foundations so money
is available to those who cannot afford
care or services at a very difficult time in
their life.
Among the nonprofits they support
are St. James Haven, Center for Family
Services, Women’s Services Inc., Yolanda
G. Barco Oncology Center, CHAPS,
Wesbury United Methodist Foundation,
Hospice of Crawford County and Mead-
ville Medical Center Foundation. Other
groups include the Meadville-Western
Crawford County Chamber of Com-
merce Foundation, Crawford County
Court Appointed Special Advocate and
others.
The Arbuckles have set a goal this
year to expand their philanthropic
efforts to two other organizations. They
plan to take a portion of each sale to
give to Samaritan’s Purse, a humani-
tarian aid organization, and St. Jude’s
Children’s Research Hospital.
“It is difficult to talk about all you do
for a community,” Becky said. “We do
what we can for those in need as best
we can. We have been very blessed with
a business that is growing and busy. To
be able to do this is very humbling and,
quite honestly, gives you a wonderful
feeling.”
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