The Dunmore Lions Club recently held its 42nd Annual Scholarship Award Dinner at Dunmore Community Center in Dunmore. This is the 72nd year the Dunmore Lions have been serving the community.

Honored with Penn State Scholarships were Carl Boone of Dunmore High School, and Vince Tanana of Holy Cross High School.

Also, honored with monetary gifts were: Dunmore High School Male Scholar/Athlete-Nico Ruggerio and Female Scholar/Athlete-Ciera Toomey, and Holy Cross High School Male Scholar/Athlete-Gabe Gonzales and Female Scholar/Athlete- Mary McHugh.  

Remarks were made by Mark Finan, Dunmore High School’s Athletic Director, and Al Callejas, Holy Cross High School‘s Athletic Director .

Further, Coaches Longevity Awards were presented to Dunmore’s Cross Country Coach Vince Fedor for 53 years of service, and Holy Cross High School Basketball Coach Al Callejas for 30 years of service. Presentations of awards were made by Lion President Sam Sebastianelli Sr., while Lion Gino Tempesta served as Dinner Chairman and Lion Michael Colangelo offered invocation. 

Lion Justin Patchcoski served as Toastmaster and congratulated all award recipients, “not only for the great honor they are about to receive, but to be at such an exciting time in their life.”

Further commenting, he added, ”I was thinking of a few remarks for this evening and I kept coming back to opportunity and perspective. As recent graduates, you’ve got the whole world at your fingertips. What an exciting point in your lives! With all the innovation in today’s world, I can’t imagine what opportunities the next 5 to 20 years will bring… Perspective helps us to understand situations from other positions, to consider other beliefs, experiences and viewpoints. Enjoy the months ahead, maintain perspective and make the most of your opportunities.”