Dunmore Police Treated to Appreciation Breakfast

Posted on August 3, 2021 by The Dunmorean

The Dunmore Lions and Rotary Clubs banded together to treat the Dunmore Police Department to an appreciation breakfast recently at Saint Anthony’s Field and Playground. The organizations decided they would honor an outstanding group of men, women and families for all they do to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community.

Their selfless dedication and tireless effort have touched and changed countless people in the borough.

Shown seated from left: Rotary Club committee members Louise McLafferty, Jessica Sabato and John Bouselli, with Richard Green, Lions Club committee member. Standing, same order are Rotary members Todd LaBelle, Larry Crimi, John Drobnicki, Fran Tartella, Mary Ann Iezzi, Francis Tartella and Richard Sabato, and Lions Club members Angelo Martarano, Jim Colangelo, Barbara Colangelo, Gina Tempesta and Justin Patchoski.

THIS MONTH: Camp Healing Hearts

Posted on August 3, 2021 by The Dunmorean

Hospice of the Sacred Heart will host Camp Healing Hearts Monday through Friday Aug. 9 to 13, an experience made possible by a $20,000 Community Impact Grant given by New York Life’s Northeastern Pennsylvania General Office. Camp will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

This event is a five-day camp experience to provide grief education to children ages 8 to 14 who have experienced the death of a loved one. Children work with trained bereavement counselors and members of the regional arts community to help them progress towards acceptance of the loss and use the arts as a means of self-expression.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Camp Healing Hearts will be conducted Monday through Thursday safely via Zoom Video Conferencing. The five-day camp is free and is made up of two back-to-back 60-minute instructional sessions each day to provide a sense of routine, consistency and ultimately closure for the entire process.

Each session utilizes a different theme explored through the arts. Bereavement counselors will be available throughout the week if any campers or family members require individual support.

Community volunteers lend their time to campers with artistic projects in painting, writing, yoga, dance, singing and cooking/baking. Friday’s session will be held in person at Montage Mountain Waterpark. Social distancing will be observed.

A video retrospective of Camp Healing Hearts will be presented before the feature film at the Circle Drive-In, 1911 Scranton Carbondale Highway, Dickson City, on a date to be determined in late August.

For information, contact Jennifer Seechock, at jseechock@HospiceSacredHeart.org or calling (570) 855-4370.

Keystone UNICO Welcomes New Members

Posted on August 3, 2021 by The Dunmorean

Keystone Chapter UNICO recently inducted new member Samuel Hannah who is also the recipient of Dunmore High School’s Keystone UNICO Scholarship.

New members are always welcome.

For an application, call Ann Summa at 570-561-5944 or any of our Keystone UNICO Members.

Pictured from left are Mark McDade, inducting officer; Samuel Hannah, new member; Ann Summa, membership director, and Keystone president Mary Ann Coviello.

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At a recent Keystone UNICO Board of Directors meeting at Arcaro and Genell Restaurant, Frank and Vito Ruggiero were inducted into the chapter.

Standing from left are: Inducting Officer Mark McDade, Frank Ruggiero, Keystone UNICO President Mary Ann Coviello, Vito Ruggiero, and Keystone UNICO Membership Director Ann Summa.