The Dunmore Cemetery Tours Dearly Departed Players recently came out of the cemetery to join in Bucktown’s Home for the Holidays. The “Players” were stationed at VFW Post 3474 and with the help of event attendees, had over 250 Christmas cards prepared for active duty service personnel. Wonderstone Gallery of Dunmore spearheaded the Holiday Cards for Our Soldiers activity.
Pictured from left are Players including: Wendy Belaski, Nancy McDonald, S. Robert Powell, and Julie Esty.
Marywood University offers the “Best for Vets: Colleges 2017” in veteran and military student offerings and rates of academic success, according to Military Times.
Marywood University was evaluated in several categories, including services offered, special rules, accommodations and financial incentives offered to students with military ties, veteran’s culture on campus, and academic outcomes.
“Best for Vets: Colleges 2017” is an editorially independent news project that evaluates the many factors that help make colleges and universities a good fit for service members and military veterans and their families. From the more than 500 colleges that took part in this year’s detailed survey, 175 colleges were selected as “Best for Vets” Colleges.
Recently, Marywood University was ranked as a “Best Value” university among Masters level colleges in the North, according to the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking. Marywood was also one of only two regional Universities ranked in the US News “Best Colleges for Veterans” category. According to US News, “These are the top-ranked schools in the 2017 Best Colleges rankings that participate in federal initiatives helping veterans and active-duty service members pay for their degrees.”
For additional information about Marywood University’s Office of Military and Veteran Services, please visit www.marywood.edu/veterans/.
The Friends of the Poor outfitted Shelton Miles, back row, center, as its 1000th client for re-entry into the workforce. The organization is operating its Clothes Line For Men program out of its new location on 1214 Linden St., Scranton. The structure was donated to the agency by the University of Scranton.
Front row, from left: Carol Melucci, Peter Kramer and Commissioner Patrick M. O’Malley. Back row, same order: Oksana Shestak, Mary Ann Krisa, Kellie Basting, Mr. Miles, Roy Evans, Veterans Employment Representative at Career Link; Sr. Ann Walsh, IHM, Friends of the Poor Director; and Bonnie Haluska.