PennDOT’s Dunmore Office Runs “Holiday Wish Program”

Posted on January 2, 2019 by The Dunmorean

PennDOT Employees

Every year employees from PennDOT District 4 Engineering Office in Dunmore conduct a Holiday Wish Program with donations collected from district employees.

This year the district will help 65 people at the Domestic Violence Service Center in Wilkes-Barre with gifts donated by Once Upon Child Consignment Shop, Dickson City. They will also provide 37 patients at the Mid-Valley Health Center, Peckville, with Christmas gifts.

Shown from left are employees John Pfeiffer, Emma Pugh, Marsha Boland, Carmen Sanchez, Caitlyn Drumheller, Jenn Borino, Dawn Foley, Sue Williams and Lonie Shalkowski.

Marywood Students Collect Gifts for Those in Need

Posted on January 2, 2019 by The Dunmorean

Giving Tree

Marywood University students from the communication, sciences, and disorders department, along with its student chapter members of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association, recently collected gifts to support local organizations throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Shown from left: Kristen Meyer, Nicole Coombs, Emily Zarrilli, Lauren Besecker, and Claudia Shandra.

2018 Sage Award Winners Announced

Posted on January 2, 2019 by The Dunmorean

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Dunmore Borough’s Hometown Heroes Banner Project received the coveted People’s Choice Award while Fidelity Bank of Dunmore was selected as Fastest Growing Company when the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2018 SAGE Awards (Scranton Awards for Growth and Excellence), which honor outstanding local businesses for their talent, creativity, and innovation.

The winner of each award category was publicly announced at The Chamber Gala at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center.

More than 80 applications were received. A group of volunteer community leaders and professionals teamed up to review applications and select finalists. The Chamber is proud to honor businesses that are making valuable contributions to the region and contributing to our overall quality of life.

The winners, in each category, are: NET Credit Union, Best Practices in Community Involvement; Woodloch Resort, Best Practices in Customer Service and Best Practices in Marketing & Communications; Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Business of the Yearl; Pepperjam, Excellence in Leadership; University of Scranton’s Downtown Scavenger Hunt, Hometown Star award; Quest Studio, New & Emerging Business of the Year; Outreach Center for Community Resources, Non-Profit Organization of the Year; Lackawanna College, Pride & Progress award for Exterior Renovations; AllOneHealth, Pride & Progress award for Interior Renovations; Gertrude Hawk Chocolates, Pride & Progress award for New Construction; Posture Interactive, Small Business of the Year, Talia Walsh, Quest Studio, Woman of Excellence.