New Marywood Amphitheatre Celebrates Family’s Commitment to the Arts

Posted on August 5, 2015 by The Dunmorean

Michael J. Delfino and Sr. Anne Munley, IHM, president of Marywood University, stand in front of plans for Marywood’s Amphitheatre at the new Learning Commons. Photo Credit: Marywood University

Michael J. Delfino, a longtime supporter of Marywood University and its mission, presented a gift in support of the Michael and Gwen Calabro Delfino ’47 Amphitheatre on Marywood’s new Learning Commons—honoring the legacy of his late wife Guenelda (Gwen) Calabro Delfino, an alumna of the Class of 1947.

Mrs. Calabro Delfino and her four sisters all attended Marywood. The family’s contribution to the region has also left a mark. (Mrs. Calabro Delfino’s father, Joseph Calabro, opened one of the first Pennsylvania movie theaters in Carbondale in 1922.)

Following in Mr. Calabro’s footsteps, Mr. and Mrs. Delfino opened their first business, the Maple Drive-In Theatre in Honesdale in 1953; then, in 1969, they purchased the Circle Drive-In Theatre in Dickson City. Mr. Delfino continues to operate the drive-in theatre, along with a flea market and the Circle of Screams Halloween attraction.

“I am confident the amphitheatre at Marywood University will continue our family’s multigenerational commitment to provide entertainment for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania in perpetuity,” said Mr. Delfino.

The amphitheatre, located on the east side of Marywood’s Learning Commons, will provide a newly expanded, natural tiered lawn and will constitute the ideal open-air setting for academics, staged art, outdoor exhibitions and recreation. The outdoor space of the Amphitheatre enhances Marywood’s continuing commitment to provide the community with an array of cultural and educational events.

The newly constructed Learning Commons and the Motherhouse and Seminary Memorial Garden at Marywood University will be dedicated at a special event celebrating the University’s 100th Anniversary at 10 a.m. on September 8, 2015. This event is free and open to the public.

For a full listing of Centennial Events at Marywood University, please visit http://100.marywood.edu/celebrate/events/index.html.

Holy Cross Students Fundraise for the Little Sisters of the Poor

Posted on August 5, 2015 by The Dunmorean

Members of the 2014-2015 Holy Cross High School golf team presented a donation on behalf of the student body of Holy Cross High School to Sister Maureen, l.s.p., at the Little Sisters’ golf tournament. Pictured from left: Ryan McDonald, Tommy Dzwonczyk, Sister Maureen, l.s.p., Angelo Mancinelli and Dom Mancinelli.

Students of Holy Cross High School conducted several fundraisers throughout the 2014-2015 academic year to support the Little Sisters of the Poor’s mission of caring for the elderly poor at Holy Family Residence in Scranton. The students, who raised an impressive total of $700, presented a check to Sister Maureen, l.s.p., at the Little Sisters’ annual golf tournament on Saturday, June 13.

In addition to conducting their own fundraisers, many Holy Cross students support the Little Sisters’ efforts of caring for God’s eldest children by volunteering their time and talents at the Little Sisters’ fundraisers and activities for the residents throughout the year. The students can often be found working at dinners, playing bingo or spending time one-on-one with the residents..

For more information on supporting the Little Sisters, please contact Mrs. Jackie Galvin, M.S., director of development and communications, at (570) 343-4065 ext. 3144 or scdevelopment@littlesistersofthepoor.org.

UNICO Donates to Women’s Resource Center

Posted on August 5, 2015 by The Dunmorean

Dunmore’s Keystone Chapter UNICO hosted this year’s Roaring Twenties Pig Roast on April 18 at Fiorelli’s in Peckville. The organization donated $4,800 from the event to the Women’s Resource Center in Lackawanna County.

Pictured in the front row from left are Carol Scrimalli, Pig Roast co-chairman; Peg Ruddy, executive director of the Women’s Resource Center; and Cathy Bianchi, Pig Roast co-chairman. In the second row from left are Keystone Members Michele McDade; Mark McDade, PA II District Governor; Mary Mack; Jim Mack, then President of Keystone; and Val Riggi, Keystone Treasurer.