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It is said that if you ‘train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.’

Leonidas Stivala of Olyphant spent a recent Saturday afternoon with his grandmother, Laura Stivala of Dunmore, loading food from the Stamp Out Hunger event through the U.S. Postal Service.

Carrying bags of cereals, soups, pastas and more, the little one is being taught to give to others. As a new four-year- old, Leonidas enjoys giving to others through the lessons taught to him by his family.

“I need to help the people who need us”, Leonidas exclaimed as he pulled bag after bag through the back of the truck.

The food was donated to the Keystone Rescue Mission. Its Scranton location is located on West Olive Street. They offer spiritual needs as well as those of food and clothing. Dinner is served four days a week.

More information on the Keystone Rescue Mission can be found online at http://www.keystonemission.org.

Marywood Honors Patrick Fricchione + Sr Mary Persico IHM

Patrick Fricchione, M.D., honoree at Marywood University’s Fourth Annual Community Leadership Celebration; is shown with Sr. Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D., president of Marywood University.

Marywood University will host its fourth annual Community Leadership Celebration on Thursday, May 4, in the Center for Athletics and Wellness on Marywood’s campus. The event will honor Patrick Fricchione, M.D., with Marywood’s Lead On Award, in recognition of his enthusiastic dedication to his profession and to his community, as well as his selfless, ongoing commitment to Marywood University and its students.

Dr. Fricchione worked in emergency departments in and around the Philadelphia area, eventually coming home to Northeast Pennsylvania, where he worked in the emergency departments at Moses Taylor Hospital and at the former Community Medical Center. Dr. Fricchione was the first board-certified emergency medicine trained physician at CMC.

He also established the Northeastern Occupational Medicine & Rehabilitation Center, P.C. in Dunmore, and the Northeastern Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre Twp., and became a consultant and Medical Director for several Fortune 500 companies.

He developed special interests in the fields of forensic drug testing and disability and impairment evaluations. Dr. Fricchione was one of the first physicians in the state to be trained and certified by both the American Academy of Medical Review Officers (AAMRO) and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) as a Medical Review Officer.

In the community, his work has focused primarily on the arts and education, having served as a past president at the Scranton Cultural Center and presently on the executive board at Marywood University. Dr. Fricchione’s connection to Marywood grew from his family’s association with the institution. The Fricchione Daycare Center, established in 1991, was the first large named philanthropy initiative at Marywood, as well as the first of many capital projects that would follow in subsequent years. Dr. Fricchione became a Marywood trustee in 2011.

In recent years, Dr. Fricchione has served as a Principal at his family’s business, Simplex Industries and Cornerstone Building Solutions, and he has developed special interests in renewable energy, particularly solar. He focuses much of his time in real estate acquisition and development and is presently working on the integration of automation in housing construction.

Proceeds from this year’s event will support the President’s Innovation Fund, which supports growth and educational opportunities at Marywood. Hundreds of business professionals, community leaders, and friends of Marywood University will come together to help make a difference in the name of Marywood. In its first three years, the Community Leadership Celebration has helped the University secure over one million dollars toward enhanced learning opportunities for students.

For information on the Fourth Annual Community Leadership Celebration, to inquire about sponsorship opportunities, or to buy tickets to the event, visit www.marywood.edu/clc or call 570-348-6238.