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SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012 PAGE 5B
Meyers Speech and Debate team participates in Pennsbury Falcon Invitational Lake-Lehman seniors’ ‘Cheer for a Cure’ benefits Fallen Officers Remembered Sarah Books, Lauren Boyle and Gina Bartley, seniors at Lake-Lehman High School, recently held ‘Cheer for a Cure’ as their senior project. Fallen Officers Remembered was one of two recipients of the proceeds from the event. The girls donated $4,700 to the organization and became Adopt-A-Cop sponsors for the local and national level. For more information on the Adopt-A-Cop program, contact Jaclyn at 570-760-9034 or email faloffrem@aol.com. Donations can be made through the website, www.fallenofficersremembred.org, or by sending a check payable to Fallen Officers Remembered to P.O. Box 2299, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18703. Participants, from left, first row: Jaclyn Pocceschi Mosley and Gina Pocceschi Boyle, founders, Fallen Officers Remembered. Second row: Kirk Kranson, Kranson Uniform; Brooks; Officer James Scott, Pittston City; Officer Janneil DeJesus, Moscow; Lauren Boyle; and Doug Kranson, owner, Kranson Uniform.
Legislative breakfast held at Allied Services Pennsylvania legislators and representatives from the State Senate, House of Representatives and Governor Tom Corbett’s office met for the second annual legislative breakfast at Allied Services Integrated Health System to review changes in budget and the anticipated effects. Dr. Michael Wolk, medical director, Allied Services Rehab Hospital, also made a presentation on outstanding rehabilitation outcomes in stroke.At the breakfast, from left, first row: Jackie Brozena, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Allied Services Integrated Health System; Representative Phyllis Mundy; Gerald Franceski, chairman of the board, Allied Services Foundation; Representative Eddie Day Pashinski; and Mark Davis, constituent services representative to Senator John Yudichak. Second row: William P. Conaboy, president and chief executive officer, Allied Services Integrated Health System; Mike Avvisato, senior vice president and chief financial officer, Allied Services Integrated Health System; Representative Mike Carroll; Representative Ken Smith; Senator John Blake; Representative Sid Michaels Kavulich; Thomas Melone, certified public accountant, board member, Allied Services Foundation; Bill Goldsworthy, deputy director, northeast regional office of Governor Tom Corbett; Tom Yoniski, field representative of Senator Lisa Baker; and Eugene Bianco, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation Facilities.
Dallas Elementary School students hold food drive for Back Mountain Food Pantry Regan Palfey’s third-grade class representatives at the Dallas Elementary School recently held a food drive for the Back Mountain Food Pantry. Faculty, staff and students helped to make the drive successful. To donate food items, call the office, contact the director or send an email to bmfoodpantry@gmail.com. Some of the participants, from left, first row, are Colin Davis, Katie Enz, Megan Thomas, Joseph Coolbaugh and Rocco Catina. Second row: Abbagale West; Matthew Giampietro, Declan Dixon, class secretary; Joshua Schnable; Daniel Cochran, class judge; Abigail Blockus; and Christopher Welch. Third row: Julia Macey; Evan Plank, class vice president; Brooke Higgins; Karly Milazzo; Ryan Collins, class president; Dennis Dukinas; Hanna Oldt; Rachel Strazdus; Mia Reinert; Keira Williamson.
The Meyers Speech and Debate team recently participated in the Pennsbury Falcon Invitational held at Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills. Meyers competed with 47 schools from Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia. Emmalie Langan earned third place in extemporaneous speaking. She was the highest-placed finisher among all Pennsylvania competitors in the event. Alexis Brown made the octo-finals in Lincoln-Douglas debate with a 5-1 record in the preliminary rounds. In the supplemental event of improvisational duo, Eilish Hoban and Kylee McGrane placed second. The public forum debate team of Christa Frankiewicz and Melanie Maskowski went 3-2 in preliminary rounds and came within a single speaker point of making elimination rounds. Also competing for Meyers were Tom Lovechhio, Florence Kwok, Michelle Chavez, Morgan Prince, Tallion Staudenmeier, Julia Kerr, Will Amesbury, Anna Macko, Kierstan Poplawski and Emily Welles. Assisting the team in coaching and judging capacities were Meyers alumni, Joe Borland, Sara Solomon and, Ron Woznock. At the competition, from left, first row, are Maskowski, Macko, Prince, Chavez, Poplawski, Hoban and Franckiewicz. Second row: Langan, Kerr, Welles, Staudenmeier, Lovecchio, Brown, McGrane and Kwok.
Family Service Association to host 10th annual Gala and Auction April 21 Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley (FSAWV) will host its 10th annual Gala and Auction 6-11 p.m. April 21 at the Westmoreland Club, Wilkes-Barre. This year’s benefit, which is open to the public, will feature both a live and silent auction and musical entertainment provided by Group DuJour. Cost is $110 per person, which includes hors d’oeuvres, a full dinner and valet parking. Co-chairing this year’s event are Mary Agnes Kratz; John Barancho, Floral Designs; and Carol Douds, Golden Business Machines. The highlight event this year, the annual Bartikowsky Diamond Hunt, will feature a $1,000 gift certificate from Bartikowsky Jewelers, Wilkes-Barre. The winner will be announced the evening of the Gala. For more information, or to make a reservation, contact Ruth Kemmerer at FSAWV at 823-5144. Gala Diamond Hunt committee members, from left: Michael Zimmerman, executive director, FSAWV; Carmela Yanora, sponsorship co-chair, First Liberty Bank & Trust; Paula Jump, Latcon, Inc., president, FSAWV Board of Directors; Kratz; Max Bartikowsky, Bartikowsky Jewelers; Douds; Kathy Dunsmuir, PNC Bank, chair Diamond Hunt and Vacation Give-a-way; Marian Czarnowski, Bartikowsky Jewelers; and Ruth Kemmerer, FSAWV.