Dispatch still seeks names of those flooded Dupont Lions food giveaway Thursday; free baton twirling classes at Y The Sunday Dispatch named “Our Flooded Neighbors” as Persons of the Year for 2011. Now we want to recognize each of them by name. The Dispatch will publish the names of Greater Pittston residents who incurred flood damage to their homes during the September, 2011 flood in a special tribute in the March 18 issue. We ask those who were flooded and wish to be included in the list to send your names to the Dispatch, so that we can give you proper recognition. The deadline to submit names has been extended to Feb. 28. Names can be emailed to the Sunday Dispatch to jminsavage@psdispatch.com or mailed or dropped off to the newspaper at 109 New St., Pittston, PA 19840. If it is more convenient, feel free to call Judy Minsavage at 602-0168. Send names exactly how you wish them to appear. Feel free to mention everyone in a family if you desire. Food giveaway
The monthly food distribution sponsored by the Dupont Lions Club will be held at Holy Mothers of Sorrows Church Hall, Wyoming Ave. Thursday, Feb. 23, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lithuanian Women
The Lithuanian Women’s Club of Wyoming Valley will meet at1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at Boscov’s, Wilkes-Barre. Lunch will be at noon with business meeting chaired by President Martha Warnagiris. Baton twirling class
will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20 at the Hughestown Hose Company. President Steve Golya will preside. Hughestown Sports Club
The Hughestown Sports Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. today, Feb. 19, at Granteed’s Tavern, 247 Parsonage St., Hughestown. PA Class of 1977
The Pittston Area class of 1977 will meet Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Knights of Columbus on Main Street Pittston to plan for a 25th reunion. TRX Training at Y
The Greater Pittston YMCA is offering group TRX Training beginning February 21. The class is taught by Wellness and Sports Director Mike Labagh, who is among the first to be certified in the Wyoming Valley. “This is a whole new way to look at personal training,” said Labagh. “TRX training is intense and offers a full body workout.” The TRX training method uses suspension straps which leverage gravity. Individuals perform hundreds of exercises with the straps using their own body weight to develop strength, balance, core stability and flexibility.
The training program was developed by the Navy Seals. Labagh will be heading up the TRX Training course at the Pittston YMCA. The course runs from Feb. 21 to March 22 on Tuesday and Thursdays from7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $75 for members and $100 nonmembers. For more information or to register call the Greater Pittston YMCA at 570-655-2255 ext. 107 or visit the YMCA online at www.greaterpittstonymca.org. Polish Women’s Alliance
The Polish Women’s Alliance of America, Council 40 and 44 will hold is annual Bal Polonaise on Saturday, Apr. 14. Young women will be formally presented to family and friends and will perform the Polonaise, the national dance of Poland. Any young woman interested in participating should contact Bernadine Regis at 693-2293 or Bernadine Borinski 779-4337. A meeting of the Women’s Al-
liance is scheduled for 2 p.m. today, Feb. 19 at the Iron Skillet Restaurant, Dupont. All proceeds of Bal Polonaise benefit the scholarship funds of Council 40 and 44. Pittston Hospital Nurses
The 1982 class of the Pittston Hospital School of Nursing is planning a 30th class reunion for the fall of 2012. Members of this graduating class are asked to contact either Ted Kross or Janet Kelly (Endres) to gather contact information and help plan event. Ted can be reached through email at tedandgina9@comcast.net or 570-655-4952. Janet can be contacted through e-mail at janetakelly@aol.com or 570693-4165. Volunteer Villages
The Presbytery of Lackawanna will open two Volunteer Villages in March to coordinate flood recovery and to host visit-
ing and local volunteers. The volunteer centers, sponsored by churches across the presbytery’s seven counties and by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, will open at First Presbyterian Church of Towanda and at the Wyoming Institute at Wyoming Presbyterian Church on March 4. Continuing the Presbytery’s fall 2011 efforts, Volunteer Villages are established to provide space for meeting, fundraising, housing and coordination of both local and visiting volunteer work. Homeowners who need assistance are urged to contact the presbytery office for referral to the work-site committee as soon as possible. Volunteers wishing to use either volunteer center or join a work-site team should call the presbytery office for contact information. For more information, contact Administrative Coordinator
SUNDAY DISPATCH, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
EVENTS, MEETINGS, BRIEFS
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Happy 40th Birthday John!!
The Hughestown Lions Club
Mom, Maureen, Joyce, and Lynne
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Lynnette’s Twirlerettes is offering a complimentary baton twirling class from 6 to 6:45 p.m. on Monday, March 5 in the gym of the Pittston YMCA. This class is open to any child 4 years of age and older. To register, 2819797.