The United Way has done a great job coordinating this every year.'Īttorney Cathy O'Donnell of the O'Donnell law firm, was volunteering at Children's Service Center, along with representatives of the Times Leader, PNC Bank, Sordoni Construction, and College Misericordia. 'All of these volunteers help so many non-profits, helping them get things done on their wish lists. 'It's amazing what we all can accomplish in just one day,' Stempowski said. She and a team of eight from the company volunteered at Luzerne County Head Start on Beekman Street on Thursday. Stempowski is benefits and employee relations manager at Berkshire Hathaway GUARD. Karen Stempowski of Plymouth has represented Berkshire Hathaway GUARD in all 30 Day of Caring events over the years. 'Ask any school nurse - it is a game-changer,' Jones said. Jones said the pantries will benefit more than 4,000 at-risk children this year. Their families aren't able to afford them.' Jones stated, 'In the next 24 hours, will you use soap? How about shampoo? Toothpaste? Deodorant? Chapstick? If you said yes to any of these things, what would happen if you didn't have them? What if you couldn't afford them? I am sure it won't surprise you that there are kids living in poverty throughout the Wyoming Valley that need these things, but they don't have them. If people donate to NEPA Gives, local funders will match a part of the amount given. Jones also mentioned NEPA Gives Day, which was also held on Thursday. 'If you are a donor, I hope you are proud that your gifts, without exaggeration, are changing lives.' 'Every one of those kids deserves opportunities and possibilities for success,' Jones said. Last year, Jones said through the agency's funded partners and the special initiatives United Way has, like the Nurse's Pantry, the See to Succeed eye clinic, Reading Buddies, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, the school-based Community Navigator, and several others, more than 15,482 children in our community were served. 'I promise you, the impact is incredibly powerful and that impact grows every year,' he said. Jones said the United Way is reaching and serving more children and others in need each year. I see you, the helpers, and, on behalf of the United Way and those in need, I couldn't be more grateful to each of you and to all of your companies.' 'Yet, I stand here today and see these magnificent colors and another wonderful response to the call to LIVE UNITED. I see the need for homeless shelters, domestic violence services, child abuse providers drug, alcohol, and mental health programs, and I see too many people scraping by living paycheck to paycheck. I see students still behind because of the pandemic. 'Unfortunately, I see childhood poverty in every public school classroom in the Wyoming Valley,' Jones said. Jones said when he views things from his desk, sometimes he, too, sees scary things. You will always find people who are helping.'' Quoting Mister Rogers, Jones said, 'When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me - 'Look for the helpers. Jones said one of his favorite Mister Rogers quotes comes from a story he tells about his mother. It is the very essence and spirit of the words LIVE UNITED.'Īll participants were given vividly colored t-shirts with 'LIVE UNITED' printed on them for the Day of Caring event. 'To me, the United Way's Day of Caring perfectly represents the kindness and the love of community and each other that Mister Rogers, a Presbyterian Minister, encourages each us to have. For him, the numbers 1-4-3 represented the letters in the words 'I love you.' May 23 was the 143rd day of the calendar year and it has been declared in the State of Pennsylvania as a day of kindness in honor of Mister Rogers. 'Last week on Tuesday, May 23, a dear friend of mine wished me a 'Happy 143 Day.' I knew exactly what she was talking about because I am big fan of Fred Rogers.

'Our community is happier because you are such a big part of it,' Jones said. at The Woodlands Inn, the volunteers were dispatched to begin volunteering at local nonprofit, charitable, and community organizations throughout the Wyoming Valley.

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