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Food banks receive grants
Wells Fargo & Company has given $5,000 grants to five Northeastern Pennsylvania food banks to help them provide for their clients.
The grants were awarded to Jewish Family Services of Greater Wilkes-Barre; St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen, Wilkes-Barre; Seven Loaves Soup Kitchen, Tunkhannock; St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen, Scranton; Oasis of Love, Stroudsburg
WILKES-BARRE
CDBG hearing scheduled
The city will hold a public meeting Monday on the Community Development Block Grant and HOME funds for 2011. The report will include financial summary reports, goals and accomplishments of the federally funded programs.
The meeting will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers, City Hall. Public comments will be taken.
WILKES-BARRE
City eyes Great Cleanup
The City of Wilkes-Barre is participating in the annual Great American Cleanup of PA on April 21, and is seeking help from volunteer groups and individuals.
This year the city is emphasizing cleanup of streets, sidewalks, catch basins, and nuisance properties.
The city wants to recruit block captains to organize their neighbors to clean up their street and see that commitment continue beyond the cleanup program. All volunteer groups and individuals will be supplied trash bags, gloves, and other materials, which are provided to the city by PennDOT. To register for the event and volunteer as a block captain, please contact the Department of Public Works at 208-4246.
In addition, PennDOT is seeking volunteers for the cleanup, which begins March 1 and runs through May 31. There are several events in Luzerne County planned in March and April All events can be found by going to: www.gacofpa.org/greatpacleanup/GPCMainSearch.asp and clicking on Luzerne County. Also at that site, interested volunteers can find resources for organizing a cleanup group and other information.
W-B Bar group recognized
The Pennsylvania Bar Association presented three County Bar Recognition Awards to the Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association recently.
The association was recognized for offering free will service for first responders, for its flood relief efforts and for hosting a business clothing drive for needy clients.
In August, the association worked with the Pennsylvania Bar Association to prepare 170 wills for first responders, including police officers and firefighters, and their spouses/significant others, at no cost.
Last fall, the association’s Judicorps Committee volunteered labor to help Luzerne County flood victims, and the association’s charitable foundation contributed $5,000 to the United Way for its special flood victims relief fund.
The association’s young lawyers also organized a “law suits” drive, collecting business clothing for needy persons without proper attire for court hearings and or the means to purchase such clothing.
