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Fort Pitt Chapter hosts Easter Egg Hunt
On March 21, more than 20 active and Life
Member Fort Pitt Chapter volunteers hosted the 25th Annual Easter
Egg Hunt at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind in
Oakland. Children, ages four through seven with many special needs,
participated in the egg hunt. The Pioneers provided each child with
a basket filled with candy, fruit drinks, and a stuffed bunny.
Along with the volunteers were many mascots and service dogs
that belong to Pioneers. The mascots that helped entertain and
brighten the day of these children were the Pitt Panther, the State
Farm Good Neighbor Bear, Iceberg from the Pittsburgh Penguins, and
special guest The Easter Bunny...aka the president of the Fort Pitt
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Genesee raises $7,000 for AHA
In honor of Gary Demeco, an active Pioneer who
passed away last year from a heart condition, more than 80 Genesee
Chapter members, family and friends participated in the 2005
American Heart Walk on March 19. Calling themselves the "Frontier
Gary's Glory Team," the walkers raised more than $7,000 for the
American Heart Association.
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A Mother's Day gift!
Our trio of "Spirit
of Service" items - the tote, pillow and throw - are on sale for
$50, plus shipping. Each features the Angus McDonald scene on both
sides in warm shades of burgundy, deep blue and cream. Purchased
separately, the items are $65.50. Visit
http://www.verizonpioneers.org/Estore.htm. |
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Our Life Member Spotlight is on... Mary Leonard
Born Sept. 19, 1918, Mary
began her career with AT&T in 1937 and joined NY Telephone in 1953.
Mary is a member of the Nova Five Chapter, but when she joined in
1971 she was officially a member of the now defunct Carl Whitmore
Chapter, which merged with the Manhattan Empire Chapter to later
become the Nova Five Chapter. Her first leadership role was as a
Group Representative. Mary was the first Area Administrator in the
Jamaica/Queens area and organized the contact calling. May, as she
is fondly called, has been president and vice president of the Gems
Life Member Club and the Life Member Representative in 1991 and
1992. She has logged more than 25,000 volunteer hours over the years
in community service projects to numerous to mention. |
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Join a Talking Book Machine Repair Group
The TelecomPioneers cooperate with the Library
of Congress in the repair of the cassette players that provide books
and magazines on cassette to the blind and sight impaired. They work
directly assisting Talking Book libraries in their own area to
ensure an ample supply of audio playback machines is available for
talking-book readers.
Help blind and handicapped grown-ups and children embrace the
joy of reading. Stimulate their education and help them meet their
informational and recreational needs. Assist libraries with serving
blind and physically handicapped readers. Contact your local chapter
for information or: (Southern states) Jim Glass, 540-890-0222,
j-bglass@prodigy.net, Vinton,
Va; (New York) Gabe Olah, 845-496-4952,
jagapare@frontiernet.net,
Washingtonville, N.Y.; (New England) Ron Simpson, 518-753-4985,
repsimpson@msn.com, Schaghticoke
N.Y. |
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Interested in becoming a
TelecomPioneer?
If you'd like to join the Verizon
TelecomPioneers, please e-mail Steve Kohn at
stephenkohn@verizon.net. |
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