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Poinsettias and gifts!
Last month, the Troy Life Member Club of the
Mountain Valley Empire Chapter delivered 500 poinsettias to two
local nursing homes: the Resurrection Nursing Home in Castleton and
the Van Rensselaer Manor in North Greenbush. Each year, residents
look forward to club members coming and chatting with them. Members
also delivered stockings and sacks filled with gifts on Christmas
Eve to 110 residents at the Barnwell Nursing home and the
Resurrection Nursing home so the residents had a nice surprise on
Christmas morning. (The resident of the nursing home in the
photo is the mother of member Pat Bucciero who works for Verizon
Information Services. Members in the photo are l-r: Liz Kenneally,
Becky Stevens and Lynne Strevell) |
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Meals on Wheels
For the 28th year, the Upper Darby Council of the
Liberty Bell Chapter bought non-perishable food items, packed
baggies with 10 items, and then delivered more than 200 baggies to
the regular recipients of Meals on Wheels in the local area. This
was in association with the Aid to Friends project that provides
home-cooked meals throughout the year.
For some of these people, the food baggies are the only things
they receive for the holidays and they look forward to it each
year. The recipients and their families have written many thank you
notes to the club. More than 15 volunteers gathered at the home of
Joan Lafferty to sort and fill the bags. |
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The Life Member Spotlight is on...
Jim McGuire
Jim McGuire has been Paumanok Chapter's South Bay life member
club president twice. One term was extended for six months when the
Pioneer calendar year changed. He was Education Chairperson and
delivered "I Like Me" books to three local schools. He assisted many
members who held the Environment chair and has been the organizer
for the Annual Brady Park LMC Picnic. He supports Massapequa Park's
annual Earth Day and Oyster Bay Dune's Preservation Day. Jim invited
Dan McDonald to join South Bay LMC and Dan introduced the watch
collection, repair and distribution program that is a huge success.
Jim is also an active member in Massapequa's American Legion. |
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Every child deserves a safe place
By: Mechelle Brown, Excelsior Chapter
That's the philosophy the Wyoming Conference Childrens Home has
run on since 1912, when a group of women from the Methodist
Episcopal Church began an orphanage for local children in
Binghamton, NY. Now, more than 93 years later, the Childrens Home
provides more than 14 programs and has nearly 300 employees in more
than eight locations.
The Southern Tier Council of the Excelsior Chapter and Verizon
have been involved in assisting the home with donations of toys for
these children at Christmas for several years. The home counts on
these donations from Verizon employees for without them the children
might not have a Christmas at all. Therefore, it is of utmost
importance for the Pioneers to gather and deliver these gifts rain
snow or shine!
On December 9th, we all awoke to a snowstorm. Mother nature had
dumped more than seven inches on the twin tiers! We got up early,
plowed ourselves out, and started the process of gathering all the
gifts from the local RSSCs and central offices. It did take more
time than anticipated, but we had a mission and would not be
stopped. After the sleigh was loaded (chapter president Barb Hill's
SUV), the hour drive to Binghamton began. It took about an hour and
a half with the weather not cooperating. Santa and his Pioneer elves
arrived at the home around noon.
The day was successful, educational, and emotional! Barb Hill
and Sally Spence , president of the life member club, worked with
the Binghamton Senators Hockey League to donate hockey tickets to
the kids for the game on January 13. This might have been the first
hockey game experience for the kids. In addition, they were all
given a movie ticket, t-shirts and will get a hotdog and drink at
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What can be accomplished in six days?
The Staunton Council of Old Dominion Chapter in Virginia
presented 1,072 dictionaries to students, teachers, and principals
in all 17 elementary schools in four counties. This project was done
in six days.
The council partnered with 32 Ruritan clubs to share the cost
of the project. The Ruritans donated $1,000 for this great project.
Under the leadership of Vaughn Ashby, council
president, council members traveled a total of 688 miles to make
these presentations.
Dr. Mindy Garber, principal of Hugh K. Cassell Elementary,
said, "I believe that the Third Grade Dictionary Project is one of
the best projects you have ever undertaken and will have a ripple
effect for many years with the lucky students who received these
dictionaries."
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AGB recognized at Verizon DC External
Affairs 2005 Event
On December 6, Verizon DC External Affairs
hosted its Annual Employee Volunteer Recognition Event at the St.
Gregory Hotel in Washington, D.C. Seven Alexander Graham Bell
TelecomPioneers received Certificates of Appreciation and enjoyed
the entertainment provided by the Duke Ellington High School for the
Performing Arts located in Washington, D.C. AGB partners with the
External Affairs Group on several community activities in the DC
area.
In a related story... On November 19, six Verizon AGB
TelecomPioneers and five Boy Scouts from Pack & Troop # 508 teamed
up for National Family Volunteer Day at the Walter Reed Army Medical
Center - Fisher Houses in Washington, D.C. Five Pioneers gave the
troops a "Couples Day Out" by babysitting for six of their children,
while one Pioneer and the Scouts raked leaves around the grounds of
the Fisher House. The children, Scouts, Pioneers, and some of the
troops also shared a very enjoyable lunch that was filled with great
stories. |
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