The Post COMMUNITY Sunday, December 7, 2003 5 giusinesses join project to build Habitat home Hammers pounded and dust flew as three men speedily in- stalled the drywall on a Habitat for Humanity home currently being built in Wyoming County for a low-income family in need. Reggie Vieczorek, owner of Wyoming Drywall, assisted by his son, Reginald John Viec- zorek, and a colleague, Niles Cokely, Jr., recently donated a day and a half of their labor to Habitat for Humanity in order to hang all of the drywall in the three-bedroom ranch home. The elder Vieczorek also donat- ed an additional three days of his time to do finish work and spackling. The overall contribu- tion of time and labor was worth more than $3,000. “It would have taken us two in two days — and they did a beautiful job,” said Habitat board president Karen Weese. “Thanks to them, we're going to be able to stay on schedule and get the family moved in in time for Christmas.” Habitat homes, built primari- ly by volunteers with as much donated materials as possible, are sold to low-income families at no profit to Habitat. As a re- quirement of the Habitat pro- gram, homeowner families must put in more than 400 hours of their own labor on their homes, and after moving ®: to do the work that they in, they make payments on a special 0 percent interest mort- gage offered by the non-profit organization. GemCo Home Improvement Products in Tunkhannock as- sisted in the home-building ef- fort by donating a portion of the drywall materials. Other area companies have helped with construction of the home. In addition to the finan- cial contributions of such com- panies as Procter & Gamble, People’s National Bank, Wa- chovia National Bank, Home Depot, and a recent fundraiser by Twig’s Café and Restaurant, Habitat also received these do- nations of labor and/or materi- als: Excavating services from Adams Enterprises ($3,000); a discount on carpet and linoleum from Ken-Mar Home Furnishings ($1,000); windows from Sickler’s Home Supply ($600+); paint from Dana's Hardware ($300); excavating services from J&K Vandemark Enterprises ($300+); drywall compound and corner bead from Gemco Home Improve- ment Products ($100); grass seed from Bennie’s Nurseries ($100); and a 10 percent dis- count on all purchases from Lowe's in Dickson City. Habitat also received a $4,500 discount on the purchase of a plot of land from Kintner Modular Homes. Linda Churchill of Tunkhannock recently joined a group of community volunteers in painting the Habitat for Humanity home currently being built in Washington Township, Wyoming County. Churchill is one of several volunteers who are putting in hundreds of hours of work in order to have the home ready for its new owners by Christmas. Christmas bird count The 44th annual Dallas Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by the Greater Wyoming VAlley Audubon Society, will be held Saturday, December 20. An approximately 177 square mile circle area will be divided among teams of volunteers, with some starting before dawn in search of owls and others taking other portions of the day. Counts can even be taken at home bird feeders. Newcomers are welcome to join a team or to participate as feed- @: oe To join, contact Jim Hoyson at 696-4925 or at bird- r@aol.com. Noxen Depot restoration meeting The public is invited to attend a meeting of the All Aboard Committee for the Noxen Depot Project. It is being held on Tues- day, December 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Old School in Noxen. Help is sought from businesses, volunteers and interested parties as this project prepares to enter Phase II, the completion of the inte- rior of the Depot. A slide show and discussion will cover the com- pletion of Phase I, needs for Phase II and plans for an open house and winter sleigh ride. Light refreshments will:be served. Call the North Branch Land Trust at 696-5545 for directions and informa- tion. Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises onors long-term employees Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. recently honored employees celebrating 25, 30, 35 and 40-year service anniversaries at a dinner held at the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Among the employees honored were: Danette Fedock, Meshoppen; Lesa McCormick, Tunkhannock; Donna Baloga, Dallas; Fay Stroud, Sweet Valley; Patricia Wenrich, Lehman; Dale Estep, Shavertown; John Simchick, Shavertown; Ronald Dziadosz, Dallas; Robert Johnson, Harveys Lake; Wayne Devine, Harveys Lake; Joseph Wyberski, Dallas; Frederick Mahle, Dallas; William Bevan, Tunkhannock; Mark Barlow, Dallas; Carl Cumberland, Hunlock Creek; Richard Jones, Dallas; Theresa Jones, Dallas; Janice Lohmann, Dallas. Masons donate to Food Pantry The Free and Accepted Masons of George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531 recently donated $500 to the Back Mountain Food Panty at their November stated meeting. The donation as- sisted the Back Mountain Food Pantry in providing Thanks- giving baskets to needy families in the community. Pictured from left, front row: Walter Meade, Coordinator of Food Pantry, Sylvester Traver, Master of George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531. Back row: Wally Gosart, George Gaylord, Food Pantry assis- tants, Barry Wagner, Junior Warden of George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531 and Reverend Michael Bealla, Pastor of Trucksville United Methodist Church. Absent from the photo was Robert Wagner, Senior Warden George M. Dallas Lodge No 531. Tell our advertisers you saw them in The Post. They'll appreciate it, and so will we. Memorial and honor books donated to library The following memorial and honor books were recently ac- cepted by the Back Mountain Memorial Library. In Memory of Joseph S. Allen, “100 Years of the World Series” by Eric Enders, present- ed by Alice Gocek. In Memory of FE. Joseph Funke, “Mountains Beyond Mountains” by Tracy Kidder, presented by WVIA Employees. In Memory of FE. Joseph Funke, “The Road to Home” by Vartan Gregorian, presented by WVIA Employees. In Memory of Dr. Peter G. Decker, “Selected Poems” by William Shakespeare, present- ed by The Harrington Family. In Memory of Dr. Peter G. Decker, “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” by Mitch Al- bom, presented by The Har- rington Family. HONOR BOOKS In Honor of Mrs. Louise Govin, “Reflections” by Barbara Bush, presented by Mr. and Mrs. John Conyngham III. In Honor of Mrs. Louise Govin, “Sweet Caroline” by Christopher Anderson, present- ed by Mr. and Mrs. John Conyngham III. Girl Scouts help BMT Library Girl Scouts from Troops 2627, 2661 and 2622 recently spent an evening at the Back Mountain Memorial Library making ornaments for the first annual giving trees. The ornaments sell for $1 to $25 and may be placed on two trees located in the library. All proceeds will help the library purchase new books from the “Wish List.” Pictured from left, first row: Alex Napierkowski, Kelsey Blaskiewicz, Kristen Justice, Emily Polachek. Second row: Ashleigh Nap, Andrea Carr, Victoria Mihal. MOVERS & SHAKERS George C. 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