Sunday, April 18, 2010
THE DALLAS POST
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Alexandra Strobel, of Franklin Township, Wyoming, poses with the Easter Bunny at the Misericordia Uni-
versity Alumni Association's annual Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch with the Easter Bunny after finding the
golden egg.
Kids enjoy egg hun
A
ore than 240 children and
their families participa-
ted in the Misericordia
University Alumni Asso-
ciation’s Annual Easter
Egg Hunt and Brunch with the Easter Bun-
ny on campus.
The annual event also features golden
and silver eggs among the others that are
placed on the Banks lawn.
Alexandra Strobel, of Franklin Township,
Wyoming, found the golden egg and re-
ceived a $25 gift card to Toys R Us, while
Trevor Brdaric, of Shavertown, found the
silver egg and received a $15 gift card to
Toys R Us.
Basketball legend Bill Walton
will be the guest speaker at Vol-
unteers of America’s seventh an-
nual celebrity dinner on
Wednesday, May 12, at Genetti’s
Best Western in Wilkes-Barre.
Walton was a three-time Na-
tional Player of the Year and won
two national championships for
John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins.
He went on to a Hall of Fame ca-
reer in the NBA during which he
won national championships
with the Trailblazers and the
Celtics and was the league Most
Valuable Player in 1977.
Another highlight of the eve-
ning will be the presentation of
Volunteers of America’s “Spirit
of Youth” award. This is the
agency's highest honor given lo-
cally. This year’s honorees are
Jack and Cece McCarthy, former
Back Mountain residents who
now live in Kingston, and Attor-
ney Lee Piatt, of Dallas.
Jack McCarthy is the chair-
man of the board of the McCar-
thy Tire Company and Cece
McCarthy serves as the corpo-
rate secretary.
n numerous boards and com-
& The McCarthys have served
mittees throughout the Wyom-
ing Valley. Jack’s affiliations in-
clude the Wyoming Valley Heath
Care System, PA American Wa-
ter, Blue Cross of NEPA, the
Wilkes-Barre Housing Author-
ity, Little Flower Manor and oth-
ers. Cece has served the United
Way, CYC, John Heinz Rehab In-
stitute, the Red Cross, St. Vin-
cent’s DePaul Kitchen, Wilkes-
‘Barre General Hospital and oth-
ers.
Cece and Jack McCarthy
Piatt is partner and chairman
of the business and finance de-
partment of Rosenn, Jenkins &
Greenwald, LLP where he has
practiced business law for 27
years.
He has also served on numer-
ous community boards, includ-
ing the United Way of the Grea-
ter Wyoming Valley. He is very
active in his church, Fellowship
Trevor Brdaric, of Shavertown, poses with the East-
er Bunny at the Misericordia University Alumni
Association's annual Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch
with the Easter Bunny after finding the silver egg.
asketball's Walton speaker at YOA dinner
Evangelical Free Church as an el-
der, secretary and teacher. Piatt
has been a board member of Vol-
unteers of America for more
than 23 years and has helped the
organization grow through mul-
tiple statewide mergers. He has
served twice as board chair and
is currently the chair of the
Northeast PA Regional Council.
The event will begin at 6 p.m.
Atty. Lee Piatt
with a silent auction of sports
memorabilia, including items
signed by Walton, John Wooden,
Larry Bird, Joe Montana, Peyton
Manning, Hank Aaron, Pete
Rose, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Joe
Paterno and others.
Major sponsors for the dinner
include McCarthy Tire Compa-
ny, Mohegan Sun at Pocono
Downs, Sundance Vacations, Dr.
Patrick Kerrigan, WBRE-TV and
FOX-56.
Proceeds from the dinner will
be used to support Volunteers of
America’s services in the com-
munity. Locally, Volunteers of
America offers a number of pro-
grams that serve at-risk youth,
low-income families, individuals
with disabilities, the elderly and
homeless young adults.
Price for the dinner tickets is
$100 for adults and $50 for stu-
dents under 18 when accompa-
nied by an adult. For more infor-
mation or to purchase tickets,
call Volunteers of America at
825-5261.
GOH STUDENTS AID VICTIMS
OF HAITI EARTHQUAKE
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During Catholic Schools Week in the 2009-2010 school year,
students at Gate of Heaven School conducted a service project
to benefit the people of Haiti following the devastation of the
earthquake. Each day, a different denomination of coin was col-
lected. Students contributed ‘Pennies for Haiti’ on Monday,
Tuesday was ‘Nickels for Haiti,’ Wednesday became ‘Dimes for
Haiti,’ followed by "Quarters for Haiti’ on Thursday. Friday, the
final day of the project, was billed ‘Donations for Haiti’ and stu-
dents were able to contribute any amount they desired. When
the final tally of coins, bills, and checks was counted, a grand
total of $1,400 was raised by the students. Some of those who
participated in the project are, from left, first row, Joseph Was-
lin, Ava Rose Fino, Morgan Patla and Sean Boland. Second row,
Alexandra Nockley, Christopher Banas, Jake Adonizio and Va-
nessa Ryan. Third row, Sr. Maureen McCabe, Sr. Miriam Butz,
Lynn Jones, Mission Moderator.
GOH SEVENTH-GRADER
DONATES CAKE TO CARNIVAL
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Cristina McFarlane, a seventh-grader at Gate of Heaven
School, Dallas, volunteered to make and decorate a cake that
was donated to the school’s carnival on March 27. McFarlane
used skills learned from taking a Wilton cake decorating class to
decorate the cake with flowers and ladybugs. The cake was used
as a prize and was won by the school’s very. own first-grade
teacher, Kaye Gilbert.
GATE OF HEAVEN PLACES
FIRST IN SCIENCE CONTEST
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Seventh and eighth-grade students from Gate of Heaven
School participated in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Sci-
ence at King's College on Saturday, March 6, and won first place.
They will present their experiments at Penn State, University
Park, in May. From left, are Michael Gatusky, John Kane, David
Tomaszewski, Patrick Serino and Maria Khoudary.
SPELLING BEE HELD AT
GATE OF HEAVEN SCHOOL
Gate of Heaven School in Dallas recently held its annual Spell
ing Bee with students in grades five and six competing. Shelby
Smith, a fifth-grade student, came in first place, and Nicole Ca-
vanaugh, also a fifth-grader, finished second. The first-place
winner will compete at the diocesan level. The top 10 semi-final-
ists are, from left, first row, Nicole Cavanaugh, Olivia Carichner,
Laura Buckman and Shelby Smith. Second row, Justin Marshall,
Anthony Khoudary, Chris Mennig, Zack Ouladelhadjamed, Liam
Frederick and Cameron Brennan.