PAGE 4 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, February 19, 2012 | Big Broth~~< Big Sisters of The Brid Planning the 30th Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters are, from left, seated, Sue Jones, caseworker; Sandy Frazier, program assistant; Tanya Olaviany, program direc- tor; Nicole Nealon, caseworker. Standing, Meghan Bedwick, caseworker; and Melanie Maciejczak, caseworker. Bowl for Kids" Sake March Jl Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge, a program of Ca- tholic Social Services, is seek- ing local businesses to sponsor lanes and assemble teams for its upcoming Bowl For Kids’ Sake, which will take place on March 31 at six different lanes through- out Northeastern Pennsylvania. Big Brothers Big Sisters,is a United Way partner agency and Bowl For Kids’ Sake isits largest annual fundraiser. All proceeds from Bowl For Kids’ Sake help provide men- tors for the young people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Local businesses or individu- als wishing to sponsor a lane or assemble ateam of bowlers may call 8248756 or visit www.bbbsnepa.org. In recognition of the 30th an- niversary of the Wilkes-Barre Bowl For Kids’ Sake at Stanton Lanes, the agency is also asking past participants of the event to post their Bowl For Kids’ sake photos and photos of Bowl For Kids’ Sake memorabilia on its Facebook page at www.face- book.com/bbbsnepa from March 9 through March 12. Legion donates to food pantry Members of the Daddow-Is- sacs Post 672 of the American Legion in Dallas recently at- tended a meeting of the Back Mountain Food Pantry to de- liver a check for $300 to help with the work of the pantry in the Back Mountain area. The funds arrived just in time to help meet the needs of many families for the holiday as the pantry distributed more than 185 holiday baskets this year. The donation was from the La- dies Auxiliary, The Sons of the American Legion and American Legion Post 672. From left, first row, are Past Commander Clarence Mi- chael, Ginger Spencer, Marga- ret Rydock, Commander Jim Spencer and Food Pantry Board President Rev. Roger Griffith. Second row, Food Pantry Treasurer Harry O’Neil, Food Pantry Board Member Christopher Czeka- laski and Past Commander of Post 672 John Emil, Sr. “Now | can see . better than 20/20" © Mary S. - Paralegal The Dallas Township Police Department announced seat belt education and enforcement activities: as part of a teen driver safety mobilization program from February 14 through March 4. From left, are Officer Brad Balutis, Dallas Township Police Department; Frank Galicki, superintendant, Dallas’ School District; Jeff Shaffer, principal, Dallas High School; and Chief Robert Jolley, Dallas Township Police Department. DT police provide education The Dallas Township Police Department announced seat belt education and enforcement activ- ities as part of a teen driver safety mobilization program from Feb- ruary 14 through March 4. Law enforcement and school administrators were at the Dallas High School to kick off the pro- gram on February 14 as students left school at the end of the day. This informational session was comprised of a police seat belt check point set up at the high school entrance and information- al materials distributed by mem- bers of the Dallas High School Emergency Responders Club. This educational outreach, coupled with enforcement activ- ities, will raise awareness of the new teen driver law that went in- to effect in December. The pri- mary law states all vehicle occu- pants under 18 must wear a seat belt. The Dallas Township Police Department has been actively in- volved with both Aggressive Driving and Seat Belt Programs that provide funding for educa- tion and enforcement in the inter- est of traffic safety. Funding i is provided by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department ~ ‘of Transportation supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. £1 PEOPLE BRIEFS MU head named to state panel Misericordia University Presi- dent Michael A. MacDowell, Ed.D., has been named by Gov. Tom Corbett to a state panel that will study how to make higher education accessible and affordable to the students and taxpayers of the commonwealth. The 29-member panel is charged with developing a long- term strategy for higher educa- tion with regard to the changing and future demands of Penn- sylvania’s economy and jobs, according to the governor’s office. The panel has been asked to review programs and policies in education to ensure .educa- tional options for students align with workforce needs. Dr. MacDowell has been pres- ident of Misericordia University since 1998. He earned his Bach- elor of Arts degree in economics from Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, and his master’s in economics from the Uni- versity of North Texas, Denton, Texas. He received his doctorate PATIENTS’ 9 zle]le: RATED & AWARDED BY PATIENTS Call today for your FREE CONSULTATION with a LASIK Counselor! in social science from Ball State University, Muncie, Ind. Mazur named to dean's list Michael Mazur, of Shaver- town, has earned dean’s list honors at Saint Joseph’s Uni- versity for the fall 2011 semester. Mazur is majoring in Economics at the university. Students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above, a B or greater in all their classes and complete at least 15 credits to earn dean’s list status for a semester. 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