Helping Hands

Damascus academy collects food for Thanksgiving

DAMASCUS, PA — The Damascus Christian Academy recently collected food items to help stock the Damascus Township Area Pantry prior to Thanksgiving. The students and their parents enjoyed the opportunity to participate in distributing items to families that might be having difficulties enjoying the holiday season due to the economic climate and its effect upon our local community. Among those taking part in the collection were Nick Adams, above left, Raynell Bates, Allan Holloway, Cheyenne Decker, Josephine Marino, Peyton Warner, Shelby Marks, Olivia Warfield, Josiah Jones, Ben Capwell and Andrew and Caroline Sheard.

Damascus Christian Academy is operated as a ministry of the First Baptist Church of Damascus. The school offers grades K-12 in a tradition classroom setting. For more information call 570/224-4929.

Leos sponsor a coat drive, and more kindness in Jeffersonville

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — The Jeffersonville Lions Leos, whose president is Nick Cucci, are sponsoring a coat drive with collection boxes at Pecks in Jeffersonville, the Jeffersonville library, Sullivan West High School and post offices around Sullivan County, as well as several other locations. The Jeffersonville Lions will deliver the coats collected up until Thanksgiving to the United Way in Monticello.

The Jeffersonville Lions continue to collect eye glasses in various collection boxes in Sullivan County to help persons with vision problems.

Also in Jeffersonville, Kathy Werlau of Especially U beauty salon is collecting small gifts, comforts, and postage for our servicemen and women during the holidays.