Telephone
Pioneers of America, Fort Pitt Chapter Provides Chapter with $1,000
The Lawrence County
Chapter is extremely grateful for the generosity of the Fort Pitt Chapter
of the Telephone Pioneers of America in providing $1,000 to be used
in the chapter’s placemat contest. The money will be used to cover the
chapter’s expenses for its educational video that were not covered through
the WREN grant.
This
marks the third year that the chapter has received support from the
Telephone Pioneers. In prior years, the Pioneers provided $1,500 for
the Fugitive Tire Project and $1,000 for the Watershed Assessment and
Cleanup Project. Hats off to the Telephone Pioneers of America, not
just for their financial support of our efforts, but for the dedication
of their members who volunteer to help pick up trash, stack tires, and
plant trees!
Volunteers
from the Telephone Pioneers have participated in past PA CleanWays-sponsored
events. The Telephone Pioneers local membership numbers about 6,000
active and retired Bell Atlantic employees. Many of their activities
involve children and the elderly. Some of their activities include:
reading “I Like Me” books to kindergartners, Christmas in April, Habitat
for Humanity, community cleanups, Special Olympics, and making Hug-A-Bears
for police and fire departments to give to traumatized children. They
work with many concerned organizations to combine energies and talents
to maximize the full power of volunteerism.
This page last updated:
February 7, 2004
