Seven Charities to be Assisted During Martin Luther King Jr Weekend
Published on 1/11/2011
DALLAS, PA – During Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, volunteers from across Northeastern Pennsylvania will converge on Misericordia University. Their goal will be to fulfill the dreams that seven local charities have. These volunteers will assist the charities over a 48 hour period, called NEPA GiveCamp, to create a website, improve their Internet presence, or help them create a social network presence.
Dress for Success Lackawanna Executive Director, Mary Ann Iezzi, is excited for NEPA GiveCamp to begin. “The GiveCamp will not only provide us with the opportunity to reach more people who are in need of our services, but also those who can help support our mission,” she has said.
Joining Dress for Success Lackawanna at NEPA GiveCamp is Junior Achievement of NEPA, Young’s Funny Farm, Help Line, Back Mountain Food Pantry, Peace and Justice Center, and Back Mountain Men’s Ecumenical Group.
“Junior Achievement of NEPA is honored to be part of the 2011 GiveCamp,” stated Katie Rossi, Program Manager for the charity. “(Junior Achievement) is an organization dedicated to educating students in grades Kindergarten through twelfth about workforce-readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Thanks to the generous sponsors and GiveCamp volunteers, JANEPA will be receiving an interactive virtual tour of the JA Mericle Family Center for Enterprise Education. This tour will be viewed by many young and eager students who participate in JA BizTown and JA Finance Park.”
The NEPA GiveCamp is just one of 14 nationwide events being sponsored nationally by Microsoft, Domino’s, DevExpress, DiscountASP.net, and many more. Locally, Coca-Cola, Cisco Systems, and Verizon Wireless are assisting with the three day event.
Event co-ordinator, Jason Gaylord, expressed his gratitude towards all of the volunteers and sponsors of the event. “If it wasn’t for the volunteers, countless sponsors, and especially our host, Misericordia University, none of this would be possible. This is the only way that these charities will receive over $50,000 in free services over this weekend. It’s not often that a charity event can be this successful.”
For further information or if you are interested in volunteering or sponsoring a future NEPA GiveCamp event, visit http://nepagivecamp.org online. For information about the national GiveCamp events, visit http://givecamp.org.
Dress for Success Lackawanna Executive Director, Mary Ann Iezzi, is excited for NEPA GiveCamp to begin. “The GiveCamp will not only provide us with the opportunity to reach more people who are in need of our services, but also those who can help support our mission,” she has said.
Joining Dress for Success Lackawanna at NEPA GiveCamp is Junior Achievement of NEPA, Young’s Funny Farm, Help Line, Back Mountain Food Pantry, Peace and Justice Center, and Back Mountain Men’s Ecumenical Group.
“Junior Achievement of NEPA is honored to be part of the 2011 GiveCamp,” stated Katie Rossi, Program Manager for the charity. “(Junior Achievement) is an organization dedicated to educating students in grades Kindergarten through twelfth about workforce-readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Thanks to the generous sponsors and GiveCamp volunteers, JANEPA will be receiving an interactive virtual tour of the JA Mericle Family Center for Enterprise Education. This tour will be viewed by many young and eager students who participate in JA BizTown and JA Finance Park.”
The NEPA GiveCamp is just one of 14 nationwide events being sponsored nationally by Microsoft, Domino’s, DevExpress, DiscountASP.net, and many more. Locally, Coca-Cola, Cisco Systems, and Verizon Wireless are assisting with the three day event.
Event co-ordinator, Jason Gaylord, expressed his gratitude towards all of the volunteers and sponsors of the event. “If it wasn’t for the volunteers, countless sponsors, and especially our host, Misericordia University, none of this would be possible. This is the only way that these charities will receive over $50,000 in free services over this weekend. It’s not often that a charity event can be this successful.”
For further information or if you are interested in volunteering or sponsoring a future NEPA GiveCamp event, visit http://nepagivecamp.org online. For information about the national GiveCamp events, visit http://givecamp.org.
