The Western Pocono Women’s Club in the past has offered instruction in CPR, information about Estate Planning, Food Preservation, Identify Theft, Hospice, and Monroe County Women’s Commission to name just a few. HOME and LIFE: The Home and Life Community Service Program includes programs that acquaint members with contemporary issues facing their area and offer resources to enable club women to improve their communities. Many ladies are involved in making quilts. Luke’s Health Center both in Brodheadsville. The two bookshelves in our community are located at the Lehigh Valley Health Center and St. Our most recent project is supply free children’s books to promote literacy. Annually, the club sponsors a high school sophomore to attend HOBY (Hugh O’Brian Leadership Program) at Shippensburg University. The club provides two scholarships for two Pleasant Valley High School seniors. Monetary contributions are made to the Western Pocono Community Library.

Yearly monies are given to support a camper at the Monroe County Conservation Camp organized and directed by Monroe County Conservation District.ĮDUCATION: The Education Community Service Program encourages club women to create learning opportunities for themselves and their communities through volunteerism. Financial support has been appropriated to West End Parks and Open Space Commission. Our members are busy beautifying these areas. We are planning memorial planters at the fairgrounds for next year’s fair. They now maintain the flower beds at three areas at the Western Pocono Memorial Park on Molasses Valley Road in Kunkletown and three areas at the West End Fairgrounds in Gilbert. The club members support local efforts to maintain gardens, parks, and other places of beauty. The Western Pocono Women’s Club have the following Community Service Programs: Community Beautification of natural resources, Education and skill improvement, involvement and interest in Community Outreach programs, and women’s Home and Life issues.ĬOMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION: The Beautification Program encourages the club to educate members and citizens about the importance of beautifying their communities and keeping them litter free.

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