Funeral home receives honor
Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc. has been honored by the National Funeral Directors Association with the 2019 Pursuit of Excellence Award. Only 160 firms from around the world and five in Pennsylvania have received the prestigious recognition, placing the funeral home among an elite group of funeral service providers. Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients raise the bar on funeral service excellence by adhering to the highest ethical and professional standards and providing unsurpassed service to families and communities.
The funeral home started serving local families in 1959.
Foundation opens 2 recovery centers
The Clear Brook Foundation celebrated the official grand opening of two new Recovery Connect Centers located in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by colleagues, providers, educators, judges, law enforcement and government officials from Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.
Recovery Connect provides individuals and families experiencing the devastating effects of drug and alcohol addiction with guidance, confidential assessments and referrals to the appropriate level of care. Funded through the 2018 sale of Clearbrook Manor and a grant from the AllOne Foundation, all services provided to the community through Recovery Connect are free.
Surveying company to relocate office
JHA Companies announces the relocation of its Delhi, New York, office around the corner to the late Ronald Mullenix Land Surveying office in downtown Delhi. With the purchase of the building, JHA also acquired the surveying records and plans of Ronald Mullenix Land Surveying, enabling a smooth transition for Mullenix’s previous clients.
JHA Companies is a full-service civil engineering and land surveying firm with local offices in Moosic, Montrose and Honesdale. JHA has a highly qualified team of engineers, surveyors, environmental scientists, GIS technicians and support staff with many years of experience.
Cancer institute receives award
The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute was recently recognized by the Pennsylvania Commission for Women and Adagio Health as a 2019 Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Partner Recognition Award winner. The award commended the Cancer Institute’s continued commitment to improving access to breast cancer screening, treatment and care. Cancer Institute staff accepted the award at the second annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breakfast in October at the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg.
U of S recognized for sustainability
The Princeton Review recognized the University of Scranton and 412 other colleges worldwide for expressing “strong commitments to green practices and programs” by inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges. Most of the schools selected for the guide, which was published online in October, are in the U.S., with 16 schools from Canada, one from Egypt and one from Greece also listed. This is the third consecutive year the University of Scranton has made this list.
The Princeton Review analyzed more than 25 data points to determine the final selection of colleges for the guide based on information from surveys of nearly 700 schools.
Women’s club opens membership
Business and Professional Women’s Foundation celebrated National Business Women’s Week during the third week of October. This year’s National Business Women’s Week provided an excellent opportunity for the Scranton Business and Professional Women’s Club to open its membership to young professional women and seasoned professionals to join free of dues for 2020 and 2021. The club’s December Holiday Social Hour will be held Dec. 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel Lackawanna Station for a meet-and-greet opportunity with appetizers, along with a designer handbag raffle basket. The opportunity to join for two years with free membership will be presented by the club’s president, Lindsey Reinheimer Loss, at the celebration; contact Sharon Thauer, 570-344-5947, for an open invitation to join.
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