Bank donates
to veterans
FNCB Bank recently presented a check for $670 to the Voluntary Service Office at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center raised through a bankwide “Jeans for a Cause” dress-down day.
The Voluntary Service Office at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center supports veterans in need by providing them with clothing, home items, hygiene items, food and gas gift cards plus a variety of other goods and services.
FNCB’s monthly fundraising effort encourages employees to make small donations in exchange for the opportunity to wear jeans to work.
Senior community earns award
Belle Reve Senior Living Community has been selected as one of the 2020 Best of Senior Living Award winners on SeniorAdvisor.com, the largest ratings and reviews site for senior care and services in North America and Canada.
SeniorAdvisor.com is in its seventh year of hosting the Best of Senior Living Awards. SeniorAdvisor.com’s Best of 2020 Award winners represent the best of the best of in-home care, assisted living and other senior living providers, based on the online reviews written by seniors and their families. This exclusive designation honors the top 2-3% of senior care providers across the United States and Canada.
Belle Reve is the only winner from Pike County.
Company supports violence victims
This holiday season, Ideaworks Marketing decided to give back to the community in a fun and creative way. The agency’s Christmas tree, otherwise known as the Giving Tree, was decorated in support of the Domestic Violence Service Center, located in Wilkes-Barre. Various items like toiletries, lip balm, travel shampoo and conditioner adorned the branches, while stockings were filled with goodies — all donated by the Ideaworks team.
PPL supports
U of S program
The power company contributed $10,000 through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program to support the University of Scranton’s University of Success, a multiyear, pre-college program for high school students designed to develop the skills needed to successfully gain entrance to college.
Students enter the University of Success at the completion of the eighth grade and continue through their high school years. The program offers enrichment courses in study skills, SAT prep, public speaking, math, science, art and cultural activities, as well as financial aid and wellness seminars. The ultimate goal is for University of Success students to be accepted into a four-year college or university.
The University of Success, offered free of charge to participants, is funded almost entirely by corporate and foundation grants.
Bank offers loan repayment program
NBT Bank has launched its own Student Loan Repayment Program to help reduce the outstanding balance on qualifying student loans for full-time employees as part of its financial wellness initiatives.
The company has also reevaluated and updated several other employee benefits, including a new paid family leave policy that will provide mothers and fathers paid time off at 100% of pay following a birth, adoption or foster placement.
Waste company wins bids
Local waste service company J.P. Mascaro & Sons, a solid waste industry leader in the regional area, continues to grow its business in the municipal sector. Mascaro was awarded approximately $3.4 million in competitively bid municipal waste collection and recycling contracts to serve the residents of the boroughs of Clarks Summit and Avoca.
Both municipalities will be serviced out of Mascaro’s Wyoming Valley Division.
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