Our annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts beginning with a reception and 5:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 6:00 p.m. A highlight of the event will be the presentation of The Mary Bevevino Community Service Award to Michael & Kathleen Hirthler.
The Luzerne Foundation Board of Directors recently renamed its legacy membership group The Rusty Flack Society in honor of the late Charles D, Flack, Jr. “Rusty” was a founding member of The Luzerne Foundation, longtime board member and community philanthropist. The Rusty Flack Society is a membership list of those who have named The Luzerne Foundation as the beneficiary of any type of planned or deferred gift and who choose to be listed.
The Millennium Circle Fund of The Luzerne Foundation will present a $20,000 grant to Commission on Economic Opportunity for the “Dinner for Kids” program. The organization was chosen from seventeen initial grant nominations which were narrowed down to six finalists at the Millennium Circle’s 2011 Annual Luncheon.
The Luzerne Foundation has presented grants totaling $310,000 to area nonprofits to provide financial assistance for their flood recovery efforts. Because of the generosity of caring friends and donors, the organizations receiving funds are: The American Red Cross Wyoming Valley Chapter $175,000, The American Red Cross Greater Hazleton Chapter $25,000, the Salvation Army of Wyoming Valley $20,000, Catholic Social Services $10,000, Volunteers of America $10,000 and the Luzerne County Flood Recovery Fund for Business $70,000.
