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information about 17 regional parks, and designed the website to include ideas for outdoor activities for families at each park. The site can be found at naturepassport. wixsite. com / parks.
At the high school, Caroline is on the varsity tennis team and plays clarinet for both the Mighty Indian Marching Band and the orchestra in the high school musicals. She is a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. In the fall, Caroline plans to attend college and major in biology.
Not only do Gold Award projects help communities, they also give girls important leadership skills, teaching them to seek out the work that needs doing in the world.
There are other benefits to going gold as well. Some universities and colleges offer scholarships unique to Gold Award recipients, and girls who enlist in the U. S. Armed Forces may receive advanced rank in recognition of their achievements.
For more information, visit gswpa. org / girls / awards / gold-award /.
2017 PETERS TOWNSHIP 5K RACE
The Peters Township 5K Race will be held on Saturday, June 17, at 9 a. m. It is a USATF sanctioned event held at the Peters Township Rec Center and on the Arrowhead Trail. The event has always been a positive and fun environment for families, friends, co-workers and teams to compete, whether they are run / walk enthusiasts or just there to have fun. Prizes, awards and special categories will be available. For registration forms, email peterstwpxc @ gmail. com or pick one up at the Peters Twp. Rec Center. Registration will be from 7:30 to 8:45 a. m. on race day. All are welcome!
SCOUTING FOR FOOD
Scouting for Food is a nationwide food drive to assist local communities that are food insecure. During the month of April, local Boy Scouts distributed door hangers in their neighborhoods to announce the food drive. Scouts then return to pick up and deliver donations to local food banks and pantries.
A Scout promises“ to help other people at all times.” Scouting for Food is the leading service program for Boy Scouts of America and is a part of the national BSA program Good Turn for America. Support your local Boy Scouts by participating in the annual Scouting for Food drive! For more information, visit LHC-BSA. org.
STUDENTS HONORED BY VFW IN‘ VOICE OF DEMOCRACY’ AND‘ PATRIOT’ S PEN’ ESSAY AND SPEECH CONTEST
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 764( McMurray) and VFW District 24( Washington and Greene counties) recently celebrated the patriotism of the region’ s middle school and high school students during the organization’ s annual Voice of Democracy and Patriot’ s Pen awards ceremony.
In the Voice of Democracy, Juliette Langley, a 9th grader at Peters Township High School, earned first place in the VFW Post 764 competition, then advanced and won first place in the VFW District 24 competition. She competed at the state level and was awarded sixth place. The Voice of Democracy program allows high school students across the state to compete in an essay and speech contest based on a patriotic theme. This year’ s theme was“ My Responsibility to America.”
For the Patriot’ s Pen( middle school level), Mary Laster, an 8th grader at Peters Township Middle School, placed first in the VFW Post 764 competition, then advanced and won first place in the District 24 competition. The essay and speech theme for this year was“ The America I Believe In.”
Pictured with Joe Orient, Chairman of VFW Post 764, are VFW District 24 winners( left to right): Sadie Presto, Juliette Langley, Mary Laster, Lily Rabbitt and Maylyn Torpey.
Voice of Democracy Winners at the VFW Post 764 Level: 1st place: Juliette Langley( McMurray) 2nd place: Deanne Murray( McMurray) 3rd place: Angela Roberts( Venetia) Patriot’ s Pen Winners at the VFW Post 764 Level: 1st place: Mary Laster( McMurray) 2nd place: David Watterson( McMurray) 3rd place: Katelyn Stokan( Venetia) Voice of Democracy Winners at the VFW District 24 Level: 1st place: Juliette Langley( representing
VFW Post 764 in McMurray) 2nd place: Sadie Presto( representing VFW Post 927 in Washington)
3rd place: Maylyn Torpey( representing
VFW Post 6553 in Slovan) Patriot’ s Pen Winners at the VFW District 24 Level: 1st place: Mary Laster( representing VFW Post 764 in McMurray) 2nd place: Lily Rabbitt( representing
VFW Post 1409 in Monongahela)
3rd place: Tayah Swanson( representing VFW Post 927 in Washington)
Consisting of 83,000 members in 450 local posts, the VFW Department of Pennsylvania is the largest state department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization. VFW Posts and Auxiliaries provide $ 2.5 million in college scholarships to high school students every year.
VFW organizations donate more than $ 13 million and volunteer more than 15 million hours’ worth of community service annually.
Local VFW Posts benefit their communities through support of programs for youths, senior citizens, military personnel, less fortunate persons, veterans of all ages, students and teachers.
The VFW has been a critical supporter of every major piece of legislation that benefits veterans and their families, and through its legislative affairs office in Washington, D. C., continues to advocate for those who have served America in a military uniform and for those defending America today. n
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