MEMBER NEWS
The Wright Center Receives Grant
The Wright Center for Community Health and The Wright Center for Maternal
and Family Health Services were recently awarded a $500,000 grant from AllOne
Foundation to support the organizations’ work within the community-based Healthy
MOMS (Maternal Opiate Medical Support) Pregnancy-Recovery initiative. The Healthy
MOMS program launched in 2018 with the goal of organizing regional players in the
healthcare, legal and social services sectors to care for pre- and post-natal women
with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and reduce their babies’ risk of neonatal abstinence
syndrome (NAS).
Dr. Jennifer Chen, a third-year Family Medicine resident with The Wright Center
for Graduate Medical Education, recently organized a morning of service at the
St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen. In what has become an annual organizational tradition,
team members and doctors from all Wright Center programs prepared and served
lunch to more than 100 individuals within the Wyoming Valley community.
Wells Fargo recently presented the
Greater Scranton YMCA with a $2,500
check to support its 2019 “Healthy Kids
Day” celebration, which is a national
initiative by the YMCA to improve
the health and well-being of children.
“Healthy Kids Day” 2019 will be
celebrated on April 27.
Lianne Waller was recently awarded the
Presidential Award for Excellence at
Wayne Bank. This award is presented
to employees who show exceptional
levels of dedication and service in
their positions. Ms. Waller started her
banking career in 2015 as a teller in
the Honesdale Main Street Community
Office and currently holds the position
of Wealth Management Administrative
Assistant.
Kathy Casarin Named Penn State Scranton
Alumni Society’s 2018 Alumna of the Year
Kathy Casarin was recently recognized as
the Penn State Scranton Alumni Society’s
2018 Alumna of the Year.
Ms. Casarin began her studies at Penn
State Scranton, where she was a student
athlete for the women’s volleyball team
and worked as a peer leader under the
direction of Dr. Gail Keating. Additionally,
she worked as an intern in Mercy
Hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation and
public relations departments.
She is a Lifetime Member of the Penn
State Alumni Association and has served
on various boards and committees at
Penn State, including the Penn State
Scranton Alumni Society for two terms as
president; Penn State Scranton Advisory
Board member; and Campaign Fund
Committee member.
In addition, she actively volunteers
at numerous campus events and has
served as chairperson for the Penn State
Scranton Alumni Society’s annual James
D. Gallagher Golf Tournament, for which
she is a passionate fundraiser each year.
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