MEMBER NEWS
Aseracare Hospice of Clarks Summit
PFEW Applications Available
Aseracare Hospice of Clarks Summit was recently selected for the 2016 Best of Clarks Summit Award in the Hospice Category . The “ Best of ” Awards are run through awardconnect . org and recognize the best businesses in a particular geographic area .
LCCC and The University of Scranton Sign Agreement to Facilitate Student Transfer
Luzerne County Community College and The University of Scranton have entered into a new Dual Admission Agreement , which will help LCCC graduates transfer from the community college to The University of Scranton to complete their bachelor ’ s degree . Through the agreement , LCCC students who qualify will be offered admission into a parallel articulated bachelor ’ s degree program with third year ( junior ) status at the University .
FNCB Gives Back
Representatives from FNCB recently presented a $ 1,700 Pennsylvania EITC grant to Nativity Miguel School of Scranton , a tuition-free school for students from low-income families and underserved populations .
8 • The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
New Director of Information Technology
Darryl Davis was recently promoted to director of information technology at Keystone Community Resources ( KCR ). He has led the KCR information technology team as a manager for more than a decade and will continue as head of their information technology department .
Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week ( PFEW ) will mark its 39th year this July and August . PFEW was founded specifically to teach high school students about the American private enterprise system and what it means to our country . PFEW now annually holds five sessions in July and August , serving nearly 2,200 students , four on the campus of Lycoming College and a fifth on the campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology , both located in Williamsport .
The Chamber is proud to support PFEW and encourages our local companies and civic organizations to provide sponsorship for our students and , if possible , volunteers for the sessions . Every student attends PFEW on a fully tax-deductible scholarship , which is provided by a local firm . Each student wears the name of his or her sponsor throughout the week and writes them after graduation to report on what they have learned . PFEW is also an approved organization through the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit ( EITC ) program .
To learn more about this program and how you can help , call Scott Lee , vice president of marketing and development for the Foundation for Free Enterprise Education at ( 814 ) 833-9576 , ext . 101 or email scott @ pfew . org .
PFEW is open to all current sophomores and juniors in Pennsylvania and information on attendance , as well as program applications , can also be found at pfew . org .