The LuLac Edition #4,344, July 6th, 2020

VOLUNTEERISM IN ACTION

(Photo: Greg Griffin Facebook page)

From Greg Griffin's Facebook page, here's what a group of people were doing the day after the 4th while many of us in the city were recuperating from the 244th birthday of America.
July 5th 10:00 am the Wilkes-Barre Citizens Blight Committee received a report of a kitty that was run over on Mundy st at Spring st Our members arrived at 11:00 and we retrieved the kitty from the middle of the street.
We thank the citizens who stopped traffic while we worked.
The kitty did not suffer from the accident.
There is no doubt that Mayor Brown would of even come out himself to retrieve the diseased kitty but the citizens came right out and that’s great!
Our litter mascot Odie was upset as he stood guard at the gravesite but was happier when he saw that kitty had flowers on his grave.
Thank you crew chiefs Walter Banicky,Fugie and John Bryan for volunteering to help out.
If there are any more animals hit by vehicles please email co1griff@ Comcast.net

CARTWRIGHT ANNOUNCES $263,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY

Congressman Matt Cartwright (LuLac archives)

Representative Matt Cartwright announced that Misericordia University was awarded $263,567 in federal relief amid the coronavirus pandemic through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). NEH is distributing economic stabilization grants with federal CARES Act funding to support cultural institutions, non-profits and educational programming.
Misericordia University will use the funds to support the salaries of four furloughed employees, provide stipends for faculty to develop online instruction material, and purchase equipment for online instruction.
“Colleges and universities across the country have been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and they need support as they adapt to new challenges. Misericordia is doing an admirable job of transitioning to online learning, and this funding can help them continue that work in the weeks ahead,” said Cartwright, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “I commend them for their efforts to ensure their students and our community can continue to learn.”
“We are very pleased to be recipients of this NEH grant,” says Kathleen Owens, Ph.D., President of Misericordia University. “For the past century, Misericordia has focused significantly on human health and well-being, and this grant will allow us to continue several initiatives related to human health and the humanities, especially in the context of our Friedman Art Gallery, our Bevevino Library, and our Center for Human Dignity. These funds will also support our ongoing efforts to strengthen online and remote learning. In addition, these funds will promote a community dialogue that explores the intersection of health and society through weekly video lectures presented by Misericordia University.”
Congressman Matt Cartwright is a member of House Democratic Leadership and the House Committee on Appropriations. He serves as Vice Chair of the Commerce-Justice-Science Subcommittee and is a member of Financial Services & General Government and Military Construction-VA Appropriations Subcommittees. He also serves on the Committee on Natural Resources. Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District includes Lackawanna, Wayne, and Pike Counties and portions of Luzerne and Monroe Counties.
Founded in 1924 by the Religious Sisters of Mercy as Luzerne County’s first four-year institution of higher learning, Misericordia University currently enrolls 2,500 students in 34 degree programs. Click here to view some of the video lectures on topics of health and society presented so far this, which are posted weekly.