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Chocoholic
Frolic Delicious Success!
The Scranton Cultural Center was crowded
again for the third year in a row as SCOLA presented the 5th
Annual Chocoholic Frolic. More than 500 people strolled in
this year’s more spacious setting, sipping their champagne
and sampling all kinds of chocolate. There were several
improvements this year that all agreed were a smashing
success.
This year’s room arrangement added twice as much space to
the ballroom floor. The balcony was completely opened up
with tons of tables and chairs…and a cash bar…to conserve
energy!! Best of all, the Patron tickets this year allowed
participants to enter the Frolic one hour before everyone
else! The die-hard chocolate lovers thought that was the
icing on the (chocolate) cake.
Next year’s Chocoholic Frolic is scheduled for Sunday,
February 27. It IS scheduled late, but can’t be helped.
Broadway Theater has it booked already for the Sunday after
Valentine’s Day – our usual day – February 20. So mark your
calendar now.
Lastly, if you really LOVED some of the delicacies that were
offered, but can’t remember the “Who” or the “Where,” we are
listing all the vendors’ names and addresses for your
convenience below.
See you next year!
The SCOLA Staff
Click Here for Vendor
List |
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TUTORS’
SPRING IN-SERVICE
Click here for more info. |
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RUTH GERRITY
IN THE PAPERS! Our own
Ruth Gerrity appeared in the ScrantonEdition.com as
Volunteer of the Week!
Click Here for the complete story and photo. |
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We Have
Company!
 Lots
of happiness around the SCOLA offices these days! Luis
Canales, our Intake and Assessment Specialist, is being
visited by his parents, Roman and Lucia. They are from
Honduras and will be visiting for three months.
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SCOLA’S
NEWEST CITIZENS
 Darwin
Chanaba and his wife, Maria Castro, recently visited the
office to share the great news…on December 10 they passed
their citizenship tests!
Darwin and Maria, from Ecuador, first became SCOLA students
in July of 2004. Besides coming to classes at SCOLA, they
had Conversation Partners in Joe and Marilyn Kaminski, with
whom they used to meet over dinner! Most recently, the
Chanabas’ tutor was Naomi Alamar, our long-time citizenship
tutor.
Citizenship is a long-awaited, worked-hard-for, rewarding,
and precious achievement. Congratulations to all!
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Read Chris
Kelly’s Story on SCOLA
"The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes
of mankind, is wisdom. Teach a man to read and write, and
you have put into his hands the great keys of the wisdom
box." - Thomas Huxley, 1825-1895
At 6 feet, 10 inches, Dennis Short is a big man with a small
name.
The top half of him seems taller than Mary Hanley, but the
diminutive octogenarian is a giant in Dennis' big, soft
eyes.
Three times a week, the two meet at SCOLA Volunteers for
Literacy on Boulevard Avenue in Scranton, where Dennis and
Mary have been working for two years to improve his reading
skills.
Click Here to read the entire story... |
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AAUW
Presents Check
The Scranton Branch of the AAUW (American Association of
University Women) recently made a generous donation in
memory of Ann Cahoon. AAUW, an organization that advocates
for equity for women, has been a supporter of SCOLA for many
years. Ann Cahoon was both a long-time member of AAUW and
volunteer tutor for SCOLA. We featured an article on her a
couple of weeks ago and it can still be seen below.
The picture above shows Ethel
Breuche (also a SCOLA tutor) the AAUW
Treasurer presenting a check to Diana Statsman, Executive
Director of SCOLA, and also a member of AAUW.
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