Verizon Telecom Pioneers help with Candyâ??s Place flower sale

Sixteen members of the Wilkes-Barre Club of Verizon Telecom Pioneers 7 recently helped Candy's Place, The Center for Cancer Wellness, with a flower sale fundraiser. Five thousand dollars was raised to help Candy's Place provide free services to local cancer patients. The Verizon Telecom Pioneers is a volunteer association of active and retired Verizon communications employees. At the check presentation, from left, are Marge Hoffman, Rose Lee, Josephine Baratta, Rita Kaminski, Nancy Mentyka, Joan Latinski, Audrey Yakimowicz, Beckie Adams, Karen Gayewski, Audrey Brozena, Lil Royal, Suzanne Kelly, Helen Zukowski, Dee Pavlick and Judy Betti. Eileen Slavinski also participated.