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<p>C. David Pedri</p>

C. David Pedri

Millennium Circle Luncheon

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Doors open at 11:30 AM

Woodlands Inn

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The Millennium Circle, created in 2000, was the innovative idea of Mary Siegel. Mary’s vision was to create an endowment pool of charitable dollars and engage community members to be the “eyes and ears” of the community by identifying unmet or underserved community needs and funding them responsibly.

After a few years, Charlie Aponick accepted the role of spokesperson and continues to be involved. Charie often cites the Margaret Meade quote, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Since its inception and through 2022, The Millennium Circle will recognize $464,000 in grant awards to local charities. The Millennium Circle fund is genuinely making a difference. Each year we select a new advisory committee from existing Millennium Circle members who wish to help steward the process. This year’s Advisory Committee met on October 20 to narrow the applications from 35 to 5. The Committee carefully read the summaries for each charity, asked questions, and shared insights to arrive at the following finalists:

• Commission on Economic Opportunity ~ Parent Pathways of NEPA

• The United Way of Wyoming Valley ~ See to Succeed

• Keystone Mission ~ 15 Bed Male Transformation Center

• Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA ~ Youth Feeding Program

• McGlynn Center ~ Outreach Program Expansion

The choice will be difficult as all of the finalists do great work and provide a solution for an underserved community need. We invite you to join us on November 3 at the Woodlands to enjoy a great lunch and learn more.

Only Millennium Circle Members may vote; however, should you wish to become a member, you may do so at the Luncheon or by visiting our website at www.luzfdn.org/millenniumcircle.

Working together makes our community stronger. If you have a cause near to your heart and want to make a difference here in Northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond, please call us at the Luzerne Foundation.

Do you want to make our community better? So do we. Let’s do it together.

Because of you and for you, we are … Here for good.™

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C. David Pedri is President and CEO of The Luzerne Foundation. This weekly column series is an advertising partnership between the The Luzerne Foundation and the Times Leader. For more information about the organization, visit www.luzfdn.org or call 570-822-2065.