At the Feb 2 Rotary Luncheon at Shadowbrook, President Mike Markovitz formally presented a check for $500 for the Misericordia University Ruth Matthews Bourger Women with Children Program that was gratefully accepted by Program Director Katherine Pohlidal and Program Coordinator Sandy Johnson.
This donation was made possible from the proceeds of the 2022 Rotary Harvest & Wine Festival.
The Women with Children Program's mission is to empower single mothers with up to 3 children, while giving them free housing, financial assistance, and access to child care while pursuing a four-year degree at Misericordia University. Although the program will accept single mothers from across the nation, preference is given to women from the NEPA tri-county area.
Katherine reported that the program opened a fourth house last Fall to expand the program for 4 more families.
Katherine thanked the club for its annual donations. One of the concerns for these mothers is providing presents for their children at Christmas, but thanks to donations from individuals and organizations like Rotary, the children in the program had a merry Christmas morning.
President Mike Markovitz presenting Katherine Pohlidal (left) and Sandy Johnson with a $500 donation for the Women with Children Program.