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Please join PVEN today at 3PM for a live stream of an ecumenical service to celebrate Christian unity this week.
Service will be live streamed from a Our Lady Queen of Peace Church:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0xs2e2seGGLXlDLYRHAP3g … See more

There is still time to sign up for this great class by the Pocono Mountains United Way! Don’t forget – you get PAID to take this class!

Sign Up at: https://tinyurl.com/Getting-Ahead-PMUW
Tired of just getting by? Is there some secret to getting ahead? This 20 week online course gives you strategies for digging out of the hole so many of us find ourselves in.
Better yet, you get PAID to take the classes! … See more

As we close out 2020 and look forward to 2021, we want to thank the many local businesses and organizations (as well as the individuals and groups that gave anonymously) for their support. Your commitment to PVEN and its volunteers allows them to serve those in need in the West End and southern Monroe County.

Thank you to the following businesses and organizations:

(If we’ve missed your entry – I’m sure we’ve missed listing a few of your food drives and other food / clothing donations – or we are pointing to the wrong FB page, please use the Private Message feature to let us know.)
Balance Life Chiropractic
Bimbo Bakeries
Boom Cleaned Out
East Stroudsburg Elks Lodge #319
C S Graphx
Fairview Senior Citizens
First Northern Bank & Trust – Gilber Office
Free Flow Accupuncture
The Garden Of Giving
GIANT Food Stores
God’s Garden of Grace
Goulds Produce and Farm Market
Gower Funeral Home & Crematory Inc
Heckman Orchards
Kevin Kendall – State Farm Agent
KWM Inc.
KPMG
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Maynard Franz Trucking
McGraw Chiropractic LLC
Monroe County Bar Association
Monroe County Cruisers Car Club
Council 7141 of the Knights of Columbus
NRG Energy
Olympus
Out on a Limb Tree Service
Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees – PASR
Pleasant Valley Elementary PTO
Pocono Irish-American Club
Pocono Mountains Real Estate, Inc.
Pocono Mountains United Way
Pocono Record
RE/MAX of the Poconos
Sanofi
ShopRite
Stroudsburg Business and Professional Women’s Club
Target Corporation
Thrivent
Tri-County Vettes
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
Victoria Arms Apartments
Walmart DC 6080
West End Rotary … See more

While this IS the holiday season – the time we normally associate with good cheer – it can also be an especially difficult time for many people. This is especially true with all that is unfamiliar about Covid and its impact on familiy get-togethers and the businesses we love and support. If it seems to be more than you can handle, or even just feels like you need someone to talk it through with, please use the number below to help get some of these feelings off your chest. … See more

Please continue to support your local houses of worship.
Remember – support for those in hospitals and struggling with real-world crisises depend on local churches and worship communities to make it through their struggles.
You have an important role to play right here at home! … See more

This week PVEN held its annual toy distribution program for families in the West End. https://www.brctv13.com/news/local-news/26995-pven-giving-out-toys-for-christmas
Over 260 children received gifts made possible by the US Marines Toys for Tots, the Pocono record Toys for Joy program, local businesses and individuals who fulfilled Angel Tree wishes, and the herculean efforts of the volunteers who pulled it all together.
We’re not sure if kids still dream of dancing sugar plums, but we know quite a few kids are going to be happy to see action figures and drones and bicycles under the tree this year! … See more

If you are in the Hospitality or Restaurant field (including hotels, etc), and your income has been impacted by the current COVID rules, the Pocono Mountains United Way has started a fund that includes gift-cards for people in your situation. Please, don’t let pride keep you from applying for help. You’ve supported your community for years, and your community supports you! (Please share this post!)
Information and application form at: https://poconounitedway.org/covid-19/ … See more