(WILKES-BARRE)-The Luzerne County Bar Association Charitable Foundation, Inc., the charitable arm of the Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association, recently presented a donation to Wyoming Valley Habitat for Humanity.

From left are: Attorney David J. Harris, Wyoming Valley Habitat for Humanity Board member; Karen Evans Kaufer, executive director, WVHFH; Attorney Elaine Cook, president, Luzerne County Bar Association Charitable Foundation.

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(KINGSTON)—Please join us as we kick off our 2018 Annual Square Foot Appeal! Donations made to the Square Foot Appeal will fund Habitat’s current home build in Nanticoke that will house a local, low-income family. If you would like to donate click any of the donate buttons on our website. If you would like more information, e-mail info@wv-hfh.org or call 570-820-8002 for more information.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

(NANTICOKE)—Wells Fargo recently presented Wyoming Valley Habitat for Humanity with a $35,000 grant award. The charitable contribution will help fund Habitat’s Nanticoke home build that will house a low-income family and help them achieve the dream of first time homeownership. Along with the monetary support, Wells Fargo employees contributed 600 hours of volunteer labor at the Nanticoke project. Members of the Wells Fargo team are, from left, Kailey Palmer, Claudia Hennigan, Mike Rotel, JD Alberola, Bernie Stelma, Kevin Engelman, Mike Pisarcik and Sara Hogan.

(KINGSTON)— Wyoming Valley Habitat for Humanity recently welcomed four new members to the board of directors. Eric Woelful, Thomas Wysokinski, Kristin Fino, and Mike Kordeck will volunteer their time and professional expertise to further the mission of Habitat.

Thomas Wysokinski is a project manager at All Service Rite, Inc., a mechanical contracting service business serving customers in Wyoming Valley. He holds a professional certification from the Building Performance Institute (BPI) as a building analyst professional, is a Level I thermographer, and has an LEED AP/ Building Design and Construction certification.

Kristin Fino earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from King’s College and a master’s degree in human resource management from The University of Scranton. She is currently the Associate Vice President for Human Resources at King’s College. Prior to joining King’s, Fino served in various leadership positions in the human resources departments at NatWest Bank, Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, and Cigna.

Mike Kordek is a graduate of Merrimack College, University of Connecticut Medical School, and recently earned his master’s degree in Biomedical Informatics. He worked as a physician with Geisinger for many years and recently retired from the Veterans Administration Health system. Kordek has worked on WVHFH home building projects since 2000.

(PITTSTON)— Wyoming Valley Habitat for Humanity presented the 2018 Golden Hammer award to the honorable Michael Lombardo, mayor, City of Pittston, at a recent home dedication.

The Golden Hammer Award honors a person who has shown exceptional commitment to help further the mission of Habitat. Mayor Lombardo, along with the Pittston City Redevelopment Authority, donated a vacant lot to Habitat for its recent home build.

Karen Evans Kaufer, executive director of WVHFH said, “We are delighted to present Mayor Lombardo with this award. His generosity and that of the Redevelopment Authority of Pittston has allowed a local, low-income family to become first-time homeowners.”

Wyoming Valley Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that builds simple, decent homes to sell to families in need. WVHFH uses volunteer labor and charitable gifts to ensure homes are affordable to families in Wyoming Valley. WVHFH is a Christian ministry dedicated to building homes in partnership with the entire community, including businesses, congregations, schools, individuals, and partner families.