Pearls with a Passion

Pearls is a way for women of all ages and backgrounds to get involved with giving. Through the donor society, members help grow and direct the Pearls with a Passion fund. All Pearls are invited to an annual dinner, where together they determine the area of grantmaking for the year ahead.

2022 Grant Recipients:

• Snyder Union Mifflin Child Development Inc. – $2,200: for the SUMMIT Early Learning Family Tuition Assistance Program, which helps provide continued childcare for families in need during difficult times.
• AIDS Resource Alliance, Inc. – $4,000: to support the HIV Prevention Assistance for Sexual Assault Survivors program, which provides free HIV prevention medication to sexually assaulted individuals.
• DIG Furniture Bank – $4,800: to support the implementation of a management software program to advance DIG’s ability to personalize client services, a critical part of achieving their mission of instilling dignity after crisis.
• Camp Koala – $5,000: to support the costs of conducting six-week grief support groups for grieving children in partnership with local School Districts.
• Family Promise of Lycoming County Inc. – $5,000: to support The Promising Futures program to meet the housing needs of people in crisis and in danger of losing their homes, or the safety of their homes.
• Think BIG Pediatric Cancer Fund Inc. – $5,000: to support the Lycoming and Union County Family Assistance program, which relieves the stress of everyday financial expenses so families who are battling pediatric cancer can concentrate on treatment and healing.

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