An updated volunteer model provides a shared experience for people with IDD and corporate volunteers. [caption id="attachment_14420" align="alignright" width="300"] A group of people supported from Penn-Mar, DSPs, and Kelly Benefits employees pose together at First Fruits Farm.[/caption] On a gorgeous fall day, corporate volunteers from Kelly Benefits...
“It energizes me and brings meaning to my life.”[caption id="attachment_14112" align="alignright" width="300"] Angie Shaffer[/caption]Angela “Angie” Shaffer first joined Penn-Mar in 2012 as a Direct Support Professional (DSP). She spent two years working in a residential setting before moving over to the Day Program where she...
By Robert Sacca, Director of Program Execution, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Volunteering will help you find joy and purpose in the service of others.25 years of service in the Army, including three deployments to Afghanistan, and my current position as a Colonel in the Army Reserve...
By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation Every volunteer hour on our behalf helps improve the lives of the people we support.[caption id="attachment_1672" align="alignleft" width="300"] Gregory Miller President/CEO Penn-Mar Human Services[/caption]Back in 1991 President George...
Larry Miller always dreamt of becoming a fireman. His father was one and he started taking his son to the Delta-Cardiff Fire Company on Main Street in Delta, PA when Larry was a young boy. He recalls loving the sound of the fire sirens and...
Throughout the United States, organizations like Penn-Mar will be observing National Volunteer Week, April 21 – 27, designed as “a week-long celebration that places a spotlight on inspiring figures whose invaluable seeds of kindness through volunteering are bettering the community and our world in general.”And...
By Jill Golueke, Penn-Mar Volunteer and Board Member The month of April is dedicated to recognizing the importance of volunteering and honoring the significant contributions volunteers make by generously donating their time and talents to worthy causes.I am one of those volunteers who does not seek,...
When Tina Chan Sweenie started working for Penn-Mar in January 2020 as Manager of Volunteer and Donor Engagement, she could never have imagined that only two months later the COVID pandemic would bring her outreach efforts to a screeching halt.With people and programs moving from...