Helping You Give . . . In McDonald, PA

Eighty Four, PA - The Washington County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the members of the Community PILLARS Class of 2024. This charity governance certificate program was developed to help improve the governance practices of charities in Washington County.

The Washington County Community Foundation recently presented presidential awards to two local charities. Mon Valley Academy for the Arts (MVAA) received the President’s Crystal Award, which recognizes a small but improving charity. The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (PTM) received the President’s Silver Award, which recognizes a more established charity who has met industry best practices regarding governance, management, and fundraising. Both awards are administered through an open and competitive process. Complete eligibility requirements and evaluation criteria are detailed on the Foundation’s website at www.wccf.net.

A trip to her ancestral home of Poland was one of the highlights of Mary Elaine Lozosky’s travels across the globe. She loved to travel, visiting 33 countries in 32 years. But regardless of the continent to which her travels would take her, she always returned to the little coal patch town in Washington County, which was her lifelong home, Daisytown, Pennsylvania.