Award Winners

Early Education Org Honors Volunteers and Community Partners
Lehigh Valley, PA – Community Services for Children honored the 200+ volunteers, in-kind service and product donors, and community partners at its Fourth Annual Circle Awards Breakfast, on Tuesday, April 21, at CSC’s Donley Children’s Campus.

Those who received special recognition Circle Awards were

• Pamela Dent, Outstanding Classroom Volunteer for her years of service as a reader to children both in Head Start and other early education programs
• Allentown School District, Outstanding Preschool Support, for years of excellence in a collaboration with Head Start
• Colby J. Kent, Outstanding Friend of the Agency, for years of volunteerism raising funds and awareness of CSC and Head Start
• St. Peter’s Lutheran Church (Bethlehem), Outstanding Community Partner for longevity of hosting Head Start classroom
• Maribel Seda, coordinator, St. Luke’s Health & Hospital Network, Outstanding Health and Nutrition Support for assistance providing dental care to Head Start children
• Central Moravian Church, Outstanding Family Support for assistance to families and children in the Head Start program
• PNC Financial Services, Outstanding Corporate Citizen, for miscellaneous support for so many years – time and talent, clothing, books, reading to the children, and other assistance

Jane Ervin, CEO of Community Services for Children, and directors of its Head Start program presented the awards. Two parents described how Head Start has helped them improve their lives. Children from one of the Head Start classrooms performed a song from a childhood obesity program recently introduced at CSC.
Community Services for Children is the umbrella organization for numerous early education programs geared toward getting children ready to succeed in kindergarten, including Head Start, PreK Counts, Northeast Regional Key/Keystone STARS, and Child Care Information Services subsidy program. These programs affect the lives of more than 25,000 young children throughout the region. ###