Children playing in classroom

Volunteers

CSC Thanks Volunteers, Partners

CSC, provider of Head Start/Early Head Start of the Lehigh Valley and other children’s programs, recognized volunteers and community partners at its 4th Annual Circle Awards breakfast, April 30, 2010.

Those receiving special recognition this year included:

Jean McGonigle, Outstanding Volunteer

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Allentown, Education Services

Dr. Eugene McGuire, Health & Nutrition Services

St. John’s Lutheran Church of Whitehall, Family Services

Crayola, Corporate Friend

Lehigh County Children & Youth, Community Partner

The Leonard Parker Pool Healthcare Trust, Friend of the Agency

“Community kindness and goodwill are essential to our mission, preparing children and their families to succeed in learning and in life. We could not be successful without the help of others. The Circle Award recipients every year represent our ‘better angel,’” said Jane Ervin, CEO/President of CSC.

CSC enrolls 1200 children in Head Start/Early Head Start & PreK Counts, provides childcare subsidies to Lehigh County to 3500 families, and works with more than 900 early education providers in 13 counties to improve the quality of their programs. In total, CSC affects an estimated 40,000 children annually.