Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The awards were presented earlier this month.
Three Peters Township members of the Civil Air Patrol’s Washington County Chapter received special congressional recognition from U.S. Rep. Timothy Murphy earlier this month, as well as awards from their squadron for their contributions to the community. Washington Squadron 601 is a local unit of Civil Air Patrol, an all-volunteer, civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and a nonprofit organization that provides search and rescue, emergency services, youth programs, aerospace education and more to the Washington County area. The awards were presented to the following Peters Township members at the annual banquet at the Washington Elks Lodge earlier this month: Capt. Edward Silassy, commander of Washington Squadron 601, said it's an honor…
Monday, December 12, 2011
The event was held Saturday at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
The Wreaths Across America event was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Civil Air Patrol and held Saturday at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. Wreaths Across America is supported solely by donations; for more specifics and history of the organization, check out its website here. Learn more about Peters Township High School student Tiffany Trunk, who lead this year's wreath collection and helped nearly quadruple the collection of wreaths since 2009, here. She is already collecting sponsorships for 2012, and will continue to collect year-round. Each wreath sponsorship is $15. If you’re interested, please call 724-942-3475.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
A Peters Township High School junior's Civil Air Patrol squadron nearly quadrupled its collection of wreaths since 2009.
Peters Township High School junior Tiffany Trunk knew she wanted to help grow a project for which she’s passionate. The project has nearly quadrupled in size since 2009. At 16, Trunk is a cadet technical sergeant in the Civil Air Patrol. Yearly, she and Squadron 601, also known as the Crusader Squadron, participate in Wreaths for America Day to honor veterans. During her first year, she noticed there weren’t enough wreaths at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, in Cecil Township, where the ceremony is held. “Each wreath has to be sponsored,” she said. “There weren’t enough. I knew it needed to be promoted more, but I knew I had to take one step at a time.” The annual event takes place this Saturday—a national moment of silence will …
Joan Benner
8:54 am on Saturday, December 10, 2011
Beautiful article, Tiffany should be so proud of herself. She is a role model for all teens! Great job Tiffany! Joan Benner. more ›