Fostering Peace for More than
27 Years
E-mail: [email protected]
63 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1317
ANNUAL AWARDS
2015
Honoree bios on the web: www/peaceandjusticecenter.com
(570) 823-9977
Vol. XXVII No. 2
a Celebration of Peace & Justice
You are cordially invited to the 2015 Annual Awards
6:00 PM
HENRY STUDENT CENTER
2nd Floor Ballroom, Wilkes University, 84 W SOUTH ST, Wilkes-Barre, PA
became employed by Nabisco in
1997 and has remained there for
more than sixteen years, when
Nabisco became Kraft, and now
Toni Mathis, of the Area Agency Mondelez International.
on Aging for Luzerne/Wyoming
Counties is the Assistant and Act- Around 1997, Peggy became Presiing Director at the Charles T Ad- dent of the Negro Women Civic
ams Active Adult Center. She is League. As a member of the Negro
also training as a volunteer Women Civic League, Peggy parAPRISE Counselor for the State ticipated in the one million women
march in Philadelphia, PennsylvaHealth Assistance Program.
nia held in 1997. She is a life memToni was born and reared in New- ber of the Wilkes-Barre NAACP
ark, NJ, the second oldest of 9 girls and has served on the Executive
and 4 boys. She is a graduate of Committee for more than 18 years.
Malcolm X Shabazz HS and received an Associate in Applied Sci- Student for Peace Award
ence Degree from Essex County 2015 Honorees:
College. In 1989, she relocated to Luke Sullivan, Andie Sullin,
Wilkes-Barre, PA, with her previ- Becky Revitt, and Aoife Burke
ous employer Prudential Financial. The award honors these young
Toni is a mother of two and grand- scholars from St. Nicholas-St.
mother to Monique, Lydia, and Au- Mary’s School in Wilkes-Barre,
bree; her wonderful, beautiful PA for their scholastic dedication
granddaughters.
to issues of peace & justice. These
student peacemakers advocated on
Susan Merrill
behalf of the 19th century Luzerne
Constance Kozel Award
2015 Co-honoree: Peggy A.Felton County educator Ellen Webster
Palmer via their scholastic efforts
As a result of her husband’s reloca- for National History Day earning
tion, Peggy A. Felton, moved to second place in the State National
Wilkes-Barre, PA, in 1989 with her History Day competition and a
son, Ronald R. Felton. Peggy trans- chance to travel to Washington DC
ferred here through K-Mart. Peggy to compete nationally.
Susan Merrill
Constance Kozel Award
2015 Co-honoree: Toni Mathis
Ellen Webster Palmer is remembered for her activism on behalf of
young boys working in the Northeastern Pennsylvania coal mines of
the late 1800’s. Through their efforts, “Friend of the Working
Boy,” the statue honoring Ellen
Palmer shall not be forgotten.
More recently, the group won 1st
Place in the Regional National History Day competition for a group
historical performance about Anne
Sullivan.
David Frey Community Service
Award 2015 Honoree: LEPOCO
LEPOCO is a non-profit citizens
group, primarily in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. Founded
in 1965 to oppose the war in Vietnam, Their concerns have broadened to include a range of problems
that threaten peace and our planet.
They has opposed US military intervention as standard US government policy and have supported
those working nonviolently for
change, often in opposition to US
government policy, in countries
throughout the world.
LEPOCO members have participated in delegations providing a buffer
from war and violence and the delivery of humanitarian aid in symbolic protest of embargoes.
Please share: 2015 Commemorative AD BOOKLET order form with your friends, family, community, and employer.
Let them know how important the work of the Peace and Justice Center is.
Save the date for our 2015 Annual Awards Dinner.
Monday, May 18, 2015, 6:00 PM, HENRY STUDENT CENTER,
2nd Floor Ballroom, Wilkes University, 84 W SOUTH ST, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Through our AD BOOKLET, you will help recognize community peacemakers:
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Students for Peace: Luke Sullivan, Andie Sullin, Becky Revitt, Aoife Burke, St. Nicholas/St. Mary' s School
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David Frey Community Service for Peace: LEPOCO Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern
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Susan Merrill Constance Kozel Award: Toni Mathis, Area Agency on Aging
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Susan Merrill Constance Kozel Award: Peggy A. Felton, NAACP
This event marks our 27th year as a nonprofit agency dedicated to fostering peace.
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The official registration and financial information of the Interfaith Resource Center for Peace and Justice is available at the Pennsylvania Department of State,
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Susan Merrill Constance Kozel Award
2015 Co-honorees:
PEGGY A. FELTON
TONI MATHIS
Susan Merrill Constance Kozel Award is presented to
individuals whose contribution to society reflect the
principles of justice and peace.
Students for Peace Award
2015 Co-honorees:
David Frey Community Service for Peace
Award. Presented to an individual or group
whose
actions
have
contributed,
either by direct support of the mission of the
Peace & Justice Center, or by making a contribution to the community, to the civic or
corporate cause of peace and justice.
Luke Sullivan, Andie Sullin, Aoife Burke, Becky Revitt
St. Nicholas-St. Mary's School, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Students for Peace Award is presented to a group of
young people whose academic and extra curricular activities reflect a commitment to justice and a future
of peacemaking.
Dear Editor: As residents of the Wyoming Valley, we encourage you to continue
to publish stories about the positive contributions of community members who
immigrated to the United States, be it decades back or two months ago. In addition, we ask you to educate all of us in Northeastern Pennsylvania with accurate
information about changes in immigration policy that would correct many of the
flaws in our current system. In particular, we are concerned about the injustice of
separating families over missing or outdated documentation, and the career and
academic impediments created for those who immigrated without documents as
children.
At times, the airwaves and internet are crowded with invective targeted at people
who simply want to escape crime, violence, and dire economic conditions at home.
While there are legitimate concerns about border control and documentation, those
who have circumvented regulations have done so not because they are criminals
by habit but because they have chosen to risk everything for a chance at a safer
and more productive life for themselves and their families. Who among us doesn’t
understand that motive—the desire to live a better life?
In our daily lives, all of us in Northeastern Pennsylvania have benefited from the
hard work of so many immigrants. Whether farm workers who harvest the tomatoes, apples, and Christmas trees we enjoy, or kitchen staff who prepare food for
the times we celebrate with friends in local restaurants, or health and child care
assistants who keep our loved ones safe and comfortable, these immigrants have
allowed us to live better lives. They deserve a chance to do the same. We hope
that you will continue to tell their stories.
Sincerely, The Steering Committee of the Peace and Justice Center
Honoring contributions, either
by direct support of the mission of the Peace & Justice
Center, or by making a contribution to the community, to the
civic or corporate cause of
peace and justice.
David Frey Community
Service for Peace Award
2015 Honorees:
LEPOCO Membership
Volunteers Needed
Office worker: Do you have a few
hours a week to help our WilkesBarre office with simple bookkeeping? We need your help with mailings, newsletters, filing and typical
office happenings. Get involved.
Scrap booker/Archivist: We have
more than 30 years of boxes of
news clippings, photos and historical documents. Please help us organize these, we need you. If you’d
like to scan these so that we could
preserve them, we need you, too.
2015 Annual Dinner Silent Auction. Please come pr epar ed to offer silent bids on unique items such as wor ks by
local artists, toys, and a unique (autographed by the entire team) game-worn official Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins jersey. We are grateful to our community supported agriculture friends who offer a half-share in Fertile Grounds
CSA. So, bring your bidding skills (and your checkbook) to support to the many good works of Peace & Justice Center.
Peggy A. Felton, an individual
whose contribution to society reflects the principles of justice and
peace. Peggy Felton first moved to
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in August of 1989 with her son, Ronald
R. Felton. This was the result of
her husband's job, Prudential Retirement relocating here. Peggy
originally transferred here as a Kmart employee. Peggy became employed by Nabisco in 1997 and was employed for more than sixteen years, when Nabisco became Kraft, and now Mondelez International.
Around 1997, Peggy became President of the aging
Negro Women Civic League. As a member of the Negro Women Civic League, Peggy and other women
would participate in the one million women march in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania held on Saturday, October
25, 1997. Peggy is a life member of the Wilkes-Barre
NAACP and has served on the Executive Committee
for more than 18 years. Peggy has participated in all
three Wilkes-Barre NAACP history tours. The initial
Wilkes-Barre NAACP history tour which lasted for
three days and two nights was Colonial Williamsburg.
Peggy Felton is currently chairing the Wilkes-Barre
NAACP Membership and Youth Works Committee
which consist of 33 youth members. The goal of the
Youth Works Committee is to nurture and teach young
people leadership skills.
Toni Mathis, of the Area Agency
on Aging for Luzerne/Wyoming
Counties is the Assistant and
Acting Director at the Charles T
Adams Active Adult Center. She
is also training as a volunteer
APRISE Counselor for the State
Health Assistance Program.
Toni was born and reared in Newark, NJ, the second
oldest of 9 girls and 4 boys. She is a graduate of
Malcolm X Shabazz HS and received an Associate
in Applied Science Degree from Essex County College. In 1989, she relocated to Wilkes-Barre, PA,
with her previous employer Prudential Financial.
Toni is a mother of two and grandmother to
Monique, Lydia, and Aubree; her wonderful, beautiful grand-daughters.
Her accomplishments include being the current Secretary of the Wilkes-Barre NAACP Unit 2306 for
over 16 years. She is a member of the Public Transportation Advisory Council of Luzerne County and
is on the United Way of Wyoming Valley Board of
Directors. She has worked with “at risk” youth and
adults with mental health and intellectual disabilities, as a Residential Program Worker. Toni received training with the Peace Center’s Conflict
Resolution program and with Victim Resource Center’s Domestic Violence/Sexual Assaults.
With summer just around the corner, it's an appropriate time to thank you, on behalf of all the Steering Committee,
for your past and future support of the Peace & Justice Center--be it financial or spiritual. May we all continue to enjoy the fruits of the energy and dedication the founders brought to this entity, and may we all commit to one another
to sustain its future. Please continue to support this unique community of ours; it is needed more than ever.
The official registration and financial information of the Interfaith Resource Center for Peace and Justice may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling
toll-free, within Pennsylvania 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
(Your donation helps cover the cost of this publication)
2015 Annual Awards Dinner ~ Monday, May 18, 2015, 6:00 PM, HENRY STUDENT CENTER,
2nd Floor Ballroom, Wilkes University, 84 W SOUTH ST, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
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Steering Committee: Linda Puchalski, Coordinator; Ter r i Nowak, A ssistant Coordinator; M argarita R ose, Treasurer; Rita Skechus,
Secretary; John Bonning, Bill Browne, David Doty, Terri Nowak, Noreen O’Connor, Murali Panen, Jim Spak, James Wallace, Kim Hale-Yin,
Michael Yin,
Facilitator: popi rod