On May 1, SCI Coal Township staff delivered a variety of hygiene items to local school districts (North Schuylkill, Shamokin, Mount Carmel) donated by staff and inmates. Corrections Counselor Kelly Kmetz (right) and Unit Manager Jill Fisher (left) are shown below separating and packaging the items.
The items were purchased through sales held by Coal Township's Triumph inmate organization and a donut sale held by the staff.
North Schuylkill School District, with much gratitude, noted they will distribute the hygiene items to children in their school district the same way as they offer the free lunch program. The school districts were thrilled to receive the donated items.
There are so many children in need, especially during this time, and in many cases parents are not working and have difficulty purchasing these items.
Triumph proposed the project and staff supported it with a donut sale of their own. The money was raised prior to COVID-19, but it was always intended for the schools.