Coal Township Inmate Organizations Support Food Pantry, Special Olympics

​Pictured: Deputy Superintendent for Facilities Management Bill Nicklow; Deputy Superintendent for Centralized Services Tony Luscavage; Christopher Branda; Chris Branda; Corrections Activities Manager 2 Mike Corbacio; Corrections Activities Specialist Paul Randell and a Triumph Organization Representative.

SCI Coal Township's Lifeline Organization and Triumph Organization held their own donation drives to support the community in November.

Lifeline presented a $1,000 donation to the Mt. Carmel Food Pantry. They also donated $500 worth of socks, hats, scarves and gloves.

Triumph presented a $5,000 check to The Northumberland-Snyder County Special Olympics. Triumph representatives presented the donation to Christopher Branda, father of Special Olympics participant Chris Branda. The elder Branda said the donation will provide the Special Olympics the funding necessary to allow athletes to participate in special events. Branda said the mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness. Olympians participate in thirteen different sports, including softball, bowling, powerlifting, bocce ball and swimming.