Waymart Activities Department Plays Key Role in Bringing Christmas Cheer to Inmates
January 02, 2020 12:00 AM
The SCI Waymart activities department, led by Activities Manager Troy Walsh, handed out holiday bags to the Waymart inmate population. In early October, Walsh, with the help of business office, purchased holiday bags filled with various snack items (chips, chocolate, wafers, etc.) through the Inmate General Welfare Fund. Dec. 23 was a busy day for the activities department as the employees brought in the more than 1,400 bags and separating them by housing units, with special diabetic bags going to those inmates who are diagnosed with diabetes. On Christmas Eve, had Walsh and his inmate workers delivered the holiday bags to each housing unit. Later in the evening, the bags were passed out to each inmate.