Community Involvement

We are always grateful to help out our  community leaders, like Allied Services Hospice & Palliative Care, who provide amazing opportunities to promote a positive impact on our communities and each other.

Penn East assembled a group of volunteers to help Allied Services in landscaping duties, administrative tasks, packaging hygiene materials, and even baking delicious goods for patients and families! Thank you for having us and for all the incredible work you do each day!

Penn East hosted a month long celebration for our members. Each week, member had the chance to enter into a One-day raffle and to win a prize to local and well-known business in NEPA. The fun led up to our final celebration, Member Appreciation Day, when all of our members had the opportunity to grab delightful treats, win Penn East branded prizes, play interactive games and the chance to connect with our staff members! Plus, members had one more opportunity to win BIG during Member Appreciation Month; two members walked away with $500, each, from our Cash Giveaway!

Congratulations to all of our Member Appreciation Day and July Raffle winners, and thank you to all of our members! We appreciation YOU!

Penn East is proud to join in on the volunteering efforts at Saint Joseph’s Annual Summer Festival!

The small group of volunteers joined forces with other organizations to plate food orders, handle cash transactions, and to support a profound community initiative, while supporting a positive impact upon each other!

Penn East spent a day conversing with our Wyoming county community members and town visitors at Tunkhannock’s Founder’s Day. We offered free snacks, refreshments and Penn East merch to everyone in attendance! Penn East is grateful to get the chance to participate in these events and to connect with the entire community. It was such a great day and thank you to everyone who stopped by our tent!

Penn East took on another shift at CEO Weinberg Food Bank! A large group of volunteers spent their time filling boxes with food items. In total, Penn East packaged 686 boxes, which will be handed to senior citizens in our local community. Not was Penn East on the floor, but the CU held an internal PB & J drive; all 116 jars were donated to CEO. By hosting this internal drive and taking real steps to helping our communities, Penn East continues to drive our CU philosophy: “People Helping People.”

Did you know that, for every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood or blood platelets?

Partnering with the Red Cross, Penn East held our second community blood drive to help save more lives. In total, the drive accumulated fourteen donations, six of which were from Power Red donors. With these donations, the Red Cross can help patients experiencing life-threatening situations, such as cancer, chronic diseases, sickle cell disease and physical trauma. Thank you to all of our donors, we couldn’t have done it without you!

Penn East and some friends (both human and four-legged!) joined together to support the NEPA American Cancer Society’s fundraising initiative, Climb to End Cancer. Our group walked an estimated 3 miles to the summit of the Big Pocono State Park and by participating, Penn East was helping to fund medical research, patient programs, and promote the ACS’s 24/7 helpline services.

Way to go Penn East!

Our latest Mother’s Day Diaper Drive was a huge success! Between our members, branch staff and the corporate center, Penn East collected roughly 10,800 items for local families in need. The items ranged from diapers, wipes, pieces of clothing, bath essentials and food products. All of the items, and a $2,000 monetary donation collected through this drive, were gifted to Saint Joseph’s Children and Baby Pantry.

Thank you to everyone who participated in helping to support the growing community!

Penn East celebrated Financial Literacy Month with our friends and Cal at the Lackawanna County Children’s Library. Together, Penn East and our library partners engaged with our young community members through story time, songs, and hands-on learning for financial topics, such as learning how to count our coins! We are grateful for the opportunity to have a foundational and positive impact on our tiny members, our community, and each other!