CSS Appreciation Reception 2009

Most of us were here, anyway!

BellHop Memorial Golf Tourney 5-17-09

Happy CSS staff: Courtney, Lisa and Jill

Bell Hop Memorial Golf Tourney 5-17-09

Maria and Kelly

Bell Hop Memorial Golf Tourney 5-17-09

Carmen Ciotola- the 50/50 winner along with his teammate, Robert.

BBBS bowlathon (Hazleton)

Our group--- all were winners!

Giant food store (in Hazleton) gave a very generous donation to our Food Pantry, of hams (for Easter distribution)!! Thank you, Giant!!

Night at the Races 2009

The ladies of the Betting Table!

Linda and Jim did a great job at the Prize table! A big thank you to both!

TV was visible from across the room.

The wonderful Knights of Columbus gentlemen who "manned" the odds table/calculations!

The Hazleton Literacy program Book Sale (held at the annual 2008 Breakfast of FunFest)!

kitchen crew, working hard in preparing each breakfast to be delectable!

A table full of satisfied breakfast eaters!!

Spring Fling/Theme Basket Auction 2008

CSS Auxilary held its Spring Fundraiser on the weekend of April 12-13 at Holy Rosary Church in Hazleton. It was a great success!

CSS Board of Directors

Board of Director members participate in the Spring Fling.

Pictured (L to R): Tim Trently, Jeff Gicking, Ann Marie Pardee, Rosalie Rudegaier, Mary Malone

McNelis Home Care Check Presentation

The Staff of McNelis Home Care Present Neil Oberto of Catholic Social Services a check in the amount of $1500 towards the Century Club Campaign.

First Row (left to right): Cindy Layton, Jeanne Plesh, David McNelis. Second Row (left to right): Neil Oberto (CSS), Mary Emmons, Debbie O’Dell, Dan Bassak and John McNelis

Walden Books Donates to PCHP

Waldenbooks in the Laurel mall had asked patrons if they would donate to the Parent-Child Home Program in the purchasing of books for early childhood literacy. They donated approximately $160 worth of gift cards! We appreciate the generosity of those patrons as well as the enthusiasm of the store in composing this fundraiser! In this photo are: (left to right) Amy Sunder, Ben Hamilton (manager) and Erin Greech posing with some of the books purchased.

Berger Family Dealerships Makes Donation to Christmas Program

Jeff Berger, General Manager of Berger Family Dealerships, poses with Lisa Rodriguez during a presentation of $1125 towards the Toy Gift Giving Program on December 19, 2007. Thank you to Earl Berger and his entire staff for their generous support of our agency and our work!

Salute to the Family 2007

Catholic Social Services Foster Care and Adotion Programs sponsored Salute to the Family 2007--a community celebration of National Family Week (November 18-24) and National Adoption Day (Nov. 17th) at the Laurel Mall in Hazleton.

Introductory Remarks

Neil Oberto, Executive Director of CSS, offers a few welcoming remarks at Salute to the Family.

"What Family Means to Me"

CSS and local businesses sponsored a writing contest for children in Hazleton and Crestwood School Distrists grades 5th through 8th. The topic was "What Does Family Mean to Me?" One of the winners reads her essay.

The Winners

The grade winners of the writing contest: 1^{st Row: (Left to Right) Nicky Hopeck (1st place-6th grade); Robbie Devigili (2nd place-6th grade); Irene Hudock (1st place-5th grade); Medina Saeed (2nd place-5th grade); and Stacie Snyder (3rd place-5th grade)}

^{2nd Row: Neil Oberto (CSS Executive Director); Leah Majdic (Overall Winner); Kim Wilson (2nd place-8th grade); Tiffany Bobeck (1st place-8th grade); Darren Spare (2nd place-7th grade); Jeremy Kistler (1st place-7th grade) and Joseph Yanuzzi (President of City Council)}

The Cougar Marching Band

The Hazleton Area High School Marching Cougar Band performed at the Salute to the Family 2007 Celebration at the mall. They were a BIG hit!

Auxiliary Members

Here are some of our auxiliary members. They are the best!

The 2007 Auxilary

We thank our auxilary for their tremendous help in our endeavors. We are gratefully indebted to them. Thank you.

Staff 2007

Our annual staff photo mugshot for 2007 at the Century Club reception. Watch out for those rain drops guys! (It poured just before the picture was taken).

Enjoy, Enjoy

Some of the staff enjoying some good food (as always) and great conversations.

Neil and Therese

Without these two, Catholic Social Services would not be were it currently is today. Thank you Neil and Therese.

CSS Staff 2006

Again we gather for the famous CSS Staff Photo during the annual Century Club Reception. Looking very nice!

Our Old Building

We were first located on Broad Street in Hazleton. We eventually grew too large and moved to 81 S. Church Street.

Our New Location

Growing again, we moved across the street to a larger complex: 214 W. Walnut Street. We love our new location.

Dedication

Our new building was officially dedicated on June 10, 2004. Thank you to all those who have donated so generously of their time and money.

CSS Staff 2004

While at the staff retreat, the staff of CSS gathered for a group photo.

Biking for Habitat for Humanity 2005

A group of dedicated youth were biking across the country to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. They stopped by CSS to a well-deserved rest.

Look at all those bikes

The bikes are line-uped against the wall and the food is prepared.

Century Club Reception 2005

Ed Abdo, board president, addressed the attendees. Neil Oberto, director, and Msgr. Joseph Kelly, Diocesan Secretary of Human Services are in the foreground.

CSS Staff 2005

The staff gathered for a photo outside our building with Msgr. Kelly.

Staff Photo-8/19/2005

Here is some of the staff and their family members from a retreat held at Beach Mountain Lakes on August 19, 2005.