Rainbow Paws, a student club at Penn State York, is sponsoring a book club for students. The first book the group will read and discuss is, "Symptoms of Being Human" by Jeff Garvin. The book discussion is set for April 27 and Penn State York students have until April 9 to get registered to receive the free book.
Victoria Lomman, adds items to bag that will become care packages for frontline works in the York area. Lomman, the lead in the project, along with three other seniors in the HDFS program at Penn State York, created this community service project as a way to say thank you.
Care packages for frontline workers will include a variety of useful items including lip balm, hand sanitizer, lotion, assorted candies, disposable masks, hair ties, and more.
Corina Rivera, Kara Duchek, Victoria Lomman, and Jelena Young, left to right, seniors in the human development and family studies (HDFS) degree at Penn State York, put together care packagers for nurses and first responders. The group is collecting items for the care packages through April 30. They decided to do this project as a way to say thank you to nurses and first responders for all their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Care packages will be taken to the UPMC Hospital in York for distribution.
David Witwer, professor of American studies in Penn State Harrisburg's School of Humanities and the 2020-21 Penn State Laureate, will share his research in a Zoom presentation set for 12:15 p.m. Friday, March 19. “Searching for Jimmy Hoffa: The Disappearance of America’s Most Notorious Labor Leader and Why It Still Matters Today” is his signature presentation.
