Momentum, October 2015

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Traditionally, the summer months here at the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce have afforded us the opportunity to recharge — to reset and rework our agenda — and to put the plans in place for the start of the fall season.

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The past three months have been very different! The staff and members of the community have been involved and engaged in the competition for Scranton to be named “America’s Best Community.” Various constituencies have provided input;

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more ideas will be sought over the next few weeks as we prioritize the elements of

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the plan. It’s been an invigorating and exhilarating process.

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We have also been working on a variety of events geared toward giving our

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recent card exchanges at The Gardens at Green Ridge and Zacharellis Gardens

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members the most benefit possible from our networking activities, including our and our recent Maximize Your Membership breakfast. Nadia Dailey, president and chief executive officer of JUJUMA, a mobile networking platform where conference participants can prepare collaboratively prior to professional events, was the guest speaker at our recent Women’s Network Luncheon at Glen Oak Country Club in Waverly.

Planning is also underway on another exciting program — the Scranton Awards for Growth and Excellence (SAGE). We recently collected applications from businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals in thirteen (13) categories

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ranging from Best Practices in Community Involvement to New and Emerging

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awards. In the interest of transparency, I would note that while staff manages the program, all judging is done by volunteers using criteria developed by volunteers.

Stay tuned for an announcement on our social media sites and Eblasts for when the “People’s Choice” online voting opens. People’s Choice voting will run from

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Thursday, Oct. 1, through Friday, Oct. 9.

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As you can see, America’s Best Communities, the SAGE Awards and a whole lot

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more occupied us over the past three months. So much for a quiet summer!

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#ScrantonChamberWorkingforYou Here is just a sampling of what we are doing behind-the-scenes to help promote businesses in northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond!

Representatives from a variety of sectors attended our “Maximize Your Membership” breakfast, where they got to learn all about what the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce has to offer members.

Winners of a golf tournament that was part of The Scranton Plan’s annual Summer Festival are pictured, from left: Amy S. Luyster, assistant vice president for The Scranton Plan; Joe McDermott, CBRE group; Bob Besecker, Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services; Mike Adams, NAI Summit; Ken Okrepkie, Ben Franklin Technology Partners; and Robert Durkin, president,The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce.

The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce recently hosted its summer business card exchange at the Gardens at Green Ridge in Scranton. Welcoming more than 100 Chamber members and guests, the event was designed to allow attendees the chance to experience grass-roots marketing and strengthen business connections.

From left: Ericka Rigol, Saber Healthcare Group; Joseph Kauczka , Gardens of Green Ridge; Mari Potis, director of membership and events, Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce and Robert Durkin, president, Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce.

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Skills in Scranton, an affiliate of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, hosted its fifth annual High School Principals’ Forum at TekRidge Center in Jessup.

Past Presidents of the Board recently came to the Chamber for a luncheon. From left, front row: Jack Sweeney (1999-2001), Ted Crowley (1979-1981), George Lynett (1991-1993), Jack Walsh (1977-1979) and Dick Walsh (1981-1983). Back row: Mark Volk (current board chair), Bob Durkin (Chamber President), Rich Beasley (2001-2003), Dave Tressler (19851987), Paula Mackarey (2011-2013) and Jim McLaughlin (1975-1977).

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recently visited the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, where he discussed recommendations to stabilize Pennsylvania’s municipal pension systems with area officials. From left: State Rep. Sid Michaels Kavulich, Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce President Robert Durkin, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale and Larry West of State Sen. John Blake’s office.

Representatives from United States Sen. Bob Casey’s office recently visited the Chamber to discuss plans for Downtown Scranton.

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF NEPA Scranton, PA (570) 344-1186 • jfsnepa.org Member since 2014 Jewish Family Service (JFS) of NEPA was founded with one thing in mind — to serve the community. Open to all faiths and backgrounds, Jewish Family Service is a human service organization whose mission reflects the Jewish tradition of caring and compassion for all people in need. Through professional counseling, advocacy and educational programming, JFS seeks to enhance and strengthen the quality of individual, family and community life.

As executive director Sheila Nudelman Abdo explained, JFS recently celebrated its centennial and has plans to continue its growth and expansion by continuing with its mission of community service and charity.

Can you tell us a little about Jewish Family Service of NEPA? How long have you been in business?

In 1915, concerned community leaders organized to coordinate the relief activities of all service organizations in existence in the Jewish community at the time. They established an organization whose mission was of philanthropic and charitable purpose that was also devoted to improving the quality of life for individuals and families in the Jewish and general community. This past June, Jewish Family Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania celebrated its 100th anniversary, each year serving hundreds of people who turn to JFS to achieve well-being, health and stability.

What are some of the services you offer to clients? What types of clients do you accommodate?

The largest program at JFS is mental health services. The organization offers counseling for individuals, couples, families and groups by social workers licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Life can get complicated, and we’re here to help people through their challenges.

The JFS comprehensive approach works for clients of all ages. JFS social workers are by their clients’ sides as advocates working with teachers, employers, physicians and others.

In addition to mental health, other JFS services include older adult services and case management, adult guardianship, dental care services and family life education, among others.

How do you envision the Chamber helping to promote your business in the future?

Research shows that each year indirect costs of untreated mental health disorders can result in a more than $80 billion loss to businesses due to decrease of productivity and absenteeism, and more than one million people miss work every day due to stress at work and home.

JFS joined the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce to make businesses aware of these alarming statistics and to let them know that we can help through mental health counseling or employee assistance programs. Being aware of a problem is the first step to solving a problem. We, as humans, often wait too long to seek help.

What is something unique about JFS of NEPA that you would like people to know?

Our Holocaust Survivors Assistance Program stabilizes the mental and physical status of those affected by Nazi persecution in order for them to live their remaining years in dignity and as independently as possible. Last year alone, JFS helped regional Holocaust survivors receive more than $9,000 in financial assistance with monies received from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Emergency Assistance Program.

Since the program has been established in our area, more than a quarter million dollars has been distributed locally.

a JFS in the United States, the other being JFS Atlanta. The Dental Care Center is a collaboration with the Scranton Dental Society and Fortis Institute and it has provided more than $26,000 of free dental care for eligible Lackawanna County residents who are uninsured and unable to afford dental treatment.

How can the community at large get involved with Jewish Family Service of NEPA? JFS continues to move forward growing through strategic partnerships with other community organizations and building our services and programs within the community.

A large portion of our growth is through the generous support of the community itself.

JFS relies on the community for donations, funding, volunteers and, most importantly, spreading the word.

Why did you join the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce?

The goal at JFS is to continue to grow within the community and building relationships and networking with community organizations and local businesses is a large part of that. Joining the Chamber is a great way to become part of that community through the Chamber’s programs, events and initiatives.

Each month, The Chamber highlights a member business that is making its mark in our community. To apply for the Small Business Spotlight award visit scrantonchamber.com.

The Small Business Spotlight award is sponsored by:

Our Dental Care Center has been part of JFS since 1920. This unique dental service is one of two such programs affiliated with

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An internship is a position with relevant, clearly defined learning objectives for students to apply classroom knowledge and skills to a professional environment.

increase knowledge learned in coursework is part of the real-world experience.

Interns bring fresh perspectives to businesses. They can also help businesses stay on top of the competition, enhance their social media presence, increase productivity and expand marketing. Hosting an intern encourages local graduates to stay local and be part of the diverse workforce, among other benefits.

Long before the intern you select walks through the door, choose who will primarily mentor him or her. Know that mentoring is part of an internship experience. A little objective and professional guidance goes a long way to a student who has possibly never been in a professional workplace, or who is strategizing how to design his or her resume or interview well so that he or she can get a job in the real world.

Here are some tips on how businesses can choose the intern that’s right for them.

Talking about what your business is and does is great, but sit down and decide what the business can offer to an intern—not just in terms of pay, but also in terms of the value-added educational experience.

Businesses should offer an independent workspace with all of the tools that will be needed to intern, a fair and flexible timeline and a happy, supportive team. Do your best to ensure a balanced atmosphere where both intern and host gain from the experience.

Building the framework for an internship is a two-step process: A. Build an internship description. This description is much like a job description. An internship description details the specifics of an internship but, unlike a job description, it details projects and educational objectives (goals) that draw from the projects. The description can serve as both an advertising tool and an interviewing guide for you.

B. Build a work plan. Use the description’s projects and objectives to develop a handson work plan for you as the host and for the intern. List projects and objectives to start, followed by tasks broken out by week and a reference of which tasks relate to which

project/objective when completed. Don’t forget direction for any tools or contacts the intern should reference to get the job done!

A work plan can serve as a clear document you both can use to set goals at your weekly meeting!

Use both the right and left side of your brains to interview potential interns.

The left side of the brain, which controls logical processes, should be a given when preparing and delivering an interview. The right side of your brain can do its job, too — use it to get a sense of how your business and the intern candidate fit together.

Even before interviewing, prepare yourself for what you may hear from students in constraints. For example, an intern may only be able to work 10 hours a week due to an aggressive class schedule. An intern may need a week off near a holiday to travel home. While our work goes on, remember that the academic world is a different place.

Ask a candidate what his or her goals are and meld them into your opportunity. You, too, will learn from them!

From the time of consideration, through interviewing and then selection — and even on-boarding — you’ll assess what skill the student candidate is bringing to your business. More importantly in an internshiphost situation, you should expect and plan to skill-build. Framing the internship and instruction you give to provide the chance to

The easiest sources to find quality interns are right underneath most of our clients’ noses — and they’re free to boot! Check out the Small Business Internship Initiative at www.smallbusinessinternships.com or on Twitter at @SmallBizIntern. We partner with and promote your paid, for-profit valueadded opportunity to seven local colleges, making a simpler process for you during your hectic weeks. Take the time to network with your local colleges, meet career service staff and academia and be an active part in community economic development entities.

Once you have blazed a trail through your first internship, offer another! Make it part of your business workforce strategy, your culture, and your give-back in the community in which you do business!

For more information on the University of Scranton Small Business Development Center or to get assistance with your internship or internship ideas, call (570) 9417588 or email internships@scrantonsbdc. com.

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ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST COMMUNITIES Scranton has already been chosen as one of America’s Best Communities, one of 50 from across the United States. Frontier Communications has launched a competition within their 27-state business footprint among communities with populations from 9,500 to 80,000 people to spur creativity and innovation to achieve long-term community economic growth. From the 135 applying communities, 50, including Scranton, have been selected as quarterfinalists. This means that Scranton has already been recognized as special.

Frontier has three co-sponsors for the competition: CoBank, The Weather Channel and Dish Network. All of the sponsors have contributed to an award cache of $10 million in cash and prizes to be awarded to selected community strategic plans as the competition advances.

The Chamber put together a core steering committee for the project comprised of representatives from the city, the county, educational institutions, medical facilities, local media and economic development specialists.

The committee recommended the Chamber initiate a series of community engagement meetings to identify current or planned initiatives to enhance economic vitality, to develop potential initiatives that would involve the education and medical fields and to solicit concepts that could enhance the quality of life and economic future of our community.

In total, eight separate community engagement events were held during a five-week period to solicit concepts and ideas from a broad cross-section of our community. Specific individuals were invited to attend, plus the public was invited and welcome at the sessions.

Many innovative and constructive ideas were suggested and discussed.

In preparation for an early November submission of a cohesive plan to implement the “Eds and Meds” strategy as the next step in the overall competition, the Chamber with the help of the core steering committee, will craft a strategic plan with specific action steps, identified responsibilities and estimated pricing to activate the economic approach for the expanded central business district in Scranton.

Many members of the community came to roundtable discussion events, where they gave their ideas on how they would like to see Scranton develop economically.

October Chamber Member Events

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The goal is to reach the next level of 15 semifinalist communities in the competition.

Whether Scranton advances or not, the development of a well-constructed expanded central business district strategic approach will serve our future community well.

Saturday, Oct. 17

SCARE AT ST. MARY’S VILLA

BACK TO CHILDHOOD COCKTAIL PARTY

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St. Mary’s Villa Residence

Throughout October: St. Mary’s Villa, 516 St. Mary’s Villa Road, Elmhurst, is hosting the “Scare at St. Mary’s Villa” on Saturdays and Sundays from 6-9 p.m. from Oct. 10 through Nov. 1 to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Organizers say that the event is a “scary walk” through the facility. $5 donation requested. Call (570) 795-2810 for more information.

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Friday, Oct. 16: The Children’s Advocacy Center of Lackawanna County will host a “Back to Childhood” cocktail party from 6-9 p.m. at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel. The event, presented by PNC Bank, will feature adult versions of childhood culinary favorites and games.

Tickets are $75, reservations are required

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OPEN HOUSE

Saturday, Oct. 17: St. Mary’s Villa Residence, One Pioneer Place, Elmhurst, will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (570) 842-5274 for more information.

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Learn about The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce and it’s affiliates.

Make a donation at our

BLOOD DRIVE

Walk-ins Welcome Appointments can be made at geisingerbloodcenter.org

THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND THE EMPOWERED EMPLOYER How organizations can re-take control of their healthcare costs while improving the quality of care and health of their employees 4:30 p.m. at PNC Field Thursday, October 22, 2015

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The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us at the area’s premier networking event honoring the top businesses in the Greater Scranton community

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

The Theater at Lackawanna College GET YOUR TICKETS AT SCRANTONCHAMBER.COM

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Regional Business Card Exchange Presented by Coordinated Health in partnership with SWB Railriders Thursday October 22, 2015 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

PNC Field 235 Montage Mt. Rd Moosic, PA 18507

Monday/Tuesday, Oct. 19/20

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Monday, Oct. 19: The League of Women Voters of Lackawanna County will host a debate for Dickson City Borough Council candidates at Al Mia Amore restaurant, 280 Main St., Dickson City.

Tuesday, Oct. 20: The League of Women Voters of Lackawanna County will host a debate for the candidates for the office of Lackawanna County Commissioner at 7 p.m. in the Moskovitz Theater at the University of Scranton. This debate will be followed by a debate for candidates for Scranton City Council scheduled to begin at 8:15 p.m.

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Tuesday, Oct. 20

SERVSAFE CERTIFICATION COURSE Keystone College, LaPlume

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Due to the self-study requirement, participants must register no later than seven days prior to the class. Upon registration, manuals will be mailed to participants. To register, call Brenda Lidy at (570) 945-8334 or email brenda.lidy@keystone.edu.

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Moses Taylor First in Nation for Perinatal Care Certification Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital has become the first hospital in the United States to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Perinatal Care. Perinatal care refers to the care of mother and child before, during and shortly after birth.

Justin Davis, chief executive officer of Moses Taylor Hospital, credits the dedication of the entire hospital staff for earning this historic designation.

“This is validation of the commitment of our employees to providing excellent care to all of our patients and especially to the women who entrust us with their care and that of their infants before, during and after birth,” Davis said. “We could not have earned this recognition and reached this milestone without a total team effort.”

The Joint Commission accredits more than 21,000 organizations worldwide and focuses on continually improving health care by setting the highest standards for health care quality throughout the world. In setting the standards, The Joint Commission consults doctors, nurses, and quality and safety experts to review the current standards and make recommendations for improvements.

Lackawanna College donates to Griffin Pond Animal Shelter The Continuing Education Department at Lackawanna College recently donated $400 to the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter in South Abington Township. Funds were raised through admission fees for the College’s “Paws-a-tively Pets” summer camp held at its main campus in Scranton.

Camp attendees also donated a number of goods used for the daily care of animals awaiting adoption.

Shown during the check presentation at Lackawanna College are, from left: Katie Lavelle, Assistant to the Dean of Continuing Education; Bridget Duggan, Continuing Education Youth Programs Manager; Anastasia Daniels, Development Fundraising Manager, Griffin Pond Animal Shelter; and Laurie Mielo, Continuing Education Office Manager.

Keystone Unveils New Program to Help Student Learning Students at Keystone College in LaPlume now have access to their textbooks on a new iPad Air 16GB tablet thanks to a new program at the college.

IncludED is the first of its kind in northeastern Pennsylvania and incorporates the cost of texts as part of Keystone’s overall tuition, eliminating the challenge of paying for textbooks at the start of the semester.

The college is partnering with Follett Corporation, operators of the Keystone Bookstore, to introduce IncludED. Devices will be leased to students who can keep the iPad upon graduating from Keystone. Students also have the option of using their own tablets or computers to access digital course materials.

Keystone College freshmen Hailee Lovell, Scranton, receives her new iPad Air tablet from Follett course materials manager Phyllis Wells as part of the college’s new IncludED program.

Studies show that 40 percent of students nationwide often attend class without the necessary texts and nearly 20 percent skip or drop a class because they cannot afford the $1,200-$1,800 average cost per year to buy the required course material.

By incorporating the cost of texts as part of tuition, all Keystone students will have access to the texts they need.

The Commonwealth Medical College to Host Annual Gala

The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC) will host its seventh annual Gala on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Mohegan Sun Pocono, 1280 Highway 315, Wilkes-Barre. At this year’s annual Gala, TCMC will honor David and Ann Hawk; Dr. Stanley and Theresa Dudrick; and Peter and Sally Bohlin.

TCMC’s annual Gala raises money for student scholarships. The black-tie-optional event includes a cocktail reception and gourmet dinner followed by a silent auction and dancing to the music of Which Doctor and Hoopla. Tickets are $175 per person.

Sponsorships and program advertisements are available.

Committee members are pictured; from left, front row: Barbara Toczko Maculloch, Nicole Ferentino, Terese Casey, Lori Nocito, Ingrid Husisian and Ronda Beemer. Second row: Sharon Lynett, Barbara O’Donnell, Kathy Mihok, Mary Beth D’Andrea, Donna Barbetti, Cassandra Coleman-Corcoran and Andrea Mulrine. Back row: Roxanne Schulman, Ann Noon, Judy Price, Melanie Mott, Kara Badyrka, Marise Garofalo, Tracy Bannon and Chris Carroll.

To become a sponsor, purchase an ad or reserve a seat, call (570) 504-9065 or visit www.tcmc.edu/gala.

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Raj Kumar, PhD, professor of biochemistry at The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC), has published his newest book, Nuclear Receptors: From Structure to the Clinic (Springer), which he co-edited with his colleague Iain J. McEwan, PhD from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Nuclear Receptors is a collection of chapters by experts in the field that highlight current areas of nuclear receptor research.

Raj Kumar, PhD

Monsignor Joseph P. Kelly will retire from his position as secretary of Catholic Human Services and executive director of Catholic Social Services by the end of 2015.

“Monsignor Kelly has spent much of the last decade guiding the delivery of a wide range of services to those in need throughout the 11 counties of the Diocese and has advocated for Catholic charities and human services needs statewide and nationally,” said the Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of the Diocese of Scranton. “His wonderful leadership and care have made a meaningful impact in the lives of so many.”

Catholic Social Services programs provide services to tens of thousands of clients in northeastern Pennsylvania on an annual basis.

This is Dr. Kumar’s second book. His first book, Practical Chemistry, is an undergraduate college textbook. He has published more than 100 scholarly articles and was recently the keynote speaker at the World Congress on Breast Cancer in Birmingham, England.

The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC) recently named Pamela Lucchesi, PhD, FAHA, as its new chair of basic sciences and professor of physiology. Dr. Lucchesi will also be involved in developing opportunities for translational research programs that will result in improved patient care in our community.

Pamela Lucchesi, PhD, FAHA

Louisiana State University

Prior to arriving at TCMC, Dr. Lucchesi served for seven years as center director and professor of pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University.

Before that, she was professor of pharmacology at

Dr. Lucchesi has had thirty years of NIH-funded research in cardiovascular disease and twenty-five years of experience as a medical student educator. She is an expert in coronary artery disease and heart failure and is a fellow of the American Heart Association. Dr. Lucchesi is the author of ninety scholarly publications and five book chapters. She has chaired several study peer review panels at the NIH and is an associate editor of Physiology. She earned a BA in Biology from Assumption College and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, both in Worcester, MA.

Sherine Tadros, M.D., a 2015 Teaching Health Center graduate of The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s residency program, recently began full-time employment as a physician and faculty member with The Wright Center. She will practice Internal Medicine at The Wright Center for Primary Care’s Mid Valley practice in Jermyn, concurrent with her faculty duties.

Larry Bordi

Clarence Baltrusaitis

Larry Bordi recently retired as NET Credit Union’s chief executive officer after 42 years with the company. He was succeeded

by Clarence Baltrusaitis. The credit union plans to expand to downtown Scranton in the summer of 2016 with a new location at 119 Mulberry Street.

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Dr. Tadros completed her medical studies at the University of Cairo, Egypt and her internship at Kasr Al Einy Hospital, Cairo. After graduation, she provided primary care services in urban areas of Giza through various charity organizations. She also volunteered with her church and visited small villages to distribute food and medication, provide education about healthy lifestyles and encourage the villagers to seek medical help when needed. Dr. Tadros previously worked in the emergency room at Bahrain Defense Force Hospital in the Kingdom of Bahrain where she gained experience in treating a wide variety of conditions, ranging from acute infections to severe, life-threatening illnesses.

Sherine Tadros, M.D.

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Fostering Community Spirit

In order to unite the community and provide a common experience to readers, Scranton Read will host a series of discussions of “The Catcher in the Rye” throughout the member libraries of the Lackawanna County Library System as well as in various local businesses during October.

The schedule is as follows:

SCRANTONREADS RETURNS FOR 13TH YEAR

With the changing of the seasons, residents of the Electric City and beyond have become accustomed not only to the start of another school year but also to the announcement of the latest selection for “Scranton Reads,” a joint venture between the City of Scranton and the Albright Memorial Library designed to foster literacy and create community bonds.

This marks the 13th year for the event and the chosen book is “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger. Published in 1951, the twentieth-century classic has been considered controversial because of its language and content. Originally billed as an adult novel, it has become popular with younger readers because of its themes of alienation and angst.

Narrated by its protagonist, 16-year-old Holden Caulfield, the novel follows his struggle with the changing American landscape after World War II. The novel recounts Caulfield’s experiences after he was expelled from a private school in Pennsylvania, traveling to New York City before returning home for the Christmas holiday.

Salinger himself had trouble dealing with the unwanted attention from his writing success and lived as a recluse in New Hampshire until his death in 2010. Besides “The Catcher in the Rye,” the Lackawanna County Library System has other examples of his work, including “Franny and Zooey,” “Nine Stories,” and “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters.”

Thursday, Oct. 1 Taylor Public Library 710 S. Main Street, Taylor beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Call (570) 562-1234 to register.

Wednesday, Oct. 7 Abington Community Library 1200 W. Grove Sreet., Clarks Summit beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Call (570) 587-3440 to register.

Tuesday, Oct. 13 Nancy Kay Holmes (Green Ridge) Branch Green Ridge Street and Wyoming Avenue, Scranton beginning at 10 a.m.

Call (570) 207-0764 to register.

Thursday, Oct. 15 Jack’s Draft House 802 Prescott Avenue, Scranton beginning at 6 p.m.

Call (570) 348-3000, ext. 3050 to register.

Monday, Oct. 19 Nancy Kay Holmes (Green Ridge) Branch Green Ridge Street and Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Call (570) 207-0764 to register.

Wednesday, Oct. 21 Northern Light Espresso Bar and Café, 536 Spruce Street, Scranton, beginning at 6 p.m.

Call (570) 348-3000, ext. 3050 to register.

Thursday, Oct. 22 Albright Memorial Library, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, beginning at 7 p.m.

Call (570) 348-3050 to register.

Tuesday, Oct. 27 Discussion for teens at Library Express, second floor, The Mall at Steamtown, Scranton, beginning at 6 p.m.

Call (570) 558-1670 to register.

Thursday, Oct. 29 Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main Street, Carbondale, beginning at 1 p.m.

Call (570) 282-4281 to register.

Saturday, Oct. 31 Dalton Community Library, 113 E. Main Street, Dalton, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Call (570) 563-2014 to register.

For more information on Scranton Reads,

visit the Albright Memorial Library, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, or call (570) 348-3000 or email edavis@albright.org.

Civil War Historian to Deliver “American Masters” Lecture James McPherson, Author of Battle Cry of Freedom James McPherson, a historian who won the Pulitzer Prize for his comprehensive onevolume history of the Civil War, Battle Cry of Freedom, will deliver the Lackawanna County Library System’s 2015 American Masters Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Scranton Cultural Center.

McPherson is the author of some 20 books and the editor of another 10. Most, like Battle Cry, are about the era of the American Civil War. His most recent book, published in 2015, is The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters.

“The Civil War does still matter, as was made apparent by recent events in this country,” said Library System Administrator Mary Garm. “Dr. McPherson understands that better than any American, having spent his entire professional life studying it and writing about it.”

Born in North Dakota, McPherson grew up in Minnesota, where he graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1958. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in history from

Johns Hopkins University. For more than 40 years he taught at Princeton University, where he is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor of American History Emeritus.

His books have won several prizes, most notably the Pulitzer Prize in History (1989) for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, and two Lincoln Prizes (1998 and 2009) for For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War and Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief.

He has served as president of both the Society of American Historians and The American Historical Association. He is an elected member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, founded respectively by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. In 2007 he was awarded the first Pritzker Prize for lifetime achievement in military writing.

The title of Dr. McPherson’s talk in Scranton will be “Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and the End of the Civil War."

The American Masters Lecture is part of the Library System’s Matthew F. Flynn Library Lecture Series. It was established by a group of community-minded individuals who wanted to support the tradition of presenting important speakers in Lackawanna County.

Ongoing funding for the Lecture Series is provided by the Lackawanna County Office of Arts and Culture. It is part of the art, literature and performance collaboration of the Lackawanna County Library System, the Scranton Cultural Center and the Everhart Museum.

Tickets for the event can be obtained by showing a library card at any Lackawanna County Library System library or the Scranton Cultural Center box office. Tickets can also be reserved online at lclshome.org.

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