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What: 2nd Annual Walk for Warmth. One or three
mile fixed-route walk-a-thon to raise money for the
Mifflin-Juniata Energy Bank. When: Saturday,
February 11, 2012
Registration begins at 9:00 am / Opening Ceremony at
9:30am / Walk begins at 10:00am
Where: Derry Township Community Park, Burnham, PA
Who: You, your friends, your family, your
neighbors, your co-workers, and the Coalition of HOPES
partner agencies. Minors can participate if accompanied by
an adult. Release forms for children will be signed during
registration.
Why: Without the Walk for Warmth, many families in
the Juniata Valley may have no heat in their homes this
winter.
For a pledge envelop or more information call
Teresa Daubert at MCS Bank 717.248.5445
Who is helped by the Walk for Warmth?
- Recipients of the Walk for Warmth funds are the poor
who are unable to work, the working poor, the elderly
and the disabled.
- Half of those who came to the Energy Bank for
heating assistance are employed- the working poor - or
have been unemployed more than three months.
- The Energy Bank is managed by the Coalition of HOPES
(Help Offering People Essential Services) – a community
partnership serving Mifflin and Juniata counties…working
together to meet the needs of those in crisis and help
them on the road to self-sufficiency. This year HOPES
has taken over 4,000 calls.
- 15% of the people contacting the Coalition of HOPES
were elderly and 3% were veterans
- To access the Mifflin-Juniata Energy Bank call the
Coalition of HOPES at 717.248.2552
- The Mifflin-Juniata Energy Bank focuses our efforts
on improving delivery systems for citizens in distress,
eliminating the need to make multiple phone calls to
different resources, and preventing duplication of
access to services.
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