PennDOT Employees Gather Donations for Organizations in Venango County and Across the State

| December 16, 2017

OIL CITY, Pa. – Employees at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) northwest district office celebrated the holiday season and capped off a year of giving by donating hundreds of items to three Venango County agencies.

More than $3,300.00 worth of wrapped Christmas gifts were given to Community Services of Venango County Thursday, December 14, for its Adopt-a-Family project. PennDOT employees sponsored two families with a total of 16 family members. The gifts included toys, clothing, small household items, bikes, bed sets, cleaning supplies, and requested toiletries.

The drive is one of several holiday traditions that give PennDOT employees an opportunity to combine efforts to serve the community.

Throughout the month, employees were invited to decorate a Christmas tree in the lobby with winter gloves, mittens, scarves, and hats. More than 500 of those items were donated by employees for distribution by Community Services of Venango County and the Oil City Salvation Army.

Also housed in the lobby was a large box where employees could leave pet food and other supplies for the Venango County Humane Society. As of Friday, the container was overflowing with donations.

Earlier in the year, 260 PennDOT workers from throughout the district donated toward the State Employees Combined Appeal, a statewide charity fundraiser. More than $32,000 was donated for distribution among various charities.

PennDOT employees also held a food drive in late summer and gathered more than 800 items for Community Services of Venango County and the Salvation Army. Blood drives were also held throughout the year, with 61 units of blood donated.

Employees at the local branch of PA CareerLink, which is housed in the same building as PennDOT, also participated in many of the charity drives.


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