Running true to form

Penn College students supported the community Saturday by volunteering at the Lycoming County SPCA's annual Paws Run 5K.

The Paws Run, which annually draws 300 to 400 participants to South Williamsport's Community Park and Little League Complex, is the local agency's second-largest fundraiser each year.

Proceeds help the shelter continue its mission to protect all types of domestic animals in Lycoming County through temporary shelter, emergency treatment, investigation and prosecution of cruelty or abuse complaints, adoption and counseling, and educational programs.

Penn College has been a generous supporter of the event since its beginnings in 2015 by providing marker cones, race bags, and student and faculty/staff volunteers.

This year, two student organizations – Sigma Pi fraternity and the Wildcat Cheer Team – signed on to help out, in addition to other students and employees.

"The student and staff volunteers got to experience the satisfaction of serving the community while having fun and helping a worthwhile cause. This event would not be possible without them," said race director Timothy J. Mallery, the college's assistant director of residence life and housing operations. "Penn College volunteers were assigned to posts for the day and assisted with setup, registration, course officiating and sweeping, running water stations, cleanup and any other tasks that needed to be taken care of."

Among Penn College volunteers:

Cheer Team
Kylee P. Albert, Boyertown, business administration; Brooke L. Brinker, Bethlehem, construction management; and Stephanie Campbell, Catawissa, surgical technology.

Residence Life
Resident Assistants Kellor A. Schooley, Turbotville, business administration, and Zak Smith, West Chester, welding & fabrication engineering technology; as well as employees (and cheerleading coaches) Caila Flanagan, coordinator of Rose Street Commons, and Ashley M. Hunter, coordinator of residence life operations.

Sigma Pi
Kevin T. Damico, Downingtown, engineering design technology; Dane S. Druckenmiller, Hellertown, applied management; Jacoby Fitzgerald, Dushore, heating, ventilation & air conditioning engineering technology; Mason W. Horner, Huntingdon Valley, electrical construction; Stephen J. Kougoures Jr., Chester, Md., welding & fabrication engineering technology; Dennis M. O’Donnell, Williamsport, aviation maintenance technology; Jake P. Rae, Annandale, N.J., heating, ventilation & air conditioning engineering technology; Logan A. Sands, Linwood, N.J., heating, ventilation & air conditioning engineering technology; Zackary L. Shaeffer, Oxford, N.J., automation engineering technology: robotics & automation; and Stephen T. Smith, Reading, heavy construction equipment technology: technician emphasis.