NEIGHBORS
In September, the Community Health Clinic of Buter County, 130 Bonnie Drive, changed its name to the Jean B. Purvis Community Health Center to honor the woman who created it.
And to honor her further, the board of directors of the health center has named Jean B. Purvis board member emerita. The designation recognizes Purvis with perpetual honorary board membership.
The health center provides primary medical, dental and behavioral health care and health and wellness education to uninsured working people in Butler County and surrounding areas.
It was the brainchild of Purvis who patterned it after a Volunteers in Medicine clinic she discovered in Hilton Head, S.C.
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Colin Uher was selected to receive the $2,000 John O. Hanna Scholarship Award from Northwest Bancshares Inc. Charitable Foundation. The scholarship is to assist the children of employees of Northwest Bank and its affiliates. Uher is a 2019 graduate of Seneca Valley High School.
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MARS — MHY Family Services honored six individuals for their commitment to volunteerism, philanthropy and leadership with its Jane Fox Award.
On its 140th anniversary, MHY officials and board members honored Pam Schiller, a long-standing board member; Cindy Bracken and Peg Lombardi, dedicated supporters and volunteers; Tom McMeekin, owner of Quality Gardens, the Rev. Peter de Vries, pastor of Old Union Presbyterian Church and the Rev. Jim Kirk, pastor of Valencia Presbyterian Church for their work with MHY’s Chaplaincy Program
Jane Fox, a model for volunteerism, philanthropy and leadership, started as a volunteer in 1977 when the organization was named United Presbyterian Home for Children.
MHY Family Services has been serving Western Pennsylvania with behavioral health services and rehabilitation for youth and families.
