When Monongahela Valley Hospital (MVH) announced that its Carroll Township campus and HealthPlex in Rostraver were collection sites for the Toys for Tots Campaign coordinated by the U.S. Marine Corps. Reserves and Mon Valley Leathernecks, it never imagined the outpouring of generosity from the community.

On December 14, Gerald Stasicha, vice president of the Monessen/Rostraver Rotary, delivered a car full of toys, games, trucks and dolls to the hospital donated by members of his Rotary and the ladies of Spring Grove Estates in Rostraver.

MVH Nurse Manager John Bogdan and Storeroom Manager Doug Prentice, who serve as the Hospital’s Toys for Tots coordinators, accepted the donation. All of the toys contributed by MVH employees, physicians, volunteers and visitors along with those from the community groups will be packaged and delivered to the Mon Valley Leathernecks for distribution to local children in need this Christmas.

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Pictured are (l-r): Monessen/Rostraver Rotarians Gerald Stasicha and Corinne Laboon, who is also MVH’s vice president of Marketing and Community Relations, donate toys collected by their members and the ladies of the Spring Grove Estates to MVH Nurse Manager John Bogdan and Storeroom Manager Doug Prentice, who serve as the hospital’s Toys for Tots coordinators. 

The Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation (MARC) held its Christmas gathering and final meeting of the year at the Monongahela Valley Country Club on December 18.

The Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation (MARC) announced the winners in its first Christmas decorating contest sponsored by Community Bank, at its December meeting.

Mantle House Mission, 132 S. Water St., West Newton, can be reached at 724-872-1800 or       mantlehousemission@yahoo.com. Below is their January schedule of events: