Linda Armstrong - Dress for Success Luzerne County

03/06/19 • 29 min

Dress for Success Luzerne County and Linda Armstrong strive to end generational poverty by teaching women how to work and then how to develop their careers. By helping the women in our community develop their skills, they will become sought-after employees and career-oriented members of society.

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Cecilia Galante - Author & Educator

Galante is the author of four middle grade novels, three young-adult novels, an 8-book chapter book series, and two adult novels.

Her first book, The Patron Saint of Butterflies, (2008) was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Original Voices Award by Borders, an Oprah Pick for Teens, and a Best Book of the Year by the NAIBA.

Her first adult novel, The Invisibles, published by Harper Collins in 2017, was released to rave reviews in USA Today and Forbes Magazine.

Cecilia teaches eighth grade English at Wyoming Seminary’s Lower School and is a faculty member at Wilkes University’s Creative Writing Department. She lives in Kingston, PA with her three children.

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Marge Bart - Founder & Executive Director, Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge

I was born and raised in South Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and attended Wilkes-Barre Area School District. After graduation from Meyers High School, I attended Kings College, where I earned a Bachelor of Science in Business. I earned my MBA at Wilkes College.

In 1976 I took a job in Quality Control at CertainTeed Corporation, located in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. Through determination and hard work, I became the first woman throughout the corporation to earn the rank of supervisor.

Unfortunately, I began to have health challenges and was ultimately diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. This led me to an early retirement. I knew I needed something to motivate me to keep moving despite having MS coupled with my deep desire to serve the “underdog,” literally. My “A ha” moment came when I realized that owning a horse farm provided a tremendous opportunity, as well as land, to launch a no-kill animal shelter.

From there, Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge was born. Blue Chip is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that provides long-term and permanent care to displaced and discarded animals. We do not euthanize.

Most creatures end up with us because of circumstances beyond their control. Abuse, abandonment, illness, and aging bring many paws to our doorstep, where we happily take them in and care for them until they find a forever home, or for as long as they need us to.

I believe people often create problems with animals, mainly dogs.

https://www.bcfanimalrefuge.org
Photo Credit The Times Leader / Dallas Post.