PITTSTON — Greater Pittston YMCA recently benefited from a collaborative fundraising effort that brought $34,000 to the organization. The YMCA was able to raise $17,000 from donors Scott Meuser, Sandy Insalaco, Pittston Kiwanis Club and Bill Burke, and that amount was matched by Wilkes-Barre non-profit organization AllOne Foundation and Charities. The contribution is AllOne’s first-ever grant from its new Collaborative Philanthropic Fund. The YMCA plans to use the funds to purchase gymnastics equipment, basketball hoops, a gym divider, childcare supplies, wellness center equipment, pool equipment and other items to improve its health and wellness programming. From left, are YMCA Chief Volunteer Officer Bill Burke, AllOne Foundations and Charities representative Jean Simonton, YMCA Executive Director Leslie Widdick, AllOne Foundations and Charities Executive Director John Cosgrove, YMCA board member Ron Faust, Sandy Insalaco and Scott Meuser.
