Members of the Lehighton Area Support Staff, employed by the school district, recently visited The Summit nursing home to deliver personal care items donated by the members, to each resident. Seated, from left, are residents Colleen Hayes and Claire Heiny. Standing are support staff members Julie Willet, president of

Lehighton Area Support Staff, and Kim Ahner, the organization'ssecretary. The group has been collecting and distributing items to local nursing homes for the past several years. The support staff includes 105 members made up of custodial and maintenancepersonnel, nurses, cafeteria workers, paraprofessionals, payroll, secretaries, emotional support interventionist, network analysts and the attendance officer. The group has also collected and donated to the Carbon County Friends of Animals.