Published September 17. 2014 04:00PM
Lansford Alive, a nonprofit organization formed 14 years agoto revitalize downtown Lansford, received a $1,500 donationfrom the PPL Corporation on Monday. Pictured are, Paul Canevari, PPL Pocono Regional Affairs Director, left, and Mark Sverchek,Lansford Alive immediate past president. "The money will allow the organization to continue to do its good work in Lansford," Sverchek said during a check presentation outside the Carbon Chamber and Economic Development office in Lehighton. Sverchek didn't earmark the money for any specific projects, but said the donation willpair well with a $275,000 Streetscape Grant received after a joint application by Lansford Alive and Lansford Borough.
Jarrad Hedes/Times News Lansford Alive, a nonprofit organization formed 14 years ago to revitalize downtown Lansford, received a $1,500 donation from the PPL Corporation on Monday. Pictured are, Paul Canevari, PPL Pocono Regional Affairs Director, left, and Mark Sverchek, Lansford Alive immediate past president. "The money will allow the organization to continue to do its good work in Lansford," Sverchek said during a check presentation outside the Carbon Chamber and Economic Development office in Lehighton. Sverchek didn't earmark the money for any specific projects, but said the donation will pair well with a $275,000 Streetscape Grant received after a joint application by Lansford Alive and Lansford Borough.