From staff reports
Employees at PennDOT’s Northwest district office in Oil City donated items to three Venango County agencies.
More than $3,300 worth of wrapped Christmas gifts were given to Community Services of Venango County for its Adopt-a-Family project. PennDOT employees sponsored two families with a total of 16 family members.
The gifts included toys, clothing, small household items, bikes, bed sets, cleaning supplies and requested toiletries.
Throughout the month, employees decorated a Christmas tree in the lobby of the district office with winter gloves, mittens, scarves, and hats.
More than 500 of those items were donated by employees for distribution by Community Services of Venango County and the Oil City Salvation Army.
Also housed in the lobby was a box where employees could leave pet food and other supplies for the Venango County Humane Society.
Earlier in the year, 260 PennDOT workers from throughout the district donated toward the State Employees Combined Appeal, a statewide charity fundraiser. More than $32,000 was donated for distribution among various charities.
PennDOT employees also held a food drive in late summer and gathered more than 800 items for Community Services of Venango County and the Salvation Army. Blood drives were also held throughout the year, with 61 units of blood donated.
Employees at the local branch of PA CareerLink, which is housed in the same building as PennDOT, also participated in many of the charity drives.
