SUNBURY – Thanks to over $3,200 in recent contributions, this year’s Needy Family Fund is now over $31,000. The fund’s grand total now stands at $31,468.13. See a full list of recent donations at WKOK. There you can also find out how to donate to this year’s fund.
Recent contributions:
- Linda Rhein of Muncy, $200
- Thomas and Elizabeh Mertz of Selinsgrove, $500
- Michale and Sally Kobus of Lewisburg, $1,000
- Mary Jean Moser, $25
- In memory of Joyce and Irvin Snyder of Sunbury, $100
- Employees of Cargill of Winfield, $110
- Betty Strawser of Northumberland , $50
- Henry and Barbara Deperro of Selinsgrove, $250
- Sharlene Gilman of Selinsgrove, $75
- Shirley Sheaffer of Mt. Pleasant Mills, $25
- Pat Bruno of Selinsgrove, $250
- Warren and Ann Fisher of Selinsgrove, $300
- Carol Engle of West Milton, $100
- Chanin Wendling of Selinsgrove, $100
ince 1987, The Needy Family Fund, sponsored by The Daily Item, Sunbury Broadcasting Corp. and BB&T Bank, along with the Degenstein Foundations, has raised more than $2.8 million during the holidays to assist the Valley’s less fortunate. It is administered by Salvation Army citadels in Milton and Sunbury.
This year’s goal is $100,000.
People can make checks payable to The Daily Item Fund for Needy Families and mail or drop them off to program co-sponsor BB&T Bank, 1104 N. Fourth St Sunbury, PA 17801.
Donors can also visit any local BB&T branch where they will process the deposited donation, mail a check to the 1104 N. Fourth St. branch or donate online through https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/Family2017.


