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Fourteenth annual Walk for Warmth was success
To the Editor:
The 14th annual Walk for Warmth was held on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at Kish Park in Lewistown. The event is held each year in February, when temperatures are low, so that walkers could imagine what families who are struggling might endure. This year's walkers had mild temperatures as they came out to support this worthy cause. This event is co-hosted by United Way of Mifflin-Juniata and the Mifflin-Juniata Human Services Department. This year's Walk for Warmth raised $7,100, which will assist 16 households with heating. All proceeds support the local Mifflin-Juniata Energy Bank, which provides heat and rent assistance to families who fail to qualify for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding due to income ineligibility or those 60 or older.
We want to give a special thanks to the Stone Arch Players for making their lobby area available to the participants. Thank you to the energy providers who supported this year's event: Roy E. Berrier and Sons, and Snedeker Energy and our friends at the Miller Cinema in Lewistown. We also thank the MERF Radio team for promoting the event and Matt Witzel for providing fun, up-beat music and a great atmosphere as walkers made their laps around the park. Special thanks to Pastor Steven Small for offering an opening prayer. We also would like to thank Dunkin Donuts for providing hot chocolate to all the walkers on a cool morning and East End Coffee for the certificates given to two special winners. Finally a huge thank you is given to all the walkers who came out to walk as well as those who supported the event by contributing. Your continued support and dedication is greatly appreciated.
This event reminds all of us that when there is a need in our community, we will join together to meet that need. It's not too late to consider giving to the energy bank. Donations can be made to the United Way of Mifflin-Juniata, 13 East Third Street, Lewistown, PA, 17044. Phone: (717) 248-9636 or online at www.mjunitedway.org
Colette Hartzler
United Way