From children and adults with developmental disabilities to high school students looking to enhance their education.

From those seeking to recover from drug addiction to military veterans and their families who just need a helping hand.

Pretty much you name it and the Sons of Italy Lodge 146 in Lock Haven has probably helped the person or the cause.

How?

BOB ROLLEY/THE EXPRESS Representatives of sports-related groups that received donations from the Sons of Italy Lodge 146 are soon with lodge representatives. From left are, in front, Eric Brungard, Pat Johnson, Dan Vilello, Abe Stauffer, Cathy Brown, Patrick Long, Shannon Walker, and Paul Ciami; and in back: Keith Duvall, Steve Acquino, Ken Fisher, Alan Black, Steve Tasselli, Steve Laubscher, Bill Sementelli, Craig Miller, Dennis Caprio and Scott Moore.

Through its generous donations, thanks to lodge members and officers.

The money donated by the lodge comes from its gambling revenue, as the organization contributes 60 percent of those funds as required by the state.

This past week, the Sons donated yet another large sum of money by way of small and large contributions to multiple agencies and programs.

“We try to do a lot to help a lot,” said Dan Vilello, lodge president.

“Our board decides the donations and we’re always receptive to new ideas,” he told the large crowd of people representing a number of nonprofits, charitable programs, youth sports groups and institutions helping people from infants to senior citizens.

In all, the lodge– officially the Giosue Carducci Lodge 146, Sons of Italy –is or has donated approximately $130,000 in the last year.

And with each check presentation in the second-floor reception room at the lodge on North Henderson Street, the recipients echoed a heart-felt thank you to board members on behalf of a grateful community.

Among the donations is $17,500 shared among 14 fire stations in southern Clinton County, and including $3,500 to Hope Hose toward its capital campaign for a new fire truck.

The other donations include:

r In Your Shoes, $1,000: Paul Ciami said the money helps the group help children in the county participate in sports by paying fees or providing athletic equipment.

r Northcentral AIDS Coalition, $500: This group serves 250 clients with HIV/AIDS in Clinton and Lycoming counties by helping to pay for medical services.

r Clinton County Wildcats under 11 traveling baseball team,  $150: Coach Pat Johnson said the money makes a difference in promoting kids’ participation.

r Clinton County Housing Coalition, $2,000: Maria Garlick said CCHC serves the homeless at its LifeCenter, including moms and kids. The agency will hold a ribbon-cutting soon for a new project serving homeless men. She pointed out that Sons board member Ken Fisher visits the center regularly and brings pizza to families.

r American Red Cross, $5,000: Valerie Whyman talked about the agency’s various services and introduced Tom and Carol Livingston who noted ARC volunteers help people deal with disasters by providing relief in the form of money, clothing and housing.

r Lock Haven University Men’s Soccer, $1,000: Patrick Long said the funds will help the team provide community service and said any nonprofits in need may contact him.

r Lock Haven University Women’s Soccer Team, $1,000: new coach Cathy Brown introduced herself and said her 30 girls also will provide community service and she invited groups in need of help to contact her at the university.

r Clinton County Treatment Court, $2,500: Dave Goodwin said the program serves drug-dependent clients and the funds will be used to continue to help clients, including military veterans who are accepted into the program, live drug-free lives.

r Clinton County Community Band, $500: Wayne McCullough said the funds help the group buy music for the four to five concerts they perform yearly throughout the county.

r Mill Hall Youth Soccer, $200.

r Keystone Central Foundation, $1,000: Angela Harding said the funds will help support teacher mini-grants that have, in recent years, led to development of an orchard at Central Mountain High School, a 3D printer at Bucktail and purchase of a drone for instruction on operation and use.

r Lock Haven University Foundation, $2,000: Shannon Walker said the funds help in a variety of ways as the foundation serves students, academic programs and athletics.

r Capt. Andrew Koss ROTC Scholarship, $250.

r Make a Wish Foun-dation, $250.

r Harger Utility Charities, $2,500: Tom Robinson and Brooke Stover talks about how the charity helps families of fallen, lost or disabled veterans with important needs.

r Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, $2,500: Jamiee Caputo said the program based in Williamsport serves 13 counties, including Clinton, where the rate of hungry kids exceeds the state and national average based on statistics.

r Chelsea Chapman Senior Project, $150 to help Chelsea provide a defibrillator for every school.

r Infant Development Program, $4,500: Lisa Bangson said the money comes at a critical time because the agency serving children with developmental disabilities recently lost a van to transport children and their family members, and they need more car seats for kids.

r Clinton County Women’s Center, $1,000: Sandy Ludwig said the shelter served 699 individual victims of domestic violence in 2016, and the agency needs important repairs to its facility.

r City of Lock Haven Free Summer Concert Series, $2,000: The funds help to pay for 13 concerts at Triangle Park starting June 2, and 11 weekend concerts on the floating stage at the J. Doyle Corman Amphitheatre downtown.

r Downtown Lock Haven Inc., $500: The funds will help with the agency’s “Most Patriotic Town” campaign slated during the Hometown Hero Banner Program celebration in early August.

r Lock Haven Little League, $5,000: Eric Brungard said the funds will allow the league to buy a new field drag and to buy and install a new wireless scoreboard and signage, as Hoberman Field is the “home field” of the Sons of Italy, which has sponsored a Little League team there since 1947.

r Salvation Army, $5,000: Major Sharon Cupp said the money helps the agency feed those in need on a daily basis, and the children it serves in its after-school program.

r Annie Halenbake Ross Library, $5,000.

r Lock Haven YMCA, $5,000: CEO Mark Casson said the fund supports a variety of programs serving children and senior citizens by subsidizing fees for eligible members, enhancing its childcare programs, senior health programs and much more.

r West Branch Soccer Club, $2,000: Abe Stauffer said the funds will help the more than 30-year-old club purchase new soccer goals at its fields across the Susquehanna River from Lock Haven; the club bought land and built four fields in 1991.

r Clinton County Community Connections, $3,000: Director Scott Moore said the agency with 75 employees serves, on a daily basis, 128 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities at its headquarters at 10 N. Washington St., with 14 vans going to 26 homes to transport clients.

r Special Olympics of Clinton County, $181 to buy warm-up apparel.

r Team Edge Dance Group, $150.