PHOTO PROVIDED Pictured, front row from left, are Sons and Daughters of Italy trustees Ken Fisher, Tom Walker, Perry Walker and William Sementelli; Vice President Lew Santonico; President Dan Vilello. Back row, Master of Ceremony Keith Duval; Justin Walker; Immediate Past President Steve Acquino; Historian Craig Rippey; and Financial Secretary Scott Moore.

LOCK HAVEN — The Sons and Daughters of Italy #146 in Lock Haven donated over $100,000 to area charities, non-profits, scholarships and more in 2023.

The Sons are donating a total of $108,082 towards scholarships and local organizations.

The money was funded through the lodge’s gambling proceeds.

Each year, the organization is required by the state to donate 60 percent of these funds, according to board President Dan Vilello.

The donations include the gross amounts between 2021 and 2022.

$13,350 will be donated as high school and college scholarships to eleven students and the rest of the money will be donated to the following organizations:

— West Branch Drug and Alcohol – $3,000

— Lock Haven Catholic School – race for education – $250

— Wounded Warriors – $200

— West Branch Soccer – $1,000

— Central PA Cannons – $100

— Mill Hall Little League – $100

— Avis Little League – $100

— Long Run Little League – $100

— Clinton Little League – $300

— Keystone Little League – $500

— Lock Haven/Flemington Baseball – $400

— Yeti Baseball – $100

— Ronald McDonald House – $300

— Bald Eagle and Nittany Valley Kiwanis – $500

— Holy Spirit Parish – $500

— Millbrook – $500

— Clinton County United Way – $2,000

— Dunnstown Fire Company – $122

— KCSD Adult Education – $100

— Harger Utilities Charities – $250

— Harger Utilities Clay Shoot – $2,200

— Chartible use of facilities – $7,735

— Spaghetti Dinners – $10,475

— Camp Cadet – $500

— Horses of Hope – $500

— Central PA ATV Association – $15,000

— Dalton Perry Wrestling Sponsorship – $200

— Cameron Blakely Donation, CMHS – $100

— Woodward Township Duck Derby – $250

— Keystone Central Community Foundation – $100

— Alpine Star Bingo – $250

— City of Lock Haven Fallon Alley Project – $950

— Lock Haven Jaycees Fireworks – $500

— American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – $150

— Lock Haven EMS – $500

— Hand-in-Hand Hose Company Halloween Parade – $100

— Clinton County Children and Youth – $125

— Liz Gill for Germello benefit – $100

— Central Mountain Lady Wildcats – $200

— Veterans Affairs Old Soldiers home – $200

— Central Mountain Clay Target League – $200

— Veterans Affairs – $300

— CMHS Golf Boosters – $100

— Central Mountain Wrestling Boosters – King of the Mountain booklet ad – $75

— CMHS Marching Band – $200

— Appalachin Pug Rescue – $500

— Angela Rogers – special request – $800

— Bear Country Radio Christmas wish list – $200

— Lock Haven YMCA 2nd pool payment – $5,000

— Clinton County Toys for Tots – $300

— Lock Haven endowment memorial – $1,000

The Sons and Daughters of Italy’s council held up a grandiose check which will be dispersed among donor recipients. The check was made out to Clinton County Charitable Donations.