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Kristen Topolski, shelter director of Ruth’s Place, recently served as a guest speaker for the Luzerne County Community College chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Topolski spoke about the mission and daily operations of the shelter. Donations of personal items and supplies were collected for the shelter on the day of the presentation. Members of the College’s Health Awareness Club and Peer Mentors Club also attended the presentation. From left, first row: Melanie Fisher, Wilkes-Barre; Maria Crawford, Bloomsburg; Rose Poulakos, adjunct faculty; Frank Owens, Hunlock Creek; Michele Fine, Wyoming; Christa Ciotola, Drums; Julius Zuckerman, Swoyersville; and Michelle McCabe, adviser, Health Awareness Club and director, Substance Abuse Education and Training Institute. Second row: Topolski; Sally Healey, adviser, NOW and adjunct faculty; Ariel Jantzi, Moscow; Megan Snyder, Drums; Katie Sargent, Hazleton; Martha Rivera, Wilkes-Barre; Lori Menighan, secretary, purchasing; Susan Gilroy-King, advisor, NOW and adjunct faculty; Debbie Pac, accounting clerk; Anne Booth holding Jolene Booth, Edwardsville; Barbara Choma, principal secretary, finance office; Lenore Scatton, McAdoo; Judy Rowett, systems analyst; and Joseph Malahowski, Larksville.