American Legion Dennis Strong
Post 4578

P.O. Box 457

833-2488

Mike Ciprich, Commander

Meets second Wednesday of every month at Wyoming County Historical Society, Bridge and Harrison Streets.  Conducts Memorial Day activities, places flags on graves on Veterans Day, participates in veterans' funerals.

AMVETS

  RRl Box l3

836-3253

(American Veterans of World War II, Vietnam and Korea

Audobon Society ,
Greater Wyoming Valley Chapter 

PO Box 535    Dallas

825-BIRD

Robert Houck, President

Bonnie Yuscavage, Vice-President

Barbara Williams, Secretary

Margaret Reid, treasurer

Endeavors to promote an awareness of, an appreciation for and a desire to preserve nature's beauty and diversity.  Awareness is encouraged through society publications; appreciation through its activities, and a desire to preserve nature through activism.  The Bird Hotline keeps society members and the public abreast of recent bird sightings and birding hotspots.  Meetings are held the third Monday of Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., Sept., Oct., and Nov. at 7:30 p.m. at the Dallas United Methodist Church.  The society also holds frequent field trips, and serves Wyoming and Luzerne Counties.

Back Mountain Regional Land Trust

P.O. Box  B Shavertown

675-2274

Linda Thoma, Administrator

Private, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and preserving forests, woodlands, waterways, agricultural lands and other open spaces primarily through the use of conservation easements, public education and non-partisan government involvement.

Meets third Tuesday, 7 p.m.  Call for location

Baha'i Community
of Northeast Pennsylvania

RRl Box l3l2 Factoryville

378-3782

To promote the teachings of Baha'u'llah.  Baha'is work for world peace, racial harmony, quality of men and women and elimination of all forms of prejudice.  Meet alternate Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. in Falls Township.

Concern Professional Services for Children, Youth and Families

426 Mulberry St., Scranton

l-800-654-6180

Rebecca Dominguez, M.S. Regional Director

Provides a variety of specialized foster care programs.  Speakers available for presentations that address the needs, current treatment, and other issues of child abuse and neglect.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Tunkhannock Chapter

Historical Society Building,
Harrison St, Tunkhannock

333-1016

Ruth Breitweizer, Regent

Emphasis on patriotic, historical, educational and objectives.  Contributes financially to many projects of the National DAR including support for four schools helping limited students, one college and one school for American Indians.  Locally sponsors a good citizen award in Tunkhannock Area and Lackawanna Trail High Schools, an essay contest in Tunkhannock Area School District for grades 5-8.  Descendents of persons who served in the American Revolutionary War are urged to join the group.   Visitors are welcome.  Meetings are held the second Saturday of the month (except January, July and August) at l p.m. in the Wyoming County Historical Society Bldg., Harrison St., Tunkhannock.

Disabled American Veterans

RRl   Sugar Run

746-9071

Jim Holmes

Dr. Walter B. Tewksbury Memorial Committee

ll6-ll8 Warren St.

836-3170

John R. Morgan

To commemorate the life and Olympic achievement of Dr. Walter B. Tewksbury by encouraging area athletes to pursue track and field events to Olympic competition.

Endless Mountains Amateur Radio Club

RRl Box 207A

836-460l5

Steve Garnecki, N3MUV. President

Provides a means to exchange information and cooperation between amateur radio operators, promote radio knowledge, advance individual operating efficiency and advance the general interest of amateur radio in the community.  Monitors a repeater for radio communications throughout Wyoming County.  Meets weekly on the radio to test communications and teach radio traffic handling.  Classes are offered for license training every February and March.  Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Wyoming County Emergency Operations Center, l5 E. Tioga St.

Endless Mountains Archery Club, Inc.

RR 2  Box l79 C, Mehoopany, Pa.  l8629

Dennis Mingus

Club shoots and meets on the second Sunday each month at club grounds at Mill City Sportsmen's Club on Old Mill Rd.  Promotes the sport of archery.  Contact by youth organizations is welcome.  Provides information on bow hunting and recreational archery.

Endless Mountains BOBCATS
Running Club

l4 Spruce St.

836-4784

Sandra Howard

Meets third Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Pink Apple Restaurant.   Sponsors or supports four road races every year, maintains litter control on Sunnyside Rd. and has an annual banquet and picnic.  For information, contact 

Endless Mountains Chorus

836-l2l4

The Tunkhannock Area Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America. Designed to provide an opportunity for men to enjoy singing songs in four-part harmony.  Presents an annual concert at Tunkhannock Area High School and offers periodic sing-outs to various organizations.  Society's national charity is the Institute of Logopedics, dedicated to rehabilitation and training of speech-handicapped children and adults.  Meets every Thursday from 7:30 -l0:00 p.m. at  St. Peter's Episcopal Church.

Endless Mountains Council of the Arts

302 West Tioga Street
Tunkhannock, Pa.
836-3622

Encourages, strengthens and supports the visual and performing arts in
Wyoming and Susquehanna Counties.  Meets the first Monday of each month
at the gallery @ 7:00 PM

Endless Mountains Habitat for Humanity

P.O. Box 308

Endless Mountains Photography Club

P.O. Box 888

836-6087

Kenneth Frank, President

Provides a means of exchange of photographic information.  Shares in club competitions.  Promotes good photography and shares the art of creating good work.   Participates in field trips, hosts meeting lectures and indoor photography shooting sessions.  Meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. in Rm. 20l, Tunkhannock United Methodist Church Education Bldg., Warren and Marion Sts.

Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau

RR 6 Box l32A

836-543l

Promotes the four counties of the Endless Mountains.  Meets the second Thursday of each month at l p.m. at the Wyalusing Hotel.

Factoryville Fire Co.
and Women's Auxiliary

945-5373

Provides free service to Factoryville Borough, Clinton Twp. and parts of LaPlume.   Provides ambulance service to these communities as well as Nicholson and Fleetville.  Auxiliary supports the fire company and sponsors the ambulance.   Fire Company meets first Tuesday of every month.  Auxiliary meets second Tuesday of every month.

Factoryville Sportsmen's Club

Box 33l, Factoryville

378-2593

Trap shooting, rifle, pistol (action, bullseye and silhouette), archery 3-D, sporting clays, five-stand sporting  NRA affiliated.  Meets the last Wednesday of every month at the clubhouse.

Falls Lions Club

P.O. Box 66 Falls

388-6048

Community Service through fundraising events such as pancake breakfasts and chicken barbecues.  Annual free Children's Christmas Party.  Meets the first and third Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Weatherby's Wayside.

Folklore Society of
Northeast Pennsylvania

RR 2 Box 713

333-4007

We are an organization promoting traditional music, 
dance, and storytelling in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

GFWC Country Corners Club

Federated women's organization whose functions include community projects, fostering of new friendships in a rural area, and recognition of area women.  Meets the second Thursday of every month, September -May at the Evans Falls Elementary School.

Humane Society of Wyoming County

836-4745

Organizational services: Provides humane education to county residents, sponsors spay and neuter rebate program to encourage pet sterilization, operates low-cost rabies vaccination clinics twice a year, provides telephone response to problems and animal emergencies.  The society is an all-volunteer organization, and new members are always welcome.  Meets the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.at the Dept. of Agriculture Bldg. on Rt. 92 (no meetings in August or December.

In Loving Memory

l0 Susquehanna Ave.

Norm and Peg Ball

A support group for people who have lost a child.  The group meets the second Wednesday of each month, from 7-l0 p.m.

Kiwanis Club of Tunkhannock

Meets every Thursday at 6:45 p.m. at Shadowbrook

Community service organization.

Knights of Columbus

l7 Avery St.

836-8706

Society of Catholic men and their families dedicated to upholding the church's teachings by helping others regardless of national origin or religious status.

La Leche League of Tunkhannock

836-30l3

Provides education, support and information for women who choose to breastfeed.   Local lending library available.  Medical resources and one-on-one support offered.  Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. in the nursery of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church.

Lake Carey Cottagers Association

836-8706

A not-for-profit group of residents of the Lake Carey environs concerned with the well-being of the lake.

Lake Carey Sportsmen's Club

Organization of area sportsmen.  Activities include pig roasts, barbecues, hunter safety courses, clean-up day, stocking walleye in Lake Carey, walleye tournaments.   Meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Oliver House.