Wyoming County Special Needs Association

11/04/2026

🚗🚗🚗𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.
Operating a nonprofit organization comes with many expenses, and one of our biggest expenses at **𝐖𝐲𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐖𝐂𝐒𝐍𝐀)** is transportation.

Until yesterday, we had a fleet of three vehicles. **𝐀𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟏𝟗 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬!** 🚗

Transportation is so much more than simply getting someone from point A to point B. Every single day, 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 . Many of the individuals we serve are unable to drive themselves and depend on us to help them remain active, independent, and connected to their community.

**𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒂 𝒍𝒖𝒙𝒖𝒓𝒚. 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏.** ❤️

Unfortunately, one of our older vehicles has suffered a significant mechanical failure, and the cost of repairing it would exceed the value of the vehicle. This leaves us facing the unexpected expense of purchasing a replacement.

We have already reached out to several foundations and community organizations to explore grant opportunities and possible funding assistance.

**𝐖𝐂𝐒𝐍𝐀 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞!** We are incredibly proud of the services we provide and the opportunities we create for individuals with disabilities. But as our organization grows, so do our operating expenses.

And that's where **𝐖𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏!**

We are asking our community, local businesses, and supporters to consider making a donation toward helping us replace this vehicle. No donation is too small, and every dollar brings us one step closer to keeping our clients moving!

❤️ **𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩?**

There are two ways to donate:

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: Visit **𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐰𝐜𝐬𝐧𝐚.𝐨𝐫𝐠** and click the **"𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰"** button.

✉️ 𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥: We will gladly accept checks mailed to:
𝙒𝒚𝙤𝒎𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝘾𝒐𝙪𝒏𝙩𝒚 𝑺𝙥𝒆𝙘𝒊𝙖𝒍 𝑵𝙚𝒆𝙙𝒔 𝑨𝙨𝒔𝙤𝒄𝙞𝒂𝙩𝒊𝙤𝒏
636 PA-29 N
Tunkhannock, PA 18657

Even if you're unable to donate, simply sharing this post could help us reach someone who can!

We are beyond grateful for our community partners, donors, and everyone who continues to believe in our mission. Your generosity allows us to provide opportunities, build independence, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of the individuals we serve.

**𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐖𝐂𝐒𝐍𝐀 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝!**❤️

Thank you for supporting WCSNA and the 19 incredible individuals who count on us! ❤️

11/04/2026

When our clients ask for a party, we give them a PARTY! 🥳🎉🎂

Recently, we celebrated our birthday girl, Jamie! 👑💜

And just look at that absolutely beautiful cake, made with love by our very own Heather Melisky! 🎂💕 She did such an amazing job!

At WCSNA, it's about so much more than providing services. It's about friendships, laughter, making memories, and making sure every person we support feels special, valued, and celebrated!

Happy Birthday, Jamie! We hope your day was as wonderful as you are! 💜🎈🎉

11/04/2026

❤️ We are so proud of Jamie! ❤️

One of Jamie's personal goals is quilting and sewing, and she has been working incredibly hard for quite some time on this absolutely gorgeous Christmas tablecloth! 🎄🧵🪡

Jamie recently completed her beautiful project and generously donated it to WCSNA to use on our office dining table!

The amount of time, patience, dedication, and hard work she put into this is truly incredible. Every stitch represents her determination and creativity!

Jamie, you did an AMAZING job! We are so proud of you and so grateful for your thoughtful gift. We can't wait to display your beautiful work throughout the Christmas season! ❤️🎄

This is what achieving personal goals is all about! ❤️

11/02/2026

10/31/2026

10/30/2026

🎃👻 WCSNA Halloween Party 2026! 👻🎃

What a SPOOKTACULAR time we had celebrating Halloween with our WCSNA family! 🧡🖤

Our evening was filled with laughter, friendship, delicious treats, and lots of Halloween fun!

🍕 We enjoyed pizza, cookies, candy, apple c***r, and some adorable Halloween-themed snacks, including pumpkin oranges and witch's brooms made from cheese sticks and pretzels! 🧹🍊

🎨 We painted pumpkins, colored Halloween pictures, worked on spooky word searches, played games, and enjoyed watching Casper the Friendly Ghost! 👻

But the best part of the evening wasn't the food or activities. It was seeing everyone come together, socialize, laugh, and make wonderful memories! ❤️

At WCSNA, we believe that everyone deserves opportunities to have fun, build friendships, feel included, and simply enjoy being part of a community.

Thank you to everyone who helped make our Halloween celebration such a fun and memorable evening! We couldn't do it without our amazing staff and the wonderful individuals we support! 🧡

Happy Halloween from all of us at Wyoming County Special Needs Association! 🎃👻🕷️

10/21/2026

🌻 A Fun Day Out with WCSNA! 🌻

Some of our WCSNA friends enjoyed a wonderful outing today to Shores Sisters in Wysox, PA! 💛

They had a great time exploring this popular local spot, checking out all the goodies, and enjoying some time together!

Outings like these are about so much more than just getting out of the house. They're about friendship, socialization, community inclusion, and making memories together! 🥰

We love seeing our friends out and about, enjoying everything our surrounding communities have to offer! 💜🦋

10/05/2026

🏒 Hockey Night with WCSNA! ❤️

Our clients and staff had a great time enjoying a night out together! Opportunities like these are about so much more than having fun. 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞. ❤️ Thank you so much Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the tickets!!

Not every activity we offer is donated or free, so we rely on our amazing community to help make them possible!

💙 See what your donation can do:
🎳 $10 = 2 games of bowling for a client
🎬 $25 = movie tickets for 2 clients
🎨 $50 = a craft activity for 4–5 clients

Your donation doesn't just fund an activity—it creates friendship, inclusion, connection, and memories.

𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗼 (𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀): @𝗪𝗖𝗦𝗡𝗔
𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗣𝗮𝗹: 𝗷𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀@𝘄𝗰𝘀𝗻𝗮.𝗼𝗿𝗴

10/03/2026

Did you know that Pattie's Waggin' Tails Senior Sanctuary has an incredible Forever Foster Program for adults with disabilities and senior citizens?! 🐾❤️

Through their Forever Foster Program, they intentionally connect two vulnerable populations in a way that honors their needs, removes financial barriers, and creates meaningful, life-affirming bonds between people and animals.

And yesterday, one of OUR VERY OWN WCSNA clients was matched with his new best buddy! 🥹🐶❤️

Programs like this can provide companionship, purpose, responsibility, comfort, and unconditional love—all while giving a deserving animal a loving home.

We are so excited to watch this new friendship grow! 🐾❤️