An anonymous donor has stepped in with a gift to save Wesley Family Services’ “Open Your Heart to a Senior” program in Westmoreland County, which was set to end due to a lack of federal funding.”Much to our surprise, and I find this very humbling and overwhelming, we had a donor come forward for the program in Westmoreland County and donated $100,000,” said Doug Muetzel, CEO of Wesley Family Services. The donation is life-changing for seniors like Diana Holcomb.”I would give him the biggest hug, and I would say thank you and God bless you,” Holcomb said.Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube ChannelHolcomb said she had been feeling hopeless about the program’s potential closure.”I don’t have anybody, and I thought, OK, what’s going to happen? Where am I going to get food? How am I going to eat?” she said.Determined to make a difference, Holcomb contacted Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 to share her story.”I thought, the word has to get out there. Somebody has to know,” she said. “And I thought, ‘OK, you always watch that program, you like that program, they’ll do something about it,’ and you did.””WTAE’s coverage of this — it’s critical that we all come together and talk about what does the need look like, and what are some of the ways that we can think differently about meeting that need?” Muetzel said.After Holcomb’s story aired last week, the anonymous donation came through.”Wow, you know, somebody out there cares,” Holcomb said. “It brought me to tears, and I just thank the Lord. I said, ‘Thank you, Lord, for working this out.'”The donation will help the Westmoreland County program for a year, but the “In Service of Seniors” program in Allegheny County is still set to end this month without additional funding.The anonymous donor hopes their generosity will inspire others to give back to the community.”WTAE’s coverage of this — it’s critical that we all come together and talk about what does the need look like, and what are some of the ways that we can think differently about meeting that need?” Muetzel said.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.

GREENSBURG, Pa. —

An anonymous donor has stepped in with a gift to save Wesley Family Services’ “Open Your Heart to a Senior” program in Westmoreland County, which was set to end due to a lack of federal funding.

“Much to our surprise, and I find this very humbling and overwhelming, we had a donor come forward for the program in Westmoreland County and donated $100,000,” said Doug Muetzel, CEO of Wesley Family Services.

The donation is life-changing for seniors like Diana Holcomb.

“I would give him the biggest hug, and I would say thank you and God bless you,” Holcomb said.

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Holcomb said she had been feeling hopeless about the program’s potential closure.

“I don’t have anybody, and I thought, OK, what’s going to happen? Where am I going to get food? How am I going to eat?” she said.

Determined to make a difference, Holcomb contacted Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 to share her story.

“I thought, the word has to get out there. Somebody has to know,” she said. “And I thought, ‘OK, you always watch that program, you like that program, they’ll do something about it,’ and you did.”

“WTAE’s coverage of this — it’s critical that we all come together and talk about what does the need look like, and what are some of the ways that we can think differently about meeting that need?” Muetzel said.

After Holcomb’s story aired last week, the anonymous donation came through.

“Wow, you know, somebody out there cares,” Holcomb said. “It brought me to tears, and I just thank the Lord. I said, ‘Thank you, Lord, for working this out.'”

The donation will help the Westmoreland County program for a year, but the “In Service of Seniors” program in Allegheny County is still set to end this month without additional funding.

The anonymous donor hopes their generosity will inspire others to give back to the community.

“WTAE’s coverage of this — it’s critical that we all come together and talk about what does the need look like, and what are some of the ways that we can think differently about meeting that need?” Muetzel said.

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