{"id":191501,"date":"2026-05-13T19:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/191501\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:35:10","slug":"donation-supports-military-personnel-traveling-via-avp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/191501\/","title":{"rendered":"Donation supports military personnel traveling via AVP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members of the Second Brigade Motorcycle Club presented a $450 check Wednesday to the veteran-focused nonprofit Blue Star Mothers of NEPA, which has provided comforting amenities and refreshments for the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton International Airport\u2019s Military Appreciation Room since 2019. The dedicated room provides military personnel and their families a private space to relax at the airport prior to their flights. The $450 donation Blue Star Mothers of NEPA accepted at the airport Wednesday represents the approximate cost of purchasing refreshments bimonthly, per information provided by the airport. A local chapter of the nonpartisan Blue Star Mothers of America, Blue Star Mothers of NEPA also makes and ships care packages for U.S. troops serving stateside and abroad and supports various local veterans organizations.<\/p>\n

\"Plaques<\/p>\n

Plaques representing the branches of the military hang on the wall in the Military Appreciation Room at the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre Airport in Avoca on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Members<\/p>\n

Members of the 2nd Brigade Motorcycle Club and members of the Blue Star Mothers of NEPA mingle inside the Military Appreciation Room at the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre Airport in Avoca on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre<\/p>\n

Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre Airport\u2019s Interim Executive Director Stephen Mykulyn thanks the 2nd Brigade Motorcycle Club for their donation to the Blue Star Mothers of NEPA at the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre Airport in Avoca on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"County<\/p>\n

County officials, members of the 2nd Brigade Motorcycle Club, and members of the Blue Star Mothers of NEPA gather outside of the Military Appreciation Room at the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre Airport in Avoca on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Members<\/p>\n

Members of the 2nd Brigade Motorcycle Club and members of the Blue Star Mothers of NEPA stand between County Controller Gary DiBilieo and Lackawanna County Commissioner Thom Welby on the left, and Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre Airport\u2019s Interim Executive Director Stephen Mykulyn and Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak on the right at the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre Airport in Avoca on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. The group is posing outside of the Military Appreciation Room. The 2nd Brigade Motorcycle Club donated $450 to the Blue Star Mothers to help them restock the refreshments in the room. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Members<\/p>\n

Members of the 2nd Brigade Motorcycle Club and members of the Blue Star Mothers of NEPA mingle inside the Military Appreciation Room at the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre Airport in Avoca on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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Plaques representing the branches of the military hang on the wall in the Military Appreciation Room at the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre Airport in Avoca on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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