{"id":302840,"date":"2026-10-09T04:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302840\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T04:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:14:07","slug":"greater-pittston-ymca-holds-annual-community-awards-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302840\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Pittston YMCA holds annual Community Awards Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The award recipients gather at the conclusion of the Annual Communty Awards Dinner hosted by the Greater Pittston YMCA on Thursday at The Banks – a Waterfront Venue. From left: Isabella Dessoye, Yates Youth Leadership Award; Katie and Jay Duffy, Spirit of the Community Award; Nicholas Ciampi, Yates Youth Leadership Award; Josh Lukaszewski, Pittston YMCA executive director; Matt Fino, Volunteer of the Year Award; Jonathan Nelson (Real Estate), Corporate Distinction Award, WBRE\/WYOU Morning Anchor Gianna Galli; Jerry Ciampi, Lifetime Achievement Award; Kevin O\u2019Boyle, Pittston YMCA board member.<\/p>\n

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Katie and Jay Duffy receive the YMCA Spirit of the Community Award from Greater Pittston YMCA Executive Director Joshua Lukaszewski, right.<\/p>\n

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Joshua Lukaszewski, Greater Pittston executive director, left, presented Nichalos Ciampi, center, with the James & Jean Yates Youth Leadership Award. Right is Randy Spencer, who presented Nicolas.<\/p>\n

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Isabella Dessoye received the James & Jean Yates Youth Leadership Award from the Greater Pittston YMCA Executive Director Joshua Lukaszewski during the Annual Community Awards Dinner.<\/p>\n

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Joshua Lukaszewski, Greater Pittston executive director, left, presented Jonathan Nelson of Jonathan J. Nelson Real Estate, the Corportate Distinction Award.<\/p>\n

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Matt Fino, left, receives the Volunteer of the Year Award from Greater Pittston YMCA Executive Director Joshua Lukaszewski during the YMCA Community Awards Dinner on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

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PITTSTON \u2014 The 2026 Greater Pittston YMCA Community Awards Dinner was held Thursday, Oct. 8, at The Banks \u2013 a Waterfront Venue.<\/p>\n

Jerry Champi received the Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n

Other recipients during the event were: Isabella Dessoye and Nicholas Ciampi, James & Jean Yates Youth Leadership Award; Jay and Katie Duffy, YMCA Spirit of the Community Award; Matthew Fino, Volunteer of the Year Award; and Jonathan Nelson of Jonathan J. Nelson Real Estate, Corporate Distinction Award.<\/p>\n

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