The Flyers and Independence Blue Cross are recognizing six volunteers who have made major impacts on their Philadelphia-area communities by volunteering for nonprofits or schools.<\/p>\n
The IBX Caring MVPs program spotlights unsung heroes who serve their communities in various ways. Each volunteer receives suite-level tickets to a Flyers game where they are recognized, a customized Flyers jersey and a $500 donation to the nonprofit organization of their choice.<\/p>\n
The MVPs are being named as the season progresses.\u00a0Here are the volunteers that have honored so far:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Stephanie Scoma, who has spent five years volunteering with the\u00a0Ronald McDonald House Camp \u2014 a one-week, overnight camp for children with cancer and their siblings. Scoma strives to get campers to feel comfortable being themselves by dressing in silly outfits, singing off-key and leading camp chants. She helps the campers connect with other children who understand what it means to live with cancer. She began volunteering at the camp as a Temple University nursing student and has continued since becoming a pediatric ICU\/oncology nurse at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Each summer, she spends a week volunteering at the camp instead of taking a traditional vacation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The IBX Caring MVPs program recognizes volunteers who help people, families and neighborhoods in Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey. The nomination process for this season’s program closed in October.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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