The Panther Valley Irish American Association again continued its annual tradition of helping local charitable organizations around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons.

This year the PVIAA donated a total of $2,000, with $400 going to each of the following groups: the Nesquehoning Food Bank, the Lansford Food Pantry, the Salvation Army of Tamaqua, the St. Vincent DePaul Society of the Panther Valley, and the Summit Hill Food Pantry.