Pike youth group receives award

Members of the Pike County Chapter of Rallying Youth Organizers Together (RYOT) were honored at the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance’s Nonprofit and Community Assistance Center Community Awards Dinner in June. During the ceremony, the group received the runner-up Children and Youth Award for their ongoing efforts to promote greater awareness of problems such as dating violence and rape. RYOT, which is locally affiliated with Safe Haven, Inc., is under the guidance of Cindy Stine, educational outreach coordinator of Survivors’ Resources. Above, members are pictured at the awards dinner with keynote speaker, state Senator Lisa Baker. Standing from the left are: Amanda Henry, Morgan Keller, Ashley Prosser, Bailey Harman, and Tiffany Rodriguez. Seated from the left are Cindy Stine, Senator Baker and Sarah Azzilini.