ARW Talks to Civic Club

Deborah La Valla of the Blair County American Rescue Workers (ARW) presented to the Williamsburg Women's Civic Club on Monday, Oct. 23. La Valla said she and her husband came to Hollidaysburg in 2006 for a six-week training course for the ARW. La Valla and her husband lived in Ohio from 2007-2015, and then returned to Hollidaysburg in 2015.

La Valla said the American Rescue Workers began in 1884, with the Blair County chapter beginning in the 1920s. ARW depends on the support of the community, and then it is decided what's needed for the community. Currently, the location of the ARW is the hom...