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Ben Franklin Community Award recipients announced

Posted 8/5/22

HONESDALE, PA - The Wayne County Community Foundation is pleased to announce Michael and Allyson Cavage as their 2022 Ben Franklin Community Service Award recipients! An award ceremony and dinner …

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HONESDALE, PA - The Wayne County Community Foundation is pleased to announce Michael and Allyson Cavage as their 2022 Ben Franklin Community Service Award recipients! An award ceremony and dinner will be held on September 28th at 5:30 PM at Ladore Lodge, 398 South St Waymart, PA 18472. Tickets are available at WayneFoundation.Org 

Each year, The Foundation’s board of directors selects a person or persons who have demonstrated long-standing and deep-rooted community-mindedness. The Ben Franklin Community Service Award is distributed from funds established and invested by Benjamin Franklin in 1790 with the intention of bettering one’s community. The recipient then donates their award to a nonprofit of their choice. 

Michael W. Cavage was raised in Waymart and attended Western Wayne High School. Michael worked on his family farm, J.F. Cavage Construction, and Linde Enterprises. With the support of his wife Allyson, he founded Pioneer Construction Company Inc. in 1995. 

What had started out as a 12 person company, has now grown to serve its community with over 200 hardworking and dedicated employees. Michael sits on the Board of Directors for the Honesdale National Bank, was named Business Person of the Year in 2013, is on the finance committee for St. Mary’s Church in Waymart, is owner of Osborne Lawn and Garden, and is a partner in Wayne County Home Meats. 

Allyson A. Cavage was raised in Honesdale and graduated from Honesdale High School. Allyson has worked at Wayne Bank and is currently Secretary and Treasurer at Pioneer Construction Company Inc. 

Together Allyson and Michael have created a beautiful family with five children, Eric, Mariah, Dustin, Janine, and their deceased daughter, Alyssa. They have also been blessed with many grandchildren. 

Allyson and Michael previously ran the Diocesan Annual Appeal for both Wayne and Pike County and currently sit on the Diocesan Annual Appeal Advisory board.  

They have supported many organizations and programs in Wayne County, including the Wayne Memorial Hospital, the Wayne County Food Pantry, the Wayne County Public Library, local Emergency Medical Services, Fire Departments, State and Local Police Departments, the 4-H, Women’s Resource Center, and many others.

For more information or to purchase ad space in this year’s program, contact us at info@waynefoundation.org

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