Rep. Aaron Kaufer participated in Geisinger Health Plan’s public discussion about Pennsylvania’s continuing fight against opioid abuse, as part of its #HadEnough initiative at the Wyoming Valley West Middle School Auditorium in Kingston in late March. As a panelist, Kaufer joined representatives from Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Health System, Pennsylvania State Police, Clean Slate Addiction Treatment Centers, Luzerne County law enforcement and a former addict in recovery to discuss the opioid epidemic in the area.

As part of Catholic School Week in February, Rep. Aaron Kaufer read to a class of second- and third-graders from Wyoming Area Catholic School in Exeter. He challenged 23 students to read 500 books in one month, and if they met the challenge, he would treat them to a pizza party. Well... the kids met the challenge! And so he personally delivered pizza to the kids in March. They did a lot of reading and learning, and he was happy to encourage them to do so. Great work!