The First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania celebrated new members and honored outgoing board members Wednesday night at the Williamsport Country Club during the charitable organization’s annual dinner.

Davie Jane Gilmour and Jack McKernan, two community figures whose time on the foundation’s board of directors has come to an end.

Gilmour, president of Pennsylvania College of Technology, served from 2007 to 2015 and said the foundation has “transformed thousands of lives,” but added there is “much more to do.”

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Marshall Welch III, outgoing board chairman of the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania, provided opening remarks Wednesday night at the Williamsport Country Club during the charitable organization’s annual dinner ceremony.

Marshall Welch III, outgoing chairman of the board, said Gilmour helped rebrand the foundation and was instrumental in implementing one of its strategic plans and its ongoing relocation.

Formerly known as the Williamsport-Lycoming Foundation, the community trust’s roots go back nearly 100 years. She said preparations are ongoing for a yearlong celebration.

Frank Pellegrino, incoming chairman of the partnership board of directors, called the upcoming anniversary a “turning point” for the organization, which he said has created stronger and more vibrant communities through its work.

He said the foundation has helped make this region a great place to live, raise families and recreate.