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Home Savings Foundation Pledges $30,000 to CityScape"
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Home Savings Charitable Foundation has pledged $30,000 to Youngstown CityScape.The first $10,000 check has been presented to the group, with two more checks of similar amounts to follow in the next two years."This donation will provide the resources and direction necessary to accomplish our mission of revitalizing Youngstown's downtown and gateways through beautification, education, and preservation," said Sharon Letson, executive director of 8-year-old nonprofit group.CityScape recently completed its annual beautification project in which some 250 volunteers planted more than 1,500 plants across the downtown.The committee continues to work with students at Youngstown State University to research the history of significant properties and then host events at those properties to share their findings, Letson noted."