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United Way Youth Day of Caring Set for Saturday
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In partnership with the Youngstown/Mahoning Valley United Way, students from school systems throughout the Mahoning Valley will be participating in volunteer activities this Saturday in conjunction with National Youth Service Day. The third annual Youngstown/Mahoning Valley United Way Youth Day of Caring will be held April 24 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.From 9 a.m. until 12 noon, students from St. Patrick's Church, Neighborhood Ministries Youth Media Team, Youth Leadership Mahoning Valley, the Teen Advisory Group of the Volunteer Center of Youngstown/Mahoning Valley, Hubbard and Springfield Local high schools' National Honor Society, Struthers High School Interact Club, Austintown Fitch and South Range high schools' Key Club, and Canfield High School Young Leaders, will be participating in Youngstown/Mahoning Valley United Way "Youth Day of Caring."A total of 130 students from area high schools and churches will be completing much needed community service projects at Second Harvest Foodbank, OCCHA, Potential Development, Potential Development School of Autism, Beeghly Oaks Assisted Living Center, Catholic Charities Regional Agency, Lake to River Girl Scouts Council, Help Hot Line, Salvation Army, YMCA, YWCA and at the homes of clients of the Volunteer Service to Seniors program. The students will be sorting food donations, painting, landscaping, assembling craft projects, and doing outside clean-up at the homes of area seniors.The students will assemble at 8 a.m. at the Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispana offices on Shirley Road for an overview of the day. They will then depart for their assigned locations to complete their projects. The students will return to OCCHA at noon for an ethnic luncheon and to share their experiences and re-cap the day."It's great to see these young people pitch in to help to make a difference in our community," says JoAnn Stock, director of campaign and marketing at United Way.Youngstown/Mahoning Valley United Way Youth Day of Caring activities are designed to:Increase awareness of United Way and how it works in the communityIncrease awareness of United Way affiliated agencies and how they work to meet community needsIncrease awareness of the important roles volunteers play in helping to make the Mahoning Valley a better place. "