SitemapUnited Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning
Valley will host its annual Day of Caring Friday at sites across the city.
The
breakfast begins at the Covelli Centre at 8 a.m. and volunteers will head to
their work sites at 9 a.m. This year’s major project will be on Oak Street
between Albert Street and Lansdowne Boulevard on the city’s east side, as
workers clean sidewalks and vacant lots. “Helping to clean up and beautify Oak
Street, our major East Side corridor, will dovetail greatly with the Joseph
Family’s Chill Can project,” said Mayor John McNally, “as well as improvement
work being done by the North East Home Owners Association, East High School
volunteers and by church groups in this area. Volunteers will also work with 18
nonprofit agencies, including Potential Development, YWCA of Youngstown and
Youngstown CityScape, on landscaping, remodeling and cleanup projects. The
American Red Cross will also be distributing free smoke alarms. United Way
President Bob Hannon said the organization is expecting more than 800
volunteers, a record number. To read the full story from the Business Journal, click here.