Local Students Make a Difference Through Youth Day of Caring
On Monday, April 3, more than 200 high school students volunteered for United Way of the Capital Region’s 15th Annual Youth Day of Caring.
The students worked with 50 adult volunteers from United Way’s Bridges Society to complete a full-scale clean-up of Harrisburg’s City Island. The Bridges Society connects a diverse group of emerging leaders through giving and volunteering.
Volunteers were able to tackle projects that would otherwise have taken weeks for the city’s small park maintenance staff to complete. Weeds and overgrown brush were cleared, playground structures and fence posts were sealed and painted, and walkways and fencing were power washed. Additionally, the students did a clean-up along Front Street and the Sunken Gardens. Thanks to the day’s cleanup, the park is now ready for people from our entire community to enjoy.
Juniors and seniors from the following 10 high schools participated: Camp Hill, Central Dauphin East, Commonwealth Charter Academy, Cumberland Valley, John Harris, Lower Dauphin, Middletown, Red Land, SciTech and Susquehanna Township.
Youth Day of Caring was sponsored by Members 1st Federal Credit Union (Lead Sponsor), Capital Blue (Lunch Sponsor), Harrisburg Kiwanis Youth Foundation (Tool Sponsor) and PSECU (Sponsor).
