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For more information on a Day of Caring Project, please contact Robbi Hunt at the United Way of Greater Lorain County, by phone (440) 277-6530 or 324-2898, Ext. 21, by FAX: (440) 277-7409, or by e-mail at robbi@uwglc.net.

Projects highlighted need volunteers.

Paint a Program Room: Volunteers will help paint the “Cadet Room” which is used to program with 6-9 year old members. Paint & supplies will be provided.
Boys & Girls Club of Lorain County
218 N Pleasant Street, Oberlin
6 Volunteers Friday September 5, time TBD
Ashley Jones 440-775-2582 ashjones_21@yahoo.com
Kendal (6) Marcia Heckert 440-775-9808 mheckert@kao.kendal.org

Project Paint: Volunteers will paint the laundry facilities and three security doors.
FAITH House
1561 E 30th Street, Lorain
8 Volunteers Friday September 5, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Dana Murphy 440-277-4430 danafh@centurytel.net
Crane Aerospace (2) Tricia Gehl 440-326-5559 tricia.gehl@craneaerospace.com
Emerson Network (2) Barb Pentito 440-204-5109

barbara.pentito@
emersonnetworkpower.com

LCCC (2) Rita Pullen 440-366-7401 rpullen@lorainccc.edu
UPS (2) Cary Blakemore 440-323-5162 cblakemore@ups.com

Charts Unlimited: Our federal funders have required us to modify how our patient charts are put together. As a result, we need to assemble the contents of new patient charts (charts have no patient information). Volunteers will reassemble new charts according to specifications.
Family Planning Services of Lorain County
602 Leona Street, Elyria
3 Volunteers Friday September 5, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Sharon Alaimo 440-322-7526 ext. 106 patlberger@aol.com
Lor. Cnty. ADAS Board (2) Dee Vargas 440-282-9920 dvargas@lorainadas.org
LCCC (2) Rita Pullen 440-366-7401 rpullen@lorainccc.edu

Nature Center Completion: Volunteers will complete new Nature Center space at CampTimberlane. May include painting interior walls, hanging shelves and pictures, setting up displays, cleaning, and landscaping around cabin.
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio
Camp Timberlane 13408 Green Road, Wakeman
6 Volunteers Friday September 5, 9:00 am-2:00 pm
Debbie Kroupa 440-233-6112 x 238 dkroupa@gsneo.org
NACS Inc. (4) Lanie Richardson 440-775-7777 lrichardson@nacs.org
Crane Aerospace (2) Tricia Gehl 440-326-5559 tricia.gehl@craneaerospace.com

Firelands Scout Reservation: Volunteers will apply wood preservative to picnic tables and wooden benches.
Heart of Ohio Boy Scout Council
13782 Gore-Orphanage Road, Wakeman
12 Volunteers Friday September 5, 9:00 am-3:30 pm
Dan Thomas   800-334-5910
Macy’s Systems Tech. (6) Mindy Berthold 440-233-3495 mindy.berthold@macys.com
Emerson Network (2) Barb Pentito 440-204-5109 barbara.pentito@
emersonnetworkpower.com
LCCC (4) Rita Pullen 440-366-7401 rpullen@lorainccc.edu

Home Care: Volunteers will perform heavy cleaning projects such as washing windows for senior citizens who have no other resources.
Lorain County Office on Aging
Location will be various senior’s homes
10 Volunteers Friday September 5 (Date and times are flexible)
Mary Baker Miller 440-326-4818 mlbm48@yahoo.com
Need 8 Volunteers    
LCCC (4) Rita Pullen 440-366-7401 rpullen@lorainccc.edu

Senior Volunteer Recognition Garden: Volunteers will plant a garden of appreciation for our Senior Citizens that have volunteered here for over 30 years.
Neighborhood House Association
Oberlin Senior Center
90 E College Street, Oberlin
10 Volunteers Thursday September 11, 9:00 am-2:00 pm
Teri Christian 440-775-1504 teric@nhalorain.org
Community Services for Deaf (2) Leona Grigsby 440-277-4602 lgrigsby@chsc.org
NACS Inc. (4) Lanie Richardson 440-775-7777 lrichardson@nacs.org
Emerson Network (3) Barb Pentito 440-204-5109 barbara.pentito@
emersonnetworkpower.com
YWCA Elyria (1) Carol Spiros 440-322-6308 cspiros@elyriaywca.org

Packing Boxes to Meet the Need: Volunteers will inspect, sort, and repackage donated food for distribution to the 120 agencies that Second Harvest supports.
Second Harvest Foodbank
7445 Deer Trail Lane, Lorain
15 Volunteers Thursday September 4, 10:00 am-1:00pm
15 Volunteers Thursday September 4, 1:30 pm-4:30pm
15 Volunteers Friday September 5, 10:00 am-1:00pm
15 Volunteers Friday September 5, 1:30 pm-4:30pm
Rod McGuire 440-960-2265 rmcguire@
secondharvestfoodbank.org
Need 3 Volunteers    
Thursday Sept. 4 10:00 am-1:00 pm    
Macy’s Systems Tech. (4) Mindy Berthold 440-233-3495 mindy.berthold@macys.com
JC Penney (5) Pam Keller 440-324-5736 pcurt1@jcpenney.com
UPS (2) Cary Blakemore 440-323-5162 cblakemore@ups.com
Arthritis Foundation (1) Leslie Noss 440-933-2610 lnoss4af@juno.com
Thursday Sept. 4 1:30 pm-4:30 pm    
PolyOne (9) Paul Contoveros 440-930-1439 paul.contoveros@polyone.com
Macy’s Systems Tech. (4) Mindy Berthold 440-233-3495 mindy.berthold@macys.com
Hearthstone Assisted Living (2) Susan Bartosch 440-960-2813 cdd.lorain@hscsal.com
Friday Sept. 5 10:00 am-1:00 pm    
North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility (15) Deborah Hill 440-748-5000 dhill@mtctrains.com
Friday Sept. 5 1:30 pm-4:30 pm    
North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility (15) Deborah Hill 440-748-5000 dhill@mtctrains.com
Friday Sept. 5 2:00 pm-3:30 pm    
EMH (25) Ray Holland 440-329-7500 ray.holland@emhrhs.org

 

 

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