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Opportunities for Kindness
Family in need of reliable and safe transportation
- Safe and consistent access to important medical care 🏥
- The ability to provide their children with stability and opportunity 🎒
- Greater independence and dignity for both parents 💙
- Reduced stress and improved quality of life for the whole family 🌟
Recently Filled Needs
Hygiene products
Gas and Grocery gift cards for family in need
Refills for Student Success Closet - Stanton Middle School
10 packs of colored pencils
10 packs of loose leaf paper
10 travel size lotions
Laundry, Food, and Gasoline Assistance
Clothing for Elementary School Students
We are looking for:
- Leggings (sizes 5-12)
- Sweatpants (sizes 5-12)
- Athletic shorts (sizes 5-12)
- T-Shirts (sizes 5-12)
- Socks (kids sizes)
- Underwear (sizes 5-8)
- Shoes (kids sizes)
Knee socks for size Y10 shoe, bibs (solid colors, or stripes/polka dots - for a third grade girl)
About Kent
Kathleen Wiler - Area Director
Kathleen Wiler is a resident of Kent where she lives with her husband and two daughters, both of whom attend Kent City Schools. She is a current board member for the City of Kent Department of Parks and Recreation. Her past professional experience includes nearly 20 years working in NCAA Division I college athletics and three years as a teacher and coach near her hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Kathleen graduated from Providence College with a B.A. in Social Science and earned an MEd in School Counseling from Kent State University.
Our Steering Committee
David Myers - Manager, Human Resources - Davey Drill Kent / Rotary
Amanda Senn - Sales and Marketing. - Metis Construction /Rotary
Nicholas Shearer - Chief of Police - City of Kent
Bill Myers - Fire Chief - City of Kent
Dennis Campbell - Executive Director - Kent Area Chamber of Commerce
Marquice Seward - Assistant Program Manager - Kent Social Service
Nate Watson - Director of Camping at Great Trail Council - Boy Scouts of America - Kent Jaycees
Bill Russell - Chief Officer Portage Behavioral Health - Coleman Health Services Inc
Dave Rueller - City Manager - City of Kent
Carmen Roebke - Assoc for Christian Formation - Kent State University Newman Center
John Vennetti - Superintendent - Portage County Board of Developmental Disability
Louise Feciuch - Supervisor - Portage County Job and Family Services (serves as family and community engagement coordinator for KCSD)
Joan Seidel - Health Commissioner - City of Kent
Heather Malarcik - Executive Director- Main Street Kent
Lesley Sickle - Marketing and Branding - Main Street Kent
Dana Lawless-Andric - Assoc VP Office of Engagement and Outreach - Kent State University
Candace Curtis - Ben Curtis Family Foundation
Megan Johns - School Age Administrator - Kent Parks and Recreation
Tom Larkin - Superintendent - KCSD
Justin Gates - Assistant Superintendent - KCSD