FeedsVolunteers turn out for ‘Friends’ project’
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About 40 volunteers showed up for the annual Friends: People Helping People project in Wayne.Ed McMurray, chair of the Friends, People Helping People project, said he was pleased with the turnout the event had on Saturday.
“We had about 40 volunteers,” he said. “It was a good day.”
Using donated supplies, the volunteers spruced up a home on Winslow Street. They provided a fresh coat of paint, cleared away overgrown landscaping and performed minor maintenance on the home.
The following donated time, supplies or funds to the project: Jack Demmer Ford; the Wayne Police Command Association; Judge Laura Mack; the Futurenet Group, Inc.; Shopman’s Local Union 831; Shared P.E.T. Imaging; Consumer’s Energy; ‘Wild’ Bill Copland; Lia & T.J.s Tastee Donuts; Complete Construction Services; McKenna Heating and Cooling; F. Lax Construction Company; Donna and Barry McEachern; Ed and Susan Rowe; the Wayne Civitans; Northside Hardware; Wayne Professional Firefighters Local 1620; the Wayne Beautification Committee; the Wayne 100 Club; Bauder Construction; Law Auto Sales; Re-Construction, Inc; the Wayne Rotary Foundation; Henry’s Service Center; the City of Wayne D.P.W.; Wayne Dairy Queen; Papa Romano’s Pizza; the 29th District Court Work Program; and C.A.R.S. Automotive.
“We couldn’t do it without all of the help we get from the community,” said Susan Sweet-McMahon, housing rehabilitation specialist for the city of Wayne. “It’s a lot of work.”
