Room for improvement was reason for donation

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Special to The Vindicator

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT: Austintown Junior Women’s League recently donated $2,500 toward the renovation of the girls’ locker room at Fitch High School.

Taking part in the presentation ceremony are, from left, Marie Dockry, counselor; Peggy Bennett, consumer-science department chair; June Logan, locker-room project coordinator; Sue Hovanec, league president; and Doug McGlynn, principal. Not pictured are other members of the Locker Room committee, Lorraine Krueger, counselor; Jan Gorsuch, nurse; and Tom Fender, health and physical education department chair.

In December AJWL also raised $500 at a bake sale and donated the proceeds toward the $25,000 cost of the project. Alumni, businesses and community members interested in supporting the project can send tax-deductible donations to Austintown Local Schools, 700 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown, OH 44515, Attn: Barbara Kliner, treasurer.