Firefighters to collect Saturday for Handel's 'Koins for Kids'

The Handel’s “Koins for Kids” campaign season kicks off from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday with a firefighters’ boot drive to benefit Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley.

Area firefighters will collect donations at these intersections: Canfield and Meridian Roads, Youngstown and Austintown fire departments; Belmont Avenue and state Route 304, Liberty Fire Department; Youngstown-Poland Road and Wilson Avenue, Struthers Fire Department; South Avenue and Mathews Road, Boardman Fire Department; East Market Street and Elm Road, Warren Fire Department; and Shields Road and state Route 46, Canfield Fire Department.

Also, registration is underway for the school portion of the campaign that runs Dec. 2-13. Schools in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties are invited to register by calling Handel’s at 330-702-8270.