Volunteers clean for ultimate mom this Mother's Day weekend in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN

Moms know all about cleaning, said Karen Humphries of Youngstown. After all, they certainly do enough of it every day.

So when someone does the cleaning for them, well, that’s just pretty darn special.

That’s why Humphries was among nearly 50 volunteers who showed up Saturday morning to help clean litter from along busy state roadways in the city. The project was spearheaded by Green Youngstown and the Mahoning County Green Team, in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Humphries teamed with Shelly Jadloski of Niles, and Jadloski’s daughter, Cheyenne Harris, to pick up trash along the Mahoning Avenue entrance ramp onto I-680. Humphries and Jadloski also work together in the Finance Department at Youngstown City Hall.

“I live in this area, so I wanted to help take care of it,” said Humphries. “Plus, it’s Mother’s Day weekend, so I thought the best thing to do was to clean up for Mother Nature since she can’t do it herself.”

Read more about the event and participants find in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.