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Schools serve senior citizens supper
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Austintown students and faculty members served meals to the seniors during the Spring Senior Dinner on April 12 at Austintown Fitch.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Members of the Austintown band performed during the Spring Senior Dinner on April 12. Band and choir members performed throughout the night.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Several Austintown senior citizens attended the Spring Senior Dinner on April 12 at Austintown Fitch High School for an evening on food and entertainment.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Austintown Fitch High School students, staff and board members hosted their semi-annual Senior Citizens dinner on April 12.
Barb Kliner, the grant coordinator for Austintown School District, has been the organizer of this event for 22 years, with this year being her last due to her retirement. Senior citizens, ages 65 and older, of Austintown are welcomed to the high school to enjoy food, music and company. The dinners usually bring in 250-300 seniors.
Fitch students, staff and board members volunteer to help serve meals during the dinner. There are always students actively volunteering and different groups always get the opportunity to volunteer. There were students from Key Club, Interact, cheerleaders, athletes and several others. Fitch’s band and choir students also attend the dinner to provide music for the guests to listen to as they ate.
“This is a wonderful district. We have a lot to be proud of, we have a lot to brag about. This is our chance to brag a little bit,” said Kliner.
Having the dinner twice a year allows Austintown community members to come into the schools and see the things the students have done. The dinner also allows the students to be interactive with each other, as well as faculty from Austintown and the Austintown seniors.
The dinner has been a success occurring for many years and the Austintown administration is looking to keep it going. The senior citizens are grateful for the chance to get a meal and entertainment for only $2.
“It’s our way of saying ‘thank you’ to the senior citizens of Austintown,” said Kliner.