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ShaKari Battee and Adrian Washington

ShaKari Battee and Adrian Washington

ShaKari Battee and Adrian Washington


SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR | Rotary Club of Austintown featured John W. Street of Vienna as guest speaker at their Aug. 1 meeting. Street is a retired pilot involved with Rotaplast, a medical volunteer agency that works with cleft palate and cleft lip children in less fortunate coun- tries. He has taken four journeys to Mexico, Venezuela and Guatemala as a non-medical volunteer. Lack of funds has forced the cancellation of several recent missions. To donate visit rotaplast.org. At left are Ed Kalaher, left, Austintown Rotary president, presenting a book to Street in honor of his visit. The book will be placed in the Austintown Elementary School library.

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR | Rotary Club of Austintown featured …

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR | Rotary Club of Austintown featured John W. Street of Vienna as guest speaker at their Aug. 1 meeting. Street is a retired pilot involved with Rotaplast, a medical volunteer agency …


Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Devellin

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Devellin

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Devellin


Vince Trolio and Amy Ponziani

Vince Trolio and Amy Ponziani

Vince Trolio and Amy Ponziani


SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR | The Labo International Exchange Foundation, a Japanese youth organization, has been exchanging students with 4-H families for more than 50 years. Japanese children change places with local students, ages 10-15, for a one-month stay. They worked with animals, traveled to sporting events, visited Lake Erie and the ocean, worked in gardens, experienced farm life and tried many new foods. The youth also expanded their language skills. The 4-H Labo group gathered Aug. 10 for a farewell picnic at Austintown Township Park. The guests arrived in Ohio on July 23 and return to Japan on Friday. Sitting, from left, are Anri Nakatani with Kaylee Burcaw, her host from North Benton; and kneeling are Mai Miura with Kiah Nelson of Copley, Ohio; Analyse Sutton of Farmdale with Arisu Takubo; Garret Roach of Bristolville with Yuto Ishii; Seth Zorica of Atwater, Ohio, with Hayato Takahashi; and Maggie Graber of Louisville, Ohio, with Erika Takata. Soko Kitai was their chaperone. The exchange is open to families who qualify and the program is explained at www.ohio4h.org/youth/international.

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR | The Labo International Exchange Foundation, …

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR | The Labo International Exchange Foundation, a Japanese youth organization, has been exchanging students with 4-H families for more than 50 years. Japanese children change places with local students, ages 10-15, …


Mr. and Mrs. William Leicht

Mr. and Mrs. William Leicht

Mr. and Mrs. William Leicht


DeSantis

DeSantis

DeSantis


Leone

Leone

Leone


SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR | At a recent meeting of the YMCA of Youngstown, awards were presented to volunteers in four categories of service. Each of the awards is named in honor of an individual that has served the Y and has been instrumental in promoting its mission and include Dick Bennett, former chief executive officer; Howard B. “Howdy” Friend, board member; the late James B. Greene, board member; and the late Joe Check, staff member. Denise Stewart, an instructor at the Kent State University Police Academy and YMCA board member, was recognized with the Check Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award; Tom Gacse, YMCA board president, praised Stewart during the meeting for her 34 years of service to the Y. Sara DeAscentis was awarded the Bennett Spirit Award in recognition of her work for a Y centennial event and years of service to Camp Fitch. Rick Dearing, president and CEO of Dearing Compressor and Pump Co., was a recipient of the first “Howdy” Friend Living Our Cause Award for his contributions to the annual support campaign through his gift as well as motivating others to donate to the cause. The Greene Governance Award was presented to Phil Kocon, principal at the accounting firm Hill, Barth and King. Kocon has offered leadership in his continued effort to improve the Y’s financial reporting procedures in his position as treasurer of the board of trustees since 2008. Award winners and namesake individuals of the awards gathered following the presentation; they include Kocon, left, Bennett, DeAscentis, Friend, Dearing and Stewart.

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR | At a recent meeting of …

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR | At a recent meeting of the YMCA of Youngstown, awards were presented to volunteers in four categories of service. Each of the awards is named in honor of an individual …


Brett Smith and Allison Begezda

Brett Smith and Allison Begezda

Brett Smith and Allison Begezda


Caitlyn Marrs and Robert Clyde

Caitlyn Marrs and Robert Clyde

Caitlyn Marrs and Robert Clyde


Frank VanOudenhove and Kelly Smith

Frank VanOudenhove and Kelly Smith

Frank VanOudenhove and Kelly Smith


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