Allegheny Students Make a Difference, One Project at a Time
Raking leaves. Building a wheelchair ramp. Replacing a porch.
Allegheny students were among hundreds of volunteers who joined together on Saturday to tackle those and more than 100 other service projects throughout Meadville and Crawford County as part of Make a Difference Day, an annual community service event sponsored by the college, the City of Meadville, Meadville Medical Center and The Meadville Tribune.
Read the Tribune’s coverage of the day here and click on any of the photos below to launch a photo gallery.
Bonner Leader students Lidya Tesfaye (foreground) and Laney Brown check out the big board of projects in Diamond Park.
Allegheny students Erblin Shehu, Jeremy Moore and Andy Nunn meet in Meadville’s Diamond Park before heading out on their work assignment. At right is Dave Roncolato, Allegheny College director of Civic Engagement.
Carolyn Kirby, left, and Lucy Nass gather up their rakes, tarp and tools as they head out to their work assignment.
Alpha Chi Omega sorority sisters Holly Mangan, left, and Laura Allston rake leaves at a Meadville home.
Members of Alpha Phi Omega service organization pose for a group photo before departing to their work site.
Brianna Gurton, left, and Megan Kelly use saws to cut thick branches as they trim trees at a Meadville area home.
From left, Jose Canela, Moses Alcantara and Maria Pineda, members of Latinx saw thick branches from a tree at a Meadville area home.
Theta Chi fraternity brothers Jaran Smith, left, and Ross Carter, right, are observed by project leader Mike Fields as they measure lumber while building a handicapped-accessible ramp at a Meadville area home.
From left, Billy Henshaw, Jefferson Mejia and Zach Canali, Fiji fraternity brothers, work to replace a porch deck at a home in Vernon Township.
From left, Allegheny College Director of Civic Engagement Dave Roncolato, Meadville resident Bob Eidell and Allegheny professor Richard Bowden discuss some final Make A Difference Day details as hundreds of volunteers gather nearby in Meadville’s Diamond Park.
