Centre Daily Times Logo

Residents, players lend a hand during Centre County Day of Caring | Centre Daily Times

×
  • E-edition
  • Home
    • Customer Service
    • Mobile & Apps
    • Archives
    • Contact Us
    • Plus
    • eEdition
    • Newsletters
    • Subscribe
    • About Us
    • Local
    • Penn State
    • Sandusky Scandal
    • Communities
    • Crime
    • Business
    • Education
    • Politics
    • Public Records
    • State
    • Nation/World
    • Weird News
    • Sports
    • College
    • Golf
    • High School
    • MLB
    • Motorsports
    • NFL
    • NHL
    • Outdoors
    • Penn State
    • State College Spikes
    • Politics
    • Elections
    • PSU Sports
    • PSU Football
    • PSU Basketball
    • PSU Baseball
    • PSU Hockey
    • PSU Soccer
    • PSU Volleyball
    • PSU Wrestling
    • Nittany Lines Blog
  • Penn State Football
    • Living
    • Announcements
    • Family Pages
    • Eat, Play, Live
    • Home & Garden
    • Entertainment
    • Weekender
    • Comics
    • Games & Puzzles
    • Celebrities
    • Horoscopes
    • Movie News & Reviews
    • Music
    • TV
    • Opinion
    • Editorial Cartoons
    • Submit a Letter
  • Obituaries

  • Classifieds
  • Jobs
  • Cars
  • Homes
  • Place An Ad
  • Mobile & Apps

News

Residents, players lend a hand during Centre County Day of Caring

By Matt Morgan - mmorgan@centredaily.com

    ORDER REPRINT →

October 04, 2012 11:12 PM

Penn State quarterback Shane McGregor and a handful of his teammates were doing a different kind of work Thursday.

As part of the 19th annual Centre County Day of Caring, the football players joined more than 1,500 other volunteers to work on more than 115 service projects throughout the county. The event is sponsored by the Centre County United Way and PNC Bank.

“It’s great because the community does so much for us,” McGregor said while transporting a wheelbarrow full of mulch at Centre Furnace Mansion. “It’s fun to do something other than football.”

The mansion’s executive director, Mary Sorensen, said the work done by the roughly 150 volunteers keeps the mansion going throughout the rest of the year. The work that needs to be done is planned in the months before the day so the staff is ready when the volunteers arrive.

SIGN UP

Sign Up and Save

Get six months of free digital access to the Centre Daily Times

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

#ReadLocal

There isn’t a lull in the work throughout the day,” she said.

“It’s so important to us,” she said. “We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without it.”

Sorensen said the Day of Caring also adds an element of exposure for the mansion, and many Penn State students and town residents come back just to visit.

And that may be the case for Navy ROTC member and volunteer Matty Golub.

He said he was happy to help Thursday and added that it would be a good place to take his parents if they come to State College for a visit.

“It’s great,” he said of the work. “Honestly, I just really like the community involvement.”

Centre County United Way Communications Director Megan Evans said she went to more than 10 sites to admire the work being done.

She described the event as “huge” and still growing, adding that they are always looking to move into more rural areas to make sure the whole county is represented.

“We want to be out in Penns Valley and Bald Eagle and Philipsburg,” Evans said. “It is the Centre County Day of Caring, and we want the whole county to be involved.”

There doesn’t seem to be an end in sight for the program. Event coordinator Kim Hacker said people have even been asking for the day to be held twice a year, but there are no plans in the works for that.

“The plan is to continue having it every year, Evans said. “We’ll just keep doing it.”

  Comments  

Videos

Colorado man recounts killing mountain lion with his bare hands

Steps to take after experiencing sex discrimination in the workplace

View More Video

Trending Stories

State College shooter’s ‘Hometown Hero’ banner removed

February 14, 2019 03:03 PM

Penn State assistant coach Phil Galiano leaving to pursue NFL opportunity

February 15, 2019 09:20 AM

Jury returns verdict in child rape trial for Mifflin County man

February 15, 2019 01:36 PM

5 things Penn State wrestling fans should watch this weekend with the postseason looming

February 14, 2019 08:39 PM

Separate PIAA playoffs for public, private schools? State Rep. Scott Conklin unveils new bill

February 14, 2019 10:07 PM

things to do

Read Next

Lottery

PA Lottery

The Associated Press

    ORDER REPRINT →

February 16, 2019 12:53 AM

PA Lottery.

KEEP READING

Sign Up and Save

#ReadLocal

Get six months of free digital access to the Centre Daily Times

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

MORE NEWS

2nd arrest in robbery that led to NYPD friendly fire death

Nation & World

2nd arrest in robbery that led to NYPD friendly fire death

February 16, 2019 12:45 AM
Trump declares emergency at border after stinging defeat

Business

Trump declares emergency at border after stinging defeat

February 16, 2019 12:39 AM
Trump emergency declaration faces fights in the courts

Business

Trump emergency declaration faces fights in the courts

February 16, 2019 12:36 AM

Nation & World

Judge bars immigration policing criteria for 2 grants

February 16, 2019 12:33 AM
Where the investigations related to President Trump stand

Nation & World

Where the investigations related to President Trump stand

February 16, 2019 12:28 AM
Analysis: Shutdown saga offers lesson in divided government

National Politics

Analysis: Shutdown saga offers lesson in divided government

February 16, 2019 12:27 AM
Take Us With You

Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand.

Icon for mobile apps

Centre Daily Times App

View Newsletters

Subscriptions
  • Start a Subscription
  • Customer Service
  • eEdition
  • Vacation Hold
  • Pay Your Bill
  • Rewards
Learn More
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • News in Education
  • Photo Store
  • Archives
Advertising
  • Information
  • Place a Classified
  • Local Deals
  • Place an Obituary
  • Today's Circulars
Copyright
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service


Back to Story