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Recently Filled Needs
Summer school payment
A student is in need of assistance in paying with summer school. It is for a Geometry class they are taking and the cost is $330.00.
Support for student to attend Ashland University COBE Summer Institute - UPDATE
Ashland University COBE Summer Institute: During this one-week workshop, a current Kent Roosevelt student will have the chance to obtain over 10 professional certificates and licenses. The student will earn digital badges for each course completed, a certificate of completion from the Summer Institute, two elective credits from Ashland University, and a $1,000 scholarship applied to first-year tuition at Ashland University. The cost is $750 and runs June 16-22, 2024.
Thus far, we have received generous donations but still have $600 remaining
TRHS Summer School Tuition
A student is in need of assistance paying for a summer school course through TRHS's summer school - Cost $330
Family in need of assistance and facing homelessness
A mother experience health challenges and beginning chemo therapy is facing homelessness. Due mounting medical bills, limited income, and caring for multiple children, they are unable to afford the cost of housing. At this time, the $1840.00 is the current balance anything will help in a big way !
Car Seat Needed for Safe travels
Single mother of four in need of a 3 in 1 car seat to travel to and from school to care for children in specialized education.
Personal Care - Deodorant
Deodorant needed for TRHS personal care pantry
About Kent
Kathleen Wiler - Area Director
Kathleen Wiler is a resident of Kent where she lives with her husband and two daughters, both of whom attend Kent City Schools. She is a current board member for the City of Kent Department of Parks and Recreation. Her past professional experience includes nearly 20 years working in NCAA Division I college athletics and three years as a teacher and coach near her hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Kathleen graduated from Providence College with a B.A. in Social Science and earned an MEd in School Counseling from Kent State University.
Our Steering Committee
David Myers - Manager, Human Resources - Davey Drill Kent / Rotary
Amanda Senn - Sales and Marketing. - Metis Construction /Rotary
Nicholas Shearer - Chief of Police - City of Kent
Bill Myers - Fire Chief - City of Kent
Michelle Hartman- Executive Director - Kent Area Chamber of Commerce
Marquice Seward - Assistant Program Manager - Kent Social Service
Nate Watson - Director of Camping at Great Trail Council - Boy Scouts of America - Kent Jaycees
Bill Russell - Chief Officer Portage Behavioral Health - Coleman Health Services Inc
Dave Rueller - City Manager - City of Kent
Carmen Roebke - Assoc for Christian Formation - Kent State University Newman Center
John Vennetti - Superintendent - Portage County Board of Developmental Disability
Louise Feciuch - Supervisor - Portage County Job and Family Services (serves as family and community engagement coordinator for KCSD)
Joan Seidel - Health Commissioner - City of Kent
Heather Malarcik - Executive Director- Main Street Kent
Lesley Sickle - Marketing and Branding - Main Street Kent
Dana Lawless - Assoc VP Office of Engagement and Outreach - Kent State University
Candace Curtis - Ben Curtis Family Foundation
Megan Johns - School Age Administrator - Kent Parks and Recreation
Tom Larkin - Superintendent - KCSD
Justin Gates - Assistant Superintendent - KCSD