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Opportunities for Kindness
Family of four in need of bedroom furniture
Family of three in need of a new or gently used washer and dryer.
Family of 7 in need of reliable transportation
Family in need of reliable and safe transportation
- Safe and consistent access to important medical care 🏥
- The ability to provide their children with stability and opportunity 🎒
- Greater independence and dignity for both parents 💙
- Reduced stress and improved quality of life for the whole family 🌟
National Sponsors
Ohio Sponsors
Kindness Council Members
Recently Filled Needs
Family of four in need rent assistance
They have been living in a hotel and have finally secured a home.
15 year old boy in need of bed
Desk with drawers and a desk chair (preferably on wheels)
Futon or Sofa bed
Student Success Closet - Back to School Stock Up
- Backpacks - 30
- a clear plastic tote to hold this quantity of backpacks (maybe 22x16, similar to our other totes)
- Body wash - 50
- a clear plastic container to hold this quantity of body wash
- Colored Pencils - 20 packs
- Markers - 20 packs
- Conditioner - 40
- a clear plastic container to hold this quantity of conditioner
- Deodorant - 100
- Dividers for Binders - 30
- Folders (red, if possible) - 20
- Folders (assorted colors) - 50
- Glue sticks - 100
- a clear plastic container to hold this quantity of glue sticks
- Hair accessories
- 20 pony tail holders
- 20 headbands (thick band style preferred)
- Loose Leaf paper - 20 packs
- Lotion - 30
- a clear plastic container to hold this quantity of lotion
- Notebooks - 100
- a clear plastic container to hold notebooks
- Pencils - 1000
- Shampoo - 40
- a clear plastic container to hold this quantity of shampoo
- Soap - 50
- a clear plastic container to hold this quantity of soap
- Toothpaste - 50
- a clear plastic container to hold this quantity of toothpaste and 50 toothbrushes (already in stock)
- Chapstick - 50
- a clear plastic container to hold this quantity of chapstick
Summer school payment needed
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
Dennis Campbell - 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-Andric - 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