Kent State Stark Students Lend a Hand

Fourteen freshman students from Kent State Stark showed up bright and early at Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties on Friday, Aug. 14, ready to lend a hand. Led by Marisa Naftzger, assistant director for first-year experience at Kent Stark, the students participated in a service-learning project designed to involve them in the community.

Some of the students worked in the commissary to help prepare meals for that day's deliveries. Others worked outside, weeding the lawn and flower beds and washing the windows on the administrative office building. Later in the morning, some of the students who have their own cars handled meal delivery routes as well.

An added side benefit of the students' visit, according to Marisa, was the opportunity to get to know one another by working together on the service project.

Kent State Stark, located in Jackson Township, is the largest regional campus of Kent State University, serving 10,000 students annually (5,300 in academic coursework and 4,700 in professional development courses). Fall classes at the campus begin Aug. 31.