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Giving Back

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Video: Foster Children Get the Royal Treatment Before Prom

Stylists at Salon at Belden Place gave free up-do's to girls and haircuts for boys in the North Canton-based Pathway Caring for Children. The kids were on their way to Pathway's prom Friday night

Children from around Stark County got the royal treatment at Salon at Belden Place Friday when hairstylists donated their time to give about 13 foster kids up-do's and haircuts before their prom that night. The kids attend different high schools throughout the county, but they came together through Pathway Caring for Children, a North Canton-based private nonprofit that offers foster care and adoption services. The Pathway prom took place Friday night at Shady Hollow Country Club in Massillon. The kids wore donated suits and dresses, said Kari Willoughby, vice president of training and development for the Junior League of Stark County, a nonprofit women's organization that worked with Pathway to create the prom. "I just think through this …

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Monday, April 11, 2011

You Said It!

Video: How Do You Give Back to Your Community?

We talked with Jeanne Devries in the North Canton Public Library today. Watch and find out how the North Canton resident gives back to her community

Some people donate blood. Others volunteer in homeless shelters. The point is: People around here know how to give back, and we're proving it this week with our daily "You Said It!" video feature. We met Jeanne Devries today inside the North Canton Public Library. The North Canton resident gives back through recycling, her church and through working as a registered nurse and clinical instructor at Walsh University.

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