OTA Students Dig in at Entrance to City, Locke House

OTA Students Help Make City Shine

East Liverpool Mayor Ryan Stovall caught up with OTA students

Students from Kent State East Liverpool’s occupational therapy assistant program gathered at the downtown entrance ramp to the city to help spruce up the “serpentine” landscape of that area by pulling weeds, trimming shrubs, raking mulch and picking up litter.

They joined efforts with the East Liverpool-Calcutta Garden Club members, who maintain that area of the city’s landscape.

Once finished, the students walked to The Locke House and cleaned up the landscaping and lawn at that location. 

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Inside Photo:
East Liverpool Mayor Ryan Stovall caught up with OTA students who were working to make the entrance to the city more inviting and thank them for their work. Students working that day included (kneeling, from left) Jackie Johnson, Mary Kenny Paris Yanno, Andreea Lang, Renee Burnett; (second row, from left) Amanda Duckworth, Kayla Brendinger, Amber Affagato, Shannda Todd, Marisa Miner; (third row, from left) Mayor Stovall, Kathryn Dendinger, Melissa Benfer, Desiree Morgan, Kelsey Parker; (fourth row, from left) Jeff Iglehart, Alycia Nicholson, Taylar Jordan, Jullian Bellamy, Brian Betha, Matt McLaughlin; (back, from left) Amanda Landford, Chelsea McCourt, Mindy Mayer.

POSTED: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 04:53 PM
UPDATED: Thursday, December 08, 2022 05:05 PM

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