For the 12th straight year, the Kenney Community Center will host U-Care Day, a carnival featuring face painting, games and other crafts, Sunday, May 18, noon-3 p.m. in the Memorial Field House.
The event celebrates the success of the Union Community Action Reaching Everyone Program, which helps connect undergraduates with community organizations and volunteer services in the area. .
“We’re trying to make the event even better this year by inviting more schools to attend,” said Cybil Tribie '11, one of the carnival’s coordinators. “More clubs and Minervas are participating. Everyone is really motivated to interact with the children in the community.”
Working with Tribie are Shabana Hoosein ‘11 and Donald Austin, a 2005 Kutztown University graduate who is assigned to the Kenney Community Center through the Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA).
U-Care Day is sponsored by the President’s Office. Stewart’s Shop will donate ice cream for the third year; Wal-Mart and Price Chopper are providing paper products.
The event is free and open to the community. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, or to volunteer, contact U-Care 388-6777 or ucare@union.edu.