AKRON, Ohio — A day of service that happens once a year for a community in Akron brings hundreds of volunteers together who donate their time and skills to clean, build and help serve their community.
Peter Wiley is a pastor at First Congregational Church of Hudson. He said the annual First Serve Day of Service leaves a lasting impact on the North Hill community in Akron.
For the last 15 years First Serve, which is an organization within the First Congregational Church of Hudson, has brought together thousands of volunteers to work on projects throughout North Hill. Anne Pertick is a First Serve project leader; she led a group of volunteers in refreshing a preschool mural at North Hill High School. She said it’s important to give back to the community…