Oct. 6, 2011. Penn State faculty, staff and students participating in the United Way Day of Caring.
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Shelley Vukman, academic adviser in Penn State's College of Communications, painted a park bench at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, Pa., on Oct. 6. Vukman and many other Penn State faculty, staff and students were among more than 1,000 volunteers taking part in the Centre County United Way Day of Caring to support projects throughout the region.
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Penn State Navy ROTC student Jen Bimber helped organize and clean supplies from the tool shed at the Centre County Historical Society Headquarters in State College, Pa., on Oct. 6. Bimber was one of many Penn State students volunteering their time at this location during the 18th annual Centre County United Way Day of Caring.
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Penn State Navy ROTC student Lauren Clark helped clear wood from a tool shed at Centre Furnace Mansion in State College during the Centre County United Way Day of Caring on Oct. 6. Lauren, a sophomore nursing major at Penn State, was one of several Penn State Navy ROTC students volunteering their time doing repairs, cleaning and yard work around the Centre County Historical Society Headquarters.
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Penn State Navy ROTC student Brian Johnson, right, selected a garden tool on Oct. 6 during the Centre County United Way Day of Caring. Johnson, along with other Penn State ROTC students, volunteered at the Centre County Historical Society Headquarters in State College, Pa., cleaning, gardening and painting.
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Penn State director of University Police Tyrone Parham organized and boxed children's books at the Easter Seals Child Development Center in State College, Pa., on Oct. 6. Parham, along with colleagues from University Police Services, volunteered during the 18th annual Centre County United Way Day of Caring.
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Volunteers from Penn State University Police and Public Safety organized and cleaned toys at the Easter Seals Child Development Center in State College, Pa., on Oct. 6. University Park staff, students and faculty fanned out around the county to lend a hand on a variety of maintenance and clean-up projects as part of the Centre County United Way Day of Caring.
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Steve Shelow, left, assistant vice president for University Police and Public Safety, and Tyrone Parham, director of University Police, organized and shelved children's books at the Easter Seals Child Development Center in State College, Pa., on Oct. 6. Penn State faculty, students and staff volunteered at a variety of locations throughout the county during the Centre County United Way's annual Day of Caring.
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Julia Gibboney added a second coat of paint to an office at the Centre County United Way headquarters in State College, Pa., on Oct. 6. Gibboney, along with other staff members from Penn State's Faculty Senate Office, volunteered their time at this location during the 18th annual Centre County United Way Day of Caring.
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Dennis Lucas, maintenance worker for Penn State Hospitality Services, helped tear down a wall to expand a workspace at the Centre County United Way headquarters in State College, Pa., on Oct. 6. Lucas volunteered his time and expertise to the project during the Centre County United Way Day of Caring.
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Patty Poorman, staff coordinator at Penn State's Faculty Senate Office, painted an office at the Centre County United Way headquarters in State College, Pa., during the United Way Day of Caring on Oct. 6. Poorman, along with her colleagues from the Penn State Faculty Senate Office, volunteered their time as part of the annual event that provides support to nonprofit organizations throughout Centre County.
