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City Year Cleveland's Opening Day Ceremony and Service
October 2, 2009
give a year. change the world.
Opening Ceremony – Tower City Center, 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Transformative Service – Stanard Farm (East 53rd and Stanard) 1:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
In the company of family, friends, and supporters, 60 young leaders pledged to make a difference in the schools and neighborhoods of Cleveland on Opening Day.
Immediately following the Ceremony, corps members served at the Stanard Farm, a sustainable site in Cleveland where the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities will employ individuals to create and manage a farming operation. Jaimee Baker and the St. Clair- Superior Development Corporation joined City Year to start a legacy of service at the Stanard Farm.
2009 Opening Day pictures to come soon
2008 Opening Day Ceremony and Service
Cuyahoga County Commissioner, Peter Lawson Jones, administers the AmeriCorps oath. |
Jon Lawrence, Smith Barney, addresses the 08-09 Corps. From left to right are Bruce Akers, Commissioner Jones and Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson. |
Commissioner Jones, City Year Cleveland's Executive Director, Gretchen Faro, and a City Year corps member talk after the ceremony. | 
Citi Smith Barney employees engage in service alongside City Year at Cleveland's East Technical High School. |
Numerous East Tech alumni joined City Year in painting murals for East Technical High School. |
East Tech. students, Citi Smith Barney volunteers and corps members form a "strong circle" before performing service. |