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Opening Day

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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

08 Opening Day - Jones administering the AC oath   

Cuyahoga County Commissioner, Peter Lawson Jones, administers the AmeriCorps oath.

08 OD Lawrence Jones and jackson 

Jon Lawrence, Smith Barney, addresses the 08-09 Corps.  From left to right are Bruce Akers, Commissioner Jones and Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson.

08 OD - Jones, Faro and a CM 

Commissioner Jones, City Year Cleveland's Executive Director, Gretchen Faro, and a City Year corps member talk after the ceremony.

08 Opening Day - CYC and Smith Barney Volunteers

Citi Smith Barney employees engage in service alongside City Year at Cleveland's East Technical High School.

08 OD CYC and East Tech Alumni 

Numerous East Tech alumni joined City Year in painting murals for East Technical High School.

08 Opening Day Strong Circle 

East Tech. students, Citi Smith Barney volunteers and corps members form a "strong circle" before performing service.