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The Kane Area Development Center and the Kane Area Revitalization Enterprise (KARE) would like remind those who are interested in volunteering for KARE for Kane that they should pre-register by Tuesday, April 24th if they would like to receive a complimentary t-shirt and join in on the KARE for Kane Luncheon. KARE for Kane, scheduled for Friday, May 11, 2012 from 9AM-7PM will match volunteers with beautification, restoration and other community-based projects. Volunteers will have the opportunity to sign up for a specific block of time during the day to work on projects that best suit individual needs and interests. Some of the projects include Evergreen Park cleanup, painting, sidewalk sweeping, landscaping, window washing, and liter pick up along our community’s gateways. We are also in need of volunteers with pick-up trucks to assist with scrap metal and old appliance pick up. Volunteer registration forms are available at the Kane Area Development Center, 54 Fraley Street in Kane....

By SANDRA RHODES Organizers for KARE for Kane are asking for all hands on deck in its inaugural event. KARE for Kane is a day set aside to bring individuals and groups in the Kane area to work together to spruce up the community. The work day is set for Friday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. throughout the borough. Kathleen Prosperi, project organizer, explained that they will continue to recruit volunteers until Friday, April 15. The projects have already been determined and now they want to match up the volunteers’ strengths and interests with the projects identified. KARE for Kane was developed by the Kane Area Development Center and the Kane Area Revitalization Enterprise. Both Prosperi and Melanie Clabaugh, executive director of the Kane Area Development Center, were involved in similar activities while in college – Prosperi at Allegheny College in Meadville and Clabaugh at the University of Pittsburgh in Oakland - and they wanted to bring that same idea to Kane. The day is dedic...