From staff reports
The Oil City-Franklin Zonta Club will hold a second collection of materials for its COVID CARES kits from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the former Sears parking lot in the Cranberry Mall.
The women’s service organization is collecting items to help families cope with pandemic-related health directives in preparation for returning to school. The kits will include CDC-recommended thermometers, masks, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes and other materials, all designed to help families safely send their youngsters back to the classrooms.
The first collection, held jointly by Zonta Club and Family Service and Children’s Aid Society, on Aug. 8 resulted in the donation of 1,000 face masks donated by Earth Sun Moon Trading company of Grove City. In addition, the campaign has raised more than $1,000 in public donations to help purchase items for the kits.
The bins will be in place through Friday.
The collection on Saturday, sponsored by the mall and Mix 96.3 Radio, will focus on hand wipes, individual packets of tissues and hand sanitizers and monetary contributions.
Additional information is available by contacting coordinators Deb Lutz at (814) 673-5654 and Bonnie Summers at (814) 673-6356 or Family Service at (814) 677-4005.
