A number of students, staff and faculty teamed up to volunteer throughout Northeast Ohio on Monday, Jan. 20, in honor of NEOMED’s MLK Day of Service.
The day-long volunteer opportunities, sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, brought together a total of 18 volunteers on their day off.
Together, volunteers helped at Hattie Larlham, a non-profit organization that serves children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities; Ronald McDonald House of Akron, a residence where parents are able to stay close to their child suffering from an illness; and Someplace Safe, a temporary shelter in Warren, Ohio, for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.
Below are the names of NEOMED’s MLK Day of Service volunteers.
Hattie Larlham – Mantua, Ohio
- Diamanta Panford, M1
- Adrianna Nicholson, M1
- Sarah Eley, M1
- Jerika Schirf, M1
- Saimanthra Ganesh, M1
Hattie Larlham – Stow, Ohio
- Roxanne Spitulski, P3
- Summer Matar, P3
- Kristen Palmer, M2
- Theresa D’Ettore, M1
Ronald McDonald House of Akron
- Andre Burton, J.D., vice president for human resources and diversity
- Brittany Young
- Laura Allen, M2
- Michelle Mattingly, research coordinator
- Savannah Bates
Someplace Safe
- Molly O’Malley
- Samantha Hickey, marketing assistant
- Ella Potter, M2
- Shane Mathew, M3
