By Rachel Barner, staff writer

On the cold, Fall morning of October 17, a few members of the Key Club raked leaves on Ryan Road, supervised by Marlene Jenkins, the Pantherian Key Club supervisor from the Meadville Golden K Kiwanis Club.

Although the official Make A Difference Day was held Oct. 24, for Key Club, the difference came a week early as they raked leaves at Janet Haas’s house in remembrance of Dwight Haas, a member of the Meadville Golden K Kiwanis Club, who passed away last April. Haas was a large supporter of SHS Key Club.

Make A Difference Day is the largest single-day of volunteering, in collaboration with Points of Light, another large volunteering service. This was the twenty-fourth year it has been held on the last Saturday of every October. This year, the date for Make A Difference Day was October 24. USA TODAY initiated Make A Difference Day, and is backed by the Gannett Company and TEGNA, Inc. 

To make a difference for Make A Difference Day, visit makeadifferenceday.com.