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CSX-City Year Service Day in Columbus

Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 1:38 PM EDT
Event Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 8:30 AM thru 2:00 PM EDT
Location: Columbus, OH

Indianola Middle School now enjoys renewed recreation facilities after volunteers refurbished a ball playing field, basketball court, and volleyball area.

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City Year (Giving Article)

[a blue container reading "give a year. change the world" with a green starbust of people voluntering]

More than one million students give up on school each year — and 50 percent of those drop outs happen in just 12 percent of schools. CSX is doing our part to combat America’s drop out crisis, by serving as a national leadership sponsor to City Year, an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate.

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Upcoming Event

CSX-City Year Service Day at the Warren/Holyfield Boys & Girls Club

2/28 at 8:30am EST in Atlanta, GA —

Approximately 150 volunteers for the Warren/Holyfield Boys & Girls Club in Atlanta, GA. Tasks will include playground improvements, brush clearing & painting. Volunteers will also construct benches, cubbies & bookshelves for the club.

Did You Know?

City Year Boston

Thanks to City Year Boston,

  • about 200 students received classroom support in Boston this year,
  • 76 students received training in reading and literacy,
  • 24 students received tutoring in math and/or science,
  • 45 students participated in the Starfish after-school program, and
  • 46 parents attended the opening day of the Starfish program.

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