Danielle Yarnell organizes students to Make A Difference

LOCK HAVEN, PA (11/01/2011)(readMedia)-- Despite the snow and freezing drizzle, approximately 100 Lock Haven University students came out on Saturday, October 29 to participate in Make A Difference Day, which is a national day of service.

Students assisted in organizing and cleaning at the food pantry at the Salvation Army, worked on construction projects at the Life Center, and assisted Clinton County Cleanscapes with a roadside clean- up on Farrandsville Road as well as Glenn Road. Participating student organizations include Sigma Sigma Sigma, Kappa Delta Rho, Health Science Club, LHU AmeriCorps, Alpha Chi Rho, Outreach for Humanity, Phi Sigma Pi, and the University Honors Program.

The event was coordinated by LHU student AmeriCorps members Jessica Huff and Danielle Yarnell. They serve as AmeriCorps members with LHU's MountainServe Center for Global Citizenship.

Yarnell, who is a Bellefonte, Pa. resident, is the daughter of Monte and Robin Yarnell. Huff is from Easton, Pa. and is the daughter of Thomas and Dawn Huff.

Huff and Yarnell both agreed that the rainy and cold day of service was "dreary but successful!"

Lock Haven University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the largest provider of higher education in the commonwealth. Its 14 universities offer more than 250 degree and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study. Nearly 405,000 system alumni live and work in Pennsylvania.