LEWISTON — Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care was the beneficiary of volunteer time from staff at NEWS 8/WMTW-TV on the United Way’s annual Day of Caring Sept. 9.

Peter Magee, John Gregory, Bill Greep, Amy Beveridge, Dave Guthro, Matt Earl, Donna Rideout, Raechel Gregory and Dave Abel spent the morning painting, clearing debris from the recent hurricane and cleaning playgrounds at Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care’s Early Head Start Center on Bartlett Street and the Coburn Center on Bates Street.

Head Start Executive Director Estelle Rubinstein said, “These nine volunteers gave their time to help the children at Head Start have safe playgrounds. With the recent destruction from Hurricane Irene, our very small facilities staff had not been able to catch up with some of the projects that needed to be finished before winter.”

For more information on Head Start and its programs, call 795-4040, ext. 325, or visit www.androscogginheadstart.org.