An army of students from public and private schools in the borough volunteered time Saturday to help clean up areas of the community as part of the annual Pottstown CARES Day event.
A second annual "Welcome Home" concert, scheduled for Feb. 3 by the Pottstown CARES student collaborative, will raise funds to assist The Ministries At Main Street programs for the homeless.
Two blood donation drives during October's Pottstown CARES events benefited those in medical need.
A free-to-the-public community education and activities fair held Saturday at The Hill School served as a preface for even bigger, and far more extensive, acts of hometown caring planned for this Friday.