Director's Cut Blog with Frank Macek

WKYC is gearing up for Make a Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 24. Now in its 24th year, Make A Difference Day is the nation's largest day of volunteering. WKYC employees will be fanning out across Northeast Ohio on Oct. 24 to take part in an assortment of service activities. Join us in "seeing the possible" on Oct. 24 by lending a hand to assist local nonprofit organizations. Learn more in the highlights below. Always held on the fourth Saturday of October, it is the nation's largest day of volunteering. USA WEEKEND Magazine conceived the idea more than 20 years ago. Backed by TEGNA Inc. and Gannett media properties, Make A Difference Day has mobilized millions of people across the U.S. for this National Day of Doing Good. As the TEGNA-owned media property in the Cleveland market, WKYC takes the lead here in organizing local activities. We partner with BVU, The Center for Nonprofit Excellence to offer a variety of activities, from delivering mobile meals to home...

WKYC Station Manager Micki Byrnes painting More than 1200 volunteers participated in 'Make A Difference Day' in Northeast Ohio on Saturday, October 25, 2014. This day of service began more than twenty years ago by WKYC's parent company, Gannett. Channel 3 News employees rolled up their sleeves to paint rooms at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland's Broadway and Heights Youth Club locations. "When you think about the kids that we work with 90 percent of our kids are at or near poverty, 74 percent come from single parent families they're probably not living in the best of locations," says Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland President, Ron Soeder. "We want to make sure they have a fresh place, a place that's vibrant and colorful and brings them to life so that when they come in they have a different experience than they may have day to day or it's added to the experience that they have." In Akron, nearly 150 people joined in the...

It's an event where WKYC and Gannett-owned media properties across the country team up to make our communities better. Hundreds of employees and volunteers work together to make a difference. Learn more in the highlights below. You can also find out how you can join in to MAKE A DIFFERENCE! This year, Make A Difference Day takes place on Oct. 25th. Always held on the fourth Saturday of October, it is the nation's largest day of volunteering. USA WEEKEND Magazine conceived the idea more than 20 years ago and has mobilized millions of people across the U.S. for this National Day of Doing Good. Pitching in to spread the word are the 46 TV stations and hundreds of newspapers owned by Gannett, plus longstanding partners Points of Light and Newman's Own. As the Gannett-owned media property in the Cleveland market, WKYC takes the lead here in organizing local activities. We partner with BVU, The Center for Nonprofit Excellence to offer a variety of activities on Make a Diff...

Hundreds of volunteers will join forces on Saturday, October 26th as Northeast Ohio celebrates Make a Difference Day. WKYC is leading the charge on this national day of volunteering. Partnering with the Cleveland Metroparks and BVU: Center for Non Profit Excellence, WKYC is encouraging viewers across Northeast Ohio to join them in helping to make our community a better place to live. Make a Difference Day started more than 20 years ago when USA Weekend Magazine and Points of Light joined together to sponsor the largest national day of community service. It’s grown into a day that has millions of volunteers around the world uniting in a common mission to improve the lives of others. This year WKYC is focusing its volunteer effort on the Cleveland Metroparks. So far more than 500 volunteers have registered to work at various locations across the Metroparks on Saturday, sprucing up and beautifying the park areas enjoyed by so many. The Cleveland Metroparks spans more than 23,000 a...

National "Make a Difference Day" is Saturday, October 27 and we need you to Make a Difference!! Channel 3, in partnership with the Volunteer Center at BVU, is asking everyone across Northeast Ohio to get involved and show the impact we can have in our community. We all "See the Possible" in Northeast Ohio. This is a chance for every one of us to make the possible HAPPEN by joining forces on a designated day, October 27, to give back and show the impact we can have. It's easy... View projects HERE   Sign up to volunteer with your co-workers and/or your family by October 24.   Volunteer on October 27th.   Log your hours online in the Volunteer Center on October 27th by 9:00 pm.   Not only will you get the satisfaction of helping to Make a Difference in our community, but you will also have an opportunity to take advantage of a "Buy One Get One" ticket offer for either a Q event (Cavs, Monsters, Cleveland Gladiators) or the Canton Charge,...