little butterflies

(Left) Allie Scott, 3, and Navya Garg, 2, climb on playground equipment at Countryside Park. Community members gathered at the Washington Township Community Center, near the park, to memorialize Yukta Garg, a six-year-old girl who was killed in a car accident in front of the center in 2006. In her honer, her family and others are contributing to build the Butterfly Playground in Countryside Park, located behind the rec center.

Literacy Council

Dayton Daily News 2o1o_01The keynote speaker, Erica Gelhaus, Miss Ohio 2009, addresses the audiance at The Miami Valley Literacy Council's celebration of the success of their students on June 24, 2010 at the Dayton Engineers Club.

The Miami Valley Literacy Council volunteer, Patricia People, poses for a photo with Miss Ohio 2009, Erica Gelhaus on June 24, 2010 at the Dayton Engineers Club. Gelhaus was the keynote speaker for the council's program to honor some of their students. People was a volunteer honoree.