Kent community competes in grilling event to raise money for nonprofits

Thousands of Northeast Ohioans in need will be helped by money raised at the 10th annual Grill for Good event in downtown Kent on Saturday. Roughly $10,000 was raised at the event, said Dennis Campbell, Grill for Good’s Chairman from Kent’s Junior Chamber of Commerce. Kent’s Junior Chamber of Commerce was in charge of organizing the event. The money will be donated to Family & Community Services and Coleman Professional Services, both of which are nonprofits in Northeast Ohio. Family & Community Services has participated in every Grill for Good event since it started in 2009, Mark Frisone, Family & Community Services executive director, said. “Thousands of homeless people in Northeast Ohio are fed each year because of this event,” Frisone said. Frisone said the money raised by the event helps fill the gaps left by unmet donation goals.