United Way to play

Cornell senior Cailin Hammer, center, works with Ciola Bennet, 7, and Isaiah McCoy, 6, at the Southside Community Center on a parachute project supplied by Ithaca's Sciencenter. Hammer volunteers her time with TIES (Together Ithaca Empowering Students). The Southside Community Center, a United Way member agency, provides after-school care, summer camp and teen programs. Its community projects include a bicycle recycling program, a food pantry and a senior citizens food-shopping service. As of Nov. 13, the Cornell United Way Campaign has received $354,892.93 or 68 percent of its goal. Matthew Fondeur/University Photography