What's Happening in Dublin, OH…

A Dublin teen and city officials have teamed up to bring a new idea to Dublin, connecting tech-savvy teenagers with senior citizens.

Anthony Trippe, 16, is a sophomore at Dublin Coffman High School, and wanted to use his project for the Eagle Scouts to help the community. He hit on the idea of creating a technology help desk, and discussed it with city staffers. Christine Nardeccia, the director of volunteer services for the city, realized that Trippe's idea would work well in conjunction with Dublin's Aging in Place measure.

Trippe and other young volunteers can be found in the Teen Lounge of the Dublin Community Recreation Center, where they assist seniors with any problems they may have with technology. The service targets those who are at least 60 years of age, and is available from now through May, on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. There is a possibility the city could extend the program, Nardeccia said. City officials are advertising the service on social media, but could also use flyer printing to call attention to the desk.

Trippe said that the first day he was on the desk, he helped someone delete a contact from their phone, assisted another person who wanted to deactivate a LinkedIn account, and helped someone else transfer photos from their phone to a laptop computer. He said a total of eight people came to the desk, and the session went very well.