Day of Caring
What is Day of Caring?
Day of Caring is an annual United Way event where hundreds of volunteers from throughout Thurston County join local nonprofit and other community organizations to work on service projects. Participating organizations are matched with volunteers who give their time, talents and services to make a hands-on difference in our community.
Not only does Day of Caring have a significant impact on the needs of local nonprofits, it also enables volunteers to meet new people, work as a team, gain new experiences, and see firsthand how United Way utilizes the caring power of our community. It’s about coming together for a common purpose to improve the lives of others and advance the common good.
When is Day of Caring?
Day of Caring will be held on Friday, September 28, 2012 at various locations throughout Thurston County. The deadline to sign up this year has passed but this page will be updated soon with information on how to participate next year.
Who is participating in this year's event?
Last year over 400 volunteers will be worked on 35 projects throughout Thurston County. The following teams and organizations participated.
Volunteer Teams
Assoc. of WA School Principals
City of Olympia Public Works Dept.
Employment Security Dept. ESD/ECDD
Engineered Software, Inc.
Executive Assistants Group
Express Employment Professionals
Fred Meyer
Group Health Cooperative
Heritage Bank
Intel Corporation
Intercity Transit
Lacey Sunrise Lions
Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging
Olympia Federal Savings
Providence St. Peter Hospital
Puget Sound Energy
St. Martin 's University Campus Ministry
State Farm Insurance
Sterling Savings Bank
The Evergreen State College
Thurston County
Thurston County Bar Association
Townsend Security
Tumwater Rotary
TwinStar Credit Union
WA State Dept. of Commerce
WA State Employment Security Dept. / WSID
Youth in Service Americorps
Zonta of of South Puget Sound |
Nonprofit Organizations
Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County, Lacey Branch
Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County, Tumwater Branch
Family Support Center of South Sound
Garden-Raised Bounty (GRuB)
Hands On Children's Museum
Heartstrides Therapeutic Riding & Horsemanship Program
Homeless Backpacks
Homes First!
Kokua
Left Foot Organics
Madison Elementary
Monarch Sculpture Park
Morningside / Oly School Dist
Olympia Kiwanis
ROOF Community Services
Safeplace
Senior Services for South Sound
South Sound Reading Foundation
South Sound YMCA
The Crisis Clinic of Thurston & Mason Counties
Thurston County Food Bank
Thurston County Food Bank - Backpack Program
United Communities AIDS Network (UCAN)
United Way of Thurston County
Woodland Trail Greenway Association
YWCA of Olympia
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Who else is part of Day of Caring?
United Way coordinates with The Evergreen State College's "Community to Community Action Day" to combine the two events and have an even greater impact on our community. Students from Saint Martin's University also participate in Day of Caring, engaging our local college students in meaningful, hands-on projects.
For questions about Day of Caring, contact Ami Forsberg at aforsberg@unitedway-thurston.org or 360.943.2773 x 13.
Day of Caring 2011 was made possible by our generous sponsors:
To find out more about sponsorship opportunities, call 360.943.2773 x 17 or email tverbon@unitedway-thurston.org.
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