Community Care Day May 20, 2008
	Be a part of United Way’s Community Care Day. Make an impact by helping to complete various social service projects. Group Sign-Up: Sign up online Individual Volunteer Sign-Up: Sign up online Project Request: Request a project online United Way will provide detailed information to all who sign-up as the date approaches. For more information now, contact us at 937.644.8381 or email Dave Bezusko.
What is Community Care Day? Since 1997, United Way has been bringing neighbors together to improve lives on “Community Care Day.” This volunteer event symbolizes the true spirit of Union County as participants help elderly residents do spring cleaning projects around the house, landscape area parks, conduct food drives, and more. Last year, more than 250 volunteers from different workplaces completed 145 social service projects on a single day. They painted, washed windows, weeded gardens, built a wheelchair ramp, conducted a drive for the Personal Needs Pantry, prepared a future youth football field site, and more. But more importantly, they put smiles on the faces of their neighbors and good feelings in their hearts. CLICK HERE for a page of Highlights from Community Care Day 2007. This year, Honda of America, Invensys Controls, Memorial Hospital of Union County, and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company have partnered with us to make an even greater impact! We hope you and your group can plan to join us too. Let’s make our 12th annual Community Care Day the best yet!
On Tuesday May 20th... 7:45 a.m. Volunteers arrive at the Catholic Community Center (1033 W. 5th St. in Marysville) to check-in.On Tuesday May 20th…     7:45-8:30 a.m. Each volunteer receives a Community Care Day T-shirt to wear while working that day.   7:45-8:30 a.m. Volunteers sign-up for the project(s) they would like to complete that day. Directions and supplies are provided.     8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Volunteers disperse throughout Union County in groups of at least two, sometimes as large as 10 or 20 to complete the social service projects.     All projects have been coordinated in advance by United Way staff with directions to each location, contact information upon arrival, and the supplies needed to complete each task.     Some of the best experiences people have are visiting with senior citizens who they are helping that day. Others like the camaraderie that comes with working together.     “I came away with such a warm, fuzzy feeling because of the gracious people we were able to make happy,” said one volunteer from Honda of America. “Count me in next year.”