Numerous companies are spending the day showing they care about their community
as part of United Way of Pierce County’s Day of Caring, including the entire
staff and student body at Tacoma’s School of the Arts. Additionally, people
throughout Pierce County are dared to show they care by doing something –
anything – that shows how they LIVE UNITED.
In
total, nearly 1,200 volunteers are spending the day assisting nonprofit
organizations all over Pierce County through Day of Caring. This year’s annual
volunteer event features 50 projects and 32 teams. Projects include harvesting
fresh fruits and vegetables for local food banks, hosting a carnival for adults
with disabilities, weeding rain gardens, preparing and serving food to those in
need and designing a mural for a local garden.
The
estimated value of the hours that will be donated on September 18th is nearly
$161,000 dollars.
Participating
Organizations
Albers
& Company
APA
Engineered Wood Assoc.
BNY
Mellon
Brown
& Brown of Washington
Carlisle
Transportation
City
of Lakewood
Cole
Graphics Solutions
Columbia
Bank
Community
Youth Services
DaVita
Divas2Die4
Evergreen
Personal Injury Counsel
Global
Metal Works & Erectors/McSweeney Steel
Harborstone
Credit Union (photo at right)
Heritage
Bank
Korum
Motors
McConkey
McGladrey
McGranahan
Architects
Multicare
Health System
Mutual
of Enumclaw Insurance Co.
NuStar
Energy
Providence
Regence
Blue Shield
Rally
Point 6
Tacoma
School of the Arts
The
Modified Dolls
Tacoma
Public Utilities
TrueBlue,
Inc.
Umpqua
Bank
Unico
Properties
US
Bank
University
of Washington Tacoma
Wells
Fargo Bank
Weyerhaeuser
WSECU
However, if people can’t join a Day of Caring project, they can still participate in the Dare to Care. Mow an elderly neighbor's lawn, volunteer at a local agency, hold a food drive, write a letter to your congressman, donate to charity, advocate for an issue you care about, sign up to help out in your child's classroom, practice random acts of kindness... just show you care about the community! Participants are encouraged to post a photo or video on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/UnitedWayofPierceCounty. People are also encouraged to include the hashtag #DareToCare and then dare their family and friends to do the same.
Show us you
care about your community. We dare you!
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