Residents
spruce up city with care
By Pamela Glason Thornton
Staff Writer
Union County Post
Community Care Day is a wonderful day
organized by the United Way to allow community members
to give back to their
community.
During Community Care Day, employees of The United Way
of Union County, area residents and beneficiaries of
the projects pool their resources. One group of volunteers
were assigned to spruce up the grounds of Wings, a residential
facility for persons who receive counseling and treatment
for mental health issues such as bipolar and depression.
The staff of Wings stresses, “At Wings, we are mental
health consumers/clients and friends. We have needed help
from our community and can now give back.”
For the day’s spruce up project, Home Depot, a home & garden
supply retailer, provided mulch, landscaping products and
tools. The volunteers, employees of United Way agencies
and residents of the facility, pulled up their sleeves
and got dirty together putting down grass seed and planting
flowers.
“
It is a great day in which we can all help each other and
feel good doing it,” said a Wings volunteer.
“
With the contributions of your time, elbow grease, and
know-how, we had our largest and most impactful Care Day
in the event’s 11-year history,” said Dave
Bezusko, United Way of Union County Campaign & PR Director.
“
We had more than 250 volunteers and we fully completed
141 of the 150 projects on our list. Not bad for a day’s
work!” said Bezusko, as he thanked all of the persons
who volunteered to complete projects within the area.
Photos from a variety of Community Care Day projects
can be viewed on United Way’s website, www.united
wayofunioncounty.org/commcare.htm
“
Many thanks go out to all volunteers for your participation.
We hope that you enjoyed your volunteer experience and
that you will plan to join us again on Community Care Day
2008,” added Bezusko.
Continue to care for the community. Opportunities for
making an impact continue to exist within the community
at The
United Way and member agencies. A guide to volunteering
in Union County is posted on the website: www.unitedwayofunioncounty.org |
