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More About Day of Caring

by Netcorps Admin — last modified 2008-06-18 14:08

United Way Day of Caring is Jackson County’s largest single day volunteer effort! Get involved: Give. Advocate. Volunteer.

What is it?

Day of Caring 2006 OnTrack Allan's House & RFCC

It’s about providing opportunity for others and using what we have to make life better for them.

– Susan Young, St. Mary’s High School Student, Day of Caring volunteer 2005

United Way Day of Caring is Jackson County’s largest single day volunteer effort! Now in its 13^th year, this year’s Day of Caring will again be in September. Last year, more than 500 volunteers worked at 14 different locations doing physical labor projects for nonprofit agencies.

What do we do?

2008 Project Proposal Form

2007 projects included:
Arc of Jackson County - refinishing the deck and landscaping
Asante Child Development Services - playground enhancement
CASA of Jackson County - installing cabinets for storage
Community Health Center - landscaping project
Community Health Center – painting and landscaping
Family Nurturing Center – building a play area for toddlers
Living Opportunities – creating a meditation garden and assembling a gazebo
Medford YMCA – remodeling Child Watch room and painting
OnTrack – regravel parking lot, landscaping
Phoenix Counseling Center – deck finishing, interior painting, building a garden
Roots and Wings Child Development – building a playground

I never thought I led a sheltered life until the Day of Caring.

– Scott Nelson, Day of Caring volunteer, 1998

Who can do it?

You can sign up with your business or organization, faith community, or just a group of friends.
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Teams that have participated include:

We had people in tears. It’s the awareness of what United Way does. You see that you can make a difference.

– Christi Haines, Rogue Federal Credit Union, Day of Caring volunteer 2003

Addictions Recovery Center, Asante Health System, Bank of the Cascades, BLM, Community Works, Girl Scouts, Harry & David, KeyBank, Kids Health Connection, KTVL Channel 10, Lithia Motors, Living Opportunities, ML Piels CPAs, LLP, Mail Tribune, Medford Fabrication, OnTrack, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, PremierWest Bank, ProTool Mfg., Providence Medford Medical Center, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, Rogue Creamery, Rogue Federal Credit Union, SGI – Eagle Peak Chapter, Target, US Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, WiLL (Women Living Leadership, a United Way program) and more!

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