Twin County United Way invites local non-profit organizations to participate in their annual Day of Caring, which is a community mobilization of local volunteers. The goal of a Day of Caring is to send out volunteer teams on meaningful, hands-on community projects to assist local agencies with various needs. It provides community members with a first-hand look at the services provided by agencies. This helps to raise awareness of our local agencies and promotes the spirit of caring throughout the year.

Day of Caring Project Ideas

• Trim trees and bushes
• Clean up apartments
• Transplant trees
• Clean out gutters
• Clean screens and wash windows
• Give a kitchen a thorough scrubbing
• Install insulation
• Install smoke detectors
• Water seal wooden structures
• Paint or waterproof a wooden deck
• Paint the trim on a building
• Panel a wall
• Polish the woodwork
• Put up a flagpole
• Re-gravel a road
• Re-paint the exterior of a building
• Sort clothing for a clothing bank
• Distribute flyers or posters for an event
• Do yard work for physically challenged clients
• Plant flowers, pull weeds, plant border beds
• Sort food
• Clean a shelter
• Clean off mini-blinds
• Clean out a storage shed
• Clean up trails at a Camp
• Hang wallpaper
• Scrape paint
• Teach crafts to seniors
• Paint curbs in a parking lot
• Paint picnic tables
• Plant a garden
• Spread beauty bark
• Price items for a rummage sale
• Rake leaves
• Rip out old carpeting
• Re-screen windows
• Shampoo carpets