Join the Day of Caring
Volunteer to Live United

United Way’s Annual Day of Caring is about caring volunteers uniting to make an impact at our local human service agencies, schools and other nonprofits.

This year’s annual Day of Caring will be held Thursday, September 8, 2011.

VOLUNTEER NOW BY CALLING WINDY BROOKS AT 423-752-0316 
OR EMAIL HER AT WINDYBROOKS@UWCHATT.ORG 

Last year, on September 9, 2010, 416 volunteers worked on 33 different projects at 30 different nonprofit organizations.  The projects ranged from improvement projects at local nonprofits to installing playgrounds at low-income day care centers or rebuilding public park spaces.

ACE Hardware's 2010 DOC project of the day was organizing and installing storage solutions for the Gifts in Kind Warehouse and the Tool Barn. They also built rain collection barrels at the Tennessee Aquarium. Click here to see pictures showing how much fun all of our volunteers had making a hands-on impact!

ACE Hardware, the Day of Caring sponsor, donates a portion of their Labor Day weekend sales to United Way. The 2011 ACE Labor Day Sale will be held from Friday, September 2 through Monday, September 5 (Labor Day). A percentage of every dollar purchased by Helpful Hardware Club Card members is donated. This money helps participating Day of Caring organizations purchase needed supplies for their volunteer projects.

Participating Volunteer Groups in 2010: 
Alstom, Akzonbel, UPS, Parkridge Hospital, T-Mobile, Sheraton Reid House, Publix, Memorial Hospital, TVA, SunTrust Bank, CBL & Associates, UNUM (Finance Group), Partnership For Families Children & Adults, First Tennessee Bank, ACE Hardware, McKee Foods, Shaw Plant #44, Regions Bank, Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, Westing House, Henderson Hutcherson McCullough, McCright & Associates, AT&T Retiree Group, Chattanooga Gas Company, Roper, Medal Of Honor Museum, Shaw SI Plant 

Projects in 2010:
Landscaping, storage cleanup & organization, education blitz, scrap booking agency history, office work, cleaning exhibits, warehouse organization, building a habitat house, constructing discovery stations for a riding trail, building a courtyard, pricing & organizing clothing for a thrift store, constructing a wooden pergola and creating a garden for clients to harvest vegetables, rain barrel construction, painting and fence repair