Volunteer Opportunities to Show You Care Friday

The 2012 Trident United Way Day of Caring is Friday.

The Day of Caring celebrates the spirit of caring by providing the opportunity for volunteers from around the tri-county to join local helping and community enrichment agencies and schools to work on one-time service projects.  Day of Caring is chaired by a volunteer community leader who serves as the champion for the event. 

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Volunteer teams from local businesses and service organizations partner with agencies and schools to give their time and services in an effort to improve our community. Generally, projects fall between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and may take all day or any part of the day.

Trident United Way's Day of Caring event is one of the largest in the nation with the value of labor and supplies topping $1 million.

Here are some Day of Caring events in the area that still need volunteers:

• Pack the Pantry, Helping Hands of Goose Creek
• Garden Project, Charleston Area Children's
• School House Rock at NCHS, Communities in Schools
• Hoops for Health at Mary Ford Elementary School, Communities in Schools
• Reading Soul Mates Book Drive, Communities in Schools
• Deconstruction, Habitat for Humanity of Berkeley County
• Facelift Needed (Painting), Trident Literacy Association

Click here to find more events.

The first Day of Caring held in the Lowcountry occurred in 2000, boasting 17 projects and 185 volunteers. In 2011, more than 8,000 individuals were involved in service and we made amazing things happen at over 400 project sites.