Day of Caring 2024
376 volunteers across Polk, Highlands and Hardee County came together to serve nonprofit organizations on Friday, April 19.
A long-standing tradition, this Day of Caring gives United Way donors a chance to connect with the organizations that they support in a tangible way. Projects ranged from campus beautification and building to compiling books for the ReadingPals participants and everything in between.
With 273 volunteers in Highlands County, this day of service has become quite the community effort. View the Highlands News-Sun Article.
Heartland Horses put in the request for a Day of Caring project for shelter space for their horses. The agency did not have any of the supplies but did have a blueprint of what they wanted. Community volunteer and Advisory Board Member, Chad Warrick, figured the amount of lumber and hardware cost. He graciously offered to cover part of the cost and worked with Bagwell Lumber to provide the lumber and hardware.
Day of Caring falling on National Volunteer week was no coincidence.
Feeling the nudge to participate? You don’t need to wait until the next Day of Caring! Here are some ways you can get involved right now:
- Volunteer at a UWCF Healthy Food Pantry site.
- Become a ReadingPal!
- Participate in the Judd Jog.
- Join a clean-up in your community.
- Write a thank you letter to a first responder.
- Advocate for UWCF to your legislators.
Want to know more about Day of Caring 2024? Check out our Instagram Reel from the day and view our full photo gallery!
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Thank you again to these incredible organizations that showed up and helped improve the community we live in:
Advent Health, Alan Jay Automotive Network, APHS Interact Club, Bagwell Lumber, Bank of Central Florida, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Buttonwood Bay, Chad Warrick, Citizens Bank & Trust, City of Lakeland, City of Sebring, Department of Corrections, EMERGE Lakeland, GEICO, GiveWell Community Foundation, HCA Florida Healthcare, Heartland for Children, Heartland National Bank, Highlands County Board of County Commissioners, Highlands County Supervisor of Elections, LPHS Interact Club, Mary Martin Group at Edward Jones, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union, Nucor Steel, Oldcastle APG, Publix Super Markets, Inc., School Board of Highlands County, South Florida State College, Student United Way, Wauchula City Managers Office, Westlake, Young Leaders Society and Women United members.
