Day of Caring
October 6, 2006
United Way Day of Caring<TM> is a one day event that brings together workplaces, employees, community groups and agencies to work on-site at community projects. Participating in the project promotes a deeper understanding of community issues, provides excellent team building opportunities and helps make Leeds & Grenville a better place in which to live and work. These hands-on projects allow workplaces and their employees to demonstrate social responsibility and to make a positive impact in the communities where stakeholders live and work. Projects completed through Day of Caring will help make a tangible difference in the lives of agency clients and allow local non-profits to focus more resources on front-line services. Our 2006 event took place on Friday, October 6th.
Teams from 3M, Chevron Construction, Hydron One, Trillium Healthcare Manufacturing, Brockville Braves and the Upper Canada District School Board participated in this year's event and we have some of the pictures here. For more pictures, or to obtain higher resolution photos of those shown here, please contact us.
A team from 3M works at installing interlocking patio stones at Maynard Cemetary. They also built a retaining wall. |
Part of the smiling team from 3M. |
More of the 3M team. |
UCDSB had teams helping out at Brockville & Area Community Living Association (BACLA). Here, we see UCDSB Director of Education David K. Thomas with a pressure washer showing that siding scum who's boss. |
UCDSB team member Don Fairweather paints an outdoor storage shed at BACLA. |
It's the UCDSB CREW at BACLA. |
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A worker from Chevron paints a rail at MERC hall. |
Team Chevron work on the bleachers at MERC hall. |
A team from Hydro One cuts the new floor for the bathroom at United Way. |
Rodger and Lynn from Team Hydro One outside the United Way office on a beautiful October day. |
Trillium Healthcare Manufacturing had two teams in Day for Caring. One built a Lego table for Girls Inc. Here, we see the team reviewing the plans. |
The happy-go-lucky Team Trillium! |
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Another of the Trillium teams did some grounds beautification and worked to improve the safety of the playground at Prince of Wales School. |
Rake, rake, rake. |
A huge thank you goes out to all of the teams! Watch for next year's Day of Caring!
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