Community Care Day 2021 - United Way

Planning for United Way’s 26th Annual Community Care Day on Thursday, September 9th is underway. Community Care Day serves as United Way’s one-day volunteer event where community members come together to participate in hands-on projects throughout Fairfield County. Community Care Day strengthens our community and our United Way campaign by giving employees an opportunity to see first hand the needs in our community, how their efforts can have a positive impact on the lives of people in need and how a United Way contribution makes a difference in people’s lives. Not only does this one-day event make a difference where we live, it offers your employees a team-building experience they won’t forget. I am hopeful that you will engage your employees in this wonderful experience!

Past Community Care Day activities include:
* painting rooms or playground equipment *assisting clients with daily activities
* delivering meals to the homebound *repairing or building a home or facility
* outdoor clean-up *assisting with activities or events

This year’s United Way Campaign Kickoff will be held in conjunction with our Community Care Day breakfast. Breakfast will be held at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds. Attendees will hear from a guest speaker, and be the first to see our Campaign Video produced by Innerphase Video Productions.
Itinerary for the day:
7:45 a.m. Breakfast and Campaign Kickoff
9:00 a.m. Leave for project sites
9:30 a.m. Welcome, orientation/tour, project presentation
9:30-3:30 Volunteers work at project site
3:30-4:30 Volunteer work complete

What do you have to do?
Promote CCD within your company and recruit volunteers.
Complete attached registration form and return it to United Way office by September 2nd.
Return list of company volunteer names to United Way by September 2nd
Return signed photo release/liability forms to United Way by September 2nd.
Communicate project task, location, dress recommendations and material needs to your
volunteers.

What will we do?
Match your volunteers with a project.
Confirm your team’s project and name of your project site coordinator.
Provide you with free CCD t-shirts and work gloves for all volunteers.
Provide free breakfast the day of our event.

What will the project site do?
Provide materials/supplies necessary for completing project.
Educate volunteers on the agency/organization and if possible provide a tour.
Provide directions to and parking instructions for project site(s).