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From The Coast To Byrneville: 1,300 Volunteer For Day Of Caring
October 13, 2012
Over 1,300 volunteers fanned out across Escambia County Friday to help with over 100 projects at 60 agencies and schools as part of the United Way’s 20th Annual Day of Caring.
“Day of Caring not only gave us the opportunity to give back to the community, it was a great team-building experience for us,” said Jon Neely of Buffalo Rock. His team helped clear the debris from YMCA of Northwest Florida’s fence line. “We don’t get face-to-face time with each other every day at work. By volunteering as a group, we were able to get to know each other better.”
At Byrneville Elementary School, volunteers from Pall Corporation volunteered to clean up the school grounds.
For a photo gallery, click here.
“We really appreciate all that they did for us at Byrneville,” Principal Dee Wolfe-Sullivan said.
“We are blown away by the generosity and dedication of these volunteers,” said Andrea Krieger, President/CEO of United Way of Escambia County. “Their willingness to step away from their jobs for a day and invest time and resources through volunteerism will have an invaluable impact on our community.”
During a morning kickoff celebration, United Way also announced the kick-off of the 2012-2013 annual fundraising campaign. Last year, more than 10,000 caring individuals contributed to a successful campaign that raised support for over 140 agencies. These agencies received direct designations of $351,750 and another $1.1 million was awarded from the community chest to 45 programs at 34 agencies.
Pictured: United Way Day of Caring volunteers from Pall Corporation hard at work Friday at Byrneville Elementary School. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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Loved working with this group! They were all so positive, hard working, and very encouraging. Hope we can have them back next year! Thanks so much to PALL!