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. 

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 of the Day of Caring events in Summerville (those highlighted in bold need volunteers):

• Bring Our Campus Back, Alston Middle
• Freshen Up Our Fox Den, Ashley Ridge High
• Oasis at the Beach, Beech Hill Elementary
• Label Books at Library, Cane Bay
• Memorial Garden Clean Up, Coastal Center
• Painting and sprucing up, Dorchester Children's Center
• Fun, Food and Friends Picnic, Dorchester County Board of Disabilities
• Extreme Team Improvement, Dorchester County Board of Disabilities
• Picnic Table Building, Habitat for Humanity
• Re-Store Re-Painting, Habitat for Humanity
• Planting, Painting and More, Dubose Middle
• Clearing the Path, Flowertown Elementary
• Sticking Together, Flowertown Elementary
• Classroom Rennovation, Gregg Middle
• Painting the Sanctuary, International Primate Protection League
• Videographer, International Primate Protection League
• Seeing Double in the School Yard, Knightsville Elementary
• Rollings Middle School of the Arts Project
• Create HGTV Experience, Spann Elementary 
• Building Future Leaders, Summerville Elementary
• Closet Cleanup, Summerville YMCA
• Painting the Courtyard Green and Gold, Summerville High
• Play Ball, Summerville Miracle League
• Movin' On Up, Trident Literacy Association
• Going Green, Fort Dorchester Elementary
• Dive into Nature, Newington Elementary

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.