United Way’s Day of Caring Returns to Lackawanna and Wayne Counties

“It brings us great pleasure to welcome back our Nancy Jackson Memorial Day of Caring to Lackawanna and Wayne Counties,” said Gary Drapek, President & CEO of the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties.  “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome back this great tradition of community members rolling up their sleeves and canvassing Lackawanna and Wayne Counties to address important projects to ensure essential agencies are able to continue doing the great work for our community,” added Drapek.

The Nancy Jackson Memorial Day of Caring is an annual, organized day of service named after the long-time United Way volunteer who founded the program in 1994 and chaired Day of Caring each year until her passing in 2017.  Day of Caring mobilizes hundreds of volunteers into United Way partner agencies and grant recipient organizations to provide much-needed assistance. Over the course of the 27 years of existence, nearly 13,000 volunteers have given more than 70,000 hours of service, and the value of the more than 1,000 projects they’ve completed during Day of Caring is over $3 million.

“Day of Caring is unique in that the volunteers see first-hand the all-important work of our network of agencies and at the same time, the agencies themselves benefit tremendously through the projects completed that otherwise might never be accomplished in the course of providing vital services in our community,” noted Drapek.

To sign up your company to send a group of volunteers out in the community on Thursday, September 1^st contact Barry Snyder, Vice President of Community Outreach at 570.343.1267 x237 or bsnyder@uwlc.net.  All groups besides companies are also more than welcome to join in on the Day of Caring.  Simply contact Barry Snyder for more information.

The United Way Campaign in Lackawanna County will kick-off on Thursday, September 1^st at Cooper’s Seafood House, presented by Alliance Wealth Advisors, beginning at 4:30 p.m. That event price is discounted to $20 for Day of Caring Volunteers and $30 at the door.  A variety of barbeque fare will be served, including a dozen clams and a dozen shrimp for all attendees.

For further comment, call the Barry Snyder, Vice President of Community Outreach, United Way at (570) 343-1267 x237.