Day of Caring – 2024

Once again this year, the capstone event at the end of our Employee Giving Campaign will be the United Way Day of Caring, held on Thursday, September 12th from 8:30am to Noon. 

Here are the projects for this year:

• Welcome Baby Kits / Tabitha’s Way – 
  • Welcome Baby Kits – Work at your own desk:  These kits help young children develop motor skills and practice basic learning functions to keep their physical and mental development on track.
    • 25 or more volunteers needed
  • Tabitha’s Way Kits – Standard hygiene kits for those in need
    • Hygiene kits will be assembled in the City Council Conference Room.
    • 10 volunteers needed
  • Contact Lori Criman or Jon Ditto with any questions about this project
• Reading and STEAM Activities at Parkside Elementary
  • Conducting age-appropriate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) activities with elementary school students.
  • 44 volunteers needed
  • Contact Heather Cox or Molly Cluff or Brittany Wilson with questions 
• Senior Home Project
  • Pulling weeds, lawn work, and landscaping to help an Orem Senior citizen
  • 5 volunteers needed
  • Contact Pete Wolfley with questions
• Paint the Playground Blacktop at Cherry Hill Elementary
  • Playground painting games
  • 15 Volunteers needed
  • Contact Glenn Giles with any questions
• Paint the Playground Blacktop at Windsor Elementary
  • Playground painting games 
  • 15 Volunteers needed
  • Contact Laura Bascom with any questions
• Scera Pool Winterization:
  • Assisting the Recreation Department to disassemble and store items at the Scera pool after the season is over.
  • 15 volunteers needed
  • Contact Mikey Thompson with questions
• Habitat for Humanity Re-Store:
  • Help Orem’s very own Habitat for Humanity Re-Store with inventory, cleaning, and organizing
  • 25 volunteers needed
  • Contact Shaun Hirst with any questions