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 14th from 8:30am to Noon. I’m hoping we will each continue to take advantage of this opportunity to serve our community in a different capacity during work time! The following lists the projects we have planned:
- Work at your own desk:
- Welcome Baby is a United Way program that provides prenatal and early childhood support to low-income families. These kits help young children develop motor skills and practice basic learning functions to keep their physical and mental development on track.
- All kits involve basic paper, markers, scissors type needs.
- This project can accommodate numerous volunteers.
- Family Haven project:
- Family Haven provides therapy for children and a safe space for families during a crisis. Your service helps create a safe and soothing space for children and families dealing with traumatic situations in their homes.
- Help painting, light landscaping, furnishing, sandbox work, etc.
- 20-40 volunteers needed
- University Parkway Trail landscaping:
- Sprucing up the bike and pedestrian trail along University Parkway near the southeast Orem/Provo boundary.
- 1650 S Carterville Road
- 50 volunteers needed
- Senior home yard work:
- Assisting a deserving citizen to clean up their yard. Laying sod, planting for disabled senior and Veteran son
- Location: 350 North 985 West, Orem, Utah
- 15 volunteers needed
- Engaging elementary school students at Windsor Elementary:
- Conducting age-appropriate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) activities with elementary school students.
- 30 volunteers needed
- Scera Pool winterization:
- Assisting the Recreation Department to disassemble and store items at the Scera pool after the season is over.
- 15 volunteers needed
- Kids on the Move:
- Kids on the Move provides childcare services to low-income families. Services include care and therapy for families with autistic children, preschool, prenatal education, and support, early childhood development support, and respite care.
- Location: 475 Hospital Dr, Orem, Utah
- 40 volunteers needed
Please please sign up by clicking here. We will continue to see this link in the City Ditty over the next few weeks too. You don’t need to have any particular skill set, just a willingness to help.
Thanks again for all you do to Build a Better Orem!
