United Way Day of Caring gives back to our community

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United Way Day of Caring gives back to our community
Nineteenth Annual Day of Caring takes place on June 7th, 2019

KINGSTON, ON (May 30, 2019) – On Friday, June 7th, over 300 volunteers from workplaces across the region will tackle light construction, maintenance and gardening projects at 30 local agencies across the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington region.

United Way Day of Caring is an opportunity for volunteers to show their local love and see firsthand the impact of their donations. Much needed projects in local agencies are completed and Day of Caring volunteers get to learn about the local impact of their donations through a hands-on experience.

The United Way Day of Caring is organized by a volunteer committee that has been hard at work for months, identifying projects, recruiting teams, organizing equipment and pursuing material sponsors.

“Day of Caring gives workplace teams the chance to give back to their community. Volunteers have an opportunity to learn more about local agencies while assisting them in the completion of much needed work,” said Committee chair, Michele Finney. “Encouraging volunteerism and instilling in workplaces the power to give, is so important in growing a strong, healthy and connected community.”

United Way Day of Caring was introduced to KFL&A in 2001. Since then, over 15,000 volunteer hours have been invested in over 350 projects.

The day begins at 8:00 a.m. with a rally at the Portuguese Cultural Centre of Kingston (959 Division Street). Teams of volunteers tackle projects all morning at various locations and return to the Portuguese Centre for a wrap up BBQ.

Please note, a full list of projects and addresses will be sent to media prior to Day of Caring to help plan coverage.

About United Way KFLA
United Way works with individuals, organizations and key partners to build and strengthen our community, bringing people and resources together to facilitate change. Our vision is a future where people are self-sufficient in a community, where individuals live with hope, dignity and a sense of belonging. Visit www.unitedwaykfla.ca for more information.

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Media Contact:
Bhavana Varma, President & CEO, United Way KFLA; 613-542-2674, ext. 1101, bvarma@unitedwaykfla.ca

Michele Finney, Chair, Day of Caring, 613-532-3661,
michele.finney@hydroone.com

United Way Day of Caring Projects 2019

Agency	Agency Address	Project Type	Workplace Team Assigned
St. Vincent de Paul	85 Stephen Street	Spring cleaning	Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
Extend-a-Family	361 Montreal Street	Gardening and repairs	Ambassador Hotel and Conference Centre
LACCP-The Kids’ Place Early Childhood Centre	1044 Lancaster Drive	Painting, Gardening, Cleaning	Assurant
Pittsburgh Community Garden	80 Gore Road & MacLean Park, Kingston	Gardening and clean up	Bombardier
Canadian Mental Health Association – Kingston	400 Elliott Avenue Unit 11	Cleaning and painting	CFB – 1 ESU
Oak Street Community Garden	2 Brant Avenue	Gardening and clean up	CFB – BCompt Rogers Radio Kingston
Kingston Home Base Housing	333 Kingscourt Avenue	Cleaning, gardening and painting	CIBC
Martha’s Table	629 Princess Street	Cleaning and organizing	City of Kingston
Lakeside Community Garden	100 Days Road	Gardening	CSC – JI Assessment Unit CSC – Regional HQ EIDCA Specialty Products Company (DuPont)
Rideau Heights CRNC	61 Daly Street and 312 Conacher Drive	Gardening	CSC – Joyceville Institution Team 1
Kingston Day Care – Trillium Child Care Centre	790 Edgar Street (Trillium Retirement and Care Centre)	Gardening and repairs	CSC – Joyceville Institution team 2
Kingston Community Health Centre	263 Weller Avenue	Gardening and clean up	CSC – Learning & Development Centre
United Way & Resolve Counselling Services	417 Bagot Street	Painting	CSC – Millhaven – RTC TEAM
Lennox & Addington Interval House (2 projects – Napanee & North Addington)		Yard clean-up and painting	CSC – Millhaven Institution Goodyear
Kingston Interval House (2 projects)		Yard work, clean up	Empire Life
One Roof	426 Barrie Street	Clean up and gardening	Home Depot
Bereaved Families of Ontario – Kingston Region	993 Princess Street, Unit 14	Organizing/cataloguing books	Hydro One
Southern Frontenac Community Services	4295 Stagecoach Road, Sydenham	Play yard clean up	Hydro One
Elizabeth Fry Kingston	127 Charles Street	Gardening and painting	Invista
Kingston Youth Shelter	234 Brock Street	Yard work and cleaning	Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Kingston Daycare Inc. St. Martha Child Care	455 St. Martha Street	Gardening	Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Robinson Community Garden	3747 Princess Street, Westbrook	Gardening	Novelis
Kingston Day Care – Collins Bay	4075 Bath Road	Gardening and painting	Providence Care
Home Base Housing Kingston – Youth Services	149 Kingscourt Avenue	Gardening and spring cleaning	Worley
Boys & Girls Club of Kingston (West End)	1300 Bath Road	Painting	United Way Volunteers & Next Gen Ambassadors
Boys & Girls Club of Kingston (Central)	559 Bagot Street	Gardening	Scotiabank

EVENT SPONSORS

• CaraCo Group of Companies
• Empire Life
• Hydro One
• Korinne Peachey, Royal LePage
• Tim Horton’s
• Wilkinson & Company LLP

MATERIAL SPONSORS

• Atkinson Home Hardware
• Bardon Supplies
• Burt’s Greenhouses
• Canadian Tire – Kingston Centre
• CRS Rentals
• Home Depot
• INVISTA (Canada) Company
• Kingston Paint and Decorating
• L. Martin Garden Centre
• Parade of Paints
• Pleasantview
• Rigney Building Supplies
• Riley’s Garden Centre

2019 PARTICIPATING WORKPLACE TEAMS:

• Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
• AMBASSADOR HOTEL
• Assurant
• Bombardier
• CFB – 1 ESU
• CFB – BCompt
• CIBC
• City of Kingston
• Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) – Joyceville Institution, Learning & Development, Regional Treatment Centre, Millhaven Institution, Regional Headquarters
• EIDCA Specialty Products Company (DuPont)
• Empire Life
• Goodyear
• Home Depot
• Hydro One
• INVISTA
• Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
• Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
• Novelis
• Providence Care
• Rogers Radio Kingston
• Scotiabank
• Worley
• Next Gen Ambassadors

UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE:

• Chair: Michele Finney, Hydro One
• Abdelrahman Mohamed, RBC
• Amanda Hartin, DuPont
• Avery Verschuren, Hydro One
• Joanne Webb, Hydro One
• Karleigh Corbett, CIBC
• Kim Peachey, Correctional Service of Canada
• Mylene Grenier, Scotiabank