Team registration for the United Way of Southwest Georgia's 2022 Day of Caring is now open. Day of Caring is one of United Way's largest days of community service and will take place on Friday, March 25, 2022.  

Day of Caring offers amazing opportunities for individuals or groups of volunteers to connect in our community. It provides a way to give back to the community in tangible, highly appreciated ways and promotes awareness of resources available to residents in Albany/Dougherty County.  A volunteer kick-off event will be held at the United Way of Southwest Georgia office located at 112 North Westover Boulevard Albany, GA 31707 at 8:00 am where volunteers will meet and get additional information about their project assignments scheduled from 9:00 am - 1:00 noon.

“This year, United Way of Southwest Georgia will mobilize close to 100 individuals in our community to participate in Day of Caring.  We're thrilled to see so many citizens get excited about volunteering, and proud to help local nonprofits advance their mission and build capacity,” said Shaunae Motley, CEO of United Way of Southwest Georgia.

Projects include such activities as landscaping, harvesting/planting, painting, and organizing at ten local nonprofit organizations.  Among these organizations are Albany YMCA, Albany Museum of Art, Lily Pad, Boys & Girls Clubs of Albany, Flint River Fresh, Liberty House, Family Literacy Connection, New Visions, and A Better Way Grocers.

Volunteers from local businesses and organizations committed to this year's event include P&G, Turner Job Corps., Draffin-Tucker, Synovus Bank, United Way of Southwest Georgia Staff & Board, and several individual volunteers.  However, more volunteers are still needed. We also need media volunteers for  the day of the event.

For more information such as the project list or volunteer sign up form, please contact Tori Alexander at 229-883-6700, ext. 25 or [email protected].  Individuals that don’t have a team but want to volunteer can still register, and United Way will work to build a team for them. To guarantee a Day of Caring t-shirt, registration should be completed by Wednesday, March 23.