May 6, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Samantha Skinner, Executive Director, Twin County United Way

Cell: (208) 305-1379, E-mail: [email protected]

Twin County United Way office: (208) 743-6594

 

Twin County United Way celebrates 20^th Anniversary of Day of Caring

Record number of volunteers will provide service to local nonprofits

LEWIS-CLARK VALLEY – More than 290 volunteers are participating in the Twin County United Way’s 20^th Annual Day of Caring, which kicked off this morning. With participants wearing neon blue ArtBeat T-shirts, the Lewiston Community Center looked like a sea of volunteers.

Employees from the Day of CaringÂ’s presenting sponsor Regence BlueShield of Idaho are one of the 20 teams of volunteers from local businesses and community groups that will provide a half-day of volunteer service to 17 local nonprofits for more than 29 projects. Collectively, the Day of Caring volunteers will provide more than 1,000 hours of service today.

Day of Caring allows volunteers to see first-hand the work local nonprofits do every day.  It’s a few hours of service that is intended to provide a connection that promotes volunteerism throughout the year.  Claudia Jones, President of the Board for Valley Meals on Wheel said, “a few of our regular drivers started out as Day of Caring volunteers.”  Volunteers from P1FCU, a Day of Caring sponsor, will be making greeting cards and delivering them with the meals to homebound seniors today.

Volunteers are participating in a range of projects, but the majority of projects are landscaping, painting and cleaning – something nonprofits regularly need, but often don’t have staff time to complete.  After projects are finished, volunteers will return to the Community Center for a thank-you lunch with pizza provided by Fazzari’s and drinks from Idaho Beverages.

Nonprofits are invited to post volunteer opportunities throughout the year on VolunteerUnited.org, a United Way volunteer resource website sponsored by Serve Idaho.

 

Photos and videos of the dayÂ’s activities will be shared throughout the day by Twin County United Way and volunteer teams via social media including Facebook.com/TwinCountyUW, Twitter @TwinCountyUW, and Instagram TCUW, hashtags #TCUW and #LiveUnited.

 

Day of Caring Volunteer Teams:

 

Avista

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Clarkston School District

Clearwater Paper

Clearwater Power Company

Coldwell Banker Tomlinson

Coleman Oil

Idaho Forest Group

Inland Cellular

Leadership LC Valley (a Lewis Clark Valley

Chamber group)

Lewis-Clark State College Volleyball Team

Nez Perce County Farm Service Agency and

Northwest Farm Credit Services

P1FCU

Public Consulting Group

Red Lion Hotel Lewiston

Regence BlueShield of Idaho

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Tri-State Memorial Hospital

Twin County United Way WomenÂ’s

Leadership Council

Vista Outdoor

 

 

Day of Caring Nonprofits:

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lewis Clark

Valley (Lapwai, Lewiston and Clarkston)

Homes of Hope

Interlink

Jackson Baldwin Falls, a ChildrenÂ’s

Memorial

LC Partners Habitat for Hmanity

Lewis-Clark Early Childhood Program

Lewiston City Library

Northwest ChildrenÂ’s Home

Quality Behavioral Health

ROC Rescue Mission

Salvation Army

The Idaho Foodbank

Trinity Baptist Church

Twin County United Way

Valley Meals on Wheels

WA-ID Volunteer Center

YWCA

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About the Twin County United Way

The United Way was established in Lewiston in 1950 and became the Twin County United Way (TCUW) in 1973. TCUW’s mission is to identify needs, unite people and share resources to improve lives in Nez Perce and Asotin counties. TCUW focuses on advancing education, health and income in the community. It works to secure resources to provide funding and support for local nonprofit agencies working to address community needs and solve underlying issues. For more information, visit www.tcuw.org.