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Press Release: 410 Volunteers Ready for Twin County United Way’s 23rd Annual Day of Caring

May 10, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Samantha Skinner, Executive Director, Twin County United Way

Cell: (208) 305-1379, E-mail: sskinner@tcuw.org

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

410 Volunteers Ready for Twin County United Way’s 23rd Annual Day of Caring

Twenty-eight teams have signed up for volunteer service on May 10

LEWIS-CLARK VALLEY –For more than two decades, the Twin County United Way’s Annual Day of Caring has grown just a little bigger each year.  This year, more than 410 volunteers gathered at the Community Center in Lewiston at 8 a.m. and then dispersed across the community for a half-day of volunteer service.

The community-wide event, presented by Regence BlueShield of Idaho, shows what can be accomplished in just a short time when so many are working together. “It is a few hours of service for each volunteer,” said Day of Caring Chair, Kim Casey, “but it equates to 150 full, 8-hour days of nonprofit work – all before noon.” Casey continued, “today is a demonstration of the power of living united and is intended to encourage volunteerism throughout the year.”

Regence President Sean Robbins added, “This is one of our employees’ favorite events each year.  All of us at Regence want to give back where we live and work, and this gives us the opportunity to lean in and help local nonprofits and the entire community.” Twenty-eight teams will working on more than 34 projects that will be completed today.  Volunteers will be participating in a wide range of tasks including designing posters, painting bowls, painting walls, installing handrails and adding other safety modifications, yard work, organizing, cleaning, power washing buildings, repacking food, carpentry and more.

Additionally, Day of Caring volunteers – and others from the community – can also donate blood at Vitalant (formerly Inland Northwest Blood Center at 1213 21st Street in Lewiston).

Support from Regence and P1FCU, LCCU and the Lewis Clark Valley Chamber of Commerce along with in-kind donations from ArtBeat, Fazzari’s and IdaVend Broadcasting, underwrite the costs of the event.

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

  • Day of Caring Volunteer Teams:
  • Alternative Nursing Services
  • Avista Utilities
  • Clearwater Paper
  • Coldwell Banker Tomlinson
  • Coleman Oil
  • HomeStreet Bank
  • Idaho Forest Group
  • Inland Cellular
  • Joe Hall Ford
  • LC Crew
  • LCCU
  • Leadership LC Valley (LC Chamber)
  • Lewiston Tribune/Studio 1892
  • Lewiston Firefighters Local 1773
  • Northwest Farm Credit Services
  • P1FCU
  • Century 21 Price Right
  • Public Consulting Group
  • Red Lion Hotel
  • Rogers Motors
  • Regence BlueShield of Idaho
  • Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
  • St. Joseph Regional Medical Center
  • Stonebraker McQuary
  • Tri-State Memorial Hospital
  • US Bank
  • Vista Outdoors
  • Wells Fargo
  • Women United
  • Day of Caring Nonprofits:
  • Asotin County Library
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of the LC Valley
  • Community Action Partnership
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Homes of Hope
  • Vitalant
  • Interlink
  • Jackson Baldwin Falls
  • Lewis-Clark Early Childhood Program
  • Lewiston City Library
  • Lewiston Rotary Club
  • Modie Park Conservancy
  • Northwest Children’s Home
  • Quality Behavioral Health
  • ROC Rescue Mission
  • Salvation Army
  • SE Wash. Aging and Long-Term Care
  • Snake River Community Clinic
  • St. Vincent de Paul
  • The Idaho FoodBank
  • Twin County United Way
  • Valley Meals on Wheels
  • WA-ID Volunteer Center
  • Willow Center
  • YWCA

A complete list of project addresses is available.

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