Shawnee, OK — The United Way of Pottawatomie County (UWPC) has completed its annual service project, Days of Caring.
170 volunteers gathered to complete 16 projects at local nonprofit agencies, resulting in over 250 volunteer hours over a three-day period, from March 28 through March 30.
Nonprofits that benefited from UWPC Days of Caring included American Red Cross, Community Market of Pottawatomie County, Community Renewal of Pottawatomie County, Legacy Parenting Center, Meals on Wheels, Project SAFE, Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, Shawnee Bridges out of Poverty, Shawnee Family YMCA, South Central Industries, and Pottawatomie County 4-H.
Volunteering included projects such as serving dinner at Shawnee Bridges, painting curbs at the YMCA, serving clients at Community Market, delivering Meals on Wheels, and even stuffing hundreds of eggs to help Community Renewal prepare for their community egg hunt.
United Way of Pottawatomie County hosted an Appreciation Lunch to celebrate these volunteers and partner agencies on March 30, held at the First United Bank Community Room, with the Special Kneads Food Truck on site. Sponsors of the event included Arvest Bank, BancFirst, The Clinic Pharmacy, First United Bank, Gordon Cooper Technology Center, Navigating Medicare, Pottawatomie Telephone Company, Shawnee Milling, and SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital Shawnee.
Sandy Vanderburg, Executive Director of UWPC, said: “It is amazing that we were able to provide over 250 hours of volunteer service in just three days!”
Lacey Holt, Executive Director of Legacy Parenting Center, added that Days of Caring volunteers “help us behind the scenes so we can give our Legacy client families” meaningful experiences through various packaging and assembly tasks.