United Way — Volunteers gear up for United Way’s annual Day of Caring

Where your money goes

Arthritis Society

$2.00 per pay …provides subsidy for a low income individal with arthritis to participate im the YMCA Arthritis Aquability class.

Canadian Mental Health Association

$2.00 per pay … provides a monthly support group for one family of a person with mental illness.

Crossroads for Women

$1.15 per pay …provides a child with 2.5 hours of play therapy intervention.

Family Service Moncton

Up to $3.46 per pay …provides a counseling session to treat a victim of family violence.

Mapleton Teaching Kitchen

$2.00 per pay …provides basic school supplies for a year for a young child.

YMCA

$4.90 per pay …provides one individual with access to nutritious foods and educational workshops.

Ability Transit

$5.39 per pay …allows a person with disability to go to and from work for one week. $3.23 per pay …allows 3 physically disabled persons to go bowling one afternoon.

CNIB

$1.25 per pay …provides a white cane to a person with vision loss.

Dieppe Boys and Girls Club

$2.25 per pay …will pay for 2 ball hockey registrations.

Moncton Boys and Girls Club

$4.00 per pay … offers a child 17 development programs each week.

VON Moncton

$1.35 per pay …provides one session of foot care in a clinic setting to ensure that a senior can remain active and independent.

YWCA

$2.30 per pay …provides in take counseling, referral and follow up for individuals in need or crisis.  $3.80 per pay …provides free psycho education to school aged children to prevent eating disturbances and body image problems.

South-East Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

$1.75 per pay …provides an ear mould for a hearing aid.

Support to Single Parents

$2.00 per pay …provides nutrition snack/tea, coffee, milk, sugar for parents who are taking our program.

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Volunteers gear up for United Way’s annual Day of Caring

Jun. 06, 2008

On Friday, June 13th, the United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern NB Region will host the 4th annual Day of Caring, during which more than 300 corporate volunteers will work on 23 meaningful, hands-on projects in our region.

“This is an incredibly uplifting day when volunteers, supported by the companies they work for, gain a deeper understanding of community issues while completing ‘mini-makeovers’ at local non-profit agencies and neighborhoods,” says Marc Doucette, Board Chair of United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern NB Region. “It’s really an opportunity for these volunteers to discover that so many people in our region need help and that so many of us can offer help.”

The Day of Caring will begin bright and early on June 13, with organization representatives and volunteers gathering at 7:30 a.m. at the Moncton Lions/Lionettes Activity Centre, 55 Mark Ave., Moncton, to prepare for a day that consists of everything from painting, flooring, moving and building to cleaning, mowing and planting – with lots of team-building fun in between!

The official Day of Caring Kick Off will take place at 8 a.m. on the 13th, with volunteers heading to their assigned locations in southeastern New Brunswick at 8:30 a.m.

Cook’s Building Materials of Moncton, a Home Hardware Building Centre, and Downey Home Hardware Building Centre of Riverview are among the firms donating supplies to this year’s Day of Caring. Many other local companies dedicated to building strong, healthy communities are providing goods and expertise to this year’s event, including Audubon Organics, ExxonMobil Business Support Centre, Asurion, Major Drilling Group International Inc. and Co-Op Atlantic.

Date: Friday, June 13th
What: United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern NB Region’s 4th annual “Day of Caring”
Where: Moncton Lions/Lionettes Activity Centre, 55 Mark Ave., Moncton
7:30 a.m. Volunteers arrive
8:00 a.m. Official Day of Caring Kick-Off
8:30 a.m. Volunteers disperse into the community
(*Photo and interview opportunities available leading up to and throughout the day.)

The United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern NB Region is a local, non-profit charitable organization that offers support to front-line human care and social services programs and services in our community that truly make a difference in the lives of those most in need.

For more information, contact Cathy Donaldson, Communications Coordinator, United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern New Brunswick Region, at 858-8600 Ext. 64.