Day of Caring – a Day I Care to Remember!

The weather was perfect, the volunteers were enthusiastic and the coffee was great as we kicked off our first annual Day of Caring at Waterloo Public Square on Wednesday morning.

Joining me at the podium was Lisa Drew from 570News, our 2010 Workplace Campaign Chair, along with Theron Kramer, a long-time United Way volunteer and Chair of our Community Impact Council.

I reminded the crowd that United Way is about far more than a symbolic fundraising thermometer. I told them we’re about mobilizing people, ideas and energy to make this a better community. Speaking of which…

After the kick-off event I had the pleasure of joining our sponsored employees and a team from Gowlings at the KW Multicultural Centre.

We had a fantastic time painting a mural on the side of the building.

The image, entitled We Are All the Same, is the work of local artist Pamela Rojas-Perez. The black outline of her mural was already there, all we had to do was find the right colour and carefully paint between the lines.

In total, 21 groups from a number of local employers participated in different volunteer projects, and the response from participants and recipients alike was very positive.

Thanks for caring,

Jan