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LIVE UNITED
Underneath everything
we are,
Underneath everything
we do,
We are all people.
Connected,
Interdependent,
United.
And when we reach out
a hand to one,
We influence the
condition of all.
That's what it means to
LIVE UNITED.
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Week of Caring
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! Teams from 13 Community Businesses and Orginizations Fulfill 115 Agency Projects |
June 21-25
2010
VOLUNTEERS
"Make Life Better"
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Week of Caring Partner
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For the 18th consecutive year Regions Bank sponsored the United Way's Week of Caring. This area wide event focuses on volunteers giving back to their communites in a hands-on effort to "Make Life Better" for United Way of Greater Kingsport's 28 area member agencies and their partners. Week of Caring gives volunteers a first hand experience of the agencies and the programs they provide in our community. |
A DAY TO GIVE BACK DURING A WEEK OF CARING
Another Huge Success!
Thanks so much to each of our volunteers for your support during the 2010 Week of Caring. Your efforts ensured a great success in our community.
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Companies and organizations providing volunteers this year were:
• Altrusa Club • BAE Systems • Bank of Tennessee • Brock Group • Domtar • Eastman Chemical Co. • Eastman Credit Union • HealthFitness Corp. • Kohl's Store • Leadership Kingsport's S.H.O.U.T. class • Northeast State Communty College • Regions Bank • Sullivan County Health Department • Target Store |
Established Regionally in 1993
The 2010 Regional Week of Caring Kickoff was held in Bristol at Girls Incorporated. Board and volunteers from United Way of Greater Kingsport, United Way of Bristol, United Way of Washington County, Tenn., and United Way of Russell and Washington County, Va., and Regions Bank volunteers participated.
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American Red Cross
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Painting at two locations, replacing carpet, vehicle detailing, brochure delivery, cleaning, landscaping
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Boy Scouts
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Camp Davy Crockett, painting, maintenance
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Boys and Girls Club
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Shelf installation, landscaping and sowing seed at athletic fields, other landscaping, cleaning windows, painting, waxing floors, playground cleanup
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CASA for Kids, Inc.
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CASA Golf Classic tournament, registration, hole in one witnesses, photographer, sponsorship signs, auction, etc.; appreciation picnic for CASA volunteers
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Girl Scouts
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Pines tent stand roof repair, build tent stands, spread mulch, build steps and cut 2 trees at Camp Sky Wa Mo; wood rot repair, shelter construction, roof replacement and stand supports at Ferndale Lodge
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Girls Incorporated
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Painting, pressure wash building, landscaping, replace floor in computer lab, clean and organize clothes closet, get items ready for yard sale, dig drainage ditch for parking lot, clean carpet, strip and wax floors, fun day at Eastman Fields, and volunteers made items with Girls Incorporated girls to be delivered to Meals on Wheels recipients
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Hope House Center for Women
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Transport and organize give-away items for Baby Clothing Give-A-Way, distributed flyers at a local grocery store for Diaper Drive, man display table, landscaping for Maternity House and Mom & Baby House
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Link House
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Landscaping, install flooring, clean interior and exterior windows, refurbish boat display
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Literacy Council
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Electronic equipment disposal, cleaning, replace window blinds, install fixtures
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Safe House
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Powerwash house, painting, landscaping, door/lock repair
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Salvation Army
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Install security cameras, landscaping, install shelter over picnic tables
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Shepherd Center
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Dance & fund-raiser featuring Has Beens Band at Civic Auditorium, cake walks, tombola; painting, computer update
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Small Miracles
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Cleaning, landscaping, minor repairs, maintenance, fence repair, install garage doors, electric work, build shelves, pre-work for craft projects for studetns, install sprinkler system, design and build sensory trail
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UWGK
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Data input, landscaping
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