Day of Caring
To all of the volunteers and agencies who worked together on last week’s 19th annual United Way Day of Caring – THANK YOU!!
There were 96 companies, military commands, civic and student groups, local government departments and individual groups who completed 110 total projects. Fourteen groups took on and completed two or more projects!
The 1,124 volunteers contributed 5,620 hours of labor valued at $103,408!! (based on the nationally accepted standard volunteer rate for Florida)
Additionally, many organizations held toy, food, or other types of drives for agencies, resulting in another $5,000+ value.
To view photos from the 2011 Day of Caring projects, click here.
Our 2011 volunteer teams and the agencies they were matched with:
Advantage Staffing - Head Start
Agency for Persons with Disabilities (2 projects) - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners), Head Start
AHCA- Medicaid - Head Start
Allied Waste - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Americorp/Lakeview - Global Learning
Craig Anderson - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Armstrong World Industries (2 projects) - Appetite For Life, Lutheran Services
Ascend Materials - Habitat for Humanity
Florida Blue/Blue Cross Blue Shield (3 projects) - Children's Home Society, Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners), Manna Food Pantries
Joan & Paul Becht - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Blue Angels Naval Flight Demonstration Team (2 projects) - NB Cook Elem, Ronald McDonald House
Brown Thornton - Warrington Middle School
Buffalo Rock - YMCA
Catholic Diocese (2 projects) - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners), Holy Cross Cemetery
Cerex Advanced Fabrics - Cordova Park Elem
Child Protection Team - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Church of Latter Day Saints - Workman Middle
City of Pensacola - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Coastal Bank - Brentwood Elementary
Department of Children and Families - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Angelina and Sal Deluca - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Dignity Memorial (2 projects) - Community Enterprise Investments Inc., Covenant Hospice
Early Learning Coalition - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority - Lipscomb Elementary School
Emerging Leaders Society/ Pensacola Young Professionals - Brent Youth Sports Association
Energy Services of Pensacola - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Enterprise Holdings - United Cerebral Palsy
Escambia County departments of Administration, Board of County Commissioners, Budget, Corrections, Community Redevelopment, Development Services, Extension Office, Facilities Management, Internet Technology, Purchasing, Parks & Recreation (5 agencies/12 projects) - Manna Food Pantries, Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners), Myrtle Grove Elementary School, Gulf Coast Kids House, United Cerebral Palsy
Exxon Mobil - Council on Aging
Sharon Gammel - Ronald McDonald House
Gulf Coast Community Bank - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Gulf Coast Healthcare - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Gulf Power (5 agencies/10 projects) - ARC Gateway, Boys and Girls Club, Campfire USA, Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners), Leaning Post Ranch
Hancock Bank - ARC Gateway
Hoofer Publications (2 projects) – Children’s Services Center, United Cerebral Palsy
Head Start - Blue Angels Elementary School
Health First (2 projects) - Blue Angels Elementary School, Manna Food Pantries
Holy Cross Episcopal Church/PSC Philosophy Club - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Junior League - Families First Network
Kohl's - McArthur Elementary School
Lakeview Center - Longleaf Elementary School
Landrum Staffing - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Lowe's - Scenic Heights Elementary School
Lutheran Services - New Beginnings
Marine Aviation Training Group 21 (2 projects) - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners), Global Learning
Marriott Towne Place Suites - CA Weis Elementary School
NAS Ground Electronics - Early Learning Coalition
NASP (TPD) (2 projects) – ECARE, Lincoln Park Elementary School
NASP Admin - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
NASP Air Ops/AOT - Scenic Heights Elementary School
NASP Air Ops - Holm Elementary
NASP K-9 Police (2 projects) - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Naval Aircrew Candidate School - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Naval Aviation Schools Command - Habitat for Humanity
O'Sullivan Creel - Bellview Elementary School
Pall Life Corporation - Holm Elementary School
Pensacola Chamber of Commerce (2 projects) - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Pensacola News Journal - Salvation Army
Laura Prendergast - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Pensacola State College - Escambia Westgate School
Pensacola State College SGA - Pensacola High
Publix Groceries (3 stores/2 projects) - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
RBC Bank - CA Weis Elementary School
RK Turbines - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Rosewood Manor - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Sacred Heart Health Center- United Cerebral Palsy
Saltmarsh, Cleveland & Gund - Oakcrest Elementary School
Sam Scallan - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Scapin Electric - Alfred-Washburn Center
Seville Rotary - Scenic Heights Elementary School
Jan Sherrill - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Lois Silberstein - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Specialty Center - Ronald McDonald House
Studer Group - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Suntrust Bank - Sherwood Elementary School
Target (2 projects) - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners), Community Drug & Alcohol Council
ConnerTaylor - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Carole & Steve Taylor - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
Troy University - ECARE
United Healthcare Plan - Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging (Elderly/disabled homeowners)
UWF - Lincoln Park Elementary School
Wells Fargo - Byrneville Elementary School
West Florida Hospital - Ferry Pass Middle
Whitney Bank - ARC Gateway