CNY, we asked you to volunteer for our Day of Caring, and you showed up in a huge way! A total of 1,444 volunteers got involved and made a difference for 100+ local nonprofits and community organizations. That’s 200+ volunteers more than last year! (And a very Syracuse number #44)

Missed this year’s Day of Caring? No problem! You can find local volunteer opportunities year-round at www.volunteercny.org!

A huge thank you to:
– The many individuals, companies, and organizations that volunteered.
– The nonprofits! For posting your needs and opening your doors to the community.
– Presenting Sponsors of this year’s Day of Caring: Empower Federal Credit Union | Equitable | IBEW Local 43 | Excellus BCBS | SRC

– Impact Sponsors: Anheuser-Busch | Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC | Haylor, Freyer & Coon, An Alera Group Company | King + King Architects | Loretto | Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, PC | VIP Structures | Wegmans Food Markets

Local Media partners: NewsChannel 9 WSYR | 93q Radio | CNYCentral WSTM NBC3, WTVH CBS5 & CW6 | WAER | Dave Allen – Newsradio 570 Wsyr; Now On 106.9 Fm

Special thanks to Tommy Lincoln for the Day of Caring logo and poster and creating another Day of Caring mural this year at A TINY HOME FOR GOOD with help from the Stay Fresh crew (Amanda Albert, @Michael Giannattasio + more) with paint donated by @Purcell’s Paints.

Photographers Sarah Fredenburg | ana gil + Fuljens Henry, CNE | Michelle Gabel | Jessica Montgomery | Mike Greenlar for documenting the day.

Ece Naz Kızıltan, Daniel Frawley, and the 325 Productions crew for capturing and creating this video recap.

And a very special shoutout to our United Way of CNY staff, especially Chief Community Officer Katie Koerner Hanlon, Volunteer Administrator Elisabeth Osei-Kwame, and Marketing + Events Coordinator Cassie Durkin for their hard work!

United Way of CNY’s annual Day of Caring is back, Thursday August 1, 2024! Check out VolunteerCNY.org right now to view and register for nonprofit needs in our community. Last year, a record 1,215 volunteers completed 100+ projects at local nonprofits and community organizations throughout Central New York. How many will we do this year?

Check out the new logo and poster created by Syracuse’s Stay Fresh design agency to support the effort! (Download Day of Caring Posters here)

United Way of CNY’s Day of Caring is presented by Empower Federal Credit Union | Equitable | Excellus BlueCross BlueShield | IBEW Local 43 Union Electricians | SRC.

With support from our Impact Sponsors: Anheuser-Busch | Bond, Schoeneck & King | Haylor, Freyer & Coon (an Alera Group Co.) | King + King Architects | Loretto | Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists | VIP Structures | Wegmans

Take a look back at 2023’s Day of Caring: