DAYS OF CARING 2006


United Way thanks
these organizations for participating in the 2006 Days of Caring program:

 

 

AT&T/CWA Local 6201 – Painted the kitchen, office and breakroom areas and installed divider walls to separate different age groups at the Kid Care Child Care Center in East Fort Worth.


Atmos Energy – Served lunch and prepared chicken salad (from scratch) for dinner for hundreds of clients at the Presbyterian Night Shelter.

 

CCBC Bible Study Group – Served refreshments at a dance sponsored by The Arc of Greater Tarrant County for adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.

City of Grapevine – Stocked emergency food pantry shelves at GRACE (Grapevine Relief and Community Exchange), painted homes of low-income Grapevine residents and took women and children from SafeHaven of Tarrant County for a ride on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad and shopping at the Grapevine Market.
 

IAM & AW Local 776 – Replaced a worn out playground fence at the Toddler's Den, an all-day and after-school child development center, and divided the single play area into three areas so children of all ages can play outside safely at the same time.


IWLU Local 263 – Painted classrooms and storage cabinets, replaced missing floor tiles and put new caulking in restrooms at St. Matthew’s Greenbrier School in Southwest Fort Worth.


Nationwide Insurance – Cleaned the Community Enrichment Center's Second Glance resale shop and sorted and displayed clothes, books and other donated items.


Nordstrom Department Store – Prepared and served lunch at the Presbyterian Night Shelter.  


PepsiCo – Installed new playground fence and resurfaced playground with pea gravel at ABC Day Care in Arlington (Home Depot provided supplies at half price.)


Pier 1 Imports – Painted, landscaped, refurbished a basketball court and upgraded a store where campers buy merchandise at YMCA Camp Carter.


PricewaterhouseCoopers
– Built picnic tables at the Boys & Girls Club as PricewaterhouseCoopers employees across the country did other community service projects.


UPS
– Spruced up the Community Enrichment Center.

 
 
 


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