Intercom Online......September 30, 1999

Day of Caring

Helping hands Derek Kalp (left) from the Office of Physical Plant with saw in hand, Bruce Jansen from University Health Services and Ralph Johnson from the Office of Physical Plant work on making the entrance to Stepping Stone, an organization that helps youth, accessible to visitors during the sixth annual PNC Bank-United Way Day of Caring, held on Thursday, Sept. 23, in Centre County.
	Painters needed At left, Julie Acker, assistant director of Residence Life at Penn State, and Christine Protrodden, a student coordinator in Residence Life, help with the staining and weatherproofing of an entrance ramp at Stormbreak Runaway Shelter. Above, more volunteers scrape and paint one of the out buildings at Millbrook Marsh. Photos: Greg Grieco

Volunteers give time and energy to agencies

More than 5,000 Centre County residents, including hundreds of University employees, took time out of their own schedules to work on more than 200 projects for area non-profit agencies during the annual Day of Caring. The event benefits United Way-funded agencies by allowing volunteers to complete much-needed renovations, construction or general maintenance projects.

Held on Thursday, Sept. 23, the event began at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast at Beaver Stadium on the University Park campus. From there, volunteers traveled to various locations throughout the Centre Region -- such as the YMCA, Centre Peace and Skills, American Red Cross, Easter Seals and Centre Furnace Mansion -- to begin their Day of Caring.

Now in its sixth year, the event is steadily increasing in popularity.

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