Full Notification

Register to Volunteer for Day of Caring by November 1st

For Immediate Release – October 23, 2017
Contact: Amy Fluno, Day of Caring Coordinator, 715-421-0390

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI – Volunteers have just over one week to pre-register for Day of Caring, our annual raking event to benefit our local elderly and disabled. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to pre-register so they will be guaranteed a t-shirt. However, people can still volunteer if they haven’t pre-registered; they simply need to come out to the event.

Day of Caring will be Saturday, November 4, 2017. The event will begin with a FREE pancake breakfast at 8:00am at the Grand Rapids Lion’s Club, 2411 36th St. S., Wisconsin Rapids. Afterwards, volunteers will receive their raking assignments and FREE t-shirts. We will also be collecting personal care items for Acorn Apartments, a local apartment building for disabled individuals.

Team leaders need to pre-register their volunteer groups online by November 1 at www.uwiw.org (click on the Day of Caring banner). Youth under the age of 18 must have waiver signed by a parent or guardian (available at www.uwiw.org). Volunteers need to provide their own rakes, gloves, and transportation. Younger volunteers are strongly encouraged to be supervised by an adult. Home owners will provide the bags (if needed).

Special thanks go out to this year’s t-shirt sponsors: the Wisconsin Rapids Noon Rotary Club, Wisconsin Rapids Kiwanis Club and the Port Edwards Lion’s Club. Thank you to our breakfast sponsors: Kwik Trip, Ocean Spray, Pepsi and Wal-Mart. We would also like to give a huge “thank you” to the Grand Rapids Lion’s Club for the use of their facilities, providing volunteers and cooking.

For more information, please contact Amy Fluno, Day of Caring Coordinator, at 715-421-0390 or [email protected]. There is no rain date; however, projects may be completed at a later date if there is inclement weather.

About United Way of Inner Wisconsin’s Volunteer Center

The Volunteer Center is a clearing house for requests for volunteers and volunteer opportunities. An online database of volunteer opportunities is available at www.volunteerinnerwisc.org. Volunteer opportunities are announced every Wednesday morning on WFHR; and can be viewed on Wisconsin Rapids Community Media. The Volunteer Center works on several initiatives such as Day of Caring, Stuff the School Bus, Homeless Point in Time (PIT) Count, and the Disaster Volunteer Reception Center.

The Volunteer Center is a program of United Way of Inner Wisconsin. Its mission is to mobilize and inspire people to utilize their talents to enhance our community


Angela Loucks
Marketing/Communications Director
Volunteer Center Director
United Way of Inner Wisconsin
351 Oak Street, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494