You want me to be at work at what time!! This was my first reaction when I heard that I had to be at work at 6am on the United Way Day of Caring. I mean do they realize that it is an effort to try to get to work at 8am every day for me??
Then I remembered that I got to rock my really cool I keep It Real shirt for the day and witness what a caring community I live in. And if you think about it- this one day a year is pretty awesome! In and around Rochester, more than 11,000 people volunteered their time to help around the community at more than 500 different sites.
It was amazing to drive around that day, because everywhere I looked there were Day of Caring Project site signs and the black t-shirts every where!
This year, Channel 13 broadcasted their morning show from one of the project sites, and I was there to witness it (hence being at work at 6am!). The Swillburg neighborhood built a gazebo thanks to the Bank of America team. I drove by it a couple days later and it really looks great. This summer they will even host an RPO concert from this gazebo. Even our President and CEO Peter Carpino lent a hand (you see him here helping to hold the roof up!).
I personally visited a handful of project sites and it was great to be able to thank the volunteers who gave of their time to give back. Although I was exhausted at the end of the day, it was well worth it to be a part of such a great community effort.
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