U.Va. Employees Had Fun in the Sun While Serving Others

Painting and staining, weeding and mulching, reading to children and entertaining all ages at a carnival – these were among the range of activities University of Virginia employees tackled Wednesday during the annual United Way Laurence E. Richardson Day of Caring.

Dozens of teams totaling more than 1,000 U.Va. workers – about half from the Health System and half from the Academic Division – turned out on a mild, sunny morning to serve others in the local community, working alongside volunteers from all over the area. They donned newly designed U.Va. T-shirts, along with work gloves, to donate their time to more than 100 projects at 54 sites.

This year’s participation was a record for U.Va., which represents approximately 60 percent of all Day of Caring volunteers.

Darden School of Business employees cleaned cat and dog carrier boxes at the SPCA. Photos by Dan Addison / University Communications

 

Darden volunteers clean dog cages at the SPCA.

 

Darden employees rake and mulch at the SPCA.

The College of Arts & Sciences crew about to get to work at Greenbrier Elementary School.

Employees from the College of Arts & Sciences paint a huge game board on a concrete slab at Greenbrier Elementary School.

 

Preschoolers play games with a volunteer from U.Va.’s Office for Diversity and Equity at a carnival at JABA.

What’s a carnival without cotton candy? Workers from the Office for Diversity and Equity and the psychology department ran a carnival for preschoolers and senior citizens at JABA.