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Volunteers Make Real Community Impact at Forsythe Refuge during United Way’s 4th Annual Day of Caring
Northeast Region, April 19, 2007
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"Day of Caring" at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge Photographer-Ed Jones; location-E.B.Forsythe NWR; Volunteers from Kramer Beverage (Hammonton, NJ)

In recognition of National Volunteer Week, volunteers participated in community service projects across Atlantic County (NJ) as part of United Way's 4th Annual Day of Caring on April 19.  Each year, area businesses and organizations provide employees with a paid day to volunteer as a group at a place of their choice, as well as the opportunity to give back to the community, network with colleagues in a non-office setting and practice new forms of teamwork

United Way's Volunteer Center of Atlantic County organized this year's Day of Caring, which was sponsored by Kramer Beverage of Hammonton, NJ.  The sponsor, itself, chose Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge as the place it's employees wanted to volunteer.  Eight volunteers from the company cleaned up a section of the refuge and filled 30 bags with trash.

"Volunteers are a critical resource for our community," said John Emge, Executive Director of United Way of Atlantic County. "United Way is a volunteer-driven organization, but it is events like Day of Caring that truly engage the community to learn more about how United Way contribution dollars are used."

 
Contact Info: Jennifer Lapis, (413) 253-8303, jennifer_lapis@fws.gov



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