Day of Caring
Thank you for Making aN Impact
Thank you for making a community impact during United Way of Salt Lake’s 33rd annual Day of Caring! One of our signature Year of Action events, Day of Caring is the largest volunteerism initiative for United Ways nationwide.
This fall, hundreds of volunteers came together to complete service projects at schools and nonprofit partners across the Wasatch Front. Projects ranged from landscaping at community centers and sorting donations at food banks to assembling STEM kits and maintaining playgrounds at local schools. All of these efforts add up to real results for Utah kids and families. Every meal prepared, literacy or STEM kit distributed, and learning space made more welcoming improves reading scores, increases graduation rates, and helps more families meet their basic needs.
THANK YOU to all our incredible volunteers and project hosts who made Day of Caring such an impactful initiative this year.
community impact at a glance
34
Service projects at schools and nonprofits across the Wasatch Front
700+
Volunteers dedicated time and talent to better our community
2,100
Hours of service valued at $74,487
How You Can Get Involved
Volunteer With Your Group
Are you a company or community group interested in completing a Day of Caring service project?
Email Roni Scheidler at veronica.scheidler@uw.org to learn about projects that still need volunteers. We aim to match volunteer groups with project hosts by the end of July.
Host a Project
Are you a local school or nonprofit looking for a great group of volunteers to get some work done this fall? Fill out our 2025 Day of Caring project form by July 31.
If you would like to host a service project on a different date, we may be able to match you with an available volunteer group throughout early autumn.
“Giving back to communities is an important part of our culture at CHG, and partnering with a company like United Way is an opportunity for us to give back to the communities in which we live and work.”
“Volunteering is a way we can give back to our community. We've been a proud resident here in South Salt Lake for 99 years. We think that giving back to the community is what helps us be a great partner, a great company, and really a great place where people can thrive at work and feel like they belong.”
“It's really easy to get overwhelmed by the problems and feel like, well, what I do doesn't matter. But local people contributing the best of their skills and talents to local causes and local change has massive impact. It might be a small thing, but collectively, all of this work changes our communities and improves the place we live.”
“St. Mark's Hospital has been a part of Salt Lake community for 154 years. This is just a different way that we as leaders can give back to our communities outside of our hospital walls. Just like health care, food and nutrition is a basic building block for families and children to thrive. This service project allows us to give back to the community in a meaningful way.”
“It's super important for us to be part of the community that we serve. In the industry we're in now, we already move people. We're part of the community. But this gives us a different way of contributing. It's important to give back.”
“The Mark Miller Subaru has been involved with United Way for a long time and we always like the opportunity to do good in the community and to just try and make sure that the world’s a better place. We are decorating the fence with the Moss Elementary mascot, the Roadrunner. It’s kind of simple, but it is something that brings up morale and makes kids feel like they have a place that is their own.”
Get Involved
Inspired by all the good happening in our community? Keep the momentum going and donate today to help us make an impact year-round.
Donate TodayCalls for project submissions for Day of Caring 2027 will open in the spring.
