Day of Caring offers volunteer opportunities

Day of Caring is United Way's largest annual volunteer opportunity, and this year Grand Valley's Women’s Center is helping coordinate ways to help in both Ottawa and Kent counties as part of the university's United Way campaign. Projects include:
 
• Sept. 2-10
Clothing for Crime Victims
Drop of new children's clothing to the Women's Center to support the Clothing for Crime Victims program of the Children's Assessment Center
 
• Sept. 11
 8:30- 9:30 a.m., Walk in Their Shoes Tour
Volunteers will tour the Children's Assessment Center and hear from professionals who provide services to child victims of suspected sexual abuse

1:30-4:30 p.m., Super Hero Book Project at Campus Elementary School
Help students create a "Super Hero Storybook." This will involve story creation and coloring. Finished books will be placed in the school library.

• Sept. 18
GVSU Children's Enrichment Center
Volunteer to beautify Grand Valley’s own children's center.
 
LOVE Inc.
Allendale’s Love Inc. has a variety of tasks centered around its food bank and client outreach

Carpooling is available. For more information or to register, call the Women’s Center at x12748 or visit www.gvsu.edu/women_cen .