There were 382 people who signed up for the United Way Day of Caring today, but Susie Boyce thinks more people than that are participating because organizers ordered 425 T-shirts and they ran out.
The volunteers will work on 32 projects today, which amounts to about $36,000 in labor contributions.
The group from Genesee ARC.
The Kiwanis Club of Batavia.
Joe Saco sang the National Anthem and America the Beautiful.
Last year, Amber, on the right, received a bicycle that had been reconditioned by volunteers at Adam Miller Toy and Bicycles. Today, she read a message about how much the bike has meant to her to help her get around town and go to and from her job. Shelley Falitico, from Genesee ARC, is with her.
I saw SO many people in
I saw SO many people in orange shirts throughout the city today!! They really stood out, and they were everywhere you looked. What a fantastic effort by all who were involved.