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Knox County Day of Caring Set for Saturday
The United Way of Knox County is looking for some volunteers this weekend.

From eight to noon Saturday volunteers will spend time working on service projects at Rotary Park in Abingdon as well as the park in Altona.

United Way Executive Director Ann Tucker tells the WGIL Morning News it's ultimately about brining communities together.

"Day of Caring is just a time for people to give back to the community, to come out and volunteer, to show what a difference a few people coming together can make. We'll just be doing to some general stuff, starting off small, painting, putting together some playground equipment, and whatever needs to be done in those parks to spruce them up a little bit."

Tucker says she has been wanting to put together a Day of Caring for sometime and tried to choose communities outside of Galesburg to remind people the United Way is a countywide organization.

If you would like to participate you can pre-register by calling the United Way at 343-4434 or registration begins at 8:00 at both locations Saturday.
06 08 11 by Newsroom
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