The Day of Caring is a "ready-made" marketing opportunity for your agency! Don't miss this opportunity to show off your agency to the media, potential donors, volunteers and clients. Be creative and get the message out about what your agency does.  

• Welcome your volunteers with a banner and make them feel at home at your agency. 
• Feature your volunteer team in your agency member/donor newsletter to report your success to the community. Other communication tools might include your web site, and Letters to the Editor (to thank your volunteers). Please share any published items with the United Way for our Day of Caring scrapbook.  
• Generate ideas to recognize your volunteer team while they are at your agency. It is one of the best ways to ensure they will return one day to help again. 
• Prepare an information packet about your agency for your Day of Caring volunteers.  
• Give the volunteers a brief tour of your agency and a short orientation to your programs. Remember they will be anxious to get started on their project!  
• Invite the volunteers back later in the year (to see the blooming daffodils that they planted, or to participate in an activity at the recreation center they painted).
• Download the Agency Manual for more ideas.