On a day this summer, members of TRU’s Career Education department rolled up their sleeves, got their hands dirty and helped the university’s day care save at least a couple thousand dollars in yard work and landscaping costs.
As part of their participation in the United Way Day of Caring campaign, the group instead of going to the office, did a number of tasks like weeding and creating pathways and garden terraces around the Cariboo Childcare Society’s buildings.
Day of Caring is a partnership between the United Way, community agencies and businesses and organizations. Employees of these businesses and organizations are provided with a hands-on day of completing various projects for charitable organizations.
What follows is some photos from Career Education’s Day of Caring:
Amy Berard is a third-year Bachelor of Business student at TRU. This summer she applied her theoretical learning and made a difference at the same time. Amy was the summer coordinator for the Day of Caring campaign run by the Thompson Nicola Cariboo branch of the United Way.
That's Coby Fulton of TRU Career Education helping create a form for a new pathway in the backyard of the TRU campus daycare (Cariboo Childcare).
Susan Forseille of TRU Career Education transports a wheelbarrow full of pine needles to a waiting pick-up truck.
Coby Fulton (left) and Sarah Gibson of TRU Career Education, plot their next move as they work to completing the edging for a new pathway in the Cariboo Childcare daycare backyard.
Sean Read and Larry Illes of TRU Career Education work at burying concrete blocks for a terraced retaining wall.
Doing his best superhero impression is Larry Illes of TRU Career Education. Yes, that is a real block and no, there aren't support wires attached. That's Cliff Robinson of TRU Counselling Services in the background and suitably impressed by Illes's strength.
Why I Care. Career Education staff members share why they participated in Day of Caring
Coby Fulton—"I Care because...it's an opportunity to give back. It's so easy to get caught up in our jobs and in the day-to-day."
Megan Gerow—"I Care because...we always tell students that it's important to give back to their communities through works, so I think it's important to be a good role model."
Sarah Gibson—"I Care because...it's an opportunity to do something good for the TRU community."
Sean Read—"I Care because...it's a way we can help kids have a safer place to play in."
Susan Forseille—"I Care because...it builds community. People will see the work we did and feel inspired to pay it forward."
