Pitt Day of Caring 2011

Issue Date: 
October 3, 2011
About 300 University of Pittsburgh faculty, staff, and students volunteered in several Pittsburgh neighborhoods as part of the United Way’s annual Day of Caring, held Sept. 28. Pitt partnered with TIAA-CREF for the day, and volunteers worked on projects ranging from making interior improvements at the Hazelwood YMCA to planting native trees in Oakland. Above: Pitt volunteers paint an outside wall adjacent to the Sojourner House, an East Liberty residence that serves homeless women in recovery and their children. About 300 University of Pittsburgh faculty, staff, and students volunteered in several Pittsburgh neighborhoods as part of the United Way’s annual Day of Caring, held Sept. 28. Pitt partnered with TIAA-CREF for the day, and volunteers worked on projects ranging from making interior improvements at the Hazelwood YMCA to planting native trees in Oakland. Above: Pitt volunteers paint an outside wall adjacent to the Sojourner House, an East Liberty residence that serves homeless women in recovery and their children.