Godiva Employees; Denise Arena, Christina Coates, Joan McLaughlin and Karin Nelson volunteer to collect diapers outside of Stop & Shop in Old Saybrook on June 21, 2011
On Tuesday, June 21, 2011 hundreds of people and organizations joined together for Middlesex United Way’s 3rd annual Day of Action. United Way Day of Action is held every year on June 21, the Summer Solstice, and invites individuals to stand up and take action in support of an issue or cause.
Nearly 3,000 babies in Middlesex County live in families too poor to diaper them properly leaving their health and well-being seriously at risk. The Diaper Bank’s yearly supply of diapers to Middlesex County is only enough to assist 200 families.
Teams of volunteers from local companies and civic groups were stationed outside all five Stop & Shop stores in the county to collect donations from company drives, individuals and shoppers. More than 42,000 disposable diapers and $560.00 in cash donations were collected from 8:30 am -2:30 pm. Donations were delivered to the Diaper Bank and will be distributed to Middlesex County families in need through four local programs.
Many businesses and organizations have been running drives since early May including: Pratt & Whitney, Water’s Edge Rehabilitation, Liberty Bank, Wright-Pierce, Godiva, Northeast Utilities, the Middlefield Federated Church, and Tower Laboratories. Employees at Cooper-Atkins of Middlefield were engaged in an exciting drive and successfully collected more than 14,000 diapers alone. FCP Groton contributed a driver and truck to transport the diapers and Enterprise Rent-A-Car donated two vans.
Middlesex United Way is advancing the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all. Our focus is on education, income, health and housing – the building blocks for a good quality of life. United Way recruits people and organizations that bring the passion, expertise, and resources needed to get things done. You are invited to be part of the change by giving, advocating and volunteering. That’s what it means to Live United.
Middlesex United Way is a locally-based organization serving the towns of Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook.
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