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23rd annual Days of Caring volunteer event is here

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2 300 volunteers are set to complete 120 projects this year For one volunteer this year hits closer to home

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2 300 volunteers are set to complete 120 projects this year For one volunteer this year hits closer to home Bringing the community together in the Old Pueblo as the single largest community volunteer event in Arizona is back. Friday Oct. 21 and Saturday Oct. 22 the United Way of Southern Arizona Days of Caring 23rd annual volunteering event will work to improve neighborhoods, communities and schools all across Tucson. About 2 300 volunteers are set to complete 120 projects this year For one volunteer this year hits closer to home “When I first moved to the U.S., it’s community-based programs that helped me and my family make ends meet and get ahead. Now that I am in a position where I can give back, I want to do that as much as possible," Cynthia Sosa, Volunteer.Some of those projects include planting trees at elementary schools, building gardens, cleaning up roadways, and making care packages for kids with cancer. There are also ways to volunteer from home. Read more:
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