The Washington County Day of Caring was held April 19 with more than 300 area volunteers from NWA businesses, including Tyson Foods, Harps Food Stores, Procter & Gamble, Bank of Arkansas, ARVEST, First Federal Bank, NWA Times/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and others. The volunteers completed 92 projects in Washington County, while Benton County and Ft. Smith Area United Ways simultaneously held their local Day of Caring. Area city parks were cleared of litter, non-profit agencies received help with planting new flowers, bushes, and weeding and trimming existing greenery at their 41 locations. Senior centers, including the Fayetteville Senior Center, and Heritage Towers, received a colorful “face-lift”. All projects were completed within the one Day of Caring through more than 1500 volunteer hours!

ARVEST Bank of America Bank of Fayetteville Bank of the Ozarks First Federal First Security Bank Harp’s/Price Cutter HARRT Jones Center for Families J.V. Manufacturing Kitchen Distributors, Inc. Kohl’s Marketing Drive Morgan Stanley Morning Star Ranch NTI NWA Times Ozarks Electric Prairie Grove Telephone Pratt & Whitney Procter & Gamble Signature bank/Fayetteville Leadership Simmons First Tyson Foods-Randall Road Cornish UPS Wash. Co. Juvenile Detention Center Wash. Co. Sheriff’s Office Sue Van Bebber Lonnie Copps Gay Harp