The United Way of Williamson County is gearing up for its annual Day of Caring—an opportunity to give back to the community through a morning of helping at various nonprofits, schools and county parks in Williamson County—on Friday, Sept. 20.
More than 300 volunteers are needed for the more than 20 project sites in Hutto, Taylor, Round Rock, Georgetown and Leander.
After a kick-off rally and free breakfast at Dell Diamond, teams of volunteers will leave for work sites throughout the county, to complete much needed projects such as painting, landscaping, gardening, sorting donations of food and clothes and spending time with senior citizens.
This year, the Hutto community is hosting three projects—at the Peterson Community Gardens, Cottonwood Creek and Hutto Lake Park.
Volunteers will participate in a trash pick-up from Fritz Park to Creekside Park and are asked to bring work gloves, wear closed-toe shoes and dress appropriately for walking through tall grass and possibly water. The minimum age for this and the other two Hutto projects is 18. Volunteers will meet at 400 Park St.
The Hutto Lake Park project will feature volunteers who will install plants. They are also asked to bring work gloves, wear closed-toe shoes and dress appropriately for walking through tall grass and possibly water.
At the Peterson Community Gardens site, volunteers will participate in building walkways and raised beds along with other maintenance projects.
They are asked to bring work gloves and wear closed-toe shoes.
Will Guerin, director of development services for Hutto, is the team leader on the landscaping project at Hutto Lake Park. He said other members of the Employee Green Committee will help out, as will some of the Parks and Recreation Department staff.
“The details haven’t been set in stone yet, as we are meeting soon to discuss it further, but we generally plan to add some native plants around the pavilion at Hutto Lake Park,” Guerin said.
“This event is a great opportunity for those in the community to do something positive and lasting, however large or small the project might be. I look forward to the landscaping project so we can really spruce up the pavilion area for our citizens.”
Marcus Bigott, pastor of Hutto Lutheran Church, is the team leader for the community garden project.
“The main focus of the project is the storage shed that has been built out there. We are going to be painting that storage shed and getting it up to date with all the Historic Preservation Commission requirements. We are building two walkways the length of the garden and we’re planting what will be the native plant garden,” Bigott explained.
“We’re going to put some mulch up and lay some timber and have dumpsters dump mulch and spread it fairly thick into walkways for more beds and things like that. We’re going to move mulch and spread it around the storage shed that we will be painting to keep grass from growing too much.”
Bigott said there is a good chance the project will not be completed during Day of Caring but it gives the city a significant head start.
“Whatever we don’t finish, as long as we have the ground set, that’s where we pick up next time around.”
To register and be part of Day of Caring, go to https:// uwwcdayofcaring2013.eventbrite. com/. Then select one of Hutto’s projects.
Day of Caring is from 9 a.m. to noon.
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