Day of Caring Receives Prestigious
“Project of the Year” Award

Organizing 250 companies and non-profit organizations and 5,100 participants at nearly 100 different locations for a day of volunteering is a mammoth organizational undertaking.

For its effort, Trident United Way’s Day of Caring has been honored by the Project Management Institute as Lowcountry Project of the Year.

Chapter President R. Brandon Manus, who heads the Project Management Office at South Carolina Federal Credit Union, commended Trident United Way for its “ability to coordinate and deliver such a large network of volunteers and organizations in the spirit of helping others.”

The 2007 Day of Caring, held Sept. 11, delivered approximately $1 million of labor and supplies to nearly 150 non-profits throughout Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties.

At the Boys & Girls Club on Mary Street in Charleston, Best Buy staff installed a computer lab on Day of Caring. They were so energized by the project that they return regularly to maintain the computers and mentor the kids. Best Buy also donates $1,000 to Boys & Girls Club for every 40 hours the staff volunteers.

The Project of the Year award was accepted by Sally Burnett, Trident United Way’s volunteer coordinator and the organizer of Day of Caring. Trident United Way’s Day of Caring is the largest Day of Caring in the nation, per capita.

The Charleston Chapter of PMI supports the project management profession and promotes the knowledge and professional standards of the internationally recognized Project Management Institute, Inc.