The Daily Bulletin Archive

Thirty-nine faculty and staff volunteers from Buffalo State participated in this year’s United Way Day of Caring on August 15. Administrators, faculty, and staff donned orange-and-white T-shirts while helping the Economic Self-Sufficiency Coalition (ESSC) and the Community Action Information Center (CAIC).

Lily Bink, interim associate director of the Educational Opportunity Program, and Kelly Boos, assistant to the dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences, led a team of 24 volunteers for the ESSC. The team delivered fliers to houses in the 14215 zip code (Kensington-Bailey) neighborhood in order to generate awareness about afree tax-preparation network.

Camille Spyra, senior staff assistant in E. H. Butler Library, led a team of 15 volunteers at the CAIC’s site at 103 Wohlers Avenue, located in the northeast corner of the Ellicott District, just west of Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The team removed weeds from flower and vegetable beds, painted flower boxes and trees, and provided food deliveries to nearby sick and shut-in residents.

Throughout Erie County, more than 3,000 volunteers helped at 160 sites during the Day of Caring. The day marks the official kickoff of the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County’s annual campaign. The United Way Day of Caring is Western New York’s largest volunteer event, mobilizing thousands to assist local community providers with hands-on service projects. Buffalo State faculty and staff have always been an important part of this community-wide event.