Amanda Crocker and Lasasha Garrett of the Office of Development receive instructions from Vonceil Mitchell to prepare to serve lunch at the Neighborhood House Soup Kitchen. 

MUSC Finance's Lovie Simmons-Howell, left, and Eula Wise select books for children at Memminger Elementary School. The project, Meet, Greet and Read at Memminger School of Global Studies, pairs volunteers with students to assist the teachers with math, reading, special projects, organizing books and filing. According to Whitney McLuen, campaign coordinator in MUSC's Office of Development, this was Trident United Way's biggest Day of Caring. "We had our largest participation at MUSC with about 300 employees getting involved in more than 20 service projects across the Lowcountry. Since the first Day of Caring on Sept. 11, 2001, 50,000 people have participated in this special day, bringing $10 million worth of labor and supplies to area non-profits."

Catherine Klassy, right, and Melanie Townsend in the Department of Pediatrics, help renovate a gazebo at Spann Elementary. Staff from the Department of Pediatrics renovated two gazebos and landscaped the front of two classroom trailers.

Department of Medicine's Lisa Burkhardt and Steve Vinciguerra sort donated items at the Lowcountry Orphan Relief during Trident United Way's (TUW) Day of Caring Sept. 9. MUSC has been participating in the event for 10 years. Day of Caring also serves as the kickoff to MUSC's annual campuswide TUW Campaign. To make a gift online, visit http://www.musc.edu and click on the TUW logo.