We know you will want to thank the volunteers who work with your organization on Day of Caring. Here are some ideas from Day of Caring project coordinators on how they thanked their volunteers:

• Convene volunteers during a brief evaluation after Day of Caring. In addition to thanking them, encourage volunteers to reflect on what they accomplished.

• Recognize volunteers throughout the day with smiles and kind words.

• Plan small, special tokens of appreciation (staff could deliver popsicles to volunteers on a hot day; students could draw pictures for volunteers, etc.).

• Send a personal thank you note or email to the volunteers via the Day of Caring workplace coordinator.

• Send a personal thank you note or email to the workplace’s CEO to thank him or her for encouraging employees to volunteer.

• Highlight your volunteer team on your website or in your newsletter.

• Send Letters to the Editor to highlight your volunteer teams’ efforts.

• Send pictures of the volunteers to the workplace coordinator.

• A Day of Caring evaluation survey will be available in September and we will use your ideas, comments and suggestions in future years. If you have any other recognition ideas or feedback, please email Libby Richardson.

If you have any further questions, please email Day of Caring project manager Libby Richardson or call (860) 493-1109.