September 13, 2023
Decatur Plant Supports United Way Day of Caring
The United Way Day of Caring is an annual event that mobilizes the power of volunteers from local companies and community residents. Their 30 non-profit partner agencies can request assistance from local companies in the form of physical labor for improvement projects and donating needed supplies. Held on September 12th, 2023 this event allowed the Decatur plant to give back to the community with the help of 13 CMA employee volunteers in addition to items bought with money donated from other CMA employees. CMA Decatur participated in three different projects for the Day of Caring.
CMA employees donated 25 bulk packages to the Morgan County Child Advocacy Center. The snacks and drinks that are donated benefit children from the services at CAC. The Morgan County Child Advocacy Center provides services to children and adolescents who experience trauma such as sexual and physical abuse and/or exposure to domestic violence.
CMA employees completed several outdoor projects for the George Home-Mental Health Center of North Alabama. The George Home provides housing and services for mentally ill adults of the Mental Health Center. Several CMA employees completed tasks such as mowing, weed-eating, weeding, mulching, bush-trimming, and pressure-washing. There was also several large landscaping boulders removed from the yard by CMA employees.
More landscaping projects were completed at Crisis Services of North Alabama/Hope Place. Hope Place offers confidential emergency shelter to adult and child victims of domestic violence in Morgan County. These projects included trimming bushes, raking, mowing, weed-eating, mulching, and yard waste removal. CMA employees donated 25 bags to this project.
The United Way Day of Caring was very successful thanks to the financial and physical contributions of the employees. These efforts are critical to the community agencies because they free up much needed funds for the organizations. The Decatur team looks forward to participating in this worthwhile project again next year.