During the month of October, Quinnipiac University's Student Media Group took time out of their weekend to give back to their community.  Fourteen students got down and dirty by helping to clean up the greenhouse at Roses for Autism, an organization in Guilford that provides individuals on the autism spectrum the chance to learn the skills necessary to maintain meaningful employment.

This past week, faculty and staff -and even the women's lacrosse team- took part in the University of New Haven's Days of Caring 2011.  The 71 volunteers helped out throughout the day at four different organizations.  At the West Haven Child Development Center, volunteers took part in a variety of tasks.  Some participants took care of children, others painted classrooms, and a few cleaned up the playground.  Then at the West Haven Community House, four dedicated volunteers cleaned up a huge playground area that hadn't seen much love since Hurricane Irene.

Every year, Barbara Pearce and all the employees at H. Pearce Real Estate participate in a Days of Caring project at a local non-profit.  This year was no different. Over 50 volunteers visited The Connecticut Hospice, Inc.

For the past three years, volunteers from Knights of Columbus have participated in United Way’s Days of Caring, at the legendary Eli Whitney Museum. By assembling science learning kits for the children’s programs at the museum, the staff from Knights of Columbus provide a service that would otherwise be a very difficult project for any one person to conduct alone. By working in teams, volunteers who work for the same company but may never worked side by side, were able to come together and dedicate their time and skills and give back to the community.