United Way Holds Day Of Caring

The Tulsa Area United Way will kick off this year’s first Day of Caring on Friday, August 28th at 8 a.m.!

The Day of Caring will consist of a community-wide food drive from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with 15 drop-off sites across Green Country. The event will have health and safety guidelines in place with volunteers wearing masks and using social distancing precautions. And, you can donate without needing to leave your car!

Here are the most needed foods right now:

·Canned fruit

·Peanut butter

·Meal kits

·Canned protein

The 15 locations below will be participating in the event with sites in Bristow, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Okmulgee, Owasso, Tulsa, Sand Springs, Sapulpa and Wagoner:

·Spirit Bank Bristow - 601 N Main St, Bristow

·Broken Arrow Neighbors - 315 W College St, Broken Arrow

·First Oklahoma Bank - 100 S Riverfront Dr, Jenks

·Mabrey Bank Okmulgee - 201 E 8th St, Okmulgee

·Owasso Family YMCA - 8300 N Owasso Expressway, Owasso

·Goodwill - 2800 Southwest Blvd, Tulsa

·Hilti - 5400 S 122nd E Ave, Tulsa

·Jim Norton Toyota - 9808 S Memorial Dr, Tulsa

·Mabee Red Shield Boys & Girls Club - 1231 N Harvard Ave, Tulsa

·River Spirit Casino - 8330 Riverside Pkwy, Tulsa

·Tulsa Area United Way - 1430 S Boulder Ave, Tulsa

·YWCA - 1910 S Lewis Ave, Tulsa

·Sand Springs Community Services - 114 W 4th St, Sand Springs

·Caring Community Friends - 12 W Burnham Ave, Sapulpa

·Wagoner Area Neighbors (8 a.m. to 12 p.m.) - 100 NE 8th St, Wagoner

And, the August 28th Day of Caring will also consist of blood drives from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 6 locations in Bixby, Broken Arrow, Owasso and Tulsa:

·Daily Family YMCA - 7910 E. 134th St. S., Bixby

·R.C Dickenson Family YMCA - 8501 S. Garnet Rd., Broken Arrow

·Owasso Family YMCA - 8300 N Owasso Expressway, Owasso

·W.L. Hutcherson Family YMCA - 1120 Pine St., Tulsa

·YMCA (Downtown) - 418 S. Main St., Tulsa

·Tulsa Area United Way - 1430 S Boulder Ave, Tulsa

You can schedule an appointment to donate in advance by visiting the Tulsa Area United Way’s website here!