The St. Thomas Aquinas College
student-athletes volunteered at the Spring Day of Caring sponsored
by the United Way of Rockland Country. Members of the men's
and women's basketball and soccer teams offered assistance to
numerous organizations within the community. The
Spartans were awarded a scholarship spon
sored by Pfizer for having the most collegiate volunteers from a
single organization.
The Spartan athletes worked at three different sites. The women's basketball team spent the day painting the dugouts for Ramapo Little League at Children's Park in Spring Valley, NY. The field was being prepared for the 2011 Opening Day ceremonies. The men's basketball team helped out at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Stony Point, NY. They were responsible for moving furniture and office supplies to the new location of the Horticulture Diagnostic Lab. The soccer program lent a hand to the Rockland Country YMCA in Suffern, NY where they helped to ready the facility for the spring programs. Overall the day was a great success and ended with a luncheon at Lucky Strike at the Palisades Center Mall.
The United Way of Rockland's Spring Day of Caring is the single
largest volunteer community 
service event in the country. The day was created to inspire
and touch the community by bringing together volunteers with
organizations that support individuals and families in need.
The United Way recognizes the importance of cultivating young
leaders through volunteerism. The goal is to prepare the
leaders of tomorrow to recognize and respond to local
issues.
The United Way of Rockland County is local, independent organization that is run by volunteers and staff who focus on addressing long-term solutions for health and human Services problems in Rockland County. Volunteers do everything from raising money from businesses, their employees and our entire community to evaluating what local programs should be funded. Four full-time and one part-time staff members assist over 500 volunteers who work every day to improve the lives of the people who work and live in Rockland County, New York.
