Microsoft contingent participates in United Way’s Day of Caring

Published 12:35 pm Thursday, September 24, 2015

Microsoft employees volunteered their time at Kent’s Northwest Harvest, part of the United Way’s Day of Caring effort last Friday.

Volunteer support helps Northwest Harvest keep food on the table for low-income families. More than 12,000 people from companies throughout King County helped area nonprofits in a variety of projects – each tied to United Way’s vision of creating a community where people have homes, students graduate and families are financially stable.

In all, 270 nonprofit agencies got a boost from the volunteer labor, which is valued at $1.6 million.

Day of Caring also serves as United Way of King County’s official kickoff for the 2015-2016 fundraising campaign, in which the organization will be looking to raise $112.5 million to invest in the community.