MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - To kick off this year’s community campaign season, United Way of Dane County hosted their annual Day of Caring on Tuesday.

Hundreds of local volunteers gathered at Breese Stevens Field to assemble care kits and backpacks, which will be distributed to different partners of United Way.

Those partners include Porch Light, The Road Home of Dane County, Second Harvest Food Bank and Way Forward Resources.

President and CEO of United Way in Dane County Renee Moe said it was great to see the community unite and support those who cannot cover the basics.

“When they get impacts like these, they cover the immediate,” said Moe. “So the snacks, the school supplies, the paper products that they might need. But it’s the campaign that raises for programs and services that help g

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