United Way Gives Back to the Emporia Community through Day of Caring

The United Way of Flint Hills helped local non-profit organizations on Sept. 24 for a “Day of Caring” in an effort to make the Emporia community more tight-knit and assist non-profits. These non-profits that United Way is helping have projects that need completing but can’t finish due to funds, time, or resources.

On this Day of Caring, United Way is helping Camp Alexander, Bloom House, Camp Double E, Emporia Senior Center, Southwick House, The Salvation Army, and SOS Children’s Center.

“It is an opportunity for non-profits to have some extra hands and money,” Executive Director of United Way of Flint Hills Daphne Reed Mertens said. “Evergy gave funding to those non-profits to be able to purchase supplies.”

The United Way of Flint Hills partnered with students from Emporia State and Fli