Corporate Volunteer Council of Racine Projects

Since 1989, employees of member companies of the Corporate Volunteer Council of Racine (CVCR),
have participated in many joint, community service projects. While open to a wide range of activities,
most events are targeted toward bettering the lives of children and families in greater Racine.
Thousands of volunteer hours are spent each year carrying out these projects. Some of the projects are
listed below.

• Special Olympics volunteers helped implement several events, hugged, applauded, and
assisted with event activities.
• River Bend Harvest Festival assistance with parking, activities, food and clean-up.
• Food drive for Project Emergency food pantry.
• Wustum Museum Children’s Fine Arts Festival assistance with events, tickets, clean-up.
• Racine Area United Way "Day of Caring" volunteers worked on projects at local agencies.
• Racine County Historical Society’s Annual Antique Show.
• Make A Difference Day - CVCR companies participate in multiple projects on this day.
• National Volunteer Week events that recognize area volunteers for their efforts.
• Volunteers helped in many capacities with the Bob Uecker Great Lakes Invitational, an annual benefit
for the Make A Wish Foundation of Wisconsin.

• Racine Zoological Gardens clean-up, repair work, fence building and gardening.
• Holiday parties for children from Head Start in Union Grove, Big Brothers/Big Sisters
waiting list, Southern Oaks Girls School, R.E.S.T. housing site, Homeward Bound, and children with
disabilities at Wadewitz School.
• Drive to collect tee shirts and ball caps for residents at Southern Wisconsin Center.
• Painting the YMCA youth room and hallways.
• Emergency food drive to restock a local food pantry.

Giving Tree
An annual project,
the Giving Tree,
provides new
Christmas gifts to
children in poverty
through our association
with the Toys for Tots
program. Since its
inception in 1990,
more than 22,000
gifts were donated by
employees of CVCR
member companies.