Greater D.C. Cares is best known for its annual spring Servathon, a marathon day for community service mobilizing its 4,000 local volunteers. In September 1998, Greater D.C. Cares will launch Family Matters, a program designed to strengthen families and communities by encouraging families to volunteer together. Elizabeth Miller is the Executive Director of Greater D.C. Cares. Her mission is to involve business leaders in raising the level of volunteerism in the National Capital Region. In 1998, Greater D.C. Cares launched the first annual Business Philanthropy Summit, in partnership with The Washington Business Journal, to encourage corporate philanthropy in the Washington, D.C. area and to recognize companies that are making a difference in the community.
Volunteers paint the wall of a local elementary school.
Hands On Memphis Hands On Memphis, a City Cares affiliate founded in 1993, is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to providing its members with diverse, flexible volunteer opportunities that address the needs of the community. Membership in the organization is free of charge and open to all interested people. On Memphis does this by creating, managing, and leading hands-on projects that positively affect the lives of needy people in the community. The organization has since developed several innovative volunteer programs that mobilize people to get involved in the communities in which they live and work. It is the mission of Seattle Works to develop in young adults a lifetime commitment to volunteering through a variety of hands-on projects which benefit the greater Seattle area.