2025 United Way Day of Caring & Sharing Set for May 16

The Day of Caring and Sharing is an annual partnership between County United Way, Let’s Beautify Cumberland and the City of Cumberland. Made possible for many years by Columbia Gas of Maryland and CSX Transportation, the event organizes more than 500 people on a single day to work on beautification and clean-up projects across Cumberland.

Interested in getting involved with the Day of Caring & Sharing?
Please email [email protected] or call 301-722-2700 at your earliest convenience to become part of the 2025 event.

 

***The Day of Caring & Sharing Event will take place RAIN or SHINE!!!!

 


Important Information / Schedule

Wednesday, May 14th – T- Shirt, Flower & Tool Pick Up Day
10:00am – 1:00pm at Veteran’s Park on Centre Street 

Pick Up: 
Flowers, tools, gloves, garbage bags, fertilizer, Moisture Miser, etc. 

T-Shirts 

***If you are unable to pick up shirts on May 14th, they can be picked up at the County United Way office at 115 Baltimore Street, Suite 203 after 1pm. 


Friday, May 16th– Day of Caring & Sharing Event
8am – 8:30am – Opening Ceremonies Veteran’s Park on Centre Street 

Coffee, doughnuts 

Opening Ceremony 

Welcome 

Safety Briefing – CSX 

8:30am – 12:30pm – Arrive at project sites to work 

Noon – Flag Ceremony at Liberty Gardens 

12:30pm – Constitution Park Big Pavilions for lunch 

**You may eat at the park or you may send someone to pick up your group’s lunches. 


ORGANIZERS

County United Way
Let’s Beautify Cumberland
City of Cumberland

MAJOR SPONSORS

CSX Transportation
Columbia Gas of Maryland
Cumberland Times-News

Aaron’s
AHEC West
Allegany College of Maryland
Allegany County Public School Teachers
Apples for Children
Archway
Berry Global
Bishop Walsh High School Students
The Belt Group
Calvary Christian

Canal Place Authority
CareFirst BCBS
Cartridges Galore
CASA of Western Maryland
CBIZ
Cintas
City of Cumberland
Civil Air Patrol
Columbia Gas
City of Cumberland Street Department
CSX

Cumberland Times-News
Denny Delaney – State Farm
Family Crisis Resource Center
Finan Center
First Presbyterian Church
First Energy
First Peoples
First United Bank
Friends Aware
The Garden Club

Gilchrist YMCA
Grow West
Historic Highlands Association of Realtors
Horizon Goodwill Industries
HRDC
Local Management Board
M&T Bank
Mountainside Home Realty
Let’s Beautify Cumberland
Riverside YMCA

Rocky Gap Casino & Resort
South Penn Elementary Project YES
Spectrum Support
UPMC
US Cellular
Washington Middle School
Webstaurant
Western Correctional Institute
Western Maryland Jaycees
Women’s Civic Club

Allegany College of Maryland
Allegany County Museum Planters
Canal Place Plaza & Shop Area
Cumberland Times-News Bench Area City Hall
Canada Hose Fire House Parklet
Constitution Park
Constitution Park Day Camp Building
Constitution Park Day Camp Flower Beds

Constitution Park Entrance Signs
Constitution Park Trails
County Complex on Beall Street & Kelly Road
East Ramp by I-68
Friends Aware Bedford Street
Friends Aware
Furnace Street
Friends Aware Holland Street
Friends Aware Humbird Street
Friends Aware Ridgewood Avenue
Furnace & Valley Street Parklet

The Gates House
George Washington Headquarters
Giaritta Park
Gilchrist YMCA Family Center Baltimore Avenue
Gilchrist Gallery Garden
Gilchrist YMCA Housing Baltimore Avenue
Gordon Roberts House
Hager Park
Harrison & South Centre Street Planters

Helen Burns Miller Garden Constitution Park
HRDC Patio
Humpty Dumpty Learning Center
Jaycee Field
Lamont Street Planters
Liberty Gardens
Mechanic Street Parking Garage Planters
Pershing Street Park
Pete Elliott Park by the Viaduct

Potomac Garden Club Constitution Park
Queen City Drive
Riverside YMCA
Salvation Army Garden
Scenic Train Deck Planters
Signs on the side of the planers on Queen City Drive
Spectrum Support Group Home LaVale
Spectrum Support Office Paca Street

Springdale Street Playground Smith Park
South Cumberland Library Garden
Time Capsule Parklet
Veteran’s Park
Welcome to Cumberland Sign Blue Bridge
Welcome to North End Sign Franklin Street
Williams Street Gard