October 1, 2005 (Cleveland, Ohio)
GE Consumer & Industrial, located in East Cleveland will undertake the largest United Way "Day of Caring" of the year. GE volunteers will transform Highbrook Lodge on Wednesday, October 12 from 9 am to 3 pm as they build a new maintenance shed, lay 6000 feet of guide wire, construct a six person wilderness sleepover cabin, install a new PA system and much more.

Highbrook Lodge at 12944 Aquilla Road in Chardon is part of the Cleveland Sight Center, a United Way of Greater Cleveland community partner. This is GE Consumer & Industrial's sixth Day of Caring.

United Way's Days of Caring gives volunteers the opportunity to donate a day of work at one of more than 130 community partner sites. Volunteers can see firsthand how their United Way contributions impact the community. They also experience the rewards of giving their time and talent to those in need. Other upcoming United Way Days of Caring will be held on October 13, 27 and November 10 all around Greater Cleveland. This is in addition to the Cleveland Browns Hometown Huddle which is the national NFL United Way Day of Caring on October 18. Last year, more than 2,700 volunteers from 70 local companies completed projects at 40 United Way partner sites.

GE Consumer & Industrial is an industry leader in major appliance, lighting and integrated industrial equipment, systems and services. GE Consumer & Industrial has over 1,000 employees in the Greater Cleveland area and over 64,000 employees worldwide with sales of $64 billion. For more information visit www.geconsumerandindustrial.com

The Cleveland Sight Center provides services for 10,000 people in Greater Cleveland who are blind or visually impaired so that they can reach their full potential. Highbrook Lodge has programs and activities that provide a residential camping experience for visually impaired persons of all ages.

United Way of Greater Cleveland is the largest private funder of health and human services in Greater Cleveland. United Way is a leading convener and funder of partnerships focused on solutions for the Greater Cleveland community's health and human services needs.

To cover this event or for more information, please contact Alison Muth at United Way at 216-436-2123 or amuth@uws.org. For more information about United Way of Greater Cleveland and Days of Caring, please visit www.uws.org/volunteer/days.asp.