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Volunteers representing area businesses are invited to make a lasting, positive impact on a local nonprofit while learning about CARE’s mission Yarmouth, MA (8/23/21) - CARE for the Cape & Islands will be holding its seventh annual CARE for the Cape & Islands Day on Thursday, October 21, and extends an invitation to area businesses to participate in a half day of service benefiting a local nonprofit tourism attraction. This event involves hands-on volunteer service that helps to repair or improve its infrastructure of a local nonprofit while offering volunteer participants an opportunity to learn more about the mission of CARE for the Cape & Islands, and how businesses can help preserve and protect the natural environment, cultural and historical treasures of Cape Cod. This year’s beneficiary nonprofit is Chatham Drama Guild. Director of CARE for the Cape & Islands Jill Talladay said, “We are delighted to be helping Chatham Drama Guild this year, a staple of Cape Cod culture and a continuously operating local theatre for over 80 years. As always, this annual event provides much needed volunteer service at a significant value to the nonprofit and offers a wonderful opportunity to make an enormous impact without an ongoing commitment.” In past years, volunteers from local businesses have assisted with a variety of activities including painting, staining, gardening, and trail maintenance at Cape Wildlife Center, Waquoit Bay Reserve, Marconi Maritime Center, Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Nobska Light and Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary. The events always conclude with a presentation from current year CARE grant recipients, a tour of the nonprofit’s facility, and lunch. CARE Day will take place at Chatham Drama Guild located at 134 Crowell Rd in Chatham. The day’s schedule is as follows: • 8:30-9:00 AM - Coffee & welcome • 9:00 AM-11:30 AM Hands-on volunteer and cleanup activities • 11:30-1:00 PM- Lunch and CARE Grant Recipient presentations Each volunteer representing a local business is required to register and a $25 donation is requested to support CARE grant program. Registration and sponsorship details may be found at https://careforthecapeandislands.org/care-for-the-cape-day/ ABOUT CARE FOR THE CAPE & ISLANDS CARE for the Cape & Island mission is to inspire stewardship to preserve and protect the natural environment, cultural and historical treasures of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. Founded in 2012, it is the Cape and Islands’ first travelers’ philanthropy initiative. CARE seeks to encourage, support, and create opportunities for visitors and residents to donate their “time, talent, and treasure” to help preserve and protect our region’s exquisite natural beauty, plant and wildlife habitats, Cape & Islands culture, and history. Since 2012, CARE has ? Activated 4,200+ volunteer hours (delivering $100k of value to the community) to clean up and improve community infrastructure. ? Funded 50+ projects, including water filling stations, cigarette butt collectors, historical trail development and other amenities that benefit all of us. ? Spearheaded the Take Care Collaborative with more than 70 likeminded organizations in the Cape Cod Stewardship Collaborative to educate, inspire and boost our collective impact and to address challenges of solid waste and plastic pollution that impacts our land and marine environments. Learn more about CARE for the Cape and Islands.