Cans for the Community presents a check for 00 to Sharon Spratt, fourth from right, CEO of Cottonwood Inc. From left are Wendell McGaugh, Linda Klinker, Delisa Drewes, Linda Lang, Sharon Spratt, Delmer Kruse, Kathy Richardson and Will Lunn. Cans for the Community raises money by recycling cans and donating the proceeds to nonprofit organizations in the community.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America employees celebrated their United Way of Douglas County campaign with an ice cream social and dessert competition on Aug. 26. The special United Way event was organized by committee members, from left, Mollie Qualseth, Janet Satterlee, Tonya Hartman and Cynthia Colahan.

Bill McKenzie, an artist who receives support from Cottonwood Inc., donates money that he raised from sales of his note cards to the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund. Wendy Leedy, of the Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross, accepted his donation.

Jessica Tuttle, left, of Brookcreek Learning Center, accepts a donation of preschool art supplies that were collected by employees of Peoples Bank. Nathan Dixon presented the art supplies in conjunction with the United Way's Fall Day of Caring on Sept. 23.

Astaris Inc. employees, from left, Jennifer Phillips, Kelvin Graham, Jeanne Waisner, Kevin Loos, Frank Draney, Karen Schuyler and Bret Graham participated in the United Way's Fall Day of Caring. They cleaned and organized a storage unit for Women's Transitional Care Services on Sept. 23.

Marci Bocox, center, of the Lawrence J.C. Penney store, delivers donated children's clothing to Paul Hunt, left, and Chip Blaser of the Ballard Community Center, on Sept. 23, the United Way of Douglas County Fall Day of Caring. Thirteen area businesses were matched with 11 United Way member agencies in creative projects and special volunteer services for a day.

Intrust Bank employees Travis McCarthy, left, Jared Gabel, center, and Kyle Rutschmann take a break from their volunteer work at the Salvation Army. They donated their time Sept. 23 during the United Way's Fall Day of Caring.

Intrust Bank employees, from left, Lindsey Smith, Claudia Jones, Jamie Davison, Rosie Krehbiel and Maggie Fieger assisted Big Brothers Big Sisters with clerical work during the United Way's Fall Day of Caring, which was Sept. 23.