Days of Caring Supports Henderson County Nonprofit
2026 Days of Caring and the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
will be hosted on Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9, 2026.
Days of Caring is an opportunity for Henderson County residents to connect with local nonprofits for a day of volunteerism on the second Friday of May, and to support the National Association of Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on second Saturday of May. Nearly 300 volunteers are needed to work on projects at local Henderson County nonprofit agencies.
Now Open - Nonprofit Agency Project Registration
Project Registration Details:
- Any Henderson County nonprofit organization may submit a project for consideration.
- Agencies may register up to 2 projects and request up to 15 volunteers per project. Registration accepts one project at a time. Please click the link to open a new form for each project.
- Please make sure your project meets a real need for your organization and will provide satisfying experience for the volunteers.
- Location of all projects must take place within Henderson County.
- All submitted project proposals are subject to review and evaluation by UWHC.
- Supplies and materials must be provided by the agency for the volunteers. If you need volunteers to bring basic tools or other items to make the project easier, please add the details when registering your project.
- Project Date: Project must take place on Friday May 8, 2026.
- Project Time: Projects must be scheduled from 9:00am – 12:00pm or 9:00am – 3:00pm.
- Please assign a staff or key volunteer as Project Coordinator to oversee each project, communicate details to volunteers, and be present on the workday.
- Project sites are required to carry insurance to cover volunteers during DOC.
- Deadline to submit projects is Friday, March 6, 2026
Click Here to Register Your Project
If you need assistance filling out the form, please email Bird Bartlett..
This page will be updated with current information as the Days of Caring timeline progresses. Stay tuned.
2026 Days of Caring Timeline
- February 16: Agency project registration opens
- March 6: Agency project registration closes
- March 18: Volunteer registration opens
- April 5: T-Shirt registration deadline
- May 1: Volunteer registration closes
- May 4 - 7: T-Shirt pick-up at UWHC office
- May 8: Project work at local agencies
- May 9: NCAL Food Drive at Postal Annex


Thank You 2026 Days of Caring Sponsors
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Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Please email Jessica Sigmon, Development Director,
or call (828) 692-1636 ext. 1109 for details.

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