The United Way of Elizabethton and Carter County is in need of additional volunteers for the annual grocery bagging fundraiser and awareness event set for next week.
Each year, the local United Way hosts a special event in partnership with local Food City grocery stores on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. United Way volunteers bag groceries and greet customers to encourage them to donate to United Way.
This year, the event will be held on Nov. 22 at two local participating Food City locations — Elizabethton and Piney Flats. The hours for the Elizabethton store, located at 920 Broad St., will be from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Hours for the event in Piney Flats will be from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Josh McKinney, the Community Impact Coordinator for the local United Way, said all of the volunteer slots for the Elizabethton location have been filled, but more volunteers are needed for the Piney Flats location. Volunteer spots for Piney Flats are only about one-third of the way filled, McKinney said.
Volunteers pledge their time for a minimum of one hour, but McKinney said volunteers can sign up for as many hours as they like throughout the day. Volunteers will need to show up 15 minutes prior to the start of their “shift” so they can receive their training.
For more information on the volunteer opportunity or to sign up for a time slot, contact Josh McKinney at 423-543-6975 or by email at director@uwayecc.org.