{"id":53990,"date":"2023-09-22T14:04:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/?p=53990"},"modified":"2023-09-27T08:41:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:41:53","slug":"cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning, painting, helping: UTC students take part in United Way\u2019s Day of Caring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe title=\"Day of Caring 2023\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EvEs3kYfBQU?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;controls=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Madison Vinson thinks the only teacher she knows who\u2019s still at Hixson Middle School is her seventh-grade English teacher, Crystal Birch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wonder if she remembers me. I follow her on Instagram,\u201d said Vinson, a sophomore in biochemistry at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga who attended Hixson Middle in sixth and seventh grades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember Madison!\u201d said Birch, who now is dean of students at Hixson Middle and graduated from UTC in 2013 with a master\u2019s in education.<\/p>\n<p>Vinson was one of 21 UTC students spread across Hamilton County on Friday, Sept. 22, for the United Way of Greater Chattanooga\u2019s Day of Caring. Among other jobs, the students volunteered to paint, clean up brush and dirt, chunk building scrap into dumpsters, spray weeds in school vegetable gardens and brush spiderwebs off ceilings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe say that we\u2019re Chattanooga\u2019s university, so that means we have to get out in the community and make an impact,\u201d said Daniel Grzesik, director for Leadership Development and Programs in the UTC Office of Housing and Residence Life. \u201cI think it\u2019s important to make the community that we\u2019re in a little bit better, and that\u2019s what we have the opportunity and privilege to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UTC students went to Hixson Middle, Brown Middle School in Harrison and the Chattanooga Zoo to lend a hand as part of the Day of Caring. Vinson and four other students were painting teacher breakrooms at Hixson Middle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so thankful for them coming,\u201d Birch said.<\/p>\n<p>At Brown Middle, Kono Sanako, a freshman in psychology and education, was one of six exchange students from Japan helping organize a Care Closet, which provides jackets, snacks, deodorant, toothbrushes and other items to students in need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy helping people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Lancaster, director of nonprofit support and innovation at the United Way of Greater Chattanooga, was working with the UTC students at Brown Middle\u2014calling the the opportunity \u201camazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think engagement in general, for anyone to give back in their community, is not only helpful for them as individuals but also as students\u2014just to connect with other people and see what other people need,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>At Chattanooga Zoo, Kosuke Veno and Keita Murayama\u2014both freshmen from Tokyo, Japan, majoring in communication\u2014spent the morning loading branches and vines into wheelbarrows and pulling kudzu off a fence behind the Education Center and next to a loudly squawking cockatoo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to help. I wanted to have a good experience,\u201d Veno said. \u201cAnd I wanted to see the animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Day of Caring photo gallery by Angela Foster<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_53998\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"692\" data-attachment-id=\"53998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-581-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C1007&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1007\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-581-1.jpg?fit=880%2C693&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-53998 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-581-1.jpg?resize=880%2C692\" alt=\"Sophomore biochemistry major Madison Vinson returned to Hixson Middle School, where she went for sixth and seventh grade.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-581-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-581-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C806&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-581-1.jpg?resize=768%2C604&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-581-1.jpg?resize=580%2C457&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-581-1.jpg?resize=610%2C480&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-581-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1209&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-581-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1612&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophomore biochemistry major Madison Vinson returned to Hixson Middle School, where she went for sixth and seventh grade.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 694px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"694\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 568px; height: 694px;\" data-original-width=\"568\" data-original-height=\"694\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-24\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"564\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"690\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54017\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-737.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1046,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-737.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-737.jpg?fit=837%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-737.jpg?w=564&#038;h=690&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-737.jpg?w=1046&amp;ssl=1 1046w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-737.jpg?resize=837%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 837w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-737.jpg?resize=768%2C939&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-737.jpg?resize=580%2C709&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-737.jpg?resize=610%2C746&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-737.jpg?resize=1256%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-737.jpg?resize=1674%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1674w\" width=\"564\" height=\"690\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"564\" data-original-height=\"690\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A student volunteer participating in the &quot;Day of Caring 2023&quot; pushes a wheelbarrow full of debris . e wears protective gloves, jeans, and sneakers.\" style=\"width: 564px; height: 690px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 312px; height: 694px;\" data-original-width=\"312\" data-original-height=\"694\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-29\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"308\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"246\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54022\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-819.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1020\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-819.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-819.jpg?fit=880%2C701&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-819.jpg?w=308&#038;h=246&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-819.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-819.jpg?resize=1024%2C816&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-819.jpg?resize=768%2C612&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-819.jpg?resize=580%2C462&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-819.jpg?resize=610%2C486&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-819.jpg?resize=1536%2C1224&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-819.jpg?resize=2048%2C1632&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"308\" height=\"246\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"308\" data-original-height=\"246\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A Day of Caring 2023 volunteer looks back and smiles towards someone off camera as they walk away. They wear protective gloves as they carry a small wooden plank and a branch.\" style=\"width: 308px; height: 246px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-32\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"308\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"205\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54025\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-894.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-894.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-894.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-894.jpg?w=308&#038;h=205&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-894.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-894.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-894.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-894.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-894.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-894.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-894.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"308\" height=\"205\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"308\" data-original-height=\"205\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A Day of Caring 2023 volunteer moves a foldable bench. The student wears gloves and a hat as the sun shines through a clear sky.\" style=\"width: 308px; height: 205px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-10\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"308\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"231\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54003\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-461.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,961\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-461.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-461.jpg?fit=880%2C660&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-461.jpg?w=308&#038;h=231&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-461.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-461.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-461.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-461.jpg?resize=580%2C435&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-461.jpg?resize=610%2C458&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-461.jpg?resize=1536%2C1153&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-461.jpg?resize=2048%2C1537&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"308\" height=\"231\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"308\" data-original-height=\"231\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A student volunteer holds a paint roller as she speaks with another volunteer off camera. She wears a white Nike hat and green day of caring 2023 shirt.\" style=\"width: 308px; height: 231px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 449px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"449\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 575px; height: 449px;\" data-original-width=\"575\" data-original-height=\"449\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-30\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"571\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"445\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54023\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-829.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,998\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-829.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-829.jpg?fit=880%2C687&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-829.jpg?w=571&#038;h=445&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-829.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-829.jpg?resize=1024%2C799&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-829.jpg?resize=768%2C599&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-829.jpg?resize=580%2C452&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-829.jpg?resize=610%2C476&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-829.jpg?resize=1536%2C1198&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-829.jpg?resize=2048%2C1597&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"571\" height=\"445\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"571\" data-original-height=\"445\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"Two Day of Caring volunteers lift a large wooden plank into a large garbage bins. Other volunteers stand by, as a wheel barrow and house can be seen behind them.\" style=\"width: 571px; height: 445px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 305px; height: 449px;\" data-original-width=\"305\" data-original-height=\"449\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-15\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"301\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"445\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54008\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-593.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"867,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-593.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-593.jpg?fit=694%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-593.jpg?w=301&#038;h=445&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-593.jpg?w=867&amp;ssl=1 867w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-593.jpg?resize=694%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 694w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-593.jpg?resize=768%2C1134&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-593.jpg?resize=580%2C856&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-593.jpg?resize=610%2C900&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-593.jpg?resize=1041%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1041w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-593.jpg?resize=1388%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1388w\" width=\"301\" height=\"445\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"301\" data-original-height=\"445\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"Two Day of Caring 2023 volunteers hold long paint rollers as they roll a brick wall in a classroom setting. One with pink hair, and the other wearing a hat, work together to cover the wall.\" style=\"width: 301px; height: 445px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 390px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"390\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 583px; height: 390px;\" data-original-width=\"583\" data-original-height=\"390\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"579\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"386\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54001\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-438.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-438.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-438.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-438.jpg?w=579&#038;h=386&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-438.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-438.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-438.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-438.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-438.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-438.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-438.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"579\" height=\"386\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"579\" data-original-height=\"386\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A day of caring volunteer pulls up blinds on a window inside a classroom. Through the window, you can see another window with a large Hixson middle school sticker.\" style=\"width: 579px; height: 386px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 297px; height: 390px;\" data-original-width=\"297\" data-original-height=\"390\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-7\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"293\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"386\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54000\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-434.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"971,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-434.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-434.jpg?fit=777%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-434.jpg?w=293&#038;h=386&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-434.jpg?w=971&amp;ssl=1 971w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-434.jpg?resize=777%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 777w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-434.jpg?resize=768%2C1013&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-434.jpg?resize=580%2C765&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-434.jpg?resize=610%2C804&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-434.jpg?resize=1165%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1165w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-434.jpg?resize=1553%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1553w\" width=\"293\" height=\"386\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"386\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A student volunteer for Day of Caring 2023 smiles as they look up. A microwave and cupboards can be seen behind them.\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 386px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 402px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"402\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 290px; height: 402px;\" data-original-width=\"290\" data-original-height=\"402\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-37\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"286\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"203\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54030\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-951.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,908\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-951.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-951.jpg?fit=880%2C624&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-951.jpg?w=286&#038;h=203&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-951.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-951.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-951.jpg?resize=768%2C545&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-951.jpg?resize=580%2C411&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-951.jpg?resize=610%2C433&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-951.jpg?resize=1536%2C1089&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-951.jpg?resize=2048%2C1452&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"286\" height=\"203\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"286\" data-original-height=\"203\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"Two UTC student volunteers in green &quot;Day of Caring 2023&quot; shirts stand by a shrub near a fence. One student holds sheers as the other looks down at the greenery.\" style=\"width: 286px; height: 203px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-20\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"286\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"191\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54013\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-682.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-682.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-682.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-682.jpg?w=286&#038;h=191&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-682.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-682.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-682.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-682.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-682.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-682.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-682.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"286\" height=\"191\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"286\" data-original-height=\"191\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"Two Day of Caring 2023 volunteers move debris and cut greenery into a wagon. A wagon full of debris sits in front of a green and white building, as another volunteer stands closer to the building.\" style=\"width: 286px; height: 191px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 333px; height: 402px;\" data-original-width=\"333\" data-original-height=\"402\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-21\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"329\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"398\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54014\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-689.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1057,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-689.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-689.jpg?fit=846%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-689.jpg?w=329&#038;h=398&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-689.jpg?w=1057&amp;ssl=1 1057w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-689.jpg?resize=846%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 846w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-689.jpg?resize=768%2C930&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-689.jpg?resize=580%2C702&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-689.jpg?resize=610%2C739&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-689.jpg?resize=1268%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-689.jpg?resize=1691%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1691w\" width=\"329\" height=\"398\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"329\" data-original-height=\"398\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A Day of Caring 2023 volunteer rakes up debris in front of a green and white building. The volunteer wears protective gloves and sweatpants.\" style=\"width: 329px; height: 398px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 257px; height: 402px;\" data-original-width=\"257\" data-original-height=\"402\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-28\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"253\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"220\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54021\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-815.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1113\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-815.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-815.jpg?fit=880%2C765&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-815.jpg?w=253&#038;h=220&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-815.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-815.jpg?resize=1024%2C890&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-815.jpg?resize=768%2C668&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-815.jpg?resize=580%2C504&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-815.jpg?resize=610%2C530&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-815.jpg?resize=1536%2C1335&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-815.jpg?resize=2048%2C1780&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"253\" height=\"220\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"253\" data-original-height=\"220\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"Two Day of Caring 2023 volunteers walk together, one pulling a wagon full of plant waste, and the other carrying bush shrubs. A small green building is behind them as they look at someone off camera.\" style=\"width: 253px; height: 220px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-19\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"253\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"174\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54012\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-679.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,878\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-679.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-679.jpg?fit=880%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-679.jpg?w=253&#038;h=174&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-679.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-679.jpg?resize=1024%2C703&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-679.jpg?resize=768%2C527&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-679.jpg?resize=580%2C398&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-679.jpg?resize=610%2C419&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-679.jpg?resize=1536%2C1054&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-679.jpg?resize=2048%2C1405&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"253\" height=\"174\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"253\" data-original-height=\"174\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A student volunteer for Day of Caring 2023 holds debris as they look towards something off camera. She wears protective gloves and a green &quot;Day of Caring 2023&quot; shirt.\" style=\"width: 253px; height: 174px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 650px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"650\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 575px; height: 650px;\" data-original-width=\"575\" data-original-height=\"650\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-35\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"571\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"646\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54028\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-928.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1130,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-928.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-928.jpg?fit=880%2C997&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-928.jpg?w=571&#038;h=646&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-928.jpg?w=1130&amp;ssl=1 1130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-928.jpg?resize=904%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-928.jpg?resize=768%2C870&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-928.jpg?resize=580%2C657&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-928.jpg?resize=610%2C691&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-928.jpg?resize=1356%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1356w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-928.jpg?resize=1807%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1807w\" width=\"571\" height=\"646\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"571\" data-original-height=\"646\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A UTC volunteer in a navy Power C hat, glasses, and a green &quot;Day of Caring 2023&quot; shirt smiles for the camera as they push a wheelbarrow full of cut shrubbery.\" style=\"width: 571px; height: 646px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 305px; height: 650px;\" data-original-width=\"305\" data-original-height=\"650\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"301\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"241\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"53999\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-427.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-427.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-427.jpg?fit=880%2C704&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-427.jpg?w=301&#038;h=241&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-427.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-427.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-427.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-427.jpg?resize=580%2C464&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-427.jpg?resize=610%2C488&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-427.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-427.jpg?resize=2048%2C1638&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"301\" height=\"241\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"301\" data-original-height=\"241\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A day of caring volunteer touches blinds on a window inside a classroom. Through the window, you can see another window with a large Hixson middle school sticker.\" style=\"width: 301px; height: 241px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-31\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"301\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"200\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54024\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-868.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-868.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-868.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-868.jpg?w=301&#038;h=200&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-868.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-868.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-868.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-868.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-868.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-868.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-868.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"301\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"301\" data-original-height=\"200\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A UTC volunteer wearing a green &quot;Day of Caring 2023&quot; shirt lifts a large planks of wood off other items. The student wears gloves and a hat.\" style=\"width: 301px; height: 200px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-26\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"301\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"197\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54019\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-799.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,836\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-799.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-799.jpg?fit=880%2C575&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-799.jpg?w=301&#038;h=197&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-799.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-799.jpg?resize=1024%2C669&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-799.jpg?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-799.jpg?resize=580%2C379&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-799.jpg?resize=610%2C399&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-799.jpg?resize=1536%2C1004&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-799.jpg?resize=2048%2C1338&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"301\" height=\"197\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"301\" data-original-height=\"197\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A Day of Caring 2023 volunteer hold sheers as he puts debris into a small wheelbarrow. He wears protective gloves, jeans , and a green volunteer shirt.\" style=\"width: 301px; height: 197px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 634px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"634\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 423px; height: 634px;\" data-original-width=\"423\" data-original-height=\"634\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-25\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"419\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"630\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54018\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-761.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"852,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-761.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-761.jpg?fit=681%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-761.jpg?w=419&#038;h=630&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-761.jpg?w=852&amp;ssl=1 852w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-761.jpg?resize=681%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 681w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-761.jpg?resize=768%2C1154&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-761.jpg?resize=580%2C872&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-761.jpg?resize=610%2C917&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-761.jpg?resize=1022%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-761.jpg?resize=1363%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1363w\" width=\"419\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"419\" data-original-height=\"630\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A UTC student volunteer wearing a green &quot;Day of Caring 2023&quot; shirt tilts a wheelbarrow on its side to dump out debris. He wears protective gloves, as a pile of dirt piles high behind him.\" style=\"width: 419px; height: 630px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 457px; height: 634px;\" data-original-width=\"457\" data-original-height=\"634\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-12\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"453\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"630\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54005\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-527-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"920,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-527-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-527-1.jpg?fit=736%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-527-1.jpg?w=453&#038;h=630&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-527-1.jpg?w=920&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-527-1.jpg?resize=736%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 736w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-527-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1069&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-527-1.jpg?resize=580%2C807&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-527-1.jpg?resize=610%2C849&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-527-1.jpg?resize=1104%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1104w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-527-1.jpg?resize=1472%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1472w\" width=\"453\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"453\" data-original-height=\"630\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A UTC student volunteer in a green &quot;Day of Caring&quot; shirt sitting on the floor, with a paint brush in one hand and large plastic container holding paint right next to them. They look up and slightly smile.\" style=\"width: 453px; height: 630px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 388px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"388\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 581px; height: 388px;\" data-original-width=\"581\" data-original-height=\"388\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-23\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"577\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"384\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54016\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-715.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-715.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-715.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-715.jpg?w=577&#038;h=384&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-715.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-715.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-715.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-715.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-715.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-715.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-715.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"577\" height=\"384\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"577\" data-original-height=\"384\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"Two Day of Caring volunteers hold shovels as someone off camera sweeps dust and debris into the shovel. A large wheelbarrow sits to the side and a large yellow building fills the background.\" style=\"width: 577px; height: 384px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 299px; height: 388px;\" data-original-width=\"299\" data-original-height=\"388\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-17\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"295\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"384\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54010\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-626.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"981,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-626.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-626.jpg?fit=785%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-626.jpg?w=295&#038;h=384&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-626.jpg?w=981&amp;ssl=1 981w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-626.jpg?resize=785%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 785w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-626.jpg?resize=768%2C1002&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-626.jpg?resize=580%2C757&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-626.jpg?resize=610%2C796&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-626.jpg?resize=1178%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1178w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-626.jpg?resize=1570%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1570w\" width=\"295\" height=\"384\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"295\" data-original-height=\"384\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A student volunteer, with pink hair and glasses, holds a large paint roller rolled in blue paint. A white brick wall and a window appear right next to them.\" style=\"width: 295px; height: 384px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 263px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"263\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-13\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"259\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"361\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54006\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-574.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"917,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-574.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-574.jpg?fit=734%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-574.jpg?w=259&#038;h=361&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-574.jpg?w=917&amp;ssl=1 917w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-574.jpg?resize=734%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 734w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-574.jpg?resize=768%2C1072&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-574.jpg?resize=580%2C809&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-574.jpg?resize=610%2C851&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-574.jpg?resize=1101%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1101w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-574.jpg?resize=1468%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" width=\"259\" height=\"361\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"259\" data-original-height=\"361\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A student volunteer wearing a green &quot;Day of Caring 2023&quot; shirt rolls a brick wall with light blue paint, as another volunteer rolls another section of the wall.\" style=\"width: 259px; height: 361px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 331px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"331\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-33\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"327\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"361\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54026\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-907.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1159,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-907.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-907.jpg?fit=880%2C972&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-907.jpg?w=327&#038;h=361&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-907.jpg?w=1159&amp;ssl=1 1159w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-907.jpg?resize=927%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 927w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-907.jpg?resize=768%2C848&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-907.jpg?resize=580%2C641&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-907.jpg?resize=610%2C674&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-907.jpg?resize=1391%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1391w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-907.jpg?resize=1854%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1854w\" width=\"327\" height=\"361\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"327\" data-original-height=\"361\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A Day of Giving 2023 volunteer focuses on cutting a bush that has grown too much.\" style=\"width: 327px; height: 361px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 286px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"286\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-22\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"282\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"361\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54015\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-705.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1001,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-705.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-705.jpg?fit=801%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-705.jpg?w=282&#038;h=361&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-705.jpg?w=1001&amp;ssl=1 1001w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-705.jpg?resize=801%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 801w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-705.jpg?resize=768%2C982&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-705.jpg?resize=580%2C742&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-705.jpg?resize=610%2C780&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-705.jpg?resize=1201%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-705.jpg?resize=1602%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1602w\" width=\"282\" height=\"361\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"282\" data-original-height=\"361\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"A Day of Caring 2023 student volunteer holds a rake in front of a green garage as debris is piled up in front of them. They wear a green &quot;Day of Caring 2023&quot; shirt, black sweatpants, and protective gloves.\" style=\"width: 282px; height: 361px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students work Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Hixson Middle School and the Chattanooga Zoo as part of Day of Caring. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 531px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"531\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 452px; height: 531px;\" data-original-width=\"452\" data-original-height=\"531\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/cleaning-painting-helping-utc-students-take-part-in-united-ways-day-of-caring\/day-of-caring-23-11\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"448\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"527\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"54004\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-469.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1086,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Day of Caring-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-469.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-469.jpg?fit=869%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-469.jpg?w=448&#038;h=527&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-469.jpg?w=1086&amp;ssl=1 1086w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-469.jpg?resize=869%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 869w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-469.jpg?resize=768%2C905&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-469.jpg?resize=580%2C684&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-469.jpg?resize=610%2C719&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-469.jpg?resize=1303%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1303w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Day-of-Caring-23-469.jpg?resize=1737%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1737w\" width=\"448\" height=\"527\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"448\" data-original-height=\"527\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Day of Caring-23\" alt=\"Two Day of Caring 2023 volunteers roll light blue paint onto brick walls in a classroom setting. 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