Cache County employees plan service day to help The Family Place

Cache County employees are rolling up their sleeves, picking up paintbrushes and getting to work in their community.

The first Cache County Employee Day of Service is set to take place on April 28, with another to follow on May 24. The county employees will be helping with the completion of The Family Place’s new Logan facility.

“It's good for employees of any company to work together on something other than their job,” said Kathy Robison, a Cache County Council member. “It builds camaraderie and friendships among us so what's not to like?”

Greg Merrill, the newly appointed chairman of the Cache County Council, presented 14 goals for 2016 at the beginning of the year. One of these was goals was setting time aside for county employees to provide a day of service to the community.

“I hope that this first day of service by our county employees will become a tradition in the county,” Merrill said.

This year county employees will be working at the new location of The Family Place, a private non-profit organization focused on preventing child abuse in Cache County.

Cory Wood, the coordinator for the event and the Cache County human resource director, said the county employees will be painting the interior of the facility as well as helping with the landscaping by laying down sod and planting trees.

He said there will be around 75 to 100 county employees participating between the two dates.

“Citizens of Cache County are always ranked at the top of the list for volunteerism and donations of both time and money, helping tens of thousands of people,” Merrill said. “I know most of our county employees, on their own, already provide a tremendous amount of service in our community.”

Wood said those who work at The Family Place are really excited. The service being provided will save enough money so a security system can be installed to protect the children, he said.

“I know that this will benefit all the families who come for help,” said Robison, who has served on The Family Place board.

Robison said she hopes this becomes a tradition for county employees and knows many people will benefit from this service.

“We are hoping to help other organizations in the future so we will see how this goes,” Wood said.