Stonington, Conn … On Thursday, May 18th & Friday, May 19th a group of employees from Mohegan Sun will spend two days volunteering at the Terra Firma Farm for a United Way Day of Caring project. The group has a full slate of projects planned to help enhance the farm’s facilities and educational offerings for visitors. The volunteers will be at the farm from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m on both days.

The projects that the Mohegan Sun group will be working on include:

• Clearing an acre of land for a blueberry patch;
• Building a shelter for expectant pigs;
• Constructing a moveable goat shelter;
• Building moveable free-range chicken enclosures; and
• Transplanting seedlings for a pizza garden.

United Way’s Day of Caring matches groups of corporate volunteers with projects at nonprofit organizations. In 2005, nearly 1,000 local volunteers participated in a Day of Caring project and the effort continues to grow each year. The projects provide much-needed manpower and work at nonprofit organizations, serve as team-building exercises for the employee groups, and show volunteers the needs in the community.

The Terra Firma Farm is located at 330 Al Harvey Road in Stonington. For more information about the Farm, and for directions, please contact Brianne Casadei, 535-8171.