Several Middlebury Athletics teams and staff members recently took part in the annual Addison County United Way Days of Caring. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• The Panther men's lacrosse team helped weed gardens and performed general maintenance tasks at the Charter House, Open Door Clinic and the Rokeby Museum.
• The Middlebury women's ice hockey team aided the setup of the Bristol Harvest Festival, while the women's lacrosse program cleaned up the playgrounds and gardens at the Starksboro Elementary School.
• The softball team worked at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, while the men's and women's squash programs took part in harvesting produce at the Starksboro Community Garden.
• Members of the athletic staff took time away from the office and cleaned the inside of the Middlebury Teen Center. 
• In total, the Middlebury Department of Athletics combined for nearly 280 hours of service throughout the Addison County community. 

ABOUT UNITED WAY DAYS OF CARING

• The annual event connects hundreds of volunteers with dozens of nonprofits for two days of hard work, laughter and making a change in our community. 
• Days of Caring is the perfect team-building opportunity for families, coworkers, teams, and clubs. It's also a great way for individuals to deepen their understanding of local human service needs, find a cause they care about, roll up their sleeves and get to work making a difference.
• United Way connects people to volunteer opportunities throughout the year, but the organization takes it to the next level for two days each September.
• The 2025 edition was the 31st year that the annual event has been held.

Middlebury is taking part in the NCAA Community Service Challenge this fall which runs from September 1 through December 15. So far, the Panthers have totaled several hundred hours of service to the community and were in first place among Division III peers during the first leaderboard update.