Women Under Construction Network's 21 Days of Kindness to begin June 1
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Women Under Construction Network (WUCN) will soon begin its annual Building Hope: 21 Days of Kindness campaign program.
It's a human service/awareness campaign dedicated to serving women, children and the elderly in the most impoverished areas. WUCN is a nonprofit that features approximately 200 volunteers who perform random and planned acts of kindness for 21 days.
The program runs from June 1-21. For more information, click here.
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