Annual Days of Caring Prove Companies and Employees Do Care

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While scrubbing beds and walls in a camp room at the Woodlands, Tracy Murphy chatted happily with two co-workers from Medrad Inc., a medical device company headquartered in Marshall.

"I never really got to know much about my co-workers, and days like today give me a chance to talk with them," said Murphy, 38, of Cranberry. "I'm really proud to have the opportunity to volunteer and look back at what I've done and feel that sense of pride and accomplishment."

More than 800 Medrad employees are among the thousands of volunteers across Allegheny County expected to participate in the annual Days of Caring, sponsored by United Way and Pittsburgh Cares. The annual …