Young professionals throughout Saratoga County gathered for the recent 518 Day of Giving to show love for their community.

This holiday is an initiative of United Way of the Greater Capital Region, designed to deepen the region’s culture of philanthropy.

Members of the Saratoga County Chamber’s Young Professionals Network volunteered their time working on landscaping at the Salvation Army in Saratoga Springs as their way of giving back. They did some weeding, added some welch and just cleaned up the front so it looks professional when people walk in.

Part of The Salvation Army’s mission is striving to meet human needs without discrimination, which includes providing emergency assistance to folks in the Saratoga community.