Photos: Hawkeyes pitch in for Day of Caring

200 student-athletes volunteered at community organizations throughout Johnson County on Sunday

Apr. 27, 2025 5:05 pm

University of Iowa volleyball players Gia McGrew (left), Hallie Steponaitis (center) and Hannah Whittingstall shovels mulch into wheelbarrows during the Hawkeye Day of Caring at Head Start Coral Ridge Center in Iowa City on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Trowel and Error Farm’s owner, Carly McAndrews, grabs a stack of hay during the Hawkeye Day of Caring in Iowa City on Sunday. McAndrews said she was grateful for the help the University of Iowa’s wrestling team provided during the Hawkeye Day of Caring. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

University of Iowa wrestler Mia Goodwin spreads hay around garlic sprouts during the Hawkeye Day of Caring at Trowel and Error Farm in Iowa City on Sunday. Carly McAndrews, owner of the farm, said the hay will prevent weeds from growing around the garlic through the spring. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

University of Iowa volleyball players Milana Moisio (left), Jenna Meitzler (center) and Emily Lavin pour mulch onto a playground area during the Hawkeye Day of Caring at Head Start Coral Ridge Center in Iowa City on Sunday. Approximately 200 student-athletes volunteered at various community organizations through Hawkeye Day of Caring. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

University of Iowa volleyball player Rosa Vesty shovels mulch into a wheelbarrow during the Hawkeye Day of Caring at Head Start Coral Ridge Center in Iowa City on Sunday. The Hawkeye Day of Caring gives student-athletes an opportunity to volunteer at a community organization. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

University of Iowa wrestler Katja Osteen pulls hay from a hay bale to lay around garlic sprouts during the Hawkeye Day of Caring at Trowel and Error Farm in Iowa City on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

University of Iowa wrestlers Danni Swihart (far left), Nyla Valencia (left), Ava Bayless (right) and Cadence Diduch spread hay around garlic sprouts during the Hawkeye Day of Caring at Trowel and Error Farm in Iowa City on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

University of Iowa wrestler Sterling Dias walks between rows of garlic to grab more hay during the Hawkeye Day of Caring at the Trowel and Error Farm in Iowa City on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

University of Iowa volleyball players shovel mulch into a wheelbarrow during the Hawkeye Day of Caring at Head Start Coral Ridge Center in Iowa City on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)