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Project Ready for School Turns 4! |
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Celebrate at a Party in the Park on Sunday, Sept. 21 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Come celebrate Project Ready for School's fourth birthday with the United Way of Greater Chattanooga at a community-wide party on Sunday, September 21. The party will be held at East Lake Park (3108 East 34th Street in Chattanooga, off Dodds Avenue) from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
This celebration is FREE to the public and everyone is encouraged to join in on the fun. Families that join the party can enjoy the following:
- Free cake, beverages and healthy snacks;
- Free book enrollments;
- Free early learning DVDs;
- making bubbles with Signal Centers;
- jumping on the Moonwalk;
- finger painting with Parents are First Teachers;
- face painting with the Health Department's TENNder Care program;
- the Chattanooga Zoo's mobile petting zoo;
- kid-friendly temporary tattoos and sport games with the YMCA's Henry branch; and
- MUCH, MUCH MORE!
Read here to find out more about our party!
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Show us how you LIVE UNITED! |
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Take a video of you, your friends or co-workers engaging in an activity that helps advance the common good. Maybe you enjoy reading to children. Show us! Maybe you're raising money to help United Way causes. Show us! Sponsoring a special fundraising event? Film it and send it! Wearing the LIVE UNITED T-shirt around town? Show it off! Read here for details....
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Pool with a Purpose |
SunTrust Bank, Chattanooga Billiard Club and the American Poolplayers Association presents The United Way Pro Am Pocket Billiard Challenge with 8 Time World Champion & Hall of Famer Nick Varner.
The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Chatt. Billiard Club located at 110 Jordan Drive, Chatt., TN. This pool challenge is open to the public at $5 per person or $10 per team. All proceeds will be donated to the United Way of Greater Chattanooga. Call the Chatt. Billiards Club at 423-499-3883 for more details.
Do you have an event to publicize! Let us know!
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Pledge Online |
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Consider adding online pledging to your  campaign. It's quick and makes record keeping easy. If you are interested, contact your campaign staff member. Call 423-752-0300. |
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| Tell Five Friends |
Please invite your co-workers, family and friends to attend our party on Sept. 21, from 2 to 4 p.m.
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| New ECM Tips |
| BE ON THE LOOKOUT! Campaign Chairman Dan Nausley will send you a weekly collection of tips designed to help you improve your United Way campaign. |
| United Way's 2-1-1 Needs Volunteers |
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We need volunteers to:
- update a database;
- conduct screening followups;
- make quality control calls
- answer 2-1-1 phones during peak hours (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.).
E-mail Windy Brooks or call 423.752.0316 for more information. |
| Reserving Speakers |
| When reserving your campaign speakers, please have your finalized dates, times and locations in hand. Since speakers are not United Way staff, it can be difficult for us to rearrange their schedules. Contact Wendy Bennett with questions or call 752-0370. |
| Upcoming Events:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! |
SEPTEMBER Project Ready for School Birthday Party
Sunday, Sept. 21,
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
at East Lake Park,
34th Street
Call 423.752.0328
DECEMBER
UW Open House
Sat., Dec. 6
from 4 to 6 p.m.
at 630 Market Street, Downtown
Call 423.752.0300 | |
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