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Campaign Kickin' Off to a Great Start! |
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 With the help of our Loaned Executive volunteers, Campaign Cabinet and workplace partners, we are confident that we will meet and possibly exceed our 2009 Campaign Goal of $2,275,000! Already, we have seen tremendous results from our Pacesetter Campaigns: Gulf Power Co., International Paper, Navy Federal Credit Union and UPS together raised more than $330,000 to jumpstart the campaign!
To learn more about this year's campaign, visit our Web site. If you are between the ages of 18 and 40, click here to learn more about how to get involved with the Emerging Leaders Society!
Thank you to our Campaign Kick-Off sponsors:
Gulf Coast Health Care and the
United Way Agency Directors Association
Photo: United Way Loaned Executive Krystle Nowlin of Council on Aging of West Florida holds her son Will at the Campaign Kick-Off.
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Dine Out for United Way a big success!
United Way of Escambia County thanks the restaurants and diners who took part in the first annual Dine Out for United Way fundraiser! It was yummy and a lot of fun! Thank you for supporting these local restaurants that each donated 10-20 percent of their proceeds to United Way!
Photo: Times Grill's Nicci Leffel presents a check to Jean Norman, United Way of Escambia County's President/CEO (second from left), and United Way volunteer Tanya Lockett of Gulf Power Co. (far left).
The 2009 participating restaurants were:
Cactus Flower Café Slips
Captain Joey Patti's Seafood Smokey's Bar-B-Que
Figaro's Pizza Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q
Moe's Southwest Grill The Fish House
New York Nick's The Melting Pot
Peter B's Grill at DeLuna Lanes Times Grill
Dine Out for United Way was supported by United Way's Emerging Leaders Society and we are grateful to the ELS members and friends for their support as Dine Out Ambassadors. Click here for more information.
To learn more about Dine Out for United Way or how to get involved next year, call Kris Thoma at 444-7114 or e-mail.
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News from the United Way Foundation
and Leaders in Giving
 Welcome to our new Foundation Board of Managers Chair!
The United Way of Escambia County Foundation's new Board of Managers Chair, Flack Logan, began his service with United Way while serving as Commanding Officer of the USS Lexington in the late 1980s.
Flack says: "My vision is for a Foundation that is so widely known and accepted in our community that it can fully support the administrative expenses of United Way of Escambia County. "It is a very ambitious vision but most worthy in that it would make it possible for 100 percent of annual contributions to help those in need."
If you have included United Way of Escambia County in your will or estate plans, please let us know so we can thank you.
2009 Professional Advisors Breakfast
Thanks to Beggs and Lane and Gary Leuchtman for sponsoring our recent Professional Advisors Breakfast.
If you are an individual or professional advisor who would be interested in learning more about the United Way of Escambia County Foundation, please contact Brandy Gottlieb at 444-7147 or e-mail.
Leaders in Giving event set for Feb. 16, 2010
Coastal Bank and Trust is returning as the signature sponsor to make the fifth annual Leaders in Giving Breakfast possible! If you are interested in serving as a table host for United Way's premier fundraising breakfast, contact Brandy Gottlieb at 444-7147 or e-mail.
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Cram the Van 2009
Covenant Hospice employees organize and deliver school supplies collected at their offices.
United Way was proud to again coordinate Cram the Van with partners WEAR TV-3 and Sandy Sansing Automotive Group. Enterprise Rent-A-Car came on board as one of the coordinating partners this year. With generous support from the community, the 10th annual Cram the Van helped provide many children with supplies needed to start the school year off right!
2009 Cram the Van partners:
A & A Transfer & Storage Inc
Azalea Trace
Baptist Medical Park
Beach Community Bank
Booz, Allen and Hamilton
Chain Reaction
Coastal Bank and Trust
Covenant Hospice
Department of Education
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
For Kids Only Childcare Center
Gulf Coast Health Care
Gulf Power Company
Gulf Winds Credit Union
Hatch Mott MacDonald
Mayflower
NW Florida Paralegal Association
Office Depot (Bayou Blvd, Fairfield Dr., Pensacola Blvd.)
Office Max
Pensacola Boys Base
Pensacola Legal Support Specialist Association
Sandy Sansing Automotive Group
United Way of Escambia County
VT-10 " The Wildcats"
Wachovia
Walgreens (9 Mile/Pine Forest, Cervantes/9th Ave, Fairfield Dr.)
Wal-Mart
WEAR TV-3
Whitney Bank |
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The Hrabak Family
When they joined the United Way funded program Bridges to Circles, Monique and Artimus were on the brink of having no income to support their children. After less than a year in the program, the family says they are nearly self-sufficient.
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Calendar of
Upcoming Events
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On June 4 at the 2008-2009 Annual Meeting, United Way of Escambia County announced 10 goals within the priorities of Education, Financial Stability and Health, around which United Way plans to devote all resources over the next 10 years. Click here to learn more.
Award Winners
Congratulations to these United Way partners for honors presented at the Annual Meeting:
Meri Asmar, The Lewis Bear Co., Distinguished Community Service Award
John B. Clark, Council on Aging of West Florida, United Way Service Award
Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County, Partner Agency of the Year Award
Deborah A. Trocki, MSW, Escambia Healthy Start Coalition, Rayell Irish "Color a Brighter World" Award
The 2008-09 Annual Meeting was proudly sponsored by:
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Community Involvement Opportunities
Financial Stability Coalition: Help low-income residents improve their financial situation and take steps toward escaping poverty. Call Susan at 444-7124 for more information.
First Call For Help: Answer calls for help and help individuals take the first step to overcoming a crisis in their lives. Call Rita at 444-7111 for more information.
Unite Escambia: Join a Solutions Team in your area of interest: Education, Environment, Health, Housing or Poverty, and help shape action plans for our future! Call Lucie at 444-7128 for more information. |
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United Way
of Escambia County
Our mission: To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of the community.
Our Vision: To be recognized as an integral leader and valued partner in building a strong, healthy community where people aspire to live and are inspired to give. |
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