Campaign Kickoff Pictures, Success Story, and Turkey Bowl

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CAMPAIGN KICKOFF BREAKFAST

Thank you for joining us for the 2011-2012 United Way Campaign Kickoff!

135 people attended our Kickoff Breakfast. A crew of United Way celebrity chefs served an omelete breakfast, performed and awards were presented:

Bette Belle Smith Campaigner of the Year Award: Missy Gardner of Solecon Industrial Contractors.

Changing Lives Awards: Center for Human Services Youth Court, Healthy Aging Association's Young At Heart program and Haven Women's Center's Crisis Response program

Congratulations to everyone.

Pictures from the event can be seen on Facebook.



Did you know? 2-1-1 answered 7,912 calls and for those in need in 2010-2011

SUCCESS STORY

Because of your support, children and families are served every day. Here's one success story from Sierra Vista Child and Family Services' Youth Leadership Corps program.

The greatest success is the energy and enthusiasm the youth leaders have brought to the center in such a short period of time .They have been very excited to be given the opportunity to plan and develop activities and community service projects. They also worked during the winter holiday break from school. The most challenging task has been to whittle the ideas down into doable projects in manageable amounts of time. One small project was painting a small tree mural on the wall inside the drop-in center. The tree not only decorates the small children's play area, but serves as a metaphor for life. Parents write life goals on a paper leaf and tape them to the tree. They then review progress throughout the year. Before it was just a butcher paper cutout of a tree. Now there is something permanent for people to use and enjoy.



It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference. Tom Brokaw

Third Annual

Turkey Bowl!

Great Family Fun!

November 5, 2011

McHenry Bowl

3700 McHenry Ave., Modesto

2 Sessions-12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Free Pizza for every Team!

$200 per team

Get your team together and sign up for the session of your choice.

Invite your co-workers, family and friends!
No bowling skills required!
Teams of four (if you don't have a team, sign up and we'll place you)

Prizes will be awarded for:

Best Team
Worst Team
Highest Individual Score

A Turkey (three strikes in a row) earns you a $5 gift card! Not a good bowler? You will have an opportunity to win as well. This is the event for you.

Support the United Way and have some fun at the
Turkey Bowl! Get a Team and Bring a Ream!

FACT: Our partner agencies spend thousands of dollars per year on office supplies! Donate a ream of copy paper to help these agencies spend their funds on much needed programs instead of supplies.
Bring a ream of copy paper and receive 5 raffle tickets!

More information and a registration form is available here.

IN THIS ISSUE

CAMPAIGN KICKOFF BREAKFAST

SUCCESS STORY

TURKEY BOWL

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Nov. 5 - Turkey Bowl

A VITA Service

The VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program provides free tax preparation by community volunteers to residents with an annual income of $50,000 or less. There are eight sites in Stanislaus County. Last tax season, the VITA program completed more than 1,500 tax returns, and returned 675,000 in EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) dollars!

All volunteers are trained and certified by IRS employees. If you are interested in volunteering this tax season, please contact Gina Sandoval, VITA Coordinator at 523.4562 X 111

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