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Welcome Our New UWTC 2010-11 Campaign Chairs
Larry Baum
The Computing Center
Trudy Baum
The Computing Center
Alan Pedersen
Cayuga Medical Center
Nancy Pedersen
Community Leader | |
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 | | ~Save the Date~
Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring
Food & Personal Care Items Drive
Thursday September 16, 2010
8 A.M. to 4 P.M.
Noon Program
Stewart Park, Large Pavilion |
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One Million Pillowcase Challenge
Merrie Wilent, Co-owner Quilters Corner | Quilters Corner at 518 West State Street, Ithaca, is joining the challenge of making 1,000,000 pillowcases nationwide. United Way of Tompkins County is helping to distribute the locally-made pillowcases, which will be used at local shelters, for children hospitalized, and given to consumers at local food pantries. |
Debbie Pierce, staff Red Cross | Quilters Corner's goal is to make 500 pillowcases. To date 200 have been distributed to Catholic Charities of Tompkins and Tioga Counties and the American Red Cross, Tompkins County Chapter. For more information contact Quilters Corner at (607) 266-0850. |
|  | |  | | Thank you to our local National Association of Letter Carriers' Merged Branch 333 for participating in the largest, annual, one-day food drive across the USA on May 8th. Tompkins County residents donated more than five tons of food and personal care items which were given to local food pantries and organizations for distribution. During these challenging economic times, our food pantries are seeing more and more consumers asking for some extra help. Thank you to our letter carriers, the community-at-large, Joan Barber, and other volunteers for helping individuals and families build stronger lives. |  | |  |
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Patricia E. Stage Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award
Laurie Linn, Communique Design & Marketing |
Congratulations to Laurie Linn who was recognized by Campaign Co-Chairs Tom LiVigne and Andy Sciarabba for making significant contributions to the success of the 2009-10 Campaign. Laurie was instrumental in the overall success of our New Business Initiatives, and organized two Lunch & Learns for companies who were interested in conducting first-time employee campaigns. Laurie also played a key role in marketing our 31 Days to $100K Sprint to the Finish Campaign. United Way held its |
The Class Notes, Cornell University |
Celebration and Volunteer Recognition Event, April 30, 2010 at the Moakley House. Community members, donors, volunteers and staff celebrated the success of exceeding UWTC's Community Campaign goal of $2,075,000 and all of the hard work of our volunteers who Give. Advocate. Volunteer. LIVE UNITED. |
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Student volunteers from the Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, help paint at the Girl Scouts' Camp Comstock. |
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FOCUS Grant Awards
Focus on Community and Understanding Service (FOCUS) is a middle
school philanthropy program generously funded by the Park Foundation.
Students participating in the FOCUS program are introduced to leadership development activities, talk about community needs and assets and learn about documentary photography in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.
This year, middle school students from the Town of Danby awarded $3,000 to the following agencies:
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Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service: $600 for Community Based Suicide Prevention Training for residents of Danby.
Town of Danby
Volunteer Fire Company: $1,400 for street address number signs to be posted at the entrances of driveways or attached to the mailboxes of individuals with disabilities, low income and the senior population. Danby Community Park Association: $1,000 for a commercial-grade picnic table and recycling receptacle in Dotson Park. |
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Volunteer for the Food Bank of the Southern Tier BackPack Program |
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Hunger and Food Security Grant Awards
UWTC announces the Spring 2010 Hunger & Food Security Community Impact grants awarding $25,000 to the following Community Organizations:
Cancer Resource Center: $900 for Nutritional Support for Individuals in Cancer Treatment
Child Development Council: $1,500 for Infant Formula and Baby Food | |
Food Bank of the Southern Tier: $9,000 for the BackPack Program
Immaculate Conception Church Food Pantry: $3,156 for a Commercial Refrigerator
Loaves & Fishes: $3,000 for the Free Meal Program
Southside Community Center: $7,444 for the Southside Hot Food Program |
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