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UWTC Countdown to $111,000
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At a special press conference held on 2/11/11 at 11:00 a.m., UWTC Community Campaign Co-Chairs announced the community has generously donated 95% of its $2,111,111 goal.
If 1,000 donors give $111 each, UWTC's goal will be met. Gifts of any amount will be greatly appreciated.
The 2010-11 UWTC Community Campaign ends on March 31st.
100% percent of gifts given to UWTC will directly support programs and services because the Corporate Cornerstone Partners' gifts and earned income cover all of UWTC's administrative and operating expenses.
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Volunteer...LIVE UNITED
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United Way of Tompkins County has recently launched our
Volunteer... LIVE UNITED website.
This is an exciting new website that will strengthen our local communities by helping residents and organizations throughout the region make important service connections.
Your assistance is needed to make Volunteer...LIVE UNITED a diverse and meaningful resource. Please consider signing up today!
Give. Advocate. Volunteer. LIVE UNITED.
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United Way of Tompkins County and RSVP invites local non-profit organizations to Volunteer Coordinators' Meeting
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011, from 10:00-11:30am.
- Meet your fellow volunteer coordinators
- Learn how to use the new Volunteer...LIVE UNITED website to recruit and track volunteers online for free
- Connect with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) to find or support volunteers age 55+
To sign up for this free event, call Joyce at Lifelong, 273-1511; www.tclifelong.org
Refreshments provided courtesy of
The William Henry Miller Inn
  
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2010 T. Merrell Shipherd Flexible Fund Grant Awards Totaled $66,650 | 
This fund was established to honor T. Merrell Shipherd, former Director of United Way of Tompkins County, who, throughout his life, worked to bring people together to find effective solutions to community challenges.
The purpose of this funding is to provide financial support to quality programming and services, to address current, new or emerging needs in the community, to support efforts to improve organizational efficiency and encourage collaborations such as mergers and service delivery joint ventures.
This year UWTC's Fund Distribution and Evaluation volunteers received eighteen requests totaling $175,000.
The funded programs help to advance the common good in our community through Education, Income, and Health.
The following organizations were awarded...
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Tompkins County Asset / Disability Coalition
Work through the Tompkins County Asset / Disability Coalition supported over the past two years through the New York Makes Work Pay initiative and UWTC, has focused on asset-building, employment, policy work on legislation and regulations, and serving as a resource to organizations and the community.
All work has been directed to support households of people with disabilities and are expanding efforts to include individuals with low income. A primary function of the coalition is to develop a "Path to Prosperity" model of facilitating connections with community organizations and providing joint services to assist individuals to achieve greater financial security and self-sufficiency.
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SPRING BREAK 2011
Got your spring break planned yet? If you are thinking you would like to make a difference with your time, think about using spring break as a volunteer opportunity.
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Cornell United Way Campaign
Exceeds Goal
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Cornell University Employees raised $792,637
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Thank you Cornell University donors for surpassing Cornell's Community Campaign goal!
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On February 12th, Cornell University UWTC Campaign Ambassadors presented a campaign check representing the gifts made to date from CU students, faculty, and staff to UWTC Leaders during the CU Men's basketball game half-time.
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Please Tell
5 Friends
to take action and register to search local Volunteer
Opportunities
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| View our online Event Calendar to find out daily activities, volunteer opportunities and events happening in Tompkins County. |
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Community Grants Application Opening
The Community Care Fund, available to UWTC Member Agencies, online application will open on March 1st with the due date of April 29th at Noon.
Community Care Fund Application Information Sessions - March 23, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon will be held at UWTC. Please sign up for one session by emailing Samantha Smith, ssmith@uwtc.org.
The Spring Hunger & Food Security Fund, available to all Tompkins County Nonprofits, online application will open March 1st with the due date of April 29th at Noon (Information Sessions to be announced).
FOCUS (Focus On Community Understanding Service)
This year, Lansing Middle School will host the program. Local nonprofit organizations serving in the community of FOCUS students are eligible to apply from 3/1 - 3/24, 2011.
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Earned Income Tax Credit
Free Tax Preparation
The goal of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is to provide free income tax preparation for households with low-to-moderate income in Tompkins County, and increase awareness and utilization of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and other financial strategies and asset-building opportunities.
Alternatives Free Tax Preparation will run through April 12th, 2011. Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays from 3:00 - 8:00pm & Saturdays from 10:00am -2:00pm. For more information call (607) 216-3443, or to make an appointment, call 2-1-1. For more information visit alternatives.org/vita
Alternatives Federal Credit Union
125 North Fulton St. Ithaca, NY 14850
2010 annual income requirements for this free tax preparation service are $30,000 for singles and $49,000 for families.
Lifelong and R.S.V.P. (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) will provide free tax help February 3rd through April 9th, 2011, to adults age 60+, people with limited incomes, and individuals with disabilities. Home visits are available for taxpayers medically unable to travel, call 273-1511 for an appointment at Lifelong, 533-4939 for Lansing Community Library or 387-5623 for Ulysses Philomathic Library.
For more information visit: www.tclifelong.org
Lifelong
119 West Court St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
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