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UWNA HIGHLIGHTS
SPECIAL OFFER FROM SPLENDID THINGS When you shop at Splendid Things during the month of October you may designate 10% of the cost of your purchase to be donated to United Way of Northern Arizona.
Splendid Things
1625 S Plaza Way
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
(928) 773-0101
KICKING OFF THE
2009 CAMPAIGN
 United Way of Way of Northern Arizona kicked off the 2009 Campaign on September 23 at Little America. Under the leadership of Brady Brogni, 2009 Pacesetter Chair, eight local companies advance the common good by setting the pace for the annual campaign: APS, Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority, NAU - President's Council, Nestle Purina, SCA Tissue in Flagstaff and Bellemont, UniSource, UPS and Wells Fargo. These companies conduct their campaigns early to set the pace for others. This year the pacesetters raised $ 224,013, 11% over PY. Thank You to Wells Fargo for sponsoring all the Pacesetter activities.
UWNA NORTHEAST CHAPTER ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Dwayne Atwell, Engineering Manager for Frontier Communications, is serving as Campaign Chair for the Northeast Chapter. Dwayne has formed his Campaign Leadership Team with community leaders such as Jimmy Jayne, Navajo County Manager; KC Clark, Navajo County Sheriff; Rob Turnwall, Manager JC Penneys; Kent Brooksby, Finance Director Town of Pinetop/ Lakeside; Jackie Baker, Northeast Advisory Committee Chair and a representative from Apache County. Dwayne brings enthusiasm and fantastic ideas to get the communities of Navajo and Apache counties involved in this year's campaign.
UWNA PARTNERS WITH ARIZONA SNOWBOWL
Thank you to Arizona Snowbowl for partnering with United Way of Northern Arizona to provide youth and families impacted by economic conditions in northern Arizona the opportunity to visit Arizona Snowbowl's Scenic Skyride. Approximately 175 individuals, who otherwise
wouldn't have this opportunity to visit Arizona Snowbowl, participated. |
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GIVE.
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When you invest in UWNA you have the power to change community conditions. We bring the community together to improve lives by combining your contribution with others and strategically investing in local programs addressing immediate needs of our community.
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ADVOCATE.
HOW DO YOU
LIVE UNITED? Tell us how you LIVE UNITED. Email us your LIVE UNITED story. If your story is picked, we will video and air it on our website at www.nazunitedway.org.
Email submittals to
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VOLUNTEER.
If you are interested in lending your skills to help others, United Way of Northern Arizona has VITA volunteer opportunities available during the 2010 tax season.
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| Meet Stacey Button, United Way of Northern Arizona Board Member |
Stacey Button is the Director of Economic Vitality for the City of Flagstaff. This division encompasses the tourism sector through the Convention and Visitors Bureau, Flagstaff Pulliam Airport and  adjacent Air Park, and Community Investment which represents economic development including business attraction, retention and expansion and also redevelopment including Brownfield programs. Stacey was previously the Director of the Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau, responsible for the operation of the CVB and Visitor Center including the development, implementation, and evaluation of the various sales, marketing, public relations, and visitor service programs for Flagstaff. She has been with the City of Flagstaff since November 2004. Prior to that, she was the Director of Sales and Marketing for Little America Hotel for over ten years. She has lived in Flagstaff since 1986 and graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising.
"I am a part of United Way because I see results. I am proud to be a part of such a professional organization that's doing good work every day."
Stacey is active in many community organizations including the Flagstaff Rotary Club. She is also on the board of directors for the Arizona Tourism Alliance and involved in other industry related associations, and serves on the Governor's Tourism Advisory Council for the state of Arizona. Stacey previously served on the board for Flagstaff Symphony, Northland Hospice, Flagstaff Leadership Program, and also in an ex-officio position with Flagstaff Cultural Partners. In addition, Stacey was a 2008 Athena nominee.
"I LIVE UNITED by dedicating my time and resources to this quality organization. There's unity - and unity is strength - coming together for the good of the community that my family, co-workers, and friends live in."
United Way of Northern Arizona's Board of Directors is comprised of community members responsible for governing United Way of Northern Arizona. |
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EDUCATION UPDATE |
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KINDERCAMP 2009
This summer, more than 180 Flagstaff children attended KinderCamp where they prepared for the big transition into school. KinderCamp provides children with opportunities to develop motor and literacy skills, but most importantly teachers and parents have noticed incredible leaps with social-emotional skills needed for children to succeed in an academic environment. KinderCamp was conducted at the following elementary schools: Puente de Hozho, Kinsey, Christensen and South Beaver.
UWNA focuses on improving education to help children and youth achieve their potential. Increasing school readiness skills is a particular focus for UWNA's EDUCATION initiative because readiness skills indicate that children are on track in areas of literacy, social/emotional, and cognitive development. Without these skills, young children are entering school already at a disadvantage. By increasing the percentage of children entering kindergarten with high levels of school readiness skills, KinderCamp gives children a better opportunity to succeed in the years to come.
The success of 2009 KinderCamp is best told by the parent, here is just one family's experience:
"For my son it was more of an issue of academic readiness. He didn't know his letters and we had been working with him at home and in pre-school, but with the learning structure of KinderCamp, it was only one month and he learned to recognize every single letter.
I feel much better as a parent, knowing that my son is going into kindergarten knowing his letters. I didn't want him to feel overwhelmed right away and end up getting discouraged. Knowing his letters before starting kindergarten helped take the pressure off and he feels comfortable being in school. Something that is so important for me is that my kids enjoy learning.
My kids loved KinderCamp. There wasn't a day that they didn't want to go, and the teachers were phenomenal. I think that is the biggest success - that the KinderCamp teachers really helped my kids get excited for school and establish that joy of learning. It was like night and day, seeing the improvements during KinderCamp, for my son academically and for my daughter socially. My children are really ready for the structure and responsibility of kindergarten and they enjoy it."
For more information about United Way of Northern Arizona, view our Community Report at www.nazunitedway.org. |
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