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Volunteer Recognition
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Members of the UBC 308 (Carpenters), receive the Labor Community Service Leader Award at the 2008 Volunteer Recognition Luncheon.
On Tuesday, May 12, United Way of East Central Iowa will hold a Volunteer Recognition Breakfast/Day of Caring Kick-off at the Cedar Rapids Kernels Stadium, 950 Rockford Road SW, from 7:30-8:30 am. United Way will recognize and thank the many volunteers and organizations who generously give of their time, talents and resources to make a difference in our community. Join us for free breakfast, a brief awards presentation, prizes and help us kick-off our annual Day of Caring!
If you would like to attend the breakfast, please RSVP to Jenna Flugum by Tuesday, May 5 at (319) 398-5372, ext. 23 or jflugum@uweci.org. This event is sponsored by Rockwell Collins.
Volunteers from Rockwell Collins worked on projects at the Willis Dady Emergency Shelter during last year's Day of Caring.
Day of Caring brings volunteers from local companies and organizations together to complete service projects at non-profit agencies. We anticipate nearly 1,000 volunteers working on over 100 different projects, making it another successful day! A special thank you to the following companies who will participate in this year's Day of Caring:
ADM, AEGON USA, Alliant Energy, Bank Iowa, Banker's Trust, Benchmark, Cargill, Cedar Rapids Area Against Prejudice, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust, Cedar Rapids Community Schools, Clifton Gunderson, Climate Engineers, Collins Community Credit Union, Friends and Family Team, Dynamic Broadband, Inc., Erb's, The Esco Group, Evergreen Packaging, FexEx Express Corp, FPL Energy - DAEC, Gazette Communications, Genencor, A Danisco Division, General Mills, General Mills CREW Women's Forum, Health Enterprises of Iowa, Hills Bank & Trust Company, Holmes Murphy, Howard R. Green Company, J-TEC Associates, Kaplan University, Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative, M & W Manufacturing, Mercy Medical Center, Midland Forge, Millhiser Smith, Neighbor Insurance, Nordstrom, OPN Architects, Inc., Principal Financial Group-Hiawatha, Quaker Foods, Quintrex Data Systems Corp., Raining Rose, Robert W. Baird, Rockwell Collins, RWDSU Local 110, Ryan Companies, Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC, Target East and West, United Fire Group, UPS, US Bank, US Cellular, VanMeter, Veridian Credit Union, Whirlpool Corporation Amana Division, Yell Adworks and Yellow Book. |
| Letter Carriers Food Drive |
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On Saturday, May 9th, letter carriers and volunteers will collect food for our local community during the annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Food Drive. The NALC Food Drive occurs across the nation and has been significant in alleviating hunger in America. It is the largest one-day food drive in the Greater Cedar Rapids area.
You can participate by placing a bag of non-perishable food items (no glass items, please) by your mailbox on May 9th and it will be picked up by your letter carrier or a volunteer. You can also help out by volunteering to sort food into boxes at one of the drop site locations: St. Luke's Surgery Center parking lot, 1075 1st Avenue SE, or Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP). For more information about volunteering, please contact Sarah Olson at sholson@uweci.org or (319) 398-5372, ext 16. | |
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| UWECI Relaunches CorridorVolunteers |
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United Way of East Central Iowa launched their redesigned Corridor Voluneers website. Corridor Volunteers is an online volunteer matching service that encourages nonprofit organizations to post volunteer opportunities, and links volunteers with local, regional and statewide opportunities that match their interests.
Volunteers and nonprofit agencies can search the website by visiting www.corridorvolunteers.org, or by linking through United Way's website. Here they will find over one hundred opportunities from dozens of agencies. Corridor Volunteers is managed by United Way of East Central Iowa and sponsored by Rockwell Collins. For questions regarding Corridor Volunteers, please contact Sue Driscoll, Volunteer Program Coordinator, at |
United Way Receives
Healthy Worksite Award |
| On Wednesday, April 29, thirteen Linn County workplaces were recognized by the Linn County Board of Health for their provision of environments supportive of employee health.
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GOT on Boards Are you interested in serving on a nonprofit board of directors? Learn about ways you can become more involved in your community on Tuesday, May 5, from 5:30-8:00 pm at the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. Read More |
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Culver's Day of Giving On Tuesday, May 12, area Culver's restaurants will be donating 10 percent of their sales to the local American Red Cross Grant Wood Area Chapter. Read More |
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United Way Women's Leadership Luncheon Members of United Way's Women's Leadership Initiative are invited to attend the 3rd annual Luncheon on May 14, from 11:30 am-1:00 pm at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Read More |
Aging Services Golf Invitational
Aging Services will hold its 13th annual golf invitational on Monday, June 22, 1:00 pm at Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids. Read More | |
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