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Greetings!
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The tax season is over, which also means that United 2-1-1 is done scheduling tax appointments. (More on that below.)
We are pleased to let you know that Hilery Livengood has joined the team as our VP of Donor Relations and Shilo Knapp, who works at Rockwell Collins, has agreed to be the Young Leaders Society vice chair next fiscal year.
Day of Caring is coming up on May 10. Even if you aren't signed up for a project you can participate in our food drive-through.
Finally, congratulations to our outstanding volunteers of the year.
Until next month,
Your United Way Team
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United Way 2-1-1 Scheduled Almost 5,000 Tax Appointments This Year
|  United Way 2-1-1 staff scheduled 4,828 tax appointments during this year's tax season. This is a slight increase of 26 appointments from last year.
We are still collecting information from our tax partners and will share that in the next month or so. Related: Nordstrom Launches 2-1-1 Resource Room. |
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United Way partners with Freedom From Hunger
 On May 10th, United Way of East Central Iowa will host a Food Drive at the Human Service Campus. Items collected at this food drive will be given to HACAP as part of its Freedom From Hunger Food Drive.
From 8am-5:30pm, you can bring your food to the drop off site (Human Services Campus at 317 7th Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401) and volunteers will unload the donation for you. All you have to do is 'drive thru'! This is a great opportunity for employees who may not be able to participate by being out of the office for our Day of Caring by donating to this great cause! |
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Congratulations to our Volunteers of The Year!
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On Friday, April 20th, we held our Annual Volunteer of the Year Award Breakfast. We are excited to announce the winners and want to thank everyone who voted for all of the outstanding volunteers.
"It's great to see some of our outstanding volunteers be recognized," said Sue Driscoll, United Way of East Central Iowa's volunteer manager. "Nonprofits could not make it without the help of the thousands of volunteers in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Congratulations!"
Each of our winners will receive a $500 donation to a nonprofit of their choice. Thanks to Rockwell Collins for making this possible.
The winners:
Youth Category - Katie Schlegel
Adult Category - Lesa Ackman
Senior Adult Category - Henry Davison
Group Category - Metro High School
Business Category - Cargill
For more and for a video from the event go here.
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Planned Giving News
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You may have noticed on our website that we've published a number of items surrounding planned giving.
They were:
- Can your legacy donation be pre-tax?
- Real Life Story: Investing from the Heart
- Charitable Giving: From Values to Vision
You can keep up on planned giving news here. |
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Day of Caring is May 10
Over 1,200 volunteers from 54 companies will work on 95 projects on May 10 this year.
Thank you!
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Rockwell Collins Manager Appointed as Young Leader Society Vice Chair
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Shilo Knapp, the network manager at Rockwell Collins, recently accepted the appointment to serve as the Young Leader Society's vice chair in fiscal year 2013, which starts July 1, 2012. Wendy Nielsen, assistant VP at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, who served as the vice chair for the last two years will replace Brandi Mueller as chair. The Young Leaders Society had 1,617 members who contributed $674,780 in 2011. The group focuses on early childhood education with programs such as Play and Learn and Babies and Books.
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Longtime Fundraiser Joins United Way
|  Hilery Livengood has joined United Way as our new vice president of donor relations.
"It's a privilege to work with people who chose to invest in our community," she said. "Giving to United Way allows you to help your neighbors and friends today, while also building community solutions for tomorrow."
Livengood brings with her 13 years of professional fundraising experience at Mount Mercy University, the University of Iowa Foundation and a national consulting firm. She grew up in Cedar Rapids and serves on four community boards.
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