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Kelley's Corner
2011 was an amazing year! With the help of our wonderful volunteers, our donors and a collaborative effort from the community, we assisted 843 families (over 2,000 individuals) with over $126,000 worth of services. These services included: financial aid, clothes, food, toiletries and household products. (Thank you United Way Gifts In Kind!) What a blessing it is to be able to help those in need!
With the continued struggling economy, the number of families that need assistance will surely multiply! It is our hope that with the support of our community, we will be able to reach all of those in need and help them stabilize through these trying times.
We also celebrated the graduation of 35 Adult Education students, offered Mandarin Chinese Language classes and held our first Dinner Tour to raise money for the Center. It was a great success, but as one year passes we begin planning for the next. Stay connected to UFRC's website and Facebook page for more fun and exciting learning opportunities this summer.
This year we are excited to present the First Ever UDDERLY AMAZING HULLABALOO on Saturday, April 28th. We hope that this will not only be a great fundraiser for us, but a way to bring our community together for a day of fun and fellowship. There will be a car show, BBQ and concessions, inflatables for kids and adults, music, a dunking booth to dunk your favorite community leaders (Right Mr. Gordon?) and of course our famous COW PATTIE BINGO! Stay tuned to our website for an event schedule.
As always your financial support is key to our Center's success. We can't do it without you. If you are not already a donor, go to our website and make a secure donation today. At a time when it's hard to get a good return on your investment we're the best deal in town.
Thanks for all of your support!
-Kelley
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Community Kudos
We want to recognize and sincerely thank all of the churches, schools, businesses and civic organizations who made such generous contributions to our Christmas for Kids 2011 Program. A great big THANK YOU goes out to all the families and individuals who participated, Click here to see a listing of businesses, organizations, and civic groups who have supported the Center during 2011. We wish we could list every individual and family who has donated to the Center, but we do not have enough space! (You know who you are!)
Also, we would like to say a BIG THANK you to Ted Cothran owner of Weinnie Heads, 468 Oak Grove Road in Spartanburg, and Hot Dog Café, 1603 Inman/Lyman Hwy in Welford for providing a wonderful meal for our recent Family Forum. |
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Get Involved Through Volunteering
Starting March 2012 we will offer volunteer orientation for all new volunteers on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month.
The orientation will cover a brief history of our organization and we will discuss why volunteers are so important in serving our community. We will highlight of our programs via a tour the center. We will provide a list of volunteer opportunities at UFRC and introduce you to United Way of the Piedmont's new social media site-Get Connected.
Please call Sonya Gray (578-6013) and reserve your spot today!
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
The Upstate Family Resource Center is proud to announce its partnership with the Spartanburg Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Coalition. Together we will be preparing taxes free of charge to families or individuals with a household income of $49,000 or less. Call 864-582-2975 to make an appointment, and don't forget to spread the word about this free service provided by United Way of Piedmont and our partner agencies. So far our volunteers at UFRC have prepared 49 tax returns resulting in $60,036 in refunds...at no charge!
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 Family Solutions Program
THE UFRC is looking for families who just might be interested in....
- a better understanding of each other
- improved communication and cooperation
- less stress
- strong family-school partnerships
- positive parenting skills
- guiding children to make good decisions and successfully manage peer pressure
- learning ways of managing anger and conflict
Please call Liv Hayes at 578-6013 to sign up for the next session of Family Solutions. Hurry, space is limited!
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Board News
We would like to recognize and extend our sincerest gratitude to Rosemary Byerly for her service as Board Chair in 2011! We
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congratulate and welcome Bill Wilkins as the new Board Chair. Our hats are off to following who did such phenomenal service while serving on our board: Rev. Elbert Tillerson, Nic Lane, Cleon Graves, Wendy Griffin and Joanie Williams. Thank you for your service to our community and your continued support.
We would also like to welcome our new board members, Tammy Cooley, Executive Director, Spartanburg County Adult Education, Bootsie Turner, Community Volunteer and Lennett Sprouse, Senior Marketing Director, Community Journals/Spartanburg Journal. We look forward to working with these new members to move our mission forward.
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Upcoming Events
March 9th-Breakfast and Tour, 9am
Summer Time- Mandarin Chinese Language Classes
Tuned to Facebook and our website for more FUN summer activities.
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Keep Up With UFRC News!
FAN Us On FACEBOOK!
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Stay Connected
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