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Campaign 2012
Your participation, dedication and commitment is crucial to the success of the annual workforce campaign and we appreciate your effort on behalf of the mission of United Way of Olmsted County to "advance the common good" in the communities in which we work and live. You are one of many valuable volunteers working to motivate others to give of their time and resources.
Thank You!
Walt Ling, IBM | | 2012 Campaign Chair |
Employee Campaign Coordinator Workshop - still time to register!
It's not too late for you to sign up for one of our remaining Employee Campaign Coordinator Workshops.
The reviews are in from our first workshop on 7/26:
- I liked it a lot...short and sweet and good sharing of information.
- This was one of the best training sessions I've attended for United Way. Great job!
- I liked the straightforward approach this year.
- Very well done, and greatly appreciate the binder full of fantastic information. The organization of the binder and training was fabulous.
- I really liked the smartie exercise. It was very eye opening
Workshop Dates (choose one) - CLICK HERE to register!
- 8:00-9:30 am * RSVP by date - August 13
- 3:00-4:30 pm * RSVP by date - August 13
- 8:00-9:30 am 'Drop in" for Q & A with staff and pick up your campaign supplies, (for 'experienced' ECC's) * RSVP by date - August 17
Join those Employee Campaign Coordinators who have already attended training and come away prepared to have your most successful workforce campaign ever!
- Hear how gifts made during your workforce campaign are improving thousands of lives in our community
- Receive your 'Campaign in a binder' and your campaign supplies - You will have all the tools you will need to conduct your campaign!
- During the workshop you will have the opportunity to plan your own customized campaign
- Network with other employee campaign coordinators and share ideas on how to energize and grow your campaign
- Never managed a workplace campaign? This is your opportunity to learn best practices that will ensure your campaign is a success!
If you can't attend one of the ECC Workshops above, let us know and order your campaign supplies -by clicking here and we'll get them to you!
Questions, please contact:
Neal Engelman
Business Relations and Development Manager
neale@uwolmsted.org
507-529-4505 | |
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8 Students Complete
FastTrac Welding Program
The United Way Job Training Collaboration celebrated another success on August 1, 2012 when 8 students completed the FastTrac Welding Program and was recognized for their achievement. Since graduation, five graduates were offered full time jobs with benefits!
Family, friends and community partners joined the graduates to share in their accomplishment. Featured speakers included Abbey Hellickson of RCTC, Nicole Wibstad, Hawthorne Education Center, Nicole Sandberg, Co-Chair of the United Way Financial Stability Solutions Team and April Sutor, United Way Senior VP of Community Impact.
The FastTrac Welding course is a United Way funded program to provide job skills and training through community partnerships in order that these individuals completing the training acquire family-sustaining employment. Following the ceremony, all welding graduates participated in employer interviews conducted by McNeilus Truck, Briese Ironworks, Con-Tech Manufacturing, and Crenlo. We are happy to report that five of the original eight graduates began new full time jobs with benefits on the following Monday, August 6th. A career navigator, also funded by United Way, will continue to work with the other graduates in pursuing full time positions. Based on the manufacturing need in our area, another welding class will begin in September
For more information, contact:
Mary Jo Tittl
Community Impact Specialist
507-287-7877
maryt@uwolmsted.org | |
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In this Issue
August 10, 2012 |
- Message from Campaign Chair
- ECC Workshop Registration
- Success in Welding
- Maude Finch Award Nominations
- Running Start for School: Give.Advocate.Volunteer
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| Maude Finch Award Nominations Are Being Accepted
The award is named after Maude Finch who served as the recording secretary of the Rochester Community Chest, who in 1925, when paid $20 for her clerical services, donated those proceeds back to the organization for the common good.
Nominations are being accepted for a woman, organization or business in each of the impact areas: Income (including Community Basics), Education and Health.
For more information and to get the nomination form, go to: www.uwolmsted.orgmaudefinchawards.
2011 Recipients
- Jane Campion & Wanda Hagquist
- Children's Volunteers - The Women's Shelter
- The Canadian Honker
For more information, contact:
Bonita Schultz, CFRE
Major and Planned Gifts Director
507-529-4830
bonnies@uwolmsted.org | |
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Running Start for School
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Are you or your organization interested in helping us achieve our goal of supplying over 7,000 students with school supplies? You're in the right place! Here are some ways you can help with this year's Running Start for School initiative.
GIVE
At United Way, we've learned how to make every dollar effectively impact peoples' lives. We purchase items in bulk towards the end of the collection period to fill the gaps between donated items and what will be distributed to the children. For $45, we can supply one child with everything they'll need - including a backpack.
ADVOCATE
EVERYONE: Spread the word about Running Start! Like the United Way of Olmsted County Facebook page and keep yourself informed on what's going on with Running Start for School. Also, feel free to download and print our promotional posters explaining Running Start and listing our most needed school supplies.
VOLUNTEER
We need lots of volunteers to help with organizing donated school supplies, assembling the school supply kits, and assisting with the distribution days as a greeter, escort, interpreter, etc. Click here to be directed to our volunteer page.
Lacey Patzer
Running Start for School Coordinator
United Way of Olmsted County
507-287-2487
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