| Last Chance to RSVP for the Community Celebration |
Don't miss your chance to attend United Way of Pierce County's Community Celebration, April 21st, 2009 at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. Celebrate the accomplishments of 2008-09, find out who will be the next recipient of the Spirit of Pierce County Award and learn what's on tap for UWPC in 2009. RSVP to nicolem@uwpc.org
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VOLUNTEER
National Volunteer Week is April 19 through 25 |
Reading to a child. Doing yard work for an elderly person. Stocking shelves at a food bank. Sorting donations. All of these simple acts make a big difference. That's what happens when you lend your muscle to volunteer. We invite you to LIVE UNITED and spend some time volunteering. National Volunteer Week is April 19th through 25th and is a great time to start giving back. Find a volunteer opportunity through United Way's Volunteer Center. |
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Youth Dance for the Cause
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United Way of Pierce County's Youth Leadership Council held a Dance Friday, March 20th with proceeds benefiting the community. Dance United, held at Mount Tahoma High School, raised over $3,600 with nearly 700 teens in attendance. The money raised will be used by the Council to adopt families at Christmas and will also be invested in Community Solutions Fund. A food drive held in conjunction with the dance brought in 25 pounds of food. All donated items will be redistributed to Pierce County food banks through the Emergency Food Network.
Find out how you can get involved in Youth United.
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Upcoming Project:U Events Offer Fun and Service
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20 and 30-somethings are uniting to develop, support and serve the Pierce County Community. In the coming weeks, there are three events that will give you the opportunity to have fun and support the community.
Tap into T-Town 2009 Saturday, April 25 from 3 to 8 p.m. How well do you know Tacoma? This scavenger hunt and competition in downtown Tacoma will tell for sure. Assemble a team of four and meet at the Varsity Grill at 1114 Broadway, Tacoma.Cost is $40 per team and goes to benefit the Tacoma City Kids Marathon. QUESTIONS? Contact Kirsten Willis at 253.597.7494 or email tapintottown@hotmail.com
Volunteer for the Letter Carrier's Food Drive Saturday, May 9th. Help process the thousands of donated food items collected and support local food banks. We need volunteers to help from 1 to 5pm. And, it won't be all heavy-lifting. We'll fire up the grill and hang out in between donation deliveries. It's a great way to support your community and have some fun. Look for us behind the Safeway on Pearl.
Happy Hour at Top of Tacoma from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 13 (and every 2nd Wednesday)3529 McKinley Ave, Tacoma. Drink and food specials, local nonprofit agency speakers and a portion of the proceeds benefit United Way of Pierce County. Become a regular at this monthly event.
For more information, visit www.project-u.org
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Tocqueville Donors Get a Lesson in Housing
Tocqueville donors, our most generous supporters, got an in-depth look at how United Way of Pierce County is tackling the difficult issue of housing. In Pierce County, there is a shortage of affordable
housing for families hoping to get out of the cycle of poverty. The price of homes outpaces incomes and is preventing
home ownership for many.
Passionate testimonials from Anita Paige, a client of Washington Women's Education & Employment, and Cheryl Jones, advocacy champion,
from Hilltop's Phoenix Housing helped tell the story.
Find out more.
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United Way Partners to Decrease Homelessness
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A broad public-private partnership including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, local municipalities and United Way of Pierce County have launched an ambitious new partnership to decrease homelessness by 50 percent over the next 10 years.
In March, Governor Chris Gregoire, the executives of King, Pierce and Snohomish
counties, the Gates Foundation and Building Changes jointly launched the initiative that will expand an existing program called the Washington Families Fund.
Many local agencies, including United Way are working to get homeless families off the streets and into affordable housing. The partnership with Washington Families Fund will coordinate those efforts in a quest to make sure more people have a safe place to call home.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted up to $60 million
for the effort over 10 years. Additional financial support has been pledged by Boeing, the
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, the Ben B. Cheney Foundation and
many others.
Find out more about our work in housing at www.uwpc.org.
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Kids Marathon
Learn more about how to live a healthy lifestyle and get moving with the second annual Tacoma City Kids Marathon, Sunday, May 3rd. Runners will cap off 25 "miles" of activities and kind deeds with a 1.2 mile run through downtown Tacoma.
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Want to know more about the work of United Way and how you can LIVE UNITED?
BLOG UNITED
United Way of Pierce County now has a blog! Find out everything you want to know about the work United Way does and the conditions in our community at Blog United. Join lively discussions and give us your opinion!
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