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It's time to Stuff the School Bus! Also, Save the Date for the 2009 Collaboration Forum, meet our newest workplace supporters, IQMS, and play golf for United Way!
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Stuff the School Bus is underway! United Way of San Luis Obispo County is helping students in our area by holding a community-wide effort to collect school supplies for children in need. Businesses and the general community are being asked to donate school supplies, such as #2 pencils, art supplies, backpacks, blunt tip scissors, colored pencils, coloring books, construction paper, chalk, crayons, erasers, folders, glue sticks, lunch boxes, markers, notebooks, notebook paper, pencil boxes, puzzles, rulers, writing tablets, and watercolor paints, at local donation sites. United Way is partnering with local schools countywide to distribute these items. Bring your donations to a participating business, or Stuff the School Bus yourself on August 22nd from Noon to 4:00 p.m. at the following locations:
Target at 2305 Theatre Dr., Paso Robles
Office Max at 1520 Froom Ranch Way, San Luis Obispo
Wal Mart at 1168 W Branch St., Arroyo Grande
To learn more about how you can donate supplies or help with the event please email info@unitedwayslo.org or call (805) 541-1234. |
 Save the date!
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| The 2009 Collaboration Forum is coming, and you won't want to miss it! Mark your calendar for Friday, October 23, and plan to spend the day with us at the Adult School campus in SLO. There are lots of exciting new changes this year, so start spreading the word--this is not your parent's Forum! |
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Poems |
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Thanks to all of our volunteers who submitted poems for our CTK Foundation grant application! Here are a couple of our favorites:
Live United - Be excited
By the possibilities of helping your communities
Care for each other - Extend your hand
America is stronger when your neighbor can stand
beside you
We belong to a community
Of people we think see differently
But our hopes and dreams are much the same -
That our children will know a better life
By Kim Murray, City of San Luis Obispo
We saw the baby, the child and the mother
Needing help, and so we help each other
With food and shelter and education,
Health and art and communication
Help the community to have its say
All together now, the United Way!
By Pearl Munak, Transitional Food and Shelter Program |
United Way Welcomes Horace Morana
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 We are pleased to announce that Mr. Horace Morana has joined United Way of SLO County's team as its new Resource Development Coordinator. After graduating from Cal Poly, Horace moved to San Jose, CA to begin a 30 year career in Sales and Marketing. While working for Tektronix, Horace sold test equipment in the heart of Silicon Valley to such "start ups" as Apple Computers, Sun Microsystems and Cisco Systems. In May 2000 Horace and his family moved back to San Luis Obispo to work for Ziatech Corporation.
In 2007 Horace became a grant reader for United Way and most recently served on United Way's Community Impact committee. He is very excited about his new position with us and looks forward to using his sales and marketing skills to plan, organize and promote local workplace giving campaigns.
Horace has been married to Kristi (also a Cal Poly graduate) for 24 years. They have two boys. Eric, 22, attends Fresno State and is a Communications Major. Peter, 17, will be a senior at San Luis Obispo High School. You can reach Horace at hmorana@unitedwayslo.org. |
Gearing Up for CSECC!
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 The California State Employees Charitable Campaign (CSECC) is just around the corner. This year the campaign chair will be Ms. Karen Baker. Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Karen Baker to serve as the first-in-the-nation state cabinet Secretary of Service and Volunteering. The CSECC is the only statutorily authorized workplace campaign for employees of the State of California and was established in 1957 to provide a single, convenient charitable fundraising drive in the State community.
United Way of San Luis Obispo County will again facilitate this year's campaign. United Way works closely with volunteer campaign coordinators at every state location in the county including Cal Poly, the California Men's Colony, Atascadero State Hospital, the Department of Motor Vehicles, Cal Trans and several others. The coordinators help distribute pledge forms and donor resource guides to every employee, coordinate informational sessions, and motivate their peers to consider or continue their participation. They act as the liaison between employees and United Way, who then collects the completed pledge forms from each agency and returns them to Sacramento for processing. The success of the state campaign depends greatly on these workplace campaign coordinators and their support is greatly appreciated.
If you are your agency or department's state campaign coordinator and have not yet been contacted, please e-mail Horace Morana at hmorana@unitedwayslo.org or call (805) 541-1234.
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Thank You IQMS! |
 Our fiscal 2009/2010 campaign season is off to a great start with IQMS employees pledging $7,050. That pledge was matched by the company for a total campaign of $14,100. IQMS, headquartered in Paso Robles, is a pioneer in the design and development of enterprise recourse planning (ERP) software for the manufacturing industry. They have over 100 employees with 50 based in San Luis Obispo County. IQMS believes in giving back to the surrounding community. Earlier this year IQMS was one of the sponsors for United Way's Innovation Award. The award recognized a local not-for-profit organization for inventive approaches and programs that provide value to the SLO County community in the areas of education, income and health. The Innovation Award and this year's campaign are excellent examples of employee giving and corporate support. We would like to thank Randy Flamm, President, Nancy Flamm, Vice President and Liz Alflen, HR/Administrative Manager for their assistance with this year's campaign. |
2009 SportsKid of the Year
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United Way of America has partnered with Sports Illustrated for Kids to help recognize and celebrate young people who exempllify sportsmanship, academic excellence and civic engagement. The 2009 SportsKid of the year will appear on the cover of SI Kids, participate in events, and recieve a customized varisty jacket. The award is based on athletic performance, academic records and community invovlement. Nominations are accepted from August 1 through mid September. Click here to vote for your favorite SportsKid now!
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Play Golf to Support United Way
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 Join the ExxonMobil United Way Tournament Team on Friday, August 28th at Alisal River Course in Solvang for the 2009 California Operations United Way Summer Golf Tournament. The excitement begins at 8:30 with a shotgun start.
Player's fee will be $125 each. Play is limited to 120 Players. Mulligans are offered at $10 each with a maximum 4 per player. Strings are offered at $15 each with 2 per team allowed. Throws at 1 per person for $10.00 each. Prepayment is preferred. There will also be a 50/50 Raffle, and the winner must be present to win. Tickets are available for $5 each, 3 for $10, 7 for $20. Total for a Foursome for everything is $730.00 or you decide.
Special rates are available at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott Hotel, 805-688-1000. Please mention that you are participating in the United Way ExxonMobil Golf Tournament.
If you would like to join us with a team or as an individual, please contact Jay before August 21. Please call or e-mail your team members to Jay McCord at (805) 961-4253 or jay.e.mccord@exxonmobil.com.
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| Opportunity Exchange |
You can help a SLO County nonprofit agency by taking a moment to read through the list of items needed, volunteer and employment opportunities, upcoming events, items available, and advocacy opportunities. If you would like more information, please contact the agency directly using the information provided in each listing. Click here to view the most recent Opportunity Exchange. | |
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United Way of SLO County
P.O. Box 14309
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
Office (805) 541-1234
Fax (805) 543-5317
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- Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds and other social distancing measures. |
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