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December 2009 eNewsletter |
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It's the Holiday Season! Join United Way as we partner with Target for the 19th annual Share A Tree, unveil a brand new bilingual Born Learning Trail in Oceano, and, as always, find new ways to Give, Advocate, and Volunteer in our Opportunity Exchange. |
New Support Keeps 2-1-1 Running
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The county's 211 phone line for health and social services and other crisis situations will continue operating - at least for the first six months of 2010. United Way of San Luis Obispo County is contracting with Interface Children Family Services of Ventura County to provide 211 support after 211 SLO Hotline announced it would close at the end of the year because of a lack of adequate funding. United Way is taking over the authority for the 211 phone service with the Public Utilities Commission, which issued the permit for 211 two years ago. Interface will partner with Transitions-Mental Health Association to forward suicide prevention and crisis related calls. United Way's board approved $20,000 in emergency reserve funding, which was matched by $20,000 from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to keep 211 operational for another six months. United Way still seeks community support for the long term success of 211.
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 Share A Tree
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 Target and United Way partnered once again to bring Share A Tree to the Central Coast. This year, two families recieved 7' fully decorated holiday trees from Target in Paso Robles, and gifts donated by the generous employees at Old Navy and Bath & Body Works in San Luis Obispo. Volunteers Harmony (pictured) and Felix from Charter Communications, helped us deliver the trees and gifts.
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| Thank you, Supervisor Achadjian!
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Supervisor Katcho Achadjian joined us for our Youth Board meeting in December, inspiring everyone to Learn to Earn, Read to Lead, and that success is never a destiny, it's a journey!
Youth Board Grants
 The deadline to apply for a Youth Board grant is only three weeks away! Three $1,000 grants are available to youth driven projects. Individuals and groups are invited to apply at www.unitedwayslo.org.
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Born Learning Comes to Oceano Elementary |
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 United Way's first bilingual Born Learning Trail has been unveiled at Oceano Elementary School. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on December 17th. The Oceano Elementary School Student Council and First 5 SLO County preschool students were joined by District 4 Supervisor Katcho Achadjian, First 5 Chair; Susan Hughes, First 5 Executive Director; John Lindsey, PG&E; and Ron Walton, Oceano Elementary School Principal.
The 10 signs surrounding the school, now in both English and Spanish, encourage parents and caregivers to make every moment a learning moment. Learn more about Born Learning on our website. |
| Give $10, Ask 10 |
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 Looking for a quick, fun and easy way to share your passion for United Way with your friends? Look no further than the Give 10 video. Give $10, and tell 10 friends to do the same. It's a small way to make a BIG difference! Click HERE or on the picture to the right to watch the video on YouTube. Give 10 now!
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| Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
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As another year comes to a close we have much to be grateful for. United Way would like to send our appreciation to:
- All the individuals that participated in their company giving program. In 2009 we had over 125 companies participate in Workplace Giving Campaigns.
- All the Campaign Coordinators that helped make their company program a success. This includes Jay McCord - Exxon Mobil, Richard Cortez - UPS, Robert Hogue - AT&T, Angie Nishihama - Bank of America, Nickole Sutter - City of San Luis Obispo, Connie Seader - Aera Energy, Holly Morgan - County of San Luis Obispo, Sara Oppler - Cal Poly Corporation, Brenda Karleskirt - San Luis Coastal Unifed School District, Jamie DeBates - Scolari's Food & Drug Company, Sam Hyman - Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Liz Alfen - IQMS, Doris Redick - JC Penney, Suzi Jianuzzi - State Farm Insurance, and many more.
- All the Key Campaigners for the California State Employees Charitable Campaign. In 2009, 27 agencies participated, and each agency had a key Campaign Coordinator that distributed and collected pledge forms, encouraged participation, answered employee questions and was an enthusiastic campaigner.
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Coming in January
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The focus of our brand new newsletter will be the workplace. It will keep you up-to-date on United Way of San Luis Obispo County workplace campaigns. The newsletter will provide successes stories, spotlights on campaign coordinators and supply you with lots of information on how to conduct your own employee giving program. We hope the newsletter will be inspiring and enjoyable to read! If you have ideas for our newsletter or would like to subscribe, send an email to hmorana@unitedwayslo.org. |
| Opportunity Exchange |
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Looking for volunteer events or jobs in the nonprofit profession? The holidays are here and local nonprofit organizations need your help.
Take 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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Give the Gift that Gives Back |
American Express and United Way Worldwide have partnered together to create this specially designed Gift Card.
When you purchase this Gift Card between October 22, 2009 and October 31, 2010, an amount equal to 100% of the Gift Card fee from the sale of each of these special edition Gift Cards is donated to United Way Worldwide to help the common good through education, income, and health programs. Click here to learn more. |
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