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 | | MLK Day of Service volunteers (L-R):Heba Qureshi, Estefany Espitia, Gisela Arriola, Jenny Patel, Monica Maldonado, Celena Gomez, Hira Qureshi. |
United Way MLK Day of Service As part of United Way's MLK Day of Service volunteers spent a Saturday afternoon painting at Family Support Council, a United Way partner agency. Volunteers completed three beautiful murals to brighten up the playground. A goup of volunteers also painted the boardroom. Volunteers enjoyed a pizza lunch and viewed Deep Down, a PBS documentary about mountaintop removal mining. Visit our Facebook album to view pictures from the project. |
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Upcoming Events
Join us for the United Way Annual Meeting and Volunteer Awards on March 22, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. at Ryman Hall. Please RSVP by March 16th, 2011 to 706-876-1587, or email sally.shull@ourunitedway.org. Visit our website for an Adult Volunteer Award Nomination Form. Nominations are due by March 4th.
The United Way-Kiwanis Youth Awards Banquet will be held May 2nd, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center. Nominate a youth volunteer today! Visit our website for an Individual & Group Youth nomination form. Nominations are due by March 31st.
BOARDWALK will be held on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011. Applications will be available in early June on our website. |
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United Way Youth Council
The United Way Youth Council is open to students in Whitfield County between the ages of 13-18. Council members will learn how to improve the community through volunteering. Members will also have the opportunity to develop and improve their leadership skills.
Visit our website for more information, meeting dates and a Youth Council Member application. |
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Pictured from left to right are: Amanda Burt (United Way), Jennifer Shupe, Lisette Soto, Haley Shults, Griffin Webb, Henley Bryant, Halie Dycus, Nathaniel Hernandez, Patricia Thompson (Salvation Army), and Julie Fischer. |
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United Way was recently contacted by Brookwood Elementary to connect the school with a local recipient for their canned food drive. United Way connected Brookwood Elementary with the Salvation Army, a United Way partner agency.
Four kindergarten and two Pre-K classes set a goal to bring in 100 cans of food per class by the 100th day of school. Brookwood students surpassed their goal by collecting 658 cans of food.
The students have been learning about giving, helping others, and sharing. "As a group we decided on a food drive, because we wanted something purposeful and tangible so the students could see they were making a difference," says Jennifer Shupe, a Brookwood kindergarten teacher.
As part of the students' celebration for their 100th day of school, United Way President, Amanda Burt, and Patricia Thompson from Salvation Army were on hand to receive the generous donation. According to Thompson, "In 2010 the Salvation Army's food center served over 2,500 families. Food drives, such as this one, help keep the food center stocked and allow Salvation Army to continue to feed those in need."
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United Way has started an Engineers Volunteer Group. A lunch and learn will be held at United Way on February 25th from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. to learn about the upcoming projects. Please RSVP to andrea.dobbins@ourunitedway.org
American Red Cross, a United Way partner agency, needs volunteers to cook and serve food to shut-ins in Chatsworth on March 26th. Please email Helen Costner at hcostner@nwgaredcross.org for more information.
Dalton State College needs volunteers to help plant and transplant seedlings from the
greenhouse to their community garden on April 9th. Please email
Alicia Leonard at aleona02@daltonstate.edu for more information.
The Greenhouse will be hosting a project for child abuse prevention on April 23rd. Volunteers are needed to assist with information stations and role playing. Please email Melissa Wells at melissa_wells523@yahoo.com for more information.
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Community Events
AARP Income Tax Assistance for Tax Year 2010 is being held at the Dalton/Whitfield Library. Trained volunteers will assist citizens in preparing their income taxes. Tax Assistance is available now through April 18th on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The program will not be offered on Saturday, April 16th. Visit our website for more information.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is being held Fridays from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. through March 12th. Georgia United Credit Union has partnered with Dalton State College to provide free electronic income tax preparation and filing. Visit our website for more information. | |
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