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Strengthening our community by focusing on the building blocks of a good life: education, income and health.


Connecting the Community
Disaster Training Prepares
2-1-1 Hotline for Hurricanes

For Info During Hurricanes, Dial 2-1-1

tree crashing through trailerTo mark the beginning of hurricane season, 2-1-1 staff members participated in a hurricane drill on June 2nd to prepare them for a weather emergency.

During a hurricane,
2-1-1 Hotline would move to the Emergency Operations Center where they can provide the most current information to callers. In any emergency, 2-1-1 Hotline would also manage the coordination of unaffiliated volunteers.

United Way's 2-1-1 Hotline...





Income
Another Infusion of Funds
To Help Those In Need


povertyTrident United Way again has helped the federal government allocate more than $200,000 in emergency funds to area charities that help people with food and shelter.

This brings the total for 2009 to over half a million dollars for Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties. Read more...






Annual Report Now Web-Only

annual reportSaving trees and saving your donor dollar, Trident United Way's annual Impact Report is online.

Read how your support is helping in our community.

 Impact Report




The Best Volunteer Administrators In South Carolina

2-1-1 buttonsHotline's Sonia gets awardSonia Donnelly has been named Volunteer Administrator of the Year by the South Carolina Association for Volunteer Administration (SCAVA).

Donnelly also won the award from the local SCAVA chapter, the second time in three years a 2-1-1 Hotliner was so honored. Community Volunteer Coordinator Sally Burnett won it previously.

The gory details...







Save the Date:
Friday Sept. 11

Trident United Way's Day of Caring

The largest in the known universe, including Ohio.

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What's Day of Caring?




 Women's Leadership
   Stacey, Nella and Yvonne

About 170 women leaders gathered to honor three who distinguished themselves.

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Flash Mob!Flash Mob Fun!

Live United Flash Mob turns Marion square on its ear.

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Photos courtesy of Joan Perry.






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