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| Free Beach Bums Tickets!!
We are going to be giving away several sets of Beach Bums tickets. In order to win them you have to be a fan of our Facebook page. Each week for the next month we will be drawing names from our Facebook fans, so join us on FB and WIN WIN WIN!
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| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan has graciously paid our entry fee for the National Cherry Festival Grand Royale Parade Saturday July 10, 2010. Would you like to be a part of our parade entry to celebrate "Living United"? Contact Michelle Gallagher, Marketing Coordinator for more information. The more the merrier!
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Volunteer Night with the Beach Bums Because you all are such great volunteers we would like to invite you a Beach Bums game on Wednesday, June 23rd. The game will be dedicated to celebrating volunteerism, the time and effort you give and the difference you make in the lives of people you serve. United Way is offering you tickets at a reduced rate - they are just $5 for a seat back chair. You are welcome to buy tickets for your entire family, bring everyone along to enjoy in the fun. To make the deal even sweeter you can also purchase a food voucher for a hot dog and a bag of chips for only $2.50! To reserve tickets at these prices please email Amanda Hilt or stop into the office before Monday, May 17th. The tickets need to be pre-paid by this date. We hope all of you can make it; we can't wait to celebrate with you. | |
| Great Idea!
Ritsema Associates of Traverse City has found a unique way to use the United Way to help the community. They are paying an employee to volunteer while he recovers from a workplace injury. The advantage to the employee is he gets paid. The advantage to the company is they keep the employee engaged and happy. The advantage to the community is we get a productive, eager and useful helper. A win - win - win! | |
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Our Interns
United Way of Northwest Michigan has been fortunate to have two new volunteers helping us. This spring Kevin McClatchey, a MSU alum, joined our team as a volunteer Project Coordinator. He has helped us with organizing and analyzing past grant awards, developing fund raising strategies and creating a special project we hope to announce this summer.
Through a scholarship given by the Community Foundation Endowment Fund we are able to hire Elise Tarsa to work with us through the summer. Elise is a rising senior at St Mary's High School in Leelanau County. She will be working on a variety of projects including this September's Day of Caring. | |
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$223,000 in Grants Awarded.
| | Last month the Board of Directors announced $223,000 in grants to area programs addressing critical human service needs. After two long days of interviews and deliberation the Citizen Action Team (CAT) recommended that 24 agencies should receive funding. For a list of those agencies please visit our website.
Here are some basic facts about the grant award process:
- Thirty agencies were interviewed by our all volunteer Citizen Action Team (CAT).
- The CAT had 15 members representing all 5 counties.
- When combined the agencies applying requested $606,000.
- The team had $223,000 to invest. A mere 37% of the total requested.
- 24 programs received funding.
- There is an even distribution throughout our 5 county area.
- Antrim - 16 programs
- Benzie - 13 programs
- Grand Traverse - 16 programs
- Kalkaska - 14 programs
- Leelanau - 16 programs
Youth Grants - Applications for youth grants are due this Friday, May 14. If you plan to apply you will need to contact Michelle Gallagher to obtain a username and password. The Youth CAT will award nearly $100,000 when it meets on June 7 & 8. Award letters will be mailed later that week. Fall Grant Cycle - United Way has added a third grant cycle. This fall we will accept applications for both Critical Human Service and Youth grants. This cycle is intended to provide funding for programs that did not apply in the spring. Details will be announced in the coming months. |
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