United Way

of Marion County

Where were you on Wednesday, September 15th?

Marion County Public School Employees show their best
Flash Mob pose at Target.

"This is something that United Way has never done before, "said Maureen Quinlan, United Way of Marion County president. "It takes all of us working together to make a difference.  We hope to inspire more people to do their part and get involved."

 Volunteer campaign co-chairs, Marion County Chief of Staff Dan Kuhn and Ocala City Councilwoman Mary Sue Rich announced a 2010 campaign goal of $2 million dollars for Marion County at a closing event that took place on the Ocala downtown square.  The amount announced is the same amount that was raised in 2009.  To date, 20 percent has already been raised from the 28 Pacesetter Companies that started their workplace campaigns in July and from other early donations. 

"In these challenging times it is easy to expect our neighbor to step up and help.  Most likely your neighbor is looking for you to do the same," Kuhn said.  "Each of us must do our part to help Marion County move forward towards recovery."

 "The United Way is committed to doing things differently this year," Rich said.  "We are finding ways to include different people in our efforts.  The flash mobs were just the start."

Employees from Childhood Development Services and Publix show their best Flash Mob pose at Churchill Square Publix.

Special thank you to our 2010 Campaign Kick-off Sponsors:

        CenturyLink                            Candour Design

        Heirs-Baxley Funeral Services  Signature Brands

        City of Ocala                           MRMC
        Fakhoury Chiropractic Clinic     Golden Flake

        Silver Springs Bottled Water     Sean Kaplan Media