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Report from the Campaign Trail
2008 Campaign Underway |
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BLAZING HOT UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN
AT STRONGHOLD ENGINEERING
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For many years, Stronghold Engineering Inc. and it's employees have demonstrated how a quality organization, made up of quality employees, can not only run an efficient business, but help support the needs of the citizens in the community by running a United Way Campaign filled with events and fundraisers.
With the Bar-B-Q blazing, "Team SEI" cooked delicious sausages and hamburgers to kickoff this year's campaign. This is part of the long list of special events to keep the FUN in FUNdraising, all put together by ECM Charly Rodko and her dedicated team: Kindra Alexander, Rosie Soriano, Mackie McNicholas and Heidy Whitehurst.
 The 1st Annual SPAM Carving Competition was also held last month, and gave many employees a chance to show off their artistic talents using this canned meat staple many of us grew up on. Many employees participated, but only one was crowned "SPAM CHAMP" and won the prize for best carving.
 Congratulations to Jose for his winning "sculpture" of hands holding the Stronghold & United Way logos, and a big THANKS to all who participated in this fun event and showed such great United Way spirit!
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LIVE UNITED...GIVE FOOD!
Our local food banks' cupboards are bare. Please hold a food drive at your company, school, neighborhood, etc. to give to a local food bank. Send us your stories and pictures about your efforts and you might be chosen for our LIVE UNITED story and win a LIVE UNITED T-shirt!
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Join the Challenge to Live United!
Let us know if you are aware of other companies who would like to join us in our campaign. We can assist in rallying the troops during these difficult times to keep our region a great place to live, work and play. To have an Account Manager from United Way of the Inland Valleys sent out to encourage everyone to stand up for our communities call John Roberts at (951) 697.4707.
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Agency Spotlight:
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
AND YWCA
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 Habitat for Humanity and YWCA in Riverside are partnering to construct a new residential treatment facility for the YWCA's unique "Born Free" program. This licensed, 24 hour residential treatment program provides food, shelter, transportation and other supportive services for chemically dependant, pregnant women as they attempt to recover from their dependency so their children may be born drug-free. *In 2006, 5,368 Riverside County babies (1 in every 9 births) were born to mothers who self-reported their use of drugs/alcohol during their pregnancy.
This new 2,500 sq.ft. facility will replace the current 1,300 sq.ft. house that has been leased by the YWCA since 1990.
Kudos to Habitat for Humanity and the YWCA for working together to LIVE UNITED!
Habitat for Humanity and YWCA are United Way Member Agencies and your contributions help support their work.
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Agency In-Kind Donations Wish ListBe part of Advancing the Common Good, by helping our agencies provide better services, through in-kind donations. Any donation is greatly appreciated, and you'll be doing your part in LIVING UNITED. Visit our website to view the current wish lists.If you have a Wish List you'd like to add to our website, please email Kari Hollis, United Way VP of Community Matters & Marketing. |
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| Different people share with us the way they LIVE UNITED. |
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The Salvation Army 2008 Volunteer of the Year:
RAY WARNER
 Ray has been a dedicated volunteer with the Salvation Army for almost a decade. He started serving on the Advisory Board and quickly filled in wherever needed, always ready and willing to help with a smile on his face.
 He cooks for the annual Thanksgiving luncheon for the needy, comes in weekly to help deliver cases of oranges for low income preschool and needy families, rings the bell during Christmas to helps raise funds and goes out into the community to get food donations for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ray served our country in the military and has continued to serve our community.
That's how Ray Warner LIVES UNITED...
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How Do You LIVE UNITED?
Share your stories, quotes, experiences and photos with us by emailing your information to unitedway@uwiv.org or call 951.697.4700.
If you are featured in the "How I Live United" section of our weekly eNewsletter, you will receive a LIVE UNITED Tshirt!
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GIVE |
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Invest in your community through the "Community Care Fund". United Way of the Inland Valleys is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income, health, and disaster assistance/preparedness. These are the building blocks for a good life.
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ADVOCATE
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Anyone can champion the cause. Whether you're speaking out to improve education, income and health, reaching out to members of Congress, or wearing the LIVE UNITED shirt to show your support, you can help inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. So go ahead and advocate in a LIVE UNITED world. Do it in public. Be visible. Be loud.
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Give an hour. Give a Saturday. Give your best. We all have special talents. Things we can do to help. We influence the condition of all. Whether it's serving on an Agency Review Team, or coaching a team with the YMCA, or participating in the annual Day of Caring, there are hundreds of volunteer options available everyday.
Give the GIFT of YOU.
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YOU CAN ADVOCATE
by Forwarding this eNewsletter. |
LIVE UNITED
by helping us spread the word. Imagine how many people we could reach if everyone forwards this to five people.
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Employee Campaign
Managers' (ECM) CORNER |
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For all your tools & resources, please visit our Campaign Tools and Resources page in the Campaign section of our website: uwiv.org.
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NEW!! NEW!! NEW!!
Click here to view the new 2008-2009 Campaign Video. Everyone is encouraged to view this video.
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LIVE UNITED Flash Mob
On Thursday, November 13th at 6:30pm in Union Station in Washington, DC, United Way of America organized the first-ever LIVE UNITED Flash Mob*. It was used as a campaign event, and was both powerful and fun at the same time. Possible uses of the flash mob are as numerous as you are creative.
*According
to Wikipedia, a flash mob is "a large group of people who assemble
suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time,
and then quickly disperse."
Click on the links below to view photos, videos and media coverage on the event.
>>Photos
>>YouTube video
>>Fox5 News (Washington, D.C.)
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