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Griffin Hospital Hosts Successful Campaign Kickoff |
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Mike Marcinek, Chairman of Valley United Way's Board of Directors, served as master of ceremonies for the 2009-10 Community Campaign Kickoff held at Griffin Hospital's Center for Cancer Care. He passed along news that United Way's Board of Directors had already reached their campaign goal of 100% participation and reported over $35,000 in pledges.
Campaign Chairman, Fred Ortoli, introduced the members of his cabinet and recognized dozens of others who stepped forward to volunteer. He shared very encouraging early results from Griffin Hospital's campaign, which grew by more than 30% to over $26,500 this year.
Thank you Griffin Hospital. Click the image for the full story.
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| Harvest House III - Build, Stock, Ship, Success, Repeat |
Breaking down the facts:
- Over 100,000 non-perishable food items collected
- 200+ volunteers assisted in building the house and collecting food
- More than 20 minutes of video footage
- 17 Corporate sponsors
- 10 Companies donated refreshments to volunteers and attendees
- 8 Valley agencies received food
Click the image to read all the Harvest House III feature stories or watch the six videos. Thank you to all those who played a role in making this event a major success. |
Bill Nimons to Receive Platinum Award
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 Valley United Way Board member Bill Nimons has been singled out to become the 10th
recipient of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce's highest honor for
community service - The Platinum Award. The
Platinum Award is presented annually to a past Gold Seal recipient of at least
10 years who is still dedicated to volunteering their time and resources on
behalf of the Valley Community. Nimons was a Gold Seal Award recipient in 1990. Congratulations Bill!
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| A Surprise Stimulus from Basement Systems |
Larry Janesky is known for his forward thinking in building a very successful business at Basement Systems. He gave another example of that as he spoke at their annual United Way campaign presentation. Larry did something highly unusual that resulted in an incredible campaign at Basement Systems. Click here to read the story and watch for more stories about successful campaigns this year. Thanks to Larry and everyone at Basement Systems! |
Leadership Greater Valley Under Way
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Leadership Greater Valley is underway with a class of 17 involved this year. They have already completed sessions on the history of the Valley (picture is from the Shelton History Center), leadership qualities, ethics, diversity and Valley governments. Weekly sessions continue through "graduation" on November 12. Click here for more information about this program which is a collaborative effort of Valley United Way, The Valley Council for Health & Human Services and The Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.
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| Campaign Posters Motivate Personnel |
Is your company taking part in the Valley United Way Community Campaign? Do you want to showcase how your employees really make a difference? Contact Laurel at Laurel.Vicidomino@valleyunitedway.org or call (203) 926-9478 to see how your company can participate. |
Prescription Medication Assistance Discount Card
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Valley United Way is working with familywize Community Service Partnership to help promote and distribute discount prescription drug cards, which can be used to help reduce the costs of medications not already covered by health insurance. These cards are free and can be obtained by contacting Valley United Way at (203) 926-9478. You can also print out a card and get a listing of participating pharmacies by clicking here. Through the month of August almost $12,000 has been saved in the Valley in 2009 alone!
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Birmingham Group Health Services Annual Meeting
Oct 28th, 5:45 pm, Race Brook Country Club, Orange 30th Annual Meeting & Anniversary Celebration
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Gold Seal Awards Dinner
November 5, 5:00 pm, Inn at Villa Bianca 312 Roosevelt Dr
Seymour, CT 06483
The Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce will be presenting their Platinum, Gold & Silver Awards for Community Service.
Click here to make a reservation
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The Art of Giving - Benefit Art Show
Sunday, November 8, 1-5 pm, at The Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, 900 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton
Benefit Art Show brought to you by the Valley Philanthropy Council and The Valley Arts Council
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Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Annual Meeting
Tuesday, November 10 5-7 pm The New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Avenue, New Haven
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