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Mark Your Calendars
10th Annual Cardboard Boat Race!
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If you've ever been to one of our "What Floats Your Cardboard Boat" Races, you know that they are NOT to be missed! Heated competition, great music and food, and a chance to learn about the agencies we support make our 10th annual race a fun-filled event for the whole family. Come out and celebrate as we kick off our 2012-2013 fundraising campaign!
Save the Date:
Saturday
August 20, 2011
Set-up 8:30 a.m.
Races at 10:00 a.m.
Mastodon Lake, at Phillips Park, Aurora
Start building your boat  now! For boat building details and race day information click here! REGISTER NOW to save your spot in the race!
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MANY thanks to the more than 300 volunteers who tackled clean up, painting and landscaping projects at eight different Kane County sites as part of Operation Helping Hands on June 16, 2012.
Operation Helping Hands, a collaboration  between Fox Valley United Way, Ginger Creek Community Church and the City of Aurora encourages volunteers to lend a hand to Fox Valley social service organizations that serve families and individuals who need support. Additional sponsors included Aurora Housing Authority, East Aurora School District 131, and Emmanuel House.
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The 2011 Community Needs Assessment
This year, for the first time, Fox Valley United Way collaborated with the Kane County Health Department, the five hospitals serving Kane County, the United Way of Elgin and the INC Board  to conduct a comprehensive community assessment. You can view the document and learn more about the state of our community, and how our partners intend to continue moving the needle forward in public health. Printed copies are available at the Fox Valley United Way office. |
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44 East Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL 60505
630-896-4636 www.uwfoxvalley.org
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Why Donate to United Way?
Your United Way investment, magnified by the investments of others, has the power to bring about changes that matter in our communities!
When you contribute, you help more than one person or one charity. United Way is the collective power of caring people working together toward community solutions.
You can be part of that solution too, donate now to help your community.
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ADVOCATE
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The General Assembly left Springfield on May 31 after passing Medicaid reform and a $33.7 billion FY '13 budget but failing to address the state's pension crisis.
Each of those three big-ticket items -- Medicaid, the state budget and pensions -- impacts United Way's work in our core issue areas of Education, Income, Health and Sector Strengthening. Until legislators find a solution to the state's unsustainable pension costs, there will be continued pressure on state agency budgets.
Read more from the Legislative Wrap-Up, which includes highlights of bills United Way of Illinois supported and opposed this session.
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Feed the Hungry Initiative
The number of individuals and families seeking food assistance continues to grow in our local communities. Fox Valley United Way partners, the Aurora  Interfaith Food Pantry and the Kendall County Food Pantry, have seen increases of more than 50% in the number of people being served just in the last year alone! Last month, the two pantries served 20,000 of our local residents; half of them children.
To learn more about how you can help fight hunger in your community click on the pantry logo that serves your area.
To make a donation to the Fox Valley United Way Feed The Hungry Initiative click here.
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