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 Support the Souper Bowl of Caring Food Drive! 
Join us on Saturday, February 2nd and help restock our local food pantries. All donations support the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry and the Kendall County Food Pantry. Special thanks to JEWEL-OSCO for their support! Click Here for a complete list of participating stores. |
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Welcome New Board Members
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Three business leaders with far-reaching connections in the community and impressive professional credentials have joined an expanded Fox Valley United Way Board of Directors. The three new Directors are:
* Stephanie Burks, Central Region finance manager for UPS, Aurora.
* Jesse Vazquez, Kane County board member and account executive at Konen Insurance, Inc., Aurora.
* Patrick Kelsey, executive vice president at WBK Associates, Ltd.
Click here for more information regarding our new board members.
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Save The Date
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Be sure to mark your calender to attend the Fox Valley United Way Annual Breakfast!
Thursday, May 16th
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
At Pipers Banquets in Aurora. More information to follow soon.
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APPLAUSE PLEASE
Despite a difficult economy, companies who care about their communities find a way to give. They know that a stronger and healthier community benefits not only individuals and families, but businesses as well. We celebrate the following organizations for their recent corporate contributions to the 2012-2013 Fox Valley United Way Fundraising campaign:
Nicor Gas $15,100
Wrigley Company Foundation $14,670
Hollywood Casino-Aurora $10,000
Unilock Chicago, Inc. $10,000
MetLife Foundation $10,000
TransCanada $8,869
AT&T $2,500
On behalf of those in the Fox Valley whose lives will be made better as a result of your generosity, thank you so much for helping us advance the common good in 2013.
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Give.
Please consider a donation to the Souper Bowl of Caring Food Drive.
Your $1 donation can help the food pantries purchase
$6 worth of food from the Northern Illinois Food Bank!
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Volunteer.
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We still need Volunteers to help with this year's Souper Bowl of Caring Food Drive.
February 2, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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View our 2012
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Advocate.
United Way Testifies at Early Education Budget Hearing
United Way's Jack Kaplan impressed upon state officials the importance of high-quality preschool and home visiting programs during a Joint Early Childhood Budget Hearing on Dec. 3rd in Springfield.
The purpose of the meeting was to advocate for adequate state funding for programs that have proven effective and that save costs in the long run.
Read More...
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A Brighter Holiday
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Thanks to the generosity of individual and corporate donors, the Fox Valley United Way's 2012 Holiday Assistance Program provided clothing, toys and grocery gift cards to 113 families including 276 children.
Click here to see a complete list of this year's sponsors - folks who acted with compassion and concern for their neighbors in need.
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