| Get Your Tickets for the WLC Holiday Luncheon! |
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Fifth Annual Women's Leadership Council Holiday Fundraising Luncheon
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Best Western Gateway Grand
4200 NW 97th Blvd.
Please join us for the fifth annual Women's Leadership Council Holiday Fundraising Luncheon! Public Health expert, Dr. Nancy Hardt will deliver the keynote speech. Dr. Hardt was the winner of the 2013 Sapphire Award for Individual Excellence. Enjoy a lunch with your fellow United Way Leadership ladies and get a head start on your holiday shopping with more than 20 local vendors. All ticket proceeds and 20% of vendor sales will be donated to the ReadingPals initiative. Click here to purchase your tickets.
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| Day of Action 2015 Brings 150 Volunteers Out To Alachua County Schools, Agency Partners |
This year's Day of Action was a success! United Way of North Central Florida brought more than 150 volunteers from all over Alachua County together on Friday to beautify local schools. Our volunteers came from Alachua County Fire Rescue, Alachua County Library District, the County Manager's Office, Enterprise, Florida Institute for Workforce Innovation (FIWI), Infinite Energy, Nationwide, Nordstrom, more than 15 Publix stores, RTI and TD Bank. They were assisted by members of the Alachua County Public Schools Facilities Office and custodians from the schools, who came on their day off!
The volunteers were divided among eight schools: Alachua Elementary, A.L. Mebane Middle, Glen Springs Elementary, Howard W. Bishop Middle, Idylwild Elementary, Newberry Elementary, W.W. Irby Elementary and Sidney Lanier Center. Volunteers also went to Northwest Boys & Girls Club and to Girl's Place. Some of the projects included repainting aged playground equipment, weeding, mulching, planting bushes, making flowerbeds and clearing the campuses of overgrowth.
The event began with a standing room-only kickoff at Sidney Lanier Center with breakfast and words of encouragement from Alachua County Public Schools Vice Superintendent Paul White.
United Way of North Central Florida appreciates all the support from our volunteers and partners. The event showed how much you all are invested in our communities. A special thank you to our sponsors Florida Food Service, Pepsi and Alachua County Public Schools.
For more photos of Day of Action, click here. |
Small businesses play a critical role in maintaining a thriving local economy. They are no less important to the success of United Way, as we endeavor to improve lives through our work in education, income, and health. Our Small Business Partners are an important, growing family of donors, who are vital to helping us meet the needs of our community.
This week, we are highlighting Linda Bainter of Lovin' the Light Photography. Read more
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| United Way of North Central Florida to Participate in Gator Homecoming Parade! |
| Look out for the United Way of North Central Florida team during the University of Florida's Homecoming Parade on Friday! We'll be walking with our impact partner, Partnership for Strong Families. The Homecoming Parade will be on Friday, November 6th at Noon and will travel East on University Avenue from the Gale Lemerand Drive! |
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