 |
|
 |
United Way of Southwest Minnesota Installs
Born Learning Trail in Cottonwood, Minnesota!
|  The Born Learning Trail is a series of learning activities that help parents, grandparents or other caregivers interact with young children, hopefully boosting language and literacy development in addition to providing outdoor fun. Volunteers joined staff from the United Way to get the trail completed at C.W. Reishus Park a.k.a. the Lake Park in Cottonwood. It's the first fully-functioning Born Learning Trail in the area. It is FREE, open to the public and waiting for countless hours of enjoyment for area families! Other than the two volunteer crews who installed the trail, many other people contributed to the effort, including the city of Cottonwood, which approved the trail and agreed to its upkeep and Cottonwood Lumber Company who donated lumber and time to assemble the signs. For more information on the Born Learning Trail or information on partnering with the United Way of SW MN to install a trail in your community, log onto www.UnitedWaySWMN.org or email Stephanie Cordes, Education Coordinator, at stephanie.cordes@unitedwayswmn.org. |
|
2013-2014
Community Partner Grant Check Presentations
 Granite Falls Living at Home Block Nurse Program was awarded $7,000.00 through the community investment process to assist seniors in the area of fall prevention, nutrition, and exercise. Pictured L to R: UW Board Member, Kristi Flaten, Program Director, Mary Ims, Volunteer Coordinator, Cathy Schaub and UW Executive Director, Marcy Heemeyer. Lutheran Social Services, Senior Nutrition was awarded $10,000.00 through the community investment process to continue to provide hot, nutritious Meals on Wheels and congregate meals to anyone age 60 and older.Pictured L to R: Julie DeCock, UW Finance & Administrative Coordinator, Deloris Richards, Meal Site Coordinator/Marshall, Sarah Anderson, LSS and Marcy Heemeyer, UW Executive Director. LSS-Senior Nutrition serves seniors in Murray, Redwood, Lyon and Lincoln counties. Junior Achievement of SW/WC Minnesota was awarded $10,000.00 through the community investment process to teach young people skills in entrepreneurship, financial literacy and workforce readiness. Special emphasis will include further expansion in the R-T-R School district and remaining grant dollars will be used in Lincoln and Lyon counties. Pictured L to R: Ben Alcorn, UW Board Member, Kevin Dubs, JA President, Lynn Schultz JA Vice President and Tricia Zimmer, UW Board Member.
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
Tell Five Friends
to LIKE the United Way of Southwest Minnesota on Facebook!
  |
|
July & August
WILD About Reading Events
Visit our website for the complete schedule.
www.UnitedWaySWMN.org
|
July 20th
Shetek Health & Fitness Fair
7:30am-11:30am
Currie, MN |
July 24th
Stuff the Bus
Mello Yello Event
Marshall, MN Armory |
July 26th
2012-2013 Final Reports Due Community Impact Grantees |
August 6th
School Supply Drive Sorting |
August 7th
School Supply Drive Packing |
August 30th
2013-2014
Special Community Project Grant Deadline-Round 1 |
September 9th
Bert Raney Elementary ECFE Resource Fair
5:30pm-7:30pm
Granite Falls, MN |
|
|
