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Summer 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 3 |
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What's Going on....
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Working hard for
what matters?
We'd love to acknowledge your hard work supporting United Way. If your
company is doing something amazing let us know!
Thanks to our sponsors of the 6th Annual Divot All You've Got Golf Tournament!
A beautiful day, great golf, great door prizes and most importantly a great cause!!!
Check out what our
agencies are doing at our new blog site!
United Way has a new component to it's website. Unted Way Parnter Agencies are blogging about what they are doing in the community. They are leaving notes about their events, volunteer opportunities, and general notes about the good that happens because their programming is available. Please take a look!
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 United Way Joins the Social Media World
United Way of Linn County has created a facebook page. In effort of keeping everyone up to date on United Way's good work, we have finally joined a social networking site. We would love for you to "formally" become United Way's friend and check-in on what we have been doing! Click on this link to follow us. |
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Altrussa KidzShop Needs More Volunteers
Saturday August 14th
United Way promotes good things happening in our community and here is one of them! If you have the time to help local kids in our community, here is a great opportunity!
Altrusa of Albany will be holding it’s annual event called KidzShop. Your help is needed. 300 low income school children will be participating in an event that allows them to shop for new clothes & shoes. The children cannot shop with their parents and therefore volunteers over the age of 18 are needed. Won’t you consider spending a few hours on August 14th to take a child shopping?
Here’s how it works - you are paired with a child, you have a predetermined dollar amount to spend at assigned stores. You help them select appropriate clothing, you escort them to the fitting room, you go to the cashier who will have a gift card for each child, you continue onto the next store if necessary for shoes. Once your budget has been met, you take them to pick out a new backpack with school supplies.
The smiles on these children's faces for the opportunity to go to school with new clothes, shoes, and supplies that they wouldn't ordinarily have, make this event truly heart-warming. If anyone can spare a couple hours early morning on August 14th to help a child, please fill out the volunteer form attached and return to Mary Harer, KidzShop Volunteer Coordinator by e-mail or phone: 541-979-7700. Kids Shop Volunteer Form
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Local School Supply Drives
Red Canoe Credit Union will be placing canoes throughout Albany for the commuity to fill with school supplies. Red Canoe Credit Union will match all of the supplies pound for pound. That means that all fo your donations will be doubled. Please help make a difference by dropping supplies off at one of the following locations: Red Canoe Credit Union, Albany City Hall, Albany Senior Center and the Main Albany Library.
Questions or more information can be found at Red Canoe Credit Union or by calling 541-918-8100. Supply Drive Flyer
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army will be collecting supplies in bins at Fred Meyer. The supplies will be distributed by the backpack-ful to local school children.
Central Willamette Community Credit Union Central Willamette Community Credit Union will be partnering with United Way of Linn County to collect supplies at their branches. If you are interested please leave supplies in a branch drop box. Supplies will be distributed to schools by United Way. |
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Volunteer Oportunitiy: 2010 Day of Caring
 We are looking for groups of volunteers making a huge difference in the community in just one short day. Volunteer with a group of co-workers, family or friends and positivley impact the lives of local seniors and non-profits. On the Day of Caring, September 24th,  your team will be given a project that may include painting, yardwork, light construction, cleaning or sorting. Although the project will most likely take your team a half day to complete, you will be completing tasks that will continue to help a senior live indepedently or helping with projects that local agencies do not have volunteers to complete!
Volunteer by filling out this form
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