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2011 United Way Campaign Video

2011 Important Dates

MEMPHIS

Oct. 13:
A Special Screening of a Dolphin Tale 3D
1 PM
Paradisio Movie Theatre

Oct. 23:
5 K run – Shelby Farms – proceeds to benefit the United Way of the Mid-South

Oct. 24 – Nov. 4:
United Way on-line auction

Proceeds from the Air Show will be donated to:
Madonna Learning Center
Memphis Oral School for the Deaf
Chickasaw Council Boy Scouts of America

Oct. 25:
Fall-O-Rama

11-2pm
Parking Lot between E&F

NATIONWIDE

Sept. 19 – Oct. 28:
FedEx UW Campaign

Oct. 24 – Nov 2:
United Way on-line auction

Check with your local United Way for volunteer opportunities through their Day of Caring at liveunited.org.

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For more information about your United Way, visit these sites:

www.uwmidsouth.org
www.liveunited.org

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$5—the cost of a latté and a muffin—provides one week of residence in an emergency shelter for an individual. -Greater Twin Cities United Way (Minneapolis, MN)

$5.00 per week provides one hundred warm meals to individuals at the Salvation Army Louisville Center for Hope. -Metro United Way (Louisville, KY)

$25 Buys one low-income preschooler one year of high-quality picture books as part of United Way’s Raising A Reader program -United Way of the Bay Area (San Francisco, CA)

Middle School After School - Prevention - $25 provides one week of programming for a middle school age youngster -United Way of Central Indiana (Indianapolis, IN)

$3 a week provides one week of high quality preschool services for a 3-year-old who is at risk of entering kindergarten without the skills needed to succeed in school. -United Way of Central Ohio (Columbus, OH)

$3 a week - Good nutrition is one key to a child’s healthy development. $3 a week helps eight families learn behaviors that support maintaining young children’s healthy body weight. -United Way of Greater Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)

$1 a week - A healthy snack each school day of the week for a low-income preschooler. -United Way of Greater Battle Creek (Battle Creek, MI)

$3-A cafe latte each day - 25Young people with physical or mental disabilities can participate in special needs scouting. -United Way of Greater Houston (Houston, TX)

$5 per week - a premium coffee - MARTA cards for six individuals who need transportation to appointments or work. -United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)

A gift of $1,000… Allows us to put on a community event and spread the word about the Early Learning Community. We are able to reach people at the neighborhood level and interact with them individually to answer questions and encourage participation. -United Way of Southeastern Michigan (Detroit, MI)

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