Category ‘Member UW’
We welcome you to join us in our annual North Shore Food Drive, February 11th-18th, 2012!
More than 25 local businesses and organizations are participating as “collection sites” for your donation across the region. Last year, North Shore United Way (NSUW) volunteers collected 10,000 lbs of donations for local pantries from community members like you. With need on the rise, help NSUW volunteers make this year an even greater success. Your donation will make a difference for a family in need.
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Posted by Alix Matzke | 2/2/12 9:16 AM UTC | Related: North Shore
Blog post submitted on behalf of Mary Teeter, Development Manager at North Shore United Way.
North Shore United Way (NSUW) is proud to announce Jonathan Webb, of Evanston, and Buddy Hoffman, of Deerfield, have joined the NSUW Board of Directors. Webb and Hoffman are joining 23 board members from across the North Shore region. The Board is responsible for more than $1.3 million allocated to local health and human service agencies annually, as well as programs serving North Shore residents in crisis.
Jonathan...
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Posted by Alix Matzke | 1/18/12 10:36 AM UTC | Related: Blog | North Shore
Amanda Zhou, a senior at Lake Forest High School, is President of the North Shore United Way Youth Board and truly a community leader. Amanda, Youth Board Vice President Katie Schott, and Youth Board members are organizing Lake Forest’s first Cross-Town Classic, an ice hockey game between the Lake Forest High School Scouts and Lake Forest Academy Caxys at 5:30pm on January 22 at the Winter Club of Lake Forest.
Here’s what Amanda has to say about this exciting event, and being a part of...
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Posted by Alix Matzke | 1/17/12 4:33 PM UTC | Related: Blog | North Shore
North Shore United Way’s (NSUW) Youth Board is proud to host the first Lake Forest Ice Hockey Cross-Town Classic between the Lake Forest Varsity Scouts and the Lake Forest Academy Varsity Caxys on Sunday, January 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the Winter Club of Lake Forest. All proceeds from the evening will go towards the Board.
“The Youth Board is an amazing organization to be a part of because it enables students to collaborate with their peers to make a real impact in our community,” said Youth...
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Posted by Alix Matzke | 1/13/12 9:50 AM UTC | Related: Blog | North Shore
NWSUW volunteers ready to serve Thanksgiving dinner to community members
Submitted on behalf of Jessica Lesniak, Marketing and Communications Specialist at Northwest Suburban United Way.
Spirits soared as Northwest Suburban United Way held their fourth annual Community Thanksgiving Dinners. The dinners took place simultaneously on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. When the clock struck 5 p.m., community guests and their family members made their way into Bristol Court Banquets in Mount Prospect and Holiday...
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Posted by Alix Matzke | 11/28/11 5:07 PM UTC | Related: Blog | Northwest Suburban
United Way of DuPage/West Cook hosted its first community event on October 26th at Pleasant Home in Oak Park where Wendy DuBoe, Chief Operating Officer at United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, spoke to local donors, partner organizations, board members and volunteers about United Way’s 10-year vision, LIVE UNITED 2020.
The focus of the event was to present how United Way is advancing the common good in our three focus areas income, education and health throughout the Oak Park/River Forest/Forest...
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Posted by Beth Esler | 10/27/11 12:03 PM UTC | Related: Blog | Dupage/West Cook | Education
