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United Way Campaign
What is United Way?
• Most efficient way to strengthen health and
human services in our region
• Raises and allocates funds
• Supports a strong network of more than 170
quality agencies
• Identifies critical issues and unmet needs
• Builds collaborations to meet community needs
Why United Way?
• Impact: helping 1 out of every 3 people in our community
• Local: the money that’s raised here, stays here, helping
people in 16 Missouri and Illinois counties
• Volunteer-based: your money is allocated by trained
community volunteers like you
• A local tradition of giving:
– We’re the 18th largest market in the country – but 5th in United
Way giving
– Our United Way is No. 1 in African-American giving and No. 5 in
women’s giving
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Who you’re helping
United Way funds more than 170 agencies.
Imagine who else you might help…
Other ways United Way helps
• 2-1-1: An information and referral hotline open 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. Call to find or give help.
• Basic needs help like funding new programs during
tough economic times, organizing community-wide food
drives and starting a foreclosure prevention project
• Community initiatives such as Education Express and
individual development accounts
• Mobilizing volunteers as individuals, families,
community groups and companies.
What your pledge provides
$50
A night at the movies for a family of four or…
– 25 meals delivered to home-bound seniors with
disabilities
– Eyeglasses for a child in need
– Swim lessons for 10 children from low income families
What your pledge provides
$100
Large coffee every Friday for
a year or…
– Four hours of counseling for a
victim of sexual abuse
– 3 hours of treatment for a
preschooler with severe
developmental problems
– 10 in-home visits by nurses to
home-bound elderly
What your pledge provides
$250
Concert tickets from a ticket broker or…
– A week of shelter for a battered woman and her
children
– Two weeks of day camp for an at risk youth
– After school care for one child for six weeks
What your pledge provides
$1,000
A flat screen HDTV or…
– Arthritis medication for two
seniors for a year
– Flu shots for children in need at
a child care center
– 25 days of care or respite for
caregivers of loved ones with
Alzheimer’s disease
Leadership Giving
Gifts of $1,000 or more are recognized as a Leadership
Gift. You can be a part of one or more Leadership
societies with your gift.
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African American Leadership Society
de Tocqueville Leadership Society
Men’s Leadership Society
Multicultural Leadership Society
Women’s Leadership Society
Our United Way campaign
– Include your timeline, theme, events and any other
details about your campaign
Thank you!