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| FEMA/EFSP deadline extended |
| Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |
| Due to the Good Friday holiday, the FEMA/EFSP Phase 26 funding application deadline has been extended to Monday, March 24th at noon. The United Way office will be closed in observance of Good Friday, March 21st. The office is located at 1201 E. 5th Street, Suite 1019 in Anderson.
Applicants are also asked to include one original copy and nine copies if |
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| School launch gets boost |
| Monday, March 17, 2008 |
| As I write, the campus of Anderson University near our office is quiet. Despite the slowly melting mounds of snow, the school is on spring break. Over the next three weeks, educational institutions across the country will follow with this brief respite before the flurry of spring and end-of-term activity. One new activity this spring that has been a topic |
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| Dick May 2008 Volunteer of the Year |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 |
| Dick May was announced as United Way of Madison County's 2008 Volunteer of the Year at the United Way of Madison County's annual meeting March 11. This annual award recognizes the achievements of outstanding volunteers that have contributed time, talent and financial support to our community. Dick will also be recognized April 3 at the Indiana |
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| On Shakespeare, groundhogs and oil |
| Monday, March 10, 2008 |
| "Beware the ides of March" takes on a new meaning for people who are struggling to keep the utilities on. March 15 is the end of the winter moratorium for utility disconnect and as the weather proves Punxsutawney Phil correct, the calls for utility assistance increase.
My own household has marked record high utility bills for January and |
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| FEMA-EFSP Applications Available |
| Wednesday, March 5, 2008 |
| The United Way of Madison County has been awarded $90,674 in federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. The amount is $2,403 more than last year's award. The award is based upon Madison County's total number of unemployed as compared to the number of unemployed in all qualifying jurisdictions. This represents the |
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| A primer on United Way funding |
| Monday, March 3, 2008 |
| Have you ever had to make a decision that was sure to make people unhappy with you? That is the annual task for our volunteers who review funding requests. Their work is guided by a specific set of policies that were revised by the board this past November. These policies were developed to help our volunteers, staff and agency partners work within the |
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| The long road toward redesign |
| Monday, February 25, 2008 |
| There is much discussion around our state about government restructuring and the very idea seems to be revolutionary. In my world - the United Way system - restructuring has been the theme (and often the bane) of our existence for the past decade, an indication that the task has been just as difficult for us as it is likely to be for the government.
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| ‘Babies First' results show progress |
| Monday, February 18, 2008 |
| The first community impact initiative undertaken by our United Way was focused on a then little-noted statistic regarding infant mortality. Nearly five years ago, as we began to gather and review data for our community, one of my past colleagues - Rev. Taylor Burton-Edwards - noted that the mortality rate for African American infants in our county was more |
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| Kids, action and a little sleep keep Mecca going |
| Monday, February 11, 2008 |
| Mecca Hill, before-and-after-school director for the Anderson Family YMCA, has a long resume of child care and youth service experience. But, as a parent, I found her greatest qualification summed up in one statement she made to me when I visited her tiny office last week: I think kids are awesome.
Mecca, an eight-year veteran at the Anderson Y, assumed |
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| Volunteer Recognition & Annual Meeting-March 11th |
| Monday, February 11, 2008 |
| Dick May, of R.L. May & Company will be recognized as the United Way of Madison County's 2008 Volunteer of the Year at our annual meeting Tuesday, March 11. The event, which begins at 5 p.m. at Anderson Country Club, is open to all donors and volunteers. Reservations can be made in advance by calling 643-7493. Cost is $15 per person.
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