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Campaign Coordinators
Information to Help Make Your Campaign
More Successful
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United Way Agencies Make a Difference in the Lives of People in
Our
Community |
- Fifty-two
percent
of Little Brothers and Little Sisters are less likely to skip a day
of
school and 37 percent are less likely to skip a class. The youth not
only
skipped school less, but earned higher grades and felt better about
their
academic performance.
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- ACORN’s
Pediatric
Dentistry program has provided more than 2,000 children with
cleanings,
treatments, sealants, fillings and extractions.
- The Florida
Diabetes
Camp provides children with a fun camping experience while teaching
them
the importance of testing their blood sugar frequently.
- Disadvantaged
children
who receive quality preschool services at the ARC of Alachua County
are
less likely to need special education services than children who do
not
attend a preschool.
- One out of
four
of your friends, neighbors and loved ones is touched by a United Way
agency
every day.
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Your Dollars are Hard at Work! Did You Know... |
Your gift of $1 per week...
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Provides one month of supplies for a single woman at Peaceful
Paths.
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Allows the Florida Diabetes Camp to send a child and friend for a
weekend at Camp Crystal.
Your gift of $3 per week...
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Provides 26 individuals with six meals at Catholic Charities.
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Allows 15 children to receive dental cleanings at the ACORN
Clinic.
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Allows a family of four to receive a full scholarship for a
Florida
Diabetes Camp family retreat.
Your gift of $5 per week...
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Allows the chance for 10 girls to play basketball for a season at
the Boys & Girls Club.
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Provides a latch-key teenager with a safe place to be with
friends
and participate in activities for four months at the Girls Club.
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Provides one week of quality subsidized child care at Child Care
Resources.
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Provides utility assistance for a needy family at The Salvation
Army.
Your gift of $624 ($12 a week)...
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Allows Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Mid Florida to
provide
312 copies of "Out of Hock," which is detailed information on
getting
out of debt.
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Provides 42 prescriptions to individuals without insurance in a
health
crisis at Catholic Charities Bureau.
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Pays membership registration dues for 89 Girl Scouts in need of
financial
assistance.
Your gift of $1,040 ($20 a week)...
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Provides dental supplies for one month at ACORN Clinic.
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Provides rent assistance to at least six families who otherwise
would
have become homeless because of an unexpected sickness or emergency
at
Catholic Charities Bureau.
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Provides housing for 10 men who are homeless in The Salvation
Army’s
Transition Service Program.
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Provides household items for 10 women leaving the Peaceful Paths
shelter
to set up a new household.
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more of your dollars at work, go here
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United Way Mission: To increase the organized capacity of people
to
care for one another. |
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