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LIVING UNITED2012, ISSUE
PROJECT DIVERSITY CELEBRATES20TH ANNIVERSARY
GRADUATES BRING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS’ BOARDSOn December 10, 2011, Project Diversitycelebrated its 20th anniversary at theheadquarters of longtime Project Diversitysupporter, Grange Insurance. The gatheringrecognized past graduates, highlighted
accomplishments of Project Diversity andhonored corporations that have supportedthe program over the past 20 years. ProjectDiversity has become one of central Ohio’spremier leadership development programsfor people of color. It is designed to prepareleaders who are dedicated to payingforward to our community to serve on thevolunteer boards and committees of nonprofitorganizations.
The program has received national recognition
for its significant contribution to promotingdiversity and inclusion. In 1998, it won theChampion of Diversity Award from United WayWorldwide and was put forth as a model forother United Ways to emulate.
Project Diversity is an eight-month trainingprogram in which each new class ofparticipants spends approximately 50 hoursof preparation and learning to becomewell-informed board members. They learnabout the community’s most pressing needsand how social service agencies respond
to those needs. Each program sessionfocuses on developing leadership skillsthrough hands-on projects, conversationswith industry experts, and discussion anddeliberation among participants. These skillshelp participants become better leaders,both for our community and within theirorganizations. Workshop session topicsinclude: organizational planning, leadership,leading through conflict, fundraising andresource development, fiscal managementand parliamentary procedure.
The program has achieved a successful recordof graduating participants, assisting graduatesin identifying nonprofit boards on which to serve,and creating community service opportunities forparticipants. United Way identifies two goals for
Project Diversity’s results-oriented curriculum.The short-term objective is to increase theknowledge and skills of participants to preparethem for effective service in a nonprofit setting.The long-term goal is to increase the ethnic andracial diversity of local nonprofit boards andcommittees through the placement of ProjectDiversity graduates.
Grange Insurance was honored with the Project Diversity Corporate
Partnership Award for its decade of support of the program. Overthe years of its involvement, Grange has invested thousandsof dollars in sponsorship, generously shared its facilities, andencouraged employees to participate. Janet Jackson presentedthe award to Grange President and CEO Tom Welch, and said“Grange has helped to make this program what it is today and youcontinue to provide it with opportunity for tomorrow. Without yoursupport, the boards of our local nonprofit organizations wouldbe less diverse and effective.” Tom Welsh said, “I am honored toreceive this award on behalf of all of Grange’s associates. Ourcompany is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion, andwe are proud to support the work of Project Diversity.”
GRANGE HONORED FOR SUPPORT OF PROJECT DIVERSITY
The result of Project Diversity’s twenty-yearcommitment to creating diverse nonprofitboards is an impressive list of more than 300graduates — nearly eighty percent of whomhave served on a nonprofit board since their
graduation. The contributions of these leadersis becoming ever more important as centraOhio rapidly becomes an even more diversecommunity.
Tom Welch receives the Projec
Diversity Corporate Partnership
Award from Janet Jackson.
Online Extra: watch a video of ProjectDiversity graduates talking about theirexperiences in the program.
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Central Ohio is becoming more diverse at a rapid pace. This is a
source of great strength that will help us develop the innovative
solutions we need to address the many issues that face us. But
in order to effectively harness the vibrant energy of our diverse
community, we must let every member of every group know that their
input is welcomed and valued. We must accelerate our efforts to
engage more people in the work of advancing the common good.
This year, Columbus celebrates the 200th anniversary of its founding
Many great things have been accomplished in those 200 years
but I know that our community’s best days lie ahead. One of the
many reasons I believe that is because of our increasing diversity
Combining the vibrancy of all of the rich cultures represented in
central Ohio with our long history of working together to create positive
change is a blueprint for future success.
Sincerely,
Janet E. Jackson
President and CEO
United Way of Central Ohio
PRESIDENT’S UPDATEThere are many areas where
central Ohio is a national
leader — one of them is in
understanding the importance
of diversity and inclusion and
embracing it. At United Way
of Central Ohio, our volunteer
leaders have played an important
role in helping our community
achieve its position through
their unwavering dedication to
promoting diversity and inclusion.
Project Diversity is a great
example of this dedication. More than twenty years ago, we realized that
in order for local nonprofit organizations to be most effective their boards
needed to reflect the diverse and unique perspectives of the people they
serve. There was no formal leadership training program for people of
color at the time, so we created it.More than 300 graduates later, Project Diversity has made a significant
impact on our community and has been recognized nationally. In fact, the
program has been so successful that it served as the model for another
groundbreaking initiative launched in 2008, Pride Leadership, the first-
ever United Way leadership program focused on the LGBT community.
Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman joined City Councilmember Hearcel Craig, Janet Jackson and Nationwide Children’s Hospital CEO, Steve Allen, MD, to celebrate the
completion of a new home on the South Side that is a concrete example of the
neighborhood’s revitalization.
Homebuyer LaQuita Long has two children, her daughter Zeza was born at 25 weeks and
spent the first 360 days of her life at Nationwide Children’s. Zeza is now wheelchair-bound
and receives ongoing treatment requiring frequent visits to the hospital, so the family
needed a home nearby. With the support of Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families;
United Way of Central Ohio and the City of Columbus, a once vacant and blighted lot was
turned into wheelchair-accessible house that the Long family has now made their home.
Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families, first announced in September 2008, is a five-pronged, public-private
collaborative focused on neighborhood revitalization in Columbus’ South Side. It’s a broad-based effort that is
responsive to the needs and desires of the community. In collaboration with area nonprofit partner, Community
Development for All People, the collaborative renovates and sells homes, helping to address the issue of vacant
and abandoned properties. The collaborative also offers programs like home buyer education and homeowner
repair grants.
To date, the collaborative has helped improve 70 homes through full rehab and home repair grants. United Way is
investing nearly one million dollars in the collaborative over three years. This investment is one of the many ways
United Way is working to reach our community’s Bold Goal of reducing vacant and abandoned housing by one-third
in the five priority neighborhoods of Franklinton, King-Lincoln, Northland, Near South Side and Weinland Park.
HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS, HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM
HELPS REVITALIZE THE SOUTH SIDE
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PATRICK LOSINSKI NAMED 2012 CHAMPION OF CHILDREN
ACTION FOR CHILDREN NAMED FIRST EVERCHAMPION OF CHILDREN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
LOSINSKI AND ACTION FOR CHILDREN WILL BE HONORED AT THE 19TH ANNUALCHAMPION OF CHILDREN SIGNATURE EVENT TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 7, AT COSI
Patrick Losinski, Executive Director of theColumbus Metropolitan Library, has beennamed the 2012 Champion of Children.Losinski joins a distinguished group oflocal leaders who have been recognized asChampions of Children and have made adeep, far-reaching impact on the lives ofchildren in central Ohio.
“Pat has made developing young minds a top priority at the
Columbus Metropolitan Library,” said Elfi Di Bella, president and CEOof YWCA Columbus, and chair of the Champion of Children SelectionCommittee. “Through his leadership, he has inspired innovation inhis team and broad support in our community. He truly understandsthe crucial mission of the library to promote early learning and helpchildren succeed, and proves every day that he is a Champion ofChildren.”
Under Losinski’s visionary leadership, the Columbus MetropolitanLibrary has launched and expanded initiatives focused on helpingchildren learn and succeed, including:
• Ready to Read Corps, which helps young learners from birth to
age 5 build skills that prepare them for kindergarten. Workshops
are conducted throughout Columbus and show caregivers how toincorporate literacy activities into a family’s everyday life.
• Raising Readers, which visits the homes of child care providers
and engages children in learning activities.
• Homework Help Centers, and Story Time at the library, including
“Baby Lap Time” for infants.
• The largest Summer Reading Club in the United States with more
than 97,000 participants.
Losinski’s emphasis on developing young minds, and the innovativeways his team has pursued this goal, has earned the Columbus
Metropolitan Library well-deserved praise from within our communityand across the country — winning numerous awards and beingnamed the number one library in the United States.
This year Champion of Children also named the first ever Championof Children Nonprofit Organization. The award went to Action forChildren, central Ohio’s resource and referral agency for childcare and early learning programs and services. It recognizes theleadership role the organization, and its long-time executive directorDiane Bennett, have played over its 40-year history in promotinghigh-quality early education. Each year, more than 9,000 parents
CHAMPION OF CHILDREN AND LEARN4LIFE TO
PRESENT NEW REPORT AT SIGNATURE EVENTChampion of Children and Learn4Life will present a new report, Frankl
County’s Children: A Look at Their Lives In and Out of the Classroom athe 19th Annual Champion of Children Signature Event to be held at 5:3p.m. on February 7, 2012 at COSI. This comprehensive report will detathe most important factors affecting our children’s education and servas a call to action for our community.
The Signature Event will include an award ceremony and a televisepanel dialogue moderated by former WOSU “Open Line” host Fred AndrleThe panelists are: Tanny Crane, President and CEO, Crane Group; ThHonorable Eric Fingerhut, Vice President, Education and STEM Learning
Battelle; Dr. David Harrison, President, Columbus State CommunitCollege; and Dr. Thomas Tucker, Superintendent, Worthington CitSchools. Support for the Signature Event and Champion of Childrenyear round activities is provided by Champion Partners: AmericaElectric Power, Battelle, Chase, Nationwide, PNC; Supporting PartnerThe Columbus Foundation, Limited Brands Foundation; and MediPartners: Big Red Rooster, Business First, Mills James Productions an
WOSU Public Media, as well as individual donors.
turn to Action for Children when they need child care and early learningprograms for their children, and more than 11,000 professional caregiverand educators use its resources for training or technical assistance thasupports continuous quality improvement.
“Action for Children embodiesevery quality we sought in our firstChampion of Children NonprofitOrganization,” said Linda Kass,Champion of Children founder and
chair of the Advisory Committee.“The organization has pioneered innovative ways to help children learnand caregivers and educators to teach effectively. Generations ostudents in central Ohio have benefited tremendously from the work oAction for Children and we are fortunate to have such a dedicated grouof professionals as champions for all of our children.”
The Champion of Children Nonprofit Organization recognition includea $5,000 award generously donated by Chase that will help Action foChildren further its mission.
Online Extra:Learn more about Champion of Children and register for theSignature event at liveunitedcentralohio.org/champion-of-children
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E D U C A T I O N
A $1.3 million grant from the Franklin County Department of Joband Family Services to two United Way initiatives, Columbus Kids:Ready, Set, Learn and Start Smart, will help thousands of local
children succeed in school. Janet Jackson thanked Franklin CountyCommissioners Marilyn Brown, Paula Brooks and John O’Grady for
their important investment in our children, and told them, “Thisgrant helps United Way continue to take a holistic approach toeducation that addresses every aspect of learning.”
The grant invests in a wide range of educational and developmentalmaterials from more than 10,000 books, to 12,000 kits thathelp children develop their fine motor skills, to new playgroundequipment for 15 early learning centers that serve 3,000 children.The grant also helps parents and caregivers help their childrenlearn by providing book-learning workshops for 300 families, and500 parent education kits. It provides science and early learningcurriculums for centers serving 6,750 children, helping prepare
them for success in kindergarten and beyond.
FRANKLIN COUNTY GRANT HELPS EARLY EDUCATION
The Franklin County EITC Coalition is
partnering with the Ohio Benefit Bank,AARP, and local financial institutions
for “Super Refund Saturday” on
February 4 at Columbus DowntownHigh School. Nearly 100 volunteers from local colleges, companies,and nonprofit organizations will complete hundreds of tax returnsin one day, helping thousands of hardworking people receive themoney they deserve. This event will significantly increase thecapacity of the Coalition to provide tax preparation in early February,when demand is highest.
The event will also include a financial resources fair, with
information on opening checking and savings accounts, enrollingin an incentivized savings account, understanding and repairingyour credit, FAFSA preparation, and benefits screenings. There willalso be children’s activities, and Columbus Kids: Ready, Set, Learn
staff will provide kindergarten readiness assessments. The eventwill take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 4 atColumbus Downtown High School, 364 South 4th St. Call 2-1-1 forappointments. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Volunteers Needed! You can make a big difference by volunteeringfor the Franklin County EITC Coalition. Each year, the Coalition
supports free tax assistance sites throughout Columbus betwee
January and April. In 2011, seventeen sites prepared 3,692 treturns resulting in $4.6 million dollars in refunds and savingof $923,000 to taxpayers who may have otherwise used a paitax preparer. Interested in volunteering? You don’t need to be aaccountant (although they are welcome!). There are a variety opportunities for volunteers at the sites.
For more information, contact Sarah Harrigan at 614.227.2733 [email protected].
FREE TAX PREPARATION AT SUPER REFUND SATURDAY
eitcearn it.keep it.save it.
Franklin County EITC Coalition
Online Extra:Learn more about these initiatives at columbuskids.org and liveunitedcentralohio.org/start-smart-home.
Young children have fun while developing their fine motor skills at
a Columbus Kids: Ready, Set, Learn event.
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H O M E
H E A L T H
United Way of Central Ohio is taking the next step in efforts toactively engage our community by joining with 12 other UnitedWays across the country as a member of the Health MobilizationGroup. This Group is a peer-learning and leadership programfocused on increasing collaboration and developing innovative
ways to reach health goals. Our community’s ten-year Bold Goalsin Health are:
• Reduce by half the percentage of people in Franklin County
without a regular source of health care.
• Increase the number of people in the Columbus metropolitan
area who achieve a healthy weight to rank among the top fivecomparable communities in the United States.
• Prepare one in three Franklin County residents to respond to
community-wide disasters and individual emergencies.
The Health Mobilization Group will build local United Ways’knowledge of underlying factors that affect Health, and build
capacity to engage people and organizations to improvesystems, policies and conditions to support healthier people andcommunities. The group is organized by United Way Worldwideand includes experts from Prevention Institute, the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation, and the University of Wisconsin PopulationHealth Institute.
Health Mobilization is a great opportunity to build and strengtherelationships within the health community in central Ohio and wotogether to create a collective impact that will help make our enticommunity healthier. Important local health partners are working wiUnited Way on Health Mobilization including: Osteopathic Heritag
Foundation; the Central Ohio Hospital Council and its members MouCarmel Health System, Nationwide Children’s, Ohio Health and OhState University Medical Center; Columbus Public Health, and FranklCounty Public Health.
The formal Health Mobilization program will last 18 months. Durinthat time, United Way of Central Ohio and its partners will: increasengagement with community members to better understand theperspectives on health; apply cutting-edge health prevention knowledgand tools; develop strategies and collaborative plans for action fosystems, policies and environmental changes, and identify ways realign funding sources to improve health.
United Way has already begun holding community conversations ohealth. This community input is crucial for the success of HealMobilization efforts. If you would like to organize a communiconversation on health, or want more information about HealtMobilization, contact David Ciccone, Senior Impact Director for Healtat 614.227.8700 or [email protected].
MOBILIZING OUR COMMUNITY FOR HEALTH
On October 22, 2011, the second annual Neighborhood BestPractices Conference was held at Columbus Downtown HighSchool, hosted by the City of Columbus Community Relations
Commission and United Way of Central Ohio. The event wasa tremendous success, with 230 people attending, whichfar exceeded last year’s attendance of 125. More than 40neighborhood groups were represented.
The goal of the conference was to promote productivecommunication and collaboration between neighborhood groups,community partners and local government. Community leaders
gathered and discussed ideas that have been proven to makea difference. The guest speaker this year was SCLC Rosa Parks
award winner, Reverend
Damon Lynch. He hasconducted workshopsand seminars nationallyand internationally on theAsset-Based CommunityDevelopment approachto problem solving anddevelopment.
The 16 workshops offered covered a wide range of topics includingcommunity safety, educational gardening programs for children, youtleadership programs against bullying, and faith-based leadership.
There was also great participation from local elected leadeincluding Mayor Michael Coleman, County Treasurer EdwarLeonard, Columbus City Council Members Herschel Craig, EileePaley, who was a workshop presenter, Zac Klein, A. Troy Miller, anMichelle Mills.
NEIGHBORHOOD BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE
ENERGIZES PARTICIPANTS
Online Extra:Watch a video of the conference.
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LEADERSHIP
GIVINGUnited Way of Central Ohio’s Leadership Giving groups offer the opportunity for
donors to learn more about how their contributions are helping improve lives in
central Ohio, develop meaningful service projects and network with fellow donors.
KEy CLUb bRowN bAG: KEITH SANDERSOn December 8, Key Club members
gathered at Huntington National Bank
to get a lesson in leadership from Keith
Sanders, EVP and Director of Human
Resources at Huntington. Sanders’ speech
was titled “Waking Up in Columbus,”
and in it he spoke about his road to
success and how it led him to central
Ohio. His themes were success, failure,
and recovery. He also spoke about his
personal experience of being a leader in a
different industry (Sanders was formerly
with Pepsi) and the importance of being
flexible throughout your career.
More than 25 people attended the event.
Brown Bag Lunches are a regular part of
Key Club offerings.
COMMUNITY
BUILDER
JoIN A UNITED wAy
AffINITy GRoUP!United Way builds relationships, develops
partnerships and helps focus energies around
our community’s common goals. Our array of
affinity groups allow like-minded individual
donors to join together and focus their efforts
on specific community issues. The collective
impact of our affinity group members is
broad and powerful, creating opportunitiesfor improvement and change that make our
community a better place to live, work and
thrive.
If you are not a member of one of United Way’s
affinity groups, please consider joining. Our
affinity groups offer:
• A chance to become more informed and to
lead on community issues
• Social and networking opportunities with
others in the community• Meaningful volunteer opportunities and
unique ways to make an impact
• Opportunities to involve friends, family
and colleagues in community service
projects
• Educational opportunities
• Recognition for your generosity, and for
making a difference
• An “I LIVE UNITED” card redeemable for
discounts at local events and restaurants
To learn more about United Way’s affinity
groups, please contact Denise Rehg at
614.227.2764.
On December 15, YLG and GenNext
members gathered at KDB Easton to
wrap gifts they donated for more than
150 children who attend the Columbus
Early Learning Centers. The goal of the
volunteer event was to provide one toy
that promotes learning and development
for each child at the centers. In additionto the toys, a generous gift from METTLER
TOLEDO provided 150 books for children
ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. These books
and toys will help the children in the
centers develop the crucial learning skills
they need to succeed in kindergarten and
beyond.
To learn more about YLG, please
contact Tracy Sharp at 614.241.3082
yLG AND GENNExT TEAm UP To wRAP
GIfTS foR moRE THAN 150 CHILDREN
Keith Sanders addresses Key Club members.
GenNext Steering Committee Member Megan
Humphries (left) and YLG Steering Committee
Member Lisa De Perio (right) welcome gift-
wrapping volunteers.
To learn more about Key Club, please contact
Tracy Sharp at [email protected]
or 614.241.3082.
for GenNext, contact Melanie Murphy at
614.227.2714.
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UNITED WAY NEWS
Thanks to the generous support of eightcorporate partners, United Way of CentralOhio was able to utilize the talents ofnine Loaned Executives during the peakcampaign period from August to Novemberhelping to raise funds for our campaign.These dedicated executives provided crucialassistance with the campaign by managing189 accounts, conducting 148 relationship-building visits, and raising more than $1.3million to date. United Way also receivesgenerous campaign support from ourpartners in the public sector. Our 10 publicsector Loaned Executives and CampaignLiaisons helped raise almost $4.6 millionand managed 235 accounts.
The Loaned Executive Program provides anunique chance for participants to obtainleadership opportunities and new skillswhile helping our community. LoanedExecutives serve as the representatives ofUnited Way in workplaces throughout centralOhio, and are a longstanding and importantpart of every campaign.
The Loaned Executive Program receivedfinancial and in-kind support from AmericanElectric Power, Alliance Data, Limited
Brands, METTLER TOLEDO, State Auto, UPS,Fifth Third Bank, and Nationwide. LimitedBrands provided an in-kind gift to improvethe Loaned Executive training process,
UNITED WAY THANKS A GREAT TEAM OF LOANED EXECUTIVESwhich included three training sessions thathelped prepare executives for their newroles. Grange Insurance also stepped upto host the Loaned Executive graduationceremony in their corporate headquarters.
The Loaned Executive Program is led byChair Michael Robinson, who significantly
contributed to the program’s successthrough his input and by securing supportfrom sponsors and benefactors.
This year’s Loaned Executives are: TerraBoroff (State Auto), Marcus Gorman(Sponsored), Earnest Langford (UPS), DonnaMcCray (Fifth Third Bank), Tom McKeever(Limited Brands), Emily Ng (Sponsored),
Jason Phillips (Sponsored), Kim Susor(METTLER TOLEDO), and Jessica Thimdit
(METTLER TOLEDO), Linda Bryant (OSU
Bucks for Charity); Mark Hurtt, WarrenMeisner, Lea Pierce, Audrey White (Stateof Ohio Combined Charitable Campaign);Karen Bennett, Jodi Dwyer, Mary Fancil, Janet Jackson, Tamara Moore, and Randy Nelson
(Combined Federal Campaign Central Ohioand West Virginia).
To learn more about the Loaned ExecutiveProgram and howyour company canparticipate, please contact Ciana Brownat [email protected] or614.227.2768.
Back row (left to right): Martyn Redgrave (Sponsor,
Limited Brands), Mary Frances Restrepo (Campaign
Co-Chair and Sponsor, State Auto), Jessica Thimdit,
Tom McKeever, Donna McCray, Ken Peters
Front row (left to right): Jason Phillips, Terra Boroff,
Emily Ng
United Way of Central Ohio is now acceptingapplications for 2013-2015 funding forprograms linked to kindergarten readinessand high school graduation. Applicantsmust be nonprofit organizations in FranklinCounty that meet United Way’s eligibilityrequirements. Interested organizations canlearn more at l iveunitedcentralohio.org.
UNITED WAYACCEPTING FUNDINGAPPLICATIONS INEDUCATION
If you lead or work for a company that doesnot have a United Way campaign, considerjoining the more than 450 companies thatsupport United Way of Central Ohio. It’seasy to get started. You can determine your
company’s level of involvement and focus.
You can implement your campaign in theway that works best for your company. Ifyou need ideas or advice, you can work witha Relationship Manager to develop the best
campaign model based on your company’sworkplace culture. We also have an onlinetoolbox at liveunitedcentralohio.org/toolbox.There you’ll find strategies that other localcompanies use, and 10 key steps to success.
BE A LEADING EDGE COMPANY!You’ll also be able to access videos, logos,and graphics; get supplies (like posters,brochures, and pledge cards); and downloadsample communications.
Show your employees and your clients youcare about making positive change in centralOhio, and bring your entire company togetheraround a shared sense of purpose: helpingour community. Every company that startsa new campaign becomes a part of UnitedWay’s Leading Edge and is recognized publiclyfor its generosity. To learn more aboutjoining the Leading Edge, contact Maria Jones at [email protected] or614.227.2741.
(Left to right) Tamara Moore, Warren Meisner, JoDwyer, Mary Fancil, Mark Hurtt, Audrey White an
Lea Pierce.
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ONLINE EXTRAShe LIVING UNITED newsletter is now an even better source of newsbout United Way! We have added online extras that link readersirectly to videos, event registrations, and much more. Just downloadhe digital version of the newsletter at liveunitedcentralohio.org, you
will get all of the online extras, and you can take LIVING UNITED withou on your laptop or tablet computer wherever you go.
LIVING UNITED200COLUMBUS LIVES UNITED!United Way of Central Ohio will be teaming up with 200Columbus throughout the 2012 bicentennial year to celebrate the great history of ourcommunity, work to make it better today, and plan for a vibrant future. We will also be celebrating the 125th anniversary of the founding of theUnited Way movement.
Over the course of the year, United Way will recognize the importance of the bicentennial in our most important events and communicationsWe will especially focus on our renewed efforts in mobilizing volunteers to improve and strengthen our community in the areas of Education,Income, Health and Home. This will include a special 200Columbus edition of Community Care Day, central Ohio’s largest one-day volunteeringevent, as well as new volunteering opportunities.
BUILDING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER
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