http://farnwuw.org Far Northwest Suburban United Way Wed, 07 May 2008 15:40:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Save the Date! We are pleased to announce the date and location of the 5th Annual Far Northwest Suburban United Way Golf Outing! Golf Committee Chairman Tom Flynn, the Board of Directors, and the Far Northwest staff have been working to diligently to secure a date and location. This year's Golf ... http://farnwuw.org/2008/02/08golfevent/ Hot off the presses is the Winter 2008 Far Northwest Suburban United Way newsletter. This installment of the newsletter includes updates on volunteer activities around our area, updates on upcoming events, profiles of some of our volunteers and a special message from our President, Jerome Brand. Current donors should being receiving ... http://farnwuw.org/2008/04/winter-2008-newsletter/ Please join us for dinner April 24th at the prestigious Anvil Club in East Dundee. A portion of the proceeds from the evening will be passed on to the Far Northwest Suburban United Way to help meet the needs of the communities we serve. The Anvil Club is located at 309 ... http://farnwuw.org/2008/02/anvilclubuwnight/ It's campaign season again and we're beginning to roll out the 2007 Campaign materials, including updating our donors with the 2007 Donor Guide and pledge cards. Mailings have gone out to our residential donors, so watch your mailboxes. If you haven't received any materials and you'd like to be ... http://farnwuw.org/2007/11/watch-your-mailboxes/ Fifty employees of the Great American Insurance company in Schaumburg volunteered their time and talents to help out the United Way partner agency Countryside Association for People with Disabilities. Volunteers lead by Campaign Leader Mary Ziegler worked inside and out to help maintain Countryside's facilities. They applied their talents to ... http://farnwuw.org/2007/11/great-american-insurance-employees-volunteer-at-countryside/ The Far Northwest Suburban United Way is a volunteer-led, not-for-profit organization that invests in critical health and human service programs and coordinates community initiatives to improve lives and strengthen communities. From completing community assessments to launching special initiatives, from mobilizing resources to funding programs, United Way addresses the most pressing ... http://farnwuw.org/2007/10/another-volunteer-needed/ At the end of October, representatives from Shelter, Inc.'s Jennings Home received donations of food pantry items from the residents of Parkway Realty's Schaumburg properties, Paccar Financial, and their employees. This is only the first part of a two-part drive - in November they will be collecting hygiene items ... http://farnwuw.org/2007/10/parkway-paccar-drives/ A group of employees from JC Penney took part in the United Way's Day of Caring program and volunteered today at Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center. Sporting bright United Way t-shirts, the volunteers tackled several crowded storage areas in an effort to turn them into usable space for the ... http://farnwuw.org/2007/10/penneys-employees-volunteer-at-aunt-marthas/ Starting in the Fall of 2007, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago and the Member United Ways are launching the Latino Initiative to examine and address the needs of the growing Latino communities in our area. Click here to see our latest info on the Latino Initiative. http://farnwuw.org/2007/09/check-out-our-latino-initiative/ United Way staff and supporters donned grass skirts and flowered shirts (if only in spirit) to celebrate the kick-off of the 2007 Campaign season. Participants discussed the mission of the United Way and swapped campaign strategies over jerk chicken and steak kabobs at Bahama Breeze in Schaumburg. There was ... http://farnwuw.org/2007/09/kickoff07/