United Way Today

• United Way Earthquake Aid for the People of Haiti
  
  Help the people of Haiti affected by this devastating earthquake by donating to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund. Gifts to the Fund support long-term recovery efforts to rebuild lives and infrastructure devastated by disaster and to address educational, financial and health-related challenges.
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  Haiti Relief Updates
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• Target Facebook Promotion - Benefits UWW Education Program
  
  Send a Valentine’s Day Card to your honey; help United Way earn some money! Target, a fantastic NCL partner has created Super Love Sender which lets you send a quirky Valentine’s Day, football-inspired video card to friends and family all while raising funds for United Way.
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  Send a Card

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• United Way / FOX29
  Share the Warmth
  
  Record breaking clothing collection supports regional homeless shelters. Thank you Greater Philadelphia!
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• 2010 Leadership Speaker Series
  
  United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania presents The 2010 Leadership Speaker Series.
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• United Way Charity Gift Card from American Express
  
  American Express, an NCL partner, is offering a United Way Gift Card this Holiday season. The card is available now and will be available until supplies are exhausted. American Express is giving United Way Worldwide the $3.95 fee it normally charges with a cap of $250,000.
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• United Way Launches
  365 Days of Caring
  
  Over 700 volunteers from local companies participated in day one of 365 Days of Caring.
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  about day one
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  about 365 Days of Caring

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• 2008-2009
  Report to the Community
  
  Last year, United Way boldly changed its positioning as we began to focus on advancing the common good in Greater Philadelphia. We announced new regional goals in the areas of Education for Children, Income for Families and Health for Seniors and went forth with an intentional and specific call to action to create a grassroots social movement that would deliver measurable change and measurable results.
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• Jill Michal Op/Ed on Volunteering
  Philadelphia Daily News
  
  We see the world outside our door, a mosaic of economic and social events that affect all our lives. We can't ignore the realities but we can make a difference. We can volunteer.
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• JOIN THE MOVEMENT
  
  Reach out a hand to one and influence the condition of all.
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Community Matters

• Earned Income Tax Credit
  
  The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is America’s largest anti-poverty program. A refundable tax credit for low to moderate-income working individuals, the EITC can increase a family’s annual income by over $5,000. The EITC reduces the tax burden on workers, supplements their wages, and helps families pay bills or save for the future.
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• United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania to host 8th Annual State Budget Forums
  
  United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania will host its annual forums on the Pennsylvania state budget. The forums will highlight the overall state budget and the health and human service-related programs in the proposed 2010-11 Pennsylvania state budget.
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• Grants support financial stability work in American Street area
  
  The Neighborhood Funding Stream of the American Street Empowerment Zone, administered by United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Commerce Department, will award grants to projects in which modest funds can make a noticeable difference in the community and achieve tangible and quantifiable positive outcomes for American St. Empowerment Zone families.
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• UNITED WAY LAUNCHES FLU EMERGENCY WEBSITE
  
  Easy-to-use site helps public locate H1N1 and seasonal flu shots.
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• United Way honored by
  WorkReady Philadelphia
  
  United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania was honored by WorkReady Philadelphia for its support of employer-paid internships in the summer of 2009.
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• Find your VolunteerMatch
  
  United Way has made it easier for you to find a volunteer opportunity that's right for you.
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• Investing in Results
  
  United Way achieves lasting solutions to a tightly focused set of pressing problems in our region.
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Giving Matters

• US Airways Employees Pull Through for United Way
  
  US Airways employees participated in the 4th Annual Jet Pull at Philadelphia International Airport to benefit United Way.
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• Good News
  from the 2009 Campaign
  
  Organizations throughout the region are doing their part to advance the common good through United way’s annual campaign.
  Keep up with the latest campaign Good News here

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• United Way Welcomes
  2009 Campaign Chair
  Rosemary Turner
  
  Rosemary Turner, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Metro Philadelphia District for UPS is named as United Way’s 2009 Campaign Chair at the annual Champions for Impact awards.
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• Independence Blue Cross Tapes NBC10 Wake-Up Call for IBX Campaign Kick-Off
  
  "Thanks Blue Crew for answering the call!"
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