| 2,405 Youth showed an increase in knowledge of behaviors that reduce the
risk of HIV/AIDS infection. |
| 2,713 Individuals and families received counseling to help cope with a crisis. |
| 3,000 Community residents volunteered their time to help local non-profit
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"Being a man or a woman is a matter of birth. Being a man or a woman who makes a difference is a matter of choice."
Byron Garrett
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Wanted: Local young professionals (under 40) who care about strengthening our
community and helping those most in need.
Last year in your backyard:
- 3.3 million pounds of food were distributed among local food pantries.
- 23,131 people in need calling an information and referral telephone service were linked with services that could help.
- 200 volunteers were trained and 180 put their skills into action responding to local and national disasters.
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You can make your community a better place to live and work.
Your
United Way is dedicated to creating opportunities for a better life for
everyone by focusing on education, income and health. This translates
into three priority areas: Positive Youth Development, Financial
Stability Leading to Independence, and Health and Well-Being for
Individuals and our Community.
Our goal is to create lasting
changes that prevent problems from happing in the first place. We
invite you to be a part of the change. Together, united, we can inspire
hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. That's what it
means to LIVE UNITED.
Portfolio of Benefits:
- Recognition
- Networking and Professional Enrichment
- Social activities
- Philanthropic education
Contact Dennis Percy at (937) 225-3025 or Jen Cadieux at (225-3020) to find out more about the Young Leaders Circle.
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"We
are all part of the fabric of the communities we live and work in. Our
personal involvement in strengthening these communities is critical.
United Way allows me to leverage my personal and fiscal commitment to
best meet the region's most pressing needs. Through giving, I am able
to help others and my own life is immeasurably enriched."
Laura Mercer,
Sinclair
Community College
2008 Chair, Young Leaders Circle
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"In 1986, Woody Hayes gave the
commencement speech at The Ohio State
University. In that speech, Hayes, citing Ralph Waldo Emerson, spoke of
the notion of paying it forward, stating 'You can pay back only seldom.
But, you can always pay forward, and you must pay line for line, deed
for deed, and cent for cent.' I have benefited greatly from the
kindness and generosity of others, and United Way allows me the
opportunity to it pay forward for the benefit of someone else."
Tony Alexander,
Jenks,
Pyper & Oxley Co., L.P.A.
2008 Co-Chair, Leadership Circle
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