United Way Worldwide Day of Action Report

ADVANCING EDUCATION INCOME AND HEALTH

UNITED WAY DAY OF ACTION 2012 REPORT

GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. UnitedWay.org/dayofaction

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INTRODUCTION June 21, 2012 marked the 5th Annual United Way Day of Action. Each year on this day United Ways in the U.S. and around the world invite their communities to LIVE UNITED and take action to address a variety of challenges. United Way Day of Action and other initiatives to engage volunteers are essential to help reach our Goals for the Common Good: n E DUCATION Cut by half the number of young people who drop out of high school. n I NCOME Cut by half the number of lower-income families that lack financial stability. n H EALTH Increase by a third the number of youth and adults who are healthy and avoid risky behaviors.

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This year’s United Way Day of Action was unique because it occurred during the 125th anniversary of the United Way movement, making it an ideal opportunity to celebrate, engage, and reinvigorate the many faces behind our mission. The United Way movement was founded in 1887 in Denver, Colorado by six visionary community leaders on the belief that together we can do more than any one person can do alone to improve the quality of life for all in our community.

That belief sparked the international United Way movement which now includes 1,800 communitybased United Ways in 40 countries and territories. Mile High United Way, the oldest United Way in the U.S., marked Day of Action and our 125th Anniversary with a gala celebration at the Colorado History Center in downtown Denver. An estimated crowd of 1,200 guests enjoyed an evening filled with music, laughter and history. Special guests included honorary 125th Anniversary chairs Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.

And in 282 communities in Argentina, Canada, Colombia, France, India, Mexico, Romania, Russia, South Africa and I feel I have made a difference in my community today. the United States, United Ways brought renewed focus Rohit Mulik, College Student, Mumbai, India to education, income and health and demonstrated how the power of volunteer engagement can advance the common good. On Day of Action, partners and institutions celebrated 125 years of the United Way movement by generating public awareness and participating in volunteer activities. Some of those partners and their efforts included: n

AFL-CIO, which for the first time promoted United Way Day of Action and specifically “E-Day of Action” to their 1 million+ membership.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which promoted E-Day of Action to help recruit volunteer readers, tutors and mentors. This was the department’s second year of supporting United Way Day of Action in this capacity.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, whose local employees volunteered for a United Way of Greater Kansas City “Health Day of Action” at the Niles Home for Children’s Organic Garden in an effort to promote healthy living, green practices in urban gardening, and affordable food in the Kansas City, Missouri urban core.

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GENWORTH, an insurance and financial company, which invited its 600+ remote U.S. employees to volunteer for United Way Day of Action. Employees were invited to pledge to read, tutor or mentor a child and to participate in The Big Tweet, with graphics and language provided by United Way. United Way Worldwide helped coordinate Genworth’s online communications as a part of the company’s “month of action.”

In Washington, D.C., United Way TEAM NFL worked with youth and met with Congressional leaders on education issues. In New York City, Thompson Reuters/Nasdaq filled Time Square with images of 2

United Way volunteers and invitations to LIVE UNITED – to give, advocate or volunteer. June 21 – the summer solstice/longest day of the year – culminated with the lighting of the Empire State Building in blue, United Way’s signature color. And, a United Way social media initiative called The Big Tweet resulted in nearly 10 million Twitter impressions and trended at several points throughout the day.

United Way Day of Action is an important demonstration of how our worldwide network can come together to engage the public in our work. It is a measurable activity that all United Ways can leverage no matter which community they serve, large or small. United Way Day of Action provides an opportunity to communicate our mission with a common voice, on a single day, every year.

United Way’s focus on education, income and health is as important and relevant today as it was when community leaders came together in 1887. It’s only fitting that our Day of Action spotlight how we, our supporters and partners around the world are creating opportunities for a better life for all.

WORLDWIDE MEDIA EXPOSURE Through social media, traditional media, high visibility events, and many thousands of volunteers on the ground and online, United Way spread the message on Day of Action of what it means to LIVE UNITED. Leveraging the reach, power and ease of Twitter, United Way staged for the first time, “The Big Tweet”, a coordinated Twitter event for anyone to express how they LIVE UNITED in their community.

All people had to do on June 21st was tweet a brief sentence starting with “I” and using @UnitedWay or ending the tweet with #LIVEUNITED. #TeamNFL or #iamthechange. Later that day, volunteers across the globe posted pictures, videos and messages to commemorate this milestone from their project sites to Twitter.

Despite Twitter being shut down for several hours at different points throughout the day, The Big Tweet achieved amazing reach.

These numbers tell the story:

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United Ways participated in United Way Day of Action, a 9 percent increase from 2011

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countries participated (Argentina, Canada, Colombia, France, India, Mexico, Romania, Russia, South Africa and the United States) Of survey respondents that answered this question: more than…

725,105 individuals benefitted from

the volunteer activities from United Way Day of Action 2012. This is nearly a 99 percent increase from 2011.

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Exposure: 15,009,684 impressions (the number of times our posts were viewed by Twitter users)

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Activity: 5,297 tweets (messages on Twitter, up from 650 last year)

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Reach: 3,237,388 people (number of Twitter users who viewed these Tweets, up from 200,000 last year)

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Contributors: 2,380 people (number of unique Twitter users who tweeted using our hashtags) 3

Greg Jennings, a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers, was our number one Tweet contributor. Other notable Tweeters included House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the auditing and consulting firm Deloitte, and the doughnut chain KrispyKreme.

The Big Tweet was a real experience for us also, to communicate on an event through Twitter and engage people to participate…our main targets are not very familiar with Twitter, but some even opened an account just to be able to be part of The Big Tweet!

United Way Tocqueville France And, earlier this year Justin Bieber Tweeted to @UnitedWay about his father climbing the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada in support of United Way. It got a lot of exposure, and key influencers within the Bieber community began to follow United Way and became involved in The Big Tweet, such as @Moms4Bieber1 (216,847 impressions generated). Day of Action also received great exposure on Facebook, with nearly a 3,800 percent (737,714 people) increase of total reach and about 720 percent increase of people talking about our page on Facebook (6,441 people).

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Deloitte (90,196 impressions generated)

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Chrysler (69,918 impressions generated)

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AFL-CIO (51, 794 impressions generated)

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KrispyKreme (40,868 impressions generated)

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Aloha United Way (30,926 impressions generated)

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FirstBook (20,396 impressions generated)

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Pier 1 Imports (14,919 impressions generated)

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UPS News (12,244 impressions generated)

And in traditional media, we have tracked almost 50 unique news stories in print, broadcast and online outlets resulting in nearly 98 million impressions throughout the United States. Print and online highlights include:

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The Huffington Post — Boosting the U.S. High School Completion Rate Requires Early Investment

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USA Today — NFL and United Way team up to tackle dropout rate

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Houston Chronicle — Fantasy Football: United Way Works with Team of NFL Volunteers to Recruit Readers, Tutors and Mentors

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Politico — Politico Playbook

In the U.S., Day of Action is both a national and local story, and we were thrilled that local affiliates of all the major networks as well as the nationally broadcast NBC Sports, covered the events of June 21.

Local United Ways played an important role in generating visibility about Day of Action and other initiatives through electronic communications. Many used Constant Contact and templates provided

by United Way Worldwide to spread messages about, for example, the opportunity to support local initiatives, encouraging pledges to become a volunteer reader, tutor or mentor, and participating in The Big Tweet.

United Way of Southeastern Michigan’s spread awareness of childhood hunger and summer lunch sites in Michigan. This United Way began its Day of Action with an email asking constituents to do three things: (1) Sign a pledge to end hunger, (2) send pre-scripted Tweets at 10:00, 11:00 and noon that directed readers back to the online pledge and (3) download a poster, take a picture with it, and add it to Facebook. Nearly 60 people signed an online pledge to end hunger, 91 sent Tweets using the #IAmTheChange in #Detroit hashtags, and 42 submitted #IAmTheChange in #Detroit photos to this United Way’s Facebook page. United Way of Southeastern Michigan increased its website traffic by 32 percent for the day, Facebook reach by 255 percent and “People Talking About This” rate on Facebook by 1200 percent.

Aloha United Way (HI) has been Tweeting for several years, but the Day of Action and The Big Tweet provided @bfcrafts @AceHardwareHI the perfect opportunity for a formal communications Mahalo for donating goodie bags for campaign. Aloha United Way was able to generate nearly @PIDFoundation Preschool Graduation.

31,000 impressions, thanks to Tweets and Facebook updates that began one week before Day of Action, #LiveUnited #IAmTheChange calling attention to United Way’s 125th anniversary and encouraging people to Tweet about how they LIVE UNITED. All Aloha United Way staff members were encouraged to participate, and on Day of Action, about 30 local leaders, organizations and businesses Tweeted LIVE UNITED messages as well. Aloha United Way also Tweeted from a graduation ceremony for homeless preschoolers, and thanked other local agencies for their work.

All of this remarkable exposure and visibility is essential to sustaining and growing our volunteer engagement, and ultimately to achieving our goals in education, income and health. The lead story, however, is in the passion and commitment of so many who showed up to help on Day of Action and through their United Ways will keep showing up week in and week out, to help improve their community. The following pages provide a sampling of those people and their good works.

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EDUCATION GOAL: Cut by half the number of young people who drop out of high school High school dropouts just don’t happen overnight. By engaging volunteers early and throughout a child’s education, even when they are just learning to walk, we can help kids learn, keep up, and graduate on time. By being able to learn in a clean, safe and positive environment, and having enough school supplies and even new clothes, kids are more apt to like and do better in school and want to stay there. Tutors and mentors provide the steady hand and encouragement when a student falters.

United Ways across the U.S. created Day of Action to address all these needs in education, and more.

One Million Volunteer Readers, Tutors and Mentors Children who are able to read at grade level and who have the confidence and tools to succeed in school are more likely to graduate. On last year’s Day of Action, United Way Worldwide launched a call to action for one million people to pledge to become volunteer readers, tutors and mentors.

Throughout the U.S. United Ways have set ambitious goals for recruiting within their communities and used the Day of Action to attract even more volunteers.

Visibility and Recruitment The education volunteer initiative is championed by some heavy hitters in communities and on their playing fields – National Football League (NFL) players. United Way Team NFL is a volunteer group of civic-minded, college-educated, NFL players from teams across the league committed to helping United Way in its effort to recruit one million volunteer readers, tutors and mentors. As representatives of United Way Team NFL, each player has a goal to recruit 3,000 volunteer pledges (99,000 total), accounting for almost 10 percent of the United Way recruitment goal.

United Way Team NFL is well on its way to achieving its recruitment goals, in part by bringing attention to the need for volunteer readers, tutors and mentors. On the fifth annual Day of Action, 19 NFL players teamed with two high-performing students from their cities’ most challenged high schools and with United Way professionals from those cities at the 6

UNITED WAY TEAM NFL PLAYERS ATTENDING THE UNITED WAY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT Nnamdi Asomugha (Philadelphia Eagles and TEAM NFL National Team Captain) Calais Campbell (Arizona Cardinals) Vonta Leach (Baltimore Ravens) Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers) Vincent Rey (Cincinnati Bengals) Joshua Cribbs (Cleveland Browns) Brandon Carr (Dallas Cowboys) Virgil Green (Denver Broncos) Cliff Avril (Detroit Lions) Greg Jennings (Green Bay Packers) Glover Quin (Houston Texans) Antoine Bethea (Indianapolis Colts) Eben Britton (Jacksonville Jaguars) Chris Canty (New York Giants) D’Brickashaw Ferguson (New York Jets) Michael Huff (Oakland Raiders) Riley Cooper (Philadelphia Eagles) Charlie Batch (Pittsburgh Steelers) NaVorro Bowman (San Francisco 49ers)

United Way Youth Empowerment Summit. This three-day event, hosted at American University in Washington, D.C., engaged participants in identifying opportunities to improve the academic success of students and explored ways to engage more people as volunteer readers, tutors and mentors. The goal of the Summit was to inspire the players and students alike to go back to their communities and lead efforts to recruit more volunteer readers, tutors and mentors.

The players, youth and United Way took the cause to Capitol Hill. Each of the NFL players and youth met with their U.S. Senators and Representatives. They shared stories and facts about the importance of mentors in the life of a child and asked their Member of Congress to join United Way’s initiative to recruit one million volunteer readers, tutors and mentors for young people. The meetings with Members of Congress included: Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). The NFL players, students and United Way staff gathered on the steps of the Capitol for an historic photo and to participate in “The Big Tweet.”

While Team NFL took the nation’s capital by storm, United Ways and partners swept across the state of Tennessee, with a “Raise Your Hand Tennessee” Day of Action at more than 60 locations. Raise Your Hand Tennessee is a statewide collaborative effort to recruit volunteers to read, tutor, and mentor Tennessee’s children and help them succeed in school and in life. Events varied by community, but many focused on story times with children and signing up volunteer readers, tutors and mentors. Many locations also had music, crafts, food, and book and school supply drives. United Way Tennessee coordinated the statewide initiative and provided partners with customizable posters, brochures, volunteer stickers, language for e-blasts, newsletters, social media content, a media alert and a press release featuring quotes from Tennessee’s First Lady and singer Ronnie Milsap. Many local prominent individuals were engaged, from sports mascots to legislators to mayors, sheriffs and fire chiefs.

United Way of Northeast Florida reached more than 19,000 people through a virtual Day of Action designed to promote its new volunteer reader program, ReadingPals. The day before Day of Action, United Way held a press conference to announce a grant from Publix founders Carol and Barney Barnett to fund a new program to recruit volunteer readers and ensure that children are at or beyond grade level by the end of third grade. On Day of Action. United Way’s top 25 corporate partners promoted ReadingPals to employees through messages with links to a website where they could sign up to volunteer. United Way also provided messages in support of early literacy for use on Twitter, Facebook, and their intranet and customer facing websites. United Way also invited the corporate employees to a Facebook event for Day of Action promoting the reader program. More than a dozen volunteers signed up that day to be a Reading Pal.

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Reading Events Many United Ways provided would-be readers, tutors and mentors the opportunity to experience interacting with children in an education setting. Reading to children was especially popular, as this activity starts children on the path to listening and learning thus helping to prepare them for school and life.

United Way of Central Indiana has a goal of recruiting 5,000 new volunteer readers, tutors and mentors. To spur attention and enthusiasm among volunteers, United Way organized “Read around the circle” where more than 300 volunteers joined Indianapolis Colts’ Antoine Bethea in a “relay” reading of Charlotte’s Web on the city’s Monument Circle. The event kicked off United Way of Central Indiana’s “Read. Tutor. Mentor.” initiative. In Bismarck, ND, the Missouri Slope Areawide United Way Women’s Leadership Circle promoted the importance of literacy and early childhood learning by reading to children. More than 30 volunteers went to day care centers or homeless shelters to read to prekindergarten children and then led the kids in a craft related to the book. The volunteers left each day care location a bundle of books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago hosted an evening with the Young Men’s Educational Network (YMEN) and 25 Nike/Elite Youth Basketball League athletes, who read to children. The kids got to keep a copy of the book they read with the athletes, to help reinforce reading habits at home. At the same time, parents chatted with staff from the local library and other mentoring agencies about the importance of reading at home and how to engage young kids in reading. The group broke for a “block party” and enjoyed a barbeque dinner, some basketball, and carnival-type activities to help show that reading and fun go hand in hand. The Nike/Elite Youth Basketball League donated 80 books and 80 backpacks to the young children.

Volunteers for United Way of Hays County (TX) started their Day of Action by reading at childcare centers across the county. The volunteers donated books to the childcare centers where they read.

The day ended with mixing and mingling at a local restaurant for Young Leaders Society members.

Backpacks, Books and School Supplies In May, United Way of San Diego County (CA) launched an online book donation campaign in order to purchase books for kids and help students retain their reading skills over the summer. Through this and sponsor support, United Way was able to buy 21,500 summer reading books for low-income children. On Day of Action, 60 volunteers from the San Diego Regional Airport, Nordstrom, Hutchens PR and Old Town Trolley Tours gathered to assemble 4,500 book bags, complete with inspirational notes on book marks, bilingual books and bilingual parent tip sheets. The book bag stuffing continued for several more weeks at 30 sites around San Diego County so that all the books could be distributed.

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Bridgepoint Education was the presenting sponsor, and Old Town Trolley promoted the book drive and the book bag stuffing event on its vehicles.

Having the right school supplies and enough of them is important for a child’s success in school, and school supply drives have long been an important part of United Way’s contribution to improving education. United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (TN) built a summer-long series of Days of Action around collecting and sorting supplies, and distributed them on the first day of school. To kick it off, almost 70 local songwriters entered this United Way’s 3rd Annual Summer Song Contest. Ten finalists performed their songs at the Stuff the Bus Launch Concert on June 21 that included music industry professionals and a special guest appearance by former Amazing Race contestant and Mercury Records recording artist and songwriter Canaan Smith. Admission to the concert was a suggested donation of $5 and/or a package of school supplies. A few weeks later, volunteers helped with a field day at Read to Succeed, United Way’s early childhood literacy program. With a donation of supplies fans could receive a discounted ticket to a game of the Nashville Sounds, a minor league baseball team. GapKids also supported the school supply drive by giving 25 percent off to shoppers who brought in school supplies to a certain store from June 21– July 25. The Days of Action continued with a “downtown” school supply drive competition and Jack in the Box Burger promotion as well. In late July 290 volunteers helped sort and pack 105,000 donated schools supplies into 3,400 backpacks.

Other United Ways conducting school supply drives around Day of Action included: United Way of Central Oklahoma, United Way of Missoula County (MT), United Way of the Bay Area (CA) and United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County (NC).

Other Early Childhood Education Activities

The Born Learning Trail was a very rewarding and positive experience for all of us here at We Energies. The instructions and materials provided

by United Way in Waukesha County were all well planned and thought out and made working on this project fun. Our employees enjoyed the project from the onset to fruition; building teamwork and camaraderie. Working with the United Way to improve the communities where we live and work provides an invaluable and rewarding experience.

Making a difference matters!

All children should enter kindergarten ready to learn, so they can read on grade level by 3rd grade, which in turn helps a successful transition to high school and onto graduation, college or a career.

Born Learning Trails can help children be ready for school and be socially and emotionally ready to learn, and are a great way to engage companies and volunteers. United Way in Waukesha County (WI) declared June as “Born Learning Month” by hosting ribbon-cutting ceremonies for three new trails built with a wide variety of sponsors and volunteers. United Way launched an additional three new trails in the fall, with the goal of establishing Karin Poznanski, Executive Assistant, We Energies 10 trails in the county. United Way secured corporate sponsors for each of the trails and coordinated purchasing materials, installing the instructional signs and setting up and painting stencils. More than 80 volunteers from companies, the parks department and elsewhere helped build the trails. On Day of Action and during 9

The Born Learning Trail presented PowerSports Network with our first opportunity to contribute as an organization to our community. The experience left us with a rewarding sense of accomplishment and camaraderie. It also gave our rapidly growing company a chance for employees to get to know newer team members and for each of us to work within teams outside of our normal work groups.

the launch of the other trails, after sponsors and United Way representatives made brief remarks and cut the ribbon, children and their parents enjoyed experiencing the trail.

Other United Ways engaged parents in assessing challenges relating to early childhood education. On Day of Action, Greater Gallatin United Way (MT) convened key stakeholders as part of a comprehensive early childhood needs assessment that will help identify what system changes are needed to improve early childhood education.

Laura Reinders, Marketing Manager, PowerSports Network United Way invited parents from diverse socio-economic backgrounds to volunteer for two hours at two locations to be part of in-depth focus groups that provided valuable data for the needs assessment. United Way of Central & Southern Utah held an “EveryDay Learners/Help Me Grow” event where 60 volunteers engaged more than 200 parents and their children in activities that promote early childhood learning and development. Some of these activities included playing with blocks, activities that involve using balls, and other techniques to use when reading books. This experience not only empowered the parents to play with their children on a more engaged level, but it also teaches the volunteers those same principles. Volunteers also directed parents in filling out the “Ages and Stages Questionnaire” for their children. The questionnaire is a nationally recognized tool which helps parents track the development of their child. This process allows the parents to feel supported in determining their child’s strength, identifying areas where simple activities can support development and finding community resources if delays are detected.

School Makeovers Academic achievement is a key to success in life and students perform better when they are in a clean, safe, and attractive learning environment. Bringing in resources and volunteer power can help off-set the drawbacks when schools aren’t maintained properly due to budget cuts and limited resources from the school district. A “school makeover” team of United Way volunteers can jumpstart improvements and create new connections between volunteers and a school.

For example, United Way of South Hampton Roads’ (VA) leadership, community leaders, and funders have decided to focus on one neighborhood at a time where they could make a tangible difference with measurable outcomes. Day of Action provided a highly visible and impactful opportunity for 250 volunteers to make a difference for 400 students and teachers at P.B. Young Sr. Elementary in Norfolk.

United Way invited members of its Leadership Society, including the African American Leadership Society (AALS), the Women’s Leadership Council (WLC), and the Young Leaders Society (YLS), along with corporate volunteers from Checkered Flag Motor Company, GEICO, and others to participate in Day of Action.

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Activities included a “face-lift” of the gymnasium by AALS members, packing of summer education supply bags for students by WLC members and GEICO Associates, a mentoring fair co-hosted by YLS members and the Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast, and a library reorganization project steered by Checkered Flag Honda. The long term goal is for every child from P.B. Young to eventually earn a high school diploma. The general manager of Checkered Flag has pledged his company to assist for the duration and plans to return with his team in the next school year to award kids who have met and exceeded certain goals.

United Way Silicon Valley (CA) also recruited and managed the work of 200+ volunteers who made a positive impact on the children and families at A.J. Dorsa Elementary School. From the playground, to the computer lab, to the cafeteria, volunteers painted, cleaned and redecorated to enhance the environment and create a warm and welcoming school. The school is part of a district where nearly 75 percent of children are not entering kindergarten ready to learn and only 35 percent of third graders scored at the Proficient or Advanced level for English-Language Arts in the 2009/10 school year. The district also feeds into the high school district with the highest dropout rate. United Way Silicon Valley aims to narrow the ethnic/racial achievement gap in local schools to 30 percent from 44 percent by 2013.

Lake Martin Area United Way (AL) organized 206 volunteers to go into four schools serving more than 2,300 students to clean lockers, desks and windows, move furniture, paint hallways and classrooms, pressure wash sidewalks, weed flower beds and spread mulch. Local restaurants and grocery stores donated meals for the volunteers, and paper and home supply companies donated nearly 600 cleaning and painting supplies.

Mentors Kids who have three to five supportive adults in their life are more likely to stay in school and graduate on time. Middlesex United Way (CT) decided to celebrate mentors and raise the visibility of their important role by inviting people from across the community to submit their stories about a positive male role model or mentor that inspired them at some point in their lives. The Day of Action initiative kicked off at United Way’s Campaign Awards Breakfast on May 1, 2012 to a crowd of about 150 people.

The celebration was promoted through June 21, and some stories were published in the local newspaper, as well as through United Way’s social media, corporate channels, and funding partners.

One of the barriers to fostering a supportive community for youth is engaging adults with youth beyond their immediate family. To help overcome this, United Way of Anchorage (AK) brought 25 adult volunteers to work side by side with 35 local youth to plant a rain garden at the Woodland Park Boys & Girls Club. A rain garden directs water away from storm drains, keeping the water and any pollutants from potentially contaminating the watershed. The volunteers, which included employees from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, UPS, Girl Scouts of Alaska, and students from the University of Alaska 11

Anchorage, also helped the kids understand the rain garden science and how to maintain it. On any given day up to 100 kids spend time at the clubhouse. They now have a natural space to play in that they helped plant and will help to maintain. They also will be able to pick apples, currants and cranberries to include in the clubhouse healthy eating program. Another benefit to the event was that the youth were able to see how much adults from local businesses care about them and the adults got a chance to see how creative and tenacious the kids are. One of the volunteers is already engaged as a mentor and United Way is planning on building the relationships with the other volunteers to keep them engaged with youth. The success of this project demonstrated the impact that can be achieved when United Way structures volunteer opportunities to have adults working with youth, not just for youth.

Several kids came up to us towards the end of the day and told us that they hoped this day would never end because it had been, “one of their best days ever.” Knowing that we made a difference in the lives of these kids – it doesn’t get any better than that.

Jennifer Howell, Director, Community Engagement, United Way of Anchorage

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INCOME GOAL: Cut by half the number of lower-income families that lack financial stability Good wages, prudent money management and often access to health insurance are essential to establishing financial stability, and United Way is an advocate in these areas. United Ways also support families on Day of Action and throughout the year by helping them meet other basic needs, such as having food, shelter and clothing, and by addressing the special needs of seniors and others.

On Day of Action United Ways helped increase the amount and nutritional value of food available in local food pantries, improved living environments inside and out, and provided clothing and hygiene products – items that often are the first to be cut on a tight budget.

Food Security If it’s Day of Action, it must be time for the third annual “United We Can” food sculpture/food drive sponsored by United Way of Marathon County (WI). This year 22 organizations constructed sculptures from non-perishable food and household items and the public was invited to view the sculptures at a shopping mall and vote for their favorite with a cash or food item donation. United Way collected an estimated ten tons (20,000 pounds) of food and more than $3000 in cash to be distributed to area food pantries. More than 200 volunteers also helped box food, move it to the pantries and assist with sorting and distribution.

For its food drive to help support seven local food pantries, Yuba-Sutter United Way (CA) aimed to improve the quality of food being distributed. From mid-May to mid-June, 25 businesses plus agencies and individuals were asked to collect wholesome, healthy and nutritious non-perishable food items.

More than 70 volunteers received, sorted and packaged more than 3,000 pounds of food on June 21, benefiting more than 600 people.

Heart of Florida United Way mobilized more than 300 volunteers focused on alleviating hunger in Central Florida. Fanning out across the tri-county region, volunteers took part in 28 projects at 24 agencies, ranging from feeding hungry children and sorting food pantry items to delivering food baskets to seniors in need. Heart of Florida United Way also announced that it is directing $5.6 million this year to help alleviate hunger and homelessness in the region. United Way Women’s Leadership Council, Walt Disney World, Pepsi, Bank of America, Target, Rollins College, Fry Hammond Barr and many others supported the Day of Action. United Way of Northwest Georgia’s Day of Action had a dual focus of alleviating hunger and reading to children. One group of volunteers delivered Meals 13

on Wheels in the morning. At lunch time, another group of volunteers came to a local free lunch site and read to children and helped give out lunches. The day concluded with a third group of volunteers packing food boxes at the Salvation Army Food Bank.

Housing and Neighborhood Improvements Helping families find secure, stable housing allows parents to focus on their children’s education and the family’s income and health. Oftentimes, families find housing but move into their homes with virtually nothing. United Way of Dane County (WI) and volunteer teams from QBE, Alliant Energy, and University of Phoenix adopted three formerly homeless families and gathered donated items to makeover their home. On June 21, the teams cleaned and furnished apartments and provided the essentials for families to begin the journey back to independence. There was a special emphasis on providing and establishing an “education success center” in the home. This includes creating a home library, a place for students to study, and an area to plan the family’s time around education and school activities.

Day of Action for United Way of Roanoke Valley (VA) was an opportunity to rally around the Hurt Park neighborhood, an area of focus for improvement by United Way, local government, agencies, and companies. Close to 200 volunteers from 22 companies, including Allstate Insurance, Goodwill Industries and Norfolk Southern, worked on projects such as landscaping, painting and general clean up at Hurt Park Elementary School, Head Start, Community Gardens, and other community sites.

Companies also ran supply drives and donated food, school supplies, sports equipment, books and clothing, which were delivered and sorted at the elementary school by volunteers on Day of Action.

Kroger grocery store provided lunch for all of the volunteers as well as water and sodas for the entire day, and the City of Roanoke provided tools for many of the volunteers.

And, in an effort to make the entire community more livable, United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area (NY) partnered with the City of Utica, the police department, and two other local agencies to mobilize volunteers to cover graffiti in public spaces. Local paint suppliers and the local Target supported the “Graffiti Busters Day of Action,” which provided a very visible demonstration of how volunteers can make a difference and how people from different backgrounds can come together for a common cause creating real, lasting, positive change in the community. Volunteers gathered at City Hall, fanned across the city for graffiti removal, and reconvened at City Hall for a thank you lunch.

Personal and Special Needs United Way of Kenosha County (WI) wrapped up its “Bare Necessities Drive” on June 21st, which included 20 area unions and businesses collecting clothing and hygiene items for 12 nonprofits to distribute to families in need. The drives filled a school bus with over 3,400 new socks, pajamas, and 14

underwear, along with various hygiene items. Volunteers from schools, organizations and unions helped in the pick-up of donated collection barrels and sorted and distributed the items at UAW Local 72’s Hall, which also was donated for use throughout the event.

United Way of Hunterdon County (NJ) teamed with ExxonMobil volunteers to assist seniors and individuals with special needs. Volunteers prepared and delivered lunches for Meals on Wheels, played an intense game of swat ball with seniors at their retirement community and tiedyed T-shirts with Arc of Hunterdon clients. ExxonMobil is the 2011 recipient of United Way of Hunterdon County’s Spirit of Caring Award for the more than 1,200 hours put in by more than 200 volunteers.

ExxonMobil volunteers usually focus on structural improvements, such as painting or putting in windows, and being able to interact with the clients who use these spaces is very gratifying.

Jason McMullan, ExxonMobil

HEALTH GOAL: Increase by a third the number of youth and adults who are healthy and avoid risky behavior Good health can be a matter of genetics and healthy choices, but choices often are limited on a fixed income. Just as it is important to start early in helping children to learn and succeed in school, learning good health habits at young age pays off in later years. To that end, United Way of Siouxland (IA) held an “Active Kids Day” at Cook Park in Sioux City to teach good health habits to kids. About 200 volunteers were in charge of engaging 1,200 kids in outdoor healthy activities such as tug-of-war, sack races, 3-legged races, and a fitness course.

Even adults can take steps to avoid preventable health problems. On June 21st, United Way of Fairfield County (OH) teamed with local companies and individuals to seek pledges to LIVE HEALTHY and to offer a day of activities in partnership with the Fairfield Medical Center. Activities included an early morning “Walk with a Doc” and a 2,000 step walk through downtown Lancaster, calculated with pedometers given away by United Way. More than 200 people participated in Lunch & Learn activities, which included resistance training, yoga demonstrations, a talk on nutrition labels and a hula hoop contest.

Later there was a chance to “ride with a Pro” on a nine-mile ride touring Lancaster’s bike paths. The day concluded with yoga at Rising Park. More than 850 people signed the LIVE HEALTHY pledge and received coupons to 700 Subway restaurants.

United Way of Southern Nevada’s Day of Action is another example of how our work can pay dividends down the road. On June 21, United Way of Southern Nevada was in the middle of moving, but planned and executed a project that could be held in either their old or new office, a blood drive.

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Staff members donated 18 units to the American Red Cross blood bank, with the added benefit of reminding the United Way team, their families and friends that their community is in continual need for blood donations and that it was easy to give.

Meeting Basic Needs for Good Health As unemployment and increasing costs of basic necessities further strain the finances of low-income families, one in three families struggle to provide diapers for their babies. As a result, babies are left in wet diapers for many hours causing illness and discomfort, and preventing playing, learning, and growing. By hosting a Community Baby Shower on Day of Action, United Way of Central Minnesota raised visibility of this issue and made it easy for local citizens to get involved. Partnering with a local radio station, United Way promoted the opportunity to donate diapers and other baby items on Day of Action. On June 21, United Way set up a collection site at a Walmart, along with banners promoting the “Community Baby Shower. Volunteers and staff reminded shoppers entering the store about the opportunity to purchase and donate diapers and other baby items to four local agencies that help mothers and babies. About a month before, United Way invited companies, churches and other organizations to create sculptures from the diapers and baby items, with prizes including a free lunch for the entire office, and tickets to an amusement park. United Way collected 4,400 diapers, more than 300 jars of food and formula and 200 other items such as soap and clothing.

Keeping seniors and other vulnerable populations cool is another important health challenge that lacks visibility. Seniors, families with young children and people with respiratory illnesses are more at risk when the hot summer months arrive. Enter United Way, to collect and distribute fans and air conditioning units to help protect people in need from the severe consequences of summer heat exposure. For Day of Action 2012, United Way of Hopewell-Prince George (VA) ran a “Keep it Cool” campaign. Participating agencies screened clients for eligibility to receive a fan or room air conditioning unit, a local foundation supported the purchase of air conditioners and fans, and individuals donated them as well. United Way of Brazoria County (TX) sponsored a similar initiative, its annual “Cool Deal Fan Club” and also involved companies and employee groups. Some companies even asked their customers to get involved, and some employees held fundraisers, hot dog sales and bake sales to raise funds to purchase fans and AC units. This campaign resulted in the donation of 279 fans and 10 air conditioners and $2,570 to purchase fans, and continued throughout the hot summer months.

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Healthy Food Initiatives An extension of conducting food drives to help meet basic needs and reduce hunger is finding ways to improve low-income families’ access to affordable fresh fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods.

For example, United Way of Central Maryland held a series of six Days of Action in support of its Access to Healthy Food Initiative. On June 21, volunteers could help out on-site at one of United Way partner agencies or organize a healthy food or supplies drive at their workplace, with their family, or as part of another social group. About 230 volunteers at 23 sites served healthy meals, gleaned or harvested fresh produce from local farms, and sorted and shelved food at local pantries.

United Way of Greater Kansas City (KS & MO) Health Day of Action included a team of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) volunteers who planted an urban garden along with youth volunteers. Other healthy activities included volunteers from the Federal Courthouse playing a variety of sports with youth served by the midtown center, as well as providing them with healthy snacks. Sprint employees handed out snacks and drinks at a rest stop of the three-day Heartland Border Walk for MS. Meanwhile, volunteers from the U.S. Postal Service helped families select food at a Harvesters mobile food distribution site in Northeast Kansas City, MO.

The Day of Action is a great way for EPA Region 7 employees to support our local community and promote healthy living through green practices such as urban gardening. I am proud of our employees for taking some of their personal time to participate in this event.

Karl Brooks, EPA Region 7 Administrator

United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra led a project to enhance the Family Shelter Rooftop Garden in downtown Reno. The garden is an important enrichment activity designed to help transform the lives of approximately 100 children and families residing at Family Shelter. Volunteers were asked to improve the garden by cleaning it up and planting new plants. Volunteers also worked with families at the shelter by showing them how to plant as well as harvest the crops. VISTA volunteers engaged young children at the shelter in activities created from the Born Learning program. Families and children learned new skills around planting, harvesting and cooking with crops grown in the garden. These new skills will be another step in moving toward self-sufficiency and breaking the cycle of poverty.

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DAY OF ACTION, AND ACTION, AND ACTION……

There are so many community-based challenges, and so many enthusiastic volunteers, that many United Ways offered a myriad of opportunities that covered education, income and health, and then some!

For example, United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta (GA) celebrated the 125th anniversary of United Way by working under the theme “125 Ways to Live United”. Volunteers could choose from 125 activities — 38 scheduled projects at partner agencies and 87 “do it yourself” activities that individuals and groups could do at home or in their office. Nearly 650 volunteers served at the scheduled projects which included outdoor improvements, reading with children, planting vegetables to feed homeless individuals, or meal preparation. Six groups did projects in their offices including a book drive, a loose change collection (donated to United Way), and a contest to make the most sandwiches to donate to a homeless shelter. Several individuals made donations to organizations such as fans for aging adults who did not have air conditioning, clothing to Goodwill and even a cake for a birthday celebration at a senior center. Others let United Way know that they would register to vote, help a neighbor with a chore around the house, read to a child and clean up litter in their neighborhood.

Some volunteers prepared healthy meals that were delivered to individuals who are homebound, drove patients to medical appointments, read to kids at the children’s hospital, and helped with a project with visually impaired children, who decorated shoeboxes of toiletries and other items to give to individuals living in a homeless shelter.

Through United Way of Missoula County (MT), 200 volunteers completed full or half-day hands-on projects at 23 Missoula-area nonprofits. For example, volunteers conducted a pantry drive for items to stock the shelves of the local AIDS council, as part of United Way’s goal to increase access to health care for vulnerable populations. A team of Boys Scouts was at the new United Way office stuffing backpacks with school supplies collected previously by United Way, while engineers at Beaudette Consulting Engineers helped replace the sprinkler irrigation line at the Dennis Radke Home for Boys Youth Home, and another team provided light construction and landscaping at the Tom Roy Youth Guidance Home.

More than 40 nonprofits throughout York County, Maine, proposed volunteer projects such as painting, landscaping, and more for United Way of York County volunteers to complete. More than 900 volunteers completed 100 projects for a total of $112,230 worth of donated time. For one project, volunteers organized and sorted books at a local library to help prepare for a summer reading program.

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A few weeks before Day of Action, more than 100 people participated in a flash mob organized by United Way of Acadiana (LA) to launch and publicize their volunteer recruitment effort. The flash mob allowed new community members to experience the United Way brand and introduce them to their work. The “spontaneous” dancing and posting the event on YouTube was a fun way to engage the community and invite them to be a part of the LIVE UNITED movement. And it worked – United Way of Acadiana mobilized more than 550 volunteers to take action in their community.

Education activities included asking volunteers to select age-appropriate books and plan creative and fun enrichment activities that aligned with the story. More than 580 children participated in themed shared reading experiences and United Way hopes that volunteers who were engaged in this activity will be inspired to commit to the 10 week United Way Readers, a long-term, year-round reading initiative. Volunteers also registered 70 children younger than five to receive free books through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, putting more books into the homes of local families. More than 200 older children received “Summer Smarts Totes” with age-appropriate reading material that they could take home and practice reading and other early grade literacy skills. Through a partnership with Louisiana Public Broadcasting Company, over 500 books, workbooks and other educational tools were donated and included in the Summer Smarts Totes, along with forms for children to get library cards, and bookmarks, summer reading schedule/activities and other helpful information from the library.

Other volunteers trained trained to teach “Budget Buddy” lessons, or be a “Career Coach” or a “Money Smart Coach”. On Day of Action, more than 230 children learned how to manage money, make responsible choices and the importance of planning. Career Coaches taught lessons to help 250 children make decisions about their future life choices. Youth ages 11–13 were engaged in fun activities, taught life skills and received personal testimony from local professionals. Money Smart Coaches will teach adults how to become financially stable and independent through a 10 module curriculum.

Finally, still more volunteers could focus on food supplies and school supplies. Several companies hosted internal school supply drives, food drives and prepared Summer Smarts Totes. More than 800 pounds of food was collected to provide nearly 550 additional meals to local families. In addition, 1500+ school supplies were collected for distribution to needy students. All these activities received ample visibility, thanks to the Day of Action Social Media SWAT Team. Team members were assigned project sites and activities and they were asked to tell what was going on, take photos to show what was happening, take short videos to capture the excitement of the day and play reporter by interviewing volunteers in action. All of this was captured through Twitter and Facebook posts.

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United Way of Tomkins County (NY) mobilized 51 volunteers to work at eight project sites to benefit nearly 1,200 individuals. Activities included augmenting the Preparedness Canvass project (an American Red Cross initiative to help people be prepared for local disasters like floods or fires), planting flowers at a seniors’ community, building a strawberry bed and planting vegetables to benefit a food pantry, and reading books to young children. Other volunteers helped clean up Foodnet’s grounds by weeding, cleaning up brush, and doing other general outdoor maintenance for the “meals on wheels” program. A few more volunteers did a “Deep Clean” of the kitchen and storage areas of Loaves & Fishes, which provides meals five days a week for people in need. The Advocacy Center hosted volunteer opportunity stations at a senior citizen’s housing community, where volunteers assembled Purple Ribbon cards and educational materials for fall outreach materials that need to be stickered and folded. And finally, volunteers sorted, hung, organized and stored women’s interview and work clothing for the Women’s Opportunity Center’s Dressing Room.

United Way of Central Iowa offered opportunities to volunteer in one of United Way’s three signature volunteer projects that align with goals in education, income and health, or to select from a variety of projects that benefit broader nonprofit partner needs in central Iowa. Volunteers read “Good Enough to Eat” with a third-grader and helped the student with a writing activity that will build their skills and confidence. Other volunteers became trained to “Reach Out to Dropouts” and visited homes to reenroll students in high school. Still another 300 volunteers signed up to build 300 dressers for 300 children moving out of a domestic violence shelter, making sure that each of them has something to call their own.

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DAY OF ACTION AROUND THE WORLD Day of Action was not limited to the U.S. borders. These ten United Ways also participated, extending and strengthening our volunteer movement:

Argentina

Canada

Colombia

France

India

Mexico

Romania

Russia

South Africa

Fundación Caminando Juntos Calgary United Way Ottawa United Way Dividendo por Colombia United Way Tocqueville France United Way of Mumbai Ciudad Juárez United Way Romania United Way of Russia Community Chest of South Africa

We would like for these visits to the residents of the Center ‘School of Life’ to become a strong tradition for the employees of our company.

Thank you to United Way of Russia for their part in organizing such an excellent trip!

Aina Askhabalieva, Western Union

Here are Day of Action highlights from around the world.

United Way of Russia organized a Volunteer Day for employees of Western Union at the Educational and Integration Center ‘School of Life.’ The center provides coaching and training in life and job skills to help at-risk teens and the disabled integrate into mainstream society and focuses on eco-friendly living, green building skills, organic farming and cooking healthy meals. The Day of Action is an extension of the corporate volunteer program developed by United Way of Russia for Western Union which matched the company ethos as well as the interests and preferences of employees.

United Way of Mumbai (India) tapped the energy and enthusiasm of its Student United Way to organize a Day of Action. That day, more than 150 college and school-aged volunteers joined hands with the Western Railway authorities and United Way Mumbai Helpline staff to promote cleanliness at three major railway stations in the city: Churchgate, Charni Road and Mumbai Central. (Helpline is a program which focuses on civic, environment and disaster preparedness issues.) Volunteers wore aprons, carried placards, posters, and banners with messages such as, “Your City in Your Hands,” “Clean Mumbai Healthy Mumbai,” “Clean Stations, Clean City,” and many more. Other activities included street play performances at the railway stations under the theme of “Why is it our responsibility to maintain Cleanliness in Public Places?” and one-on-one interactions with commuters and merchants operating on the train platforms to sensitize them to the importance of keeping public areas clean.

The campaign was a great success and reached more than 20,000 commuters.

Community Chest of South Africa carried out projects in the Eastern Cape. In partnership with Airports Company South Africa, volunteers donated desks and chairs to schools, painted walls, built rugby and soccer fields, and gave students school jerseys and school shoes. Having proper attire for school during an especially cold winter is leading to improved attendance at the schools. Volunteers also prepared sandwiches and distributed them along with Johnson & Johnson health and hygiene products at a senior citizens’ center.

United Way Tocqueville France planned a very special day for non-profits participating in their Success at School program and also participated in the Big Tweet.

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CONCLUSION June 21, 2012 marked the fifth year of the United Way Day of Action. Across the U.S. and around the world, volunteers came together for an experience organized and led by United Way and with ample support of community nonprofits, companies and local government. This annual event throughout the world helps United Ways make the case for greater community engagement and leads to increased volunteer engagement by and through United Ways throughout the year.

Day of Action is an investment of time and resources to energize volunteers on one day, with the goal of sparking a long-term commitment to building and changing communities. We need people who, for example, are volunteer readers, tutors or mentors, or teach good money management to teens, or help plant vegetable gardens in low-income areas. Future social change also will depend on people volunteering time and sharing wisdom in the stewardship of nonprofit organizations. How appropriate then, for United Way of the Midlands (SC) to celebrate Day of Action by honoring service in the future.

United Way of the Midlands provides Blueprint for Leadership, a six month course to train about 20 young professionals each year to be nonprofit board members. The goal of the program is to help diverse individuals develop leadership skills, nonprofit governance expertise and knowledge of the community. On Day of Action 2012, 26 diverse participants were graduated from the program, eager to join other graduates in serving their community in leadership positions.

The six visionary community leaders who founded the United Way movement also made an investment in our future. They invested in the notion that it takes many people, working together, to improve the quality of life for all. One hundred-twenty five years later, Day of Action embodies that vision, creates change in a day, and sparks the will and the power to serve throughout the year.

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On Day of Action Middlesex United Way asked its community, “Why is mentoring important?” Here’s an excerpt from one reply.

NO PERFECT PEOPLE ALLOWED Submitted by “Pete” as part of Middlesex United Way’s Mentor Recognition Day of Action

When I was 16 I went through a very difficult time with my parents. That summer, I’d begun spending time with a family friend who owned a thriving medical equipment distribution company. Mr. Mitchell was a great husband, father and respected leader in our community. Initially, I’d connected with him through working at his home doing lawn maintenance and landscaping.

However, some of my most memorable life lessons came through Mr. Mitchell’s words of encouragement and instruction that summer sipping ice tea at the end of the day talking about life and reviewing my work. His investment into my life by the way he helped me learn to work smarter and more effectively made me want to do an even better job for him.

One afternoon when I stopped by to pick up my paycheck he inquired, “You didn’t do your best work on the lawn the other day, did you?” – I could only hang my head in response... I knew exactly what he was talking about. Two days prior to that, I’d rushed through the mowing so I could go spend time with some friends. The conversation is one that has never left me. He knew what I was capable of and held me accountable to it. I shared my reasoning for the job I’d done and fully admitted my fault. That experience was a milestone for me, especially how he forgave me afterwards and offered the opportunity to correct my wrong. In the years that have followed, Mr. Mitchell has continued to be a treasured mentoring friend, speaking into my life in many different areas.

Mentoring is so incredibly important. Today, our culture is filled with teens and young adults wandering – searching for significance and purpose. A mentor can have a tremendous affect in the life of a young person in ways that can shape them for years to come. As you’re reading this, would you take a minute to pause now to consider the level of success you’ve attained? How did you get to where you are today?

In all likelihood you’ve accomplished what you have because of someone else’s mentoring guidance in your life. So, will you be intentional with your life? Make the time to mentor a young person and pass on that legacy!

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UNITED WAY PARTICIPATION IN DAY OF ACTION Thanks to these 282 United Ways for their participation in United Way Day of Action 2012!

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United Way of Missoula County United Way of Central Carolinas, Inc. Catawba County United Way United Way of Lincoln County United Way of the Greater Triangle, Inc. United Way of Forsyth County Missouri Slope Areawide United Way United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks and Area Cozad United Way Fremont Area United Way, Inc. Heartland United Way, Inc. United Way of Lincoln & Lancaster County United Way of the Greater Seacoast United Way of Northern New Jersey United Way of Greater Union County United Way of Hunterdon County United Way of Atlantic County United Way of Greater Mercer County, Inc. United Way of Central Jersey United Way of Essex and West Hudson United Way of Passaic County United Way of Ocean County United Way of Eastern New Mexico United Way of Southern Nevada United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra United Way of the Greater Capital Region United Way of Broome County, Inc. United Way of Buffalo & Erie County United Way of the Southern Tier United Way of Tompkins County United Way of New York City United Way of the Valley & Greater Utica United Way of Summit County United Way of Greater Stark County United Way of Greater Cincinnati United Way of Greater Cleveland United Way of Coshocton County, Inc. United Way of the Greater Dayton Area United Way of Delaware County, Inc. United Way of Fairfield County United Way of Marion County United Way of Medina County United Way of Paulding County United Way of Scioto County, Inc. Shelby County United Way Tiffin-Seneca United Way United Way of Trumbull County United Way of Norman United Way of Central Oklahoma, Inc. United Way of Ponca City, Inc. Tulsa Area United Way United Way of Deschutes County United Way of Jackson County, Inc. United Way of the Bradford Area United Way of Franklin County United Way of Bucks County North Penn United Way Huntingdon County United Way, Inc. United Way of the Laurel Highlands, Inc. United Way of Beaver County United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way Greene County United Way United Way of Wyoming Valley United Way of York County United Way of Rhode Island United Way of Aiken County, Inc. United Way of Anderson County United Way of the Lowcountry, Inc. United Way of Greenville County, Inc. United Way of Oconee County United Way Heartland Region United Way of McMinn and Meigs Counties

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CORPORATE PARTICIPATION IN UNITED WAY DAY OF ACTION The United Way Global Corporate Leadership (GCL) program leverages the commitment and caring power of national and global corporations with United Way’s ability to improve lives and create lasting change. GCL companies provide expert advice and resources to support corporate involvement in United Way Worldwide and local United Ways around the world.

We are grateful that the 41 GCL partners listed below – plus many local and regional companies — engaged employee volunteers, leveraged their powerful brands and provided in-kind and financial support on United Way Day of Action.

3M Accenture Alcatel-Lucent Allstate Corporation AT&T Inc. Bank of America Best Buy Co., Inc BMO Harris Bank and Capital Market.

Cargill, Inc CenturyLink Chevron Constellation Energy Deloitte & Touche LLP Delta Air Lines, Inc

Dow Chemical Company Duke Energy Corporation E. I. DuPont De Nemours and Co Eaton Corporation Eli Lilly and Company ExxonMobil FedEx Corporation GlaxoSmithKline Hewlett-Packard Company IBM Corporation jcpenney JPMorgan Chase & Co. Kellogg Company Kimberly-Clark Corporation Macy’s, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Pfizer Inc. PwC SunTrust Banks, Inc. Target Toyota Motor Corporation U.S. Bancorp UPS Walgreen Company Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wells Fargo & Company

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If you would like to learn more about how you can participate in United Way Day of Action, please contact us.

MEI COBB Volunteer and Employee Engagement United Way Worldwide mei.cobb@unitedway.org Skype: mei.cobb

United Ways can download additional copies of this report from United Way Online at: online.unitedway.org/volunteer

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