Fat Tuesday Celebration & Auction at LOT 10!
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February 9th, 2016 from 5-8PM United Way of Tompkins County will hold it's annual fundraiser at Lot 10 Bar & Lounge. The event will feature live music by Casey Max & The DixieKats, a silent auction, celebrity bartenders, and food from Luna's. This event is sponsored by
M&T Bank with additional support from
Tompkins Connect, Lot 10, Luna's, and Casey Max & the DixieKats.There will be a suggested donation of $10.00 at the door.
Silent auction items include hotel stays, massages, tickets to the Kitchen Theater, certificates to local restaurants, a MacKenzie-Childs cake platter, and more!
You can view a full list of the silent auction items and pre-bid on items here.
Celebrity bartenders include: Greg Fry and Lee Rayburn from News/Talk 870 95.9 WHCU, Gabe from Z95.5, Charlie Mulligan from GiveGab, Tatiana Sy, Lynnette Scofield, David Shapiro, James Brown, and others.
There will also be a raffle for a Florida Keys vacation package.
100% of proceeds from the celebrity bartender tips, silent auction, and donations at the door will benefit United Way of Tompkins County's Community Campaign.
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Save the Date!
Cayuga Radio Group Wine and Dine Radiothon
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Looking to enjoy some delicious food and local wine while supporting a good cause?
For the second year, we are teaming up with Cayuga Radio group to bring you the News Talk WHCU Wine & Dine Radiothon.
Call in all day on March 4th to bid on Wine and Dine packages at some of the best restaurants in town. More details about packages coming soon!
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Youth & Philanthropy and Hunger & Food Grant Awards to the Community
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The United Way of Tompkins County (UWTC) Board of Directors recently approved funding recommendations totaling $63,422 to support local health and human services and programs. Scott Keenan, UWTC Community Investment Committee Chair and Board Member, presented funding recommendations to the Board of Directors for the 2015 Fall Hunger & Food Security Fund, totaling $38,422.00. The members of the 2015 Youth and Philanthropy Council presented $25,000 in funding recommendations. Six members of the Youth and Philanthropy Council, Amy DeGaetano, Anna Danner, Emma Robison, Jamie Mullins, Merry Jones, Samson McKinley presented the grant recommendations to the UWTC Board.
To learn more about the local programs that received funding, please click here for the full list.
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RA Charitable Deduction, Earned Income and Child Tax Credits
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Great news!
The United States Congress has finally made permanent three tax incentives for charitable giving.
The incentives include the IRA charitable rollover and enhanced deductions for the donation of food inventory and land conservation easements. After years of renewal and expiration, including the most recent expiration on
These incentives strengthen the charitable community's ability to improve American lives and our communities, and ends the sector's nearly 10-year long struggle to make these incentives a permanent part of the tax code.
In addition to these critical incentives, Congress included important provisions to make the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit permanent. For more information call 272-6286. Update provided by the Independent Sector.
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Volunteer Spotlight: FISH Drivers
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Are you looking for a more hands-on way to volunteer in your community? The folks at Friends in Service Helping (FISH) need your help! Log in to GetConnected for more information to be a
Volunteer Driver and other opportunities to get involved!
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United Way of Tompkins County's Spring 2016 grant cycle is now open. Grants are available through the Community Care Fund and the Hunger and Food Security Fund. For more information see
http://www.uwtc.org/apply-funding
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Beth had worked as a nurse for several years, raising her now teenage son alone, and caring for her elderly parents. After a back injury she was out of work for an extended period, with her financial resources depleted. When she finally recovered she was unable to find a job, and was referred to
Challenge's Job Club. She was eating very little in order to stretch what resources she had far enough to see to her son and parents' needs. When each day at Job Club meant healthy, satisfying food, she was so grateful. It was one of the few things she knew she could count on. "I feel so fortunate not only to get encouragement and the help with a job search, but to be fed such good food," Beth says. "It's amazing - and just what I needed to keep body and soul together."
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