United Way
United Way
of Tompkins County
Join Tompkins Connect For the Fifth Annual Jump On Board Event
Save the date for the Monday May 9th Tompkins Connect Jump on Board Event!

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the Nonprofits in our community and become more involved in Tompkins County.

This Event will be from 
6-8PM at the Space at GreenStar. Registration details to follow.
Thank You Saigon Kitchen!
On March 16th Saigon Kitchen  generously hosted an all day United Way fundraiser to support our Community Campaign. The restaurant donated a portion of all their proceeds from lunch, dinner, and take-out sales to the Campaign.

We want to extent a heartfelt thank you to the Lam family and the wonderful Saigon Kitchen staff!
Save the Date: 4/22 Volunteer Recognition & Campaign Celebration 
Our Volunteer Recognition and Campaign Celebration will take place on Friday, April 22nd at 8:00-9:30 AM at the Country Club of Ithaca. Don't forget to mark your Calendars!  More details to follow.

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Focus on Urgent Rx
Can you imagine having to decide between buying food or purchasing medicine? 

The Urgent Rx Program is a partnership between UWTC, the Human Service Coalition, Cayuga Medical Center, The Ithaca Free Clinic, Wegmans Ithaca, Kinney Drugs Inc, CVS, and the Green Street Pharmacy that helps protect people from having to make that choice. Qualifying patients receive a voucher from local medical providers which they can then take to a participating pharmacy and fill at no cost. 

The Urgent Rx Program is not just a onetime fill. Staff with the Human Service Coalition follow-up with the patients and help them sign up for insurance. 

"When someone comes in with a voucher it doesn't end with them picking up the prescription. It starts with that and hopefully ends with the patient receiving insurance coverage."
~Nicole Pagano, Owner of the Green Street Pharmacy

As we work towards the close of the 2015/16 Community Campaign we are focusing on boosting our ability to fund this essential program. 

We hope you will support us and we are grateful to be able to provide a dollar for dollar matching gift opportunity of up to $20,000.  The Program averages $53 per participant, s o for every 106 dollar gift we receive we can help four people secure the medicine they need to recover their health.

For more information about the program please visit our website. 

T o support this vital initiative you can check the Urgent Rx box under Special Initiatives on your UWTC pledge card, call our office at (607) 272-6286, or donate online  here!

We all benefit when a child succeeds, when families are stable, and when people lead healthy lives.
Working Towards the Close of the 2015/16 Community Campaign
The 2015-16 Community Campaign is at 94% of the $2,012,638 goal. 
 
UWTC Campaign Chair, Lynnette Scofield said, "Living in a community that cares about our challenges and has the strength and spirit to take action is a special privilege. We are appreciative and proud of what we have accomplished together, and we know that our ability to have a greater impact is determined in part by our ability to raise funds.

If you have already made a contribution this year, please accept our thanks for your generosity. If not, please consider making a gift today. Thank you for your consideration. Good things happen when we Live United."

Gifts can support:
*    Community Care Fund
*    $20,000 Matching Urgent Rx Challenge Grant
*    Student Engagement
*    Hunger and Food Security
*    Volunteer Center
*    A nonprofit agency of the donors' choice or any United Way   

Click here to contribute!           

2nd Annual WHCU 870 News Talk 
Wine & Dine Radiothon and Online 
After-Auction raises over $5,000 
We are happy to have teamed up with Cayuga Radio Group again this year for the 2nd annual Wine&Dine Radiothon. This 12-hour long Radio marathon hosted by Lee Rayburn on WHCU 95.9fm/870am brought together local restaurants, wineries, breweries, and non-profit leaders on air while discussing how we can all play a bigger part in helping our community.
 The main focus of the event was a live auction featuring hourly packages of wonderful food from local restaurants and eateries, paired up with a case of wine and/or beer from wineries or breweries from the Finger Lakes region. Following the live auction, there was an online auction that raised more funds. 
 
Thanks to the efforts of everyone at WHCU, our volunteers, and these wonderful businesses, we have raised over $5,000 to help address hunger in the Tompkins County community. Thank you! 
Spotlight on Volunteering: Dairy One
This year  Dairy One reached out to us at United Way of Tompkins County looking for a meaningful way to contribute their time and energy in giving back to the community. 

We connected them with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and on February 17th 34 employees from Dairy One met at Boynton Middle school to volunteer by packing 768 bags of food  for the Food Bank of the Southern Tier's Backpack Program. This program provides food for children at risk of hunger. 
 
Great Job Dairy One! If you or your organization are looking for meaningful ways to contribute to your community, check out our GetConnected volunteer site here or contact us for more ways to get involved!
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