We're sorry we missed you last month!
The United Way office has been busy, busy, busy wrapping up Power of the Purse, preparing for and having Day of Caring, Kindergarten Countdown Camp is now underway, and we're gearing up for campaign season.
Please enjoy this double May/June issue! If you have events, trainings
, or news you think would be beneficial to our readers, please send to Brooke Wyant by email at brooke@unitedwaydekalb.org.
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Saturday July 15th (12 - 2pm)
Eckhart Public Library
Summer Read Finale
Eckhart Public Central Library
603 S Jackson St, Auburn, IN 46706
Tuesday, July 18th (7:45am)
2017 United Way Annual Meeting
DeKalb County Council on Aging
1800 E. 7th St. Auburn, IN 46706
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Who: For Kids and Teens 18 and under
Topic:The Summer Food Service Program for Children (SFSP) was created to serve nutritious meals to children when National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program meals are not available; To ensure that all children receive proper nutrition throughout the year!
Cost: FREE - Breakfast and/or Lunch will be provided
RSVP: NO application, NO registration
To learn more visit the link below!
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A little rain didn't stop our volunteers on Day of Caring!
A special thank you to everyone who braced the rain and came out to help make this community a better place! Out of everything we only had 12 teams have to reschedule all or part of their projects. When it is all said and done we will have had 504 registered volunteers come together to complete 53 projects throughout our county! These projects included but were not limited to: painting, landscaping, outside repairs, hedge and tree trimming, raking, mulching, staining decks, building ramps, rebuilding porches, washing windows, and planting/moving flowers.
Be watching our next issue for a video compilation of all the pictures from the event!
If you have any suggestions for next year or any follow up questions regarding Day of Caring please get in touch with Resource Coordinator, Brooke Wyant at (260) 927-0995 or by email at brooke@unitedwaydekalb.org.
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The United Way of DeKalb County, Inc. invites you to join us for our 2017 Annual meeting on July 18th. During the meeting we will share updates and highlights from our 3 year strategic plan for 2017-2020, an update on the shift of our fiscal year, and allocation award letters and first checks for the 2017/2018 funding cycle will be handed out to our Funded Partners.
Hope to see you there!
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2017 Power of the Purse Grants NOW Available!
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The United Way of DeKalb County is pleased to announce that the 2017 Power of the Purse raised about $47,000 to fund programming for women and children in DeKalb County. This year Power of the Purse welcomed over 500 attendees, 25 corporate sponsors, 110 purses donated, and more than 15 additional supporters through door prizes, VIP raffle and miscellaneous donations. A new VIP experience was available for dinner attendees. VIP attendees were able to enjoy special hors d'oeuvres, complimentary wine, and preview dinner purses for an hour before the dinner event began.
Power of the Purse grants are now available to the community for the dollars raised. Any organization submitting a grant proposal must be a non-profit agency serving DeKalb County, be incorporated for a minimum of 3 years, and must meet all eligibility requirements outlined in the grant applications.
A priority will be given to applications for programming that focuses on early education, women, and children. Applications can be submitted on the United Way of DeKalb County's website via an online application. Grant applications will be due on Friday, July 28th at 5 PM. The online application is currently available and can be found at http://www.unitedwaydekalb.org/2017-power-purse-application.
An additional $2,495 was raised during a special mobile ask that was used to purchase books and supplies for children attending Kindergarten Countdown Camp! This summer, DeKalb Central Schools and Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools have two classrooms totaling 80 students. With the help of dollars raised during Power of the Purse, we were able to provide each child with the boost they needed to hit the ground running when schools re-open their doors in August! Children will receive a book each day they attend, bookcases for their new home library, backpacks filled with school supplies, and 80 hours of instruction with a certified teacher.
If you have any questions please contact Community Impact Coordinator, Kirby Cool at kirby@unitedwaydekalb.org or (260) 927-0995 ext. 11.
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