United Way Friends,
My family hits a big milestone this weekend when our youngest child will walk across a stage in Neyland Stadium and receive a college diploma from the University of Tennessee. As we near the exit ramp with our own children, our United Way Board Chair, Keith Parker, and his family prepare to enter the school system next year for their oldest to start kindergarten. It’s a lot to think about!
As I reflect on the variety of schools our children have attended, I am thankful for the priority that education has had in our family. I am thankful that at the end of almost every school day when I’ve asked my children, “How was school today?” they answered, “Good!” I am thankful for teachers that cared for them, challenged them, and inspired them. I am thankful for their safety. And I am also thankful for in-state tuition and scholarships.
Our United Way will highlight our focus area of Education, Children & Youth over the next two months: from community supports to early childhood education programs, church daycares, our excellent school systems and our great afterschool and summer care options, we hope you'll learn a little more about what our United Way is doing to help EVERY child and young adult succeed in our community.
I’m proud to be a part of such a great community and region that values education.
United We’re Strong!
Danelle Glasscock
Executive Director
