August 2019                         DONATE 



The United Way of Charlotte County 
Mission:  Mobilizing the power of our community to break the cycle of poverty.  

Change doesn't happen alone #LIVEUNITED
Imagine Your Business Name Here!

Be a Pacesetter and earn your Digital Badge.  Make your com mitment of $1,000 or more by September 30, 2019.  Pacesetters are invited to a VIP Reception and given special recognition at our Campaign Kickoff on October 23.  We'll be pushing your digital badge through our social media networks and you will receive your digital badge to proudly post on your website and do the same. We've only just begun... Click here to see who else is a Pacesetter. 
EVENTS
Kickoff and Day of Caring is Wednesday, October 23, 2019!  
 
Join us at Charlotte Sports Park from 8-9AM for a light breakfast, rally and kickoff our campaign! Then head out into the community for our annual Day of Caring and serve one of our amazing non-profits. Look for a sign-up link soon to volunteer as a group or an individual.
Worldwide Leadership Program!

Harvey Goldberg, UWCC Board Chair, announces, "United Way of Charlotte County is proud that Executive Director, Angie Matthiessen, was chosen to be a part of the Leaders Engaged in Accelerated Development (LEAD) program. We are pleased that Angie is recognized as a high-potential and high-performing United Way colleague.  It is leaders like Angie who take part in programs like this that will carry our mission into the 21st century."  Click here to read more about this article and the LEAD program.     
Fred Cort, Retired Campaign Cabinet
Donor Spotlight

Why the United Way? It started out with one of the bank's directors asking me to chair a division of an annual campaign-an offer I could not refuse. My experience was that we were actually "friend raising" not fund raising and if you had friends the funds would follow if you could present the need. It was not about an annual campaign but a long term effort to build friends and therefore a capacity to meet needs both now and in the future. We were trying to tell the United Way story and the community need story to raise friends but we began to raise some money for that and future annual campaigns. I learned things about the community I might never have known-not just about the needs of people and the work that agencies were doing-although that was always a significant part of the experience-but also about what is possible when a community comes together and focuses on solving the issues before it. To contribute to that growth of the community was reason enough to be involved and to stay involved eventually working in various Board roles to help staff and volunteers to achieve the best result we could in meeting needs and in recognizing those who made it happen.
 
From my perspective, the United Way has always been in the role of helping the community help itself. It offers a means for those who want to help to apply their time and talent-and, yes, sometimes their monetary gifts-in a very efficient and effective way. I know it works and I know when the place I call home is working to lift those most in need, all of us will be better off.
 
I have two sons, six grandchildren, five rescued family members: two dogs and three cats. I'm married to Carol Ryan who, before retirement, worked in banking and for an international not for profit focused on family and reproductive health issues. This led to our travel and work in Turkey, Thailand, Cambodia, The Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Bolivia, and Russia. We share most interests above and Carol would add running now mostly 5k's but several marathons and a triathlon in the past. A lot of running for Carol, means I'm doing a lot of bike riding to keep her company.
Do you have an hour to give?
United Way
Web
Twitter
Facebook