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August 2019

United Way serving Crawford County

As we move into the fall season, we'll be sharing information about the wraparound services for Crawford individuals and families made possible by your gift to United Way. We'll be diving into the local partners and programs that further our Bold Goals for community improvement in our September newsletter. In the meantime, we'd like to extend a huge thank you to the 2019 Allocation Committee Members listed below. United Way's Allocation Committee is an integral part of determining our funded partners and programs, as well as the amount of funding disbursed to each agency. This spring, Allocation Committee Members committed to reviewing each program application and providing feedback and recommendations for funding to the United Way of North Central Ohio governing board. United Way prides itself on investing donor dollars into programs that will have the greatest impact - which is why our decision making process is fully community-driven each year. For more information on our work to create positive change in Crawford County, visit our new   website  or find us on Facebook . Thank you for Living United! Nadia Oehler, Resource Development Manager United Way of North Central Ohio serving Crawford, Marion, & Wyandot

2019 Allocation Committee Members

Thank you to those who served on our 2019 Crawford Allocation Committee! This committee is an integral component of the allocations process and determining United Way funded partners and programs each year. Committee members review all funding applications, meet to discuss and evaluate applications, and recommend programs and funding amounts to the United Way Governing Board for final approval. Our 2019 Allocation Commitee included: Marilyn Ehmann, Colonel Crawford Schools Casie Grau, Ohio Mutual Insurance Group Janel Hord, Hord Family Farms Miranda Jones, Galion-Crestline Chamber of Commerce Holly Keller, Buckeye Central Schools Kevin Kimmel, Mid-Ohio Education Service Center Traci Oswald, Avita Health System John Rostash, Village of Crestline Kate Siefert, Crawford County Public Health This year's United Way funded partners and community programs will be featured in our upcoming September newsletter.

BOLD GOAL 1: IMPROVE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT & MENTORING PROGRAMS Our Bold Goals are a shared vision for improving the community we call home. Our first Bold Goal focuses on improving early childhood development and youth mentoring . Together, we're working to improve early childhood literacy, provide positive mentorship opportunities, and increase high school graduation rates. To learn more about our Bold Goals initiative, visit our website .

Stuff the Car at Designer Purse Bingo

We are proud to support the Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission's Backpack Program , serving students in Galion City Schools and the Bucyrus Backpack Program , serving students in Bucyrus City Schools. Backpack provisions provided by these programs are nutritious, child-friendly, non-perishable and easily prepared, and are sent home with at-risk children to provide food over the weekends and holidays. Bring a food donation to Designer Purse Bingo on Saturday, September 14, and help fight food insecurity in our community! Suggested items for donation include (easy-open packaging please): Pasta - ravioli/spaghetti Pasta side dish packets Ramen noodle packets Tuna Pork & beans Juice boxes (100% juice) Fruit Breakfast bars (no PopTarts) Single-serve oatmeal Snack crackers Dry soup mix Vienna sausage Canned luncheon meat

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