2020 is a year I’ll never forget. We’ve faced challenges we never expected, overcome odds stacked against us, learned things we couldn’t have imagined, banded together on a scale we never thought possible. Thank you for LIVING UNITED through this overwhelming year, answering the call when we needed you the most.
Through it all, we have continued to improve lives and advance the common good–while ramping up our efforts to address a huge increase in need. As Board Chair of United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, I have seen our staff, our donors, our volunteers, and our entire community step up in an unprecedented way. With your help, we supported those devastated by the pandemic, feeding families, helping with rent, and answering calls to 211.
We all want to put this year behind us. We all want to start fresh on January 1, 2021. But I’m here to tell you that January is too late. We must start today.
We will be facing a changed world for many years to come. Some of those changes are out of our hands. But many of them are within our control. Tomorrow may be full of questions, but we are the ones who can provide the answers. Because what we do together today determines tomorrow.
Join me, join all of us here in the Eastern Panhandle, as we reimagine a future that is better than yesterday. A tomorrow full of hope, of possibility, of action. A tomorrow where every community member can have a safe home, a secure future, and a fresh start.
To reach that new tomorrow, we need every single one of us to take action today. Help us get there by making a gift to United Way of the Eastern Panhandle.
With deepest gratitude,
