Nominations Now Open for

the Volunteer Center's Impact Awards

United Way Manitowoc County is excited to announce the first annual Volunteer Center’s Impact Awards! This brand new event celebrates the dedication and impact of volunteers who make a difference in Manitowoc County.

This event takes place on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at the Inn on Maritime Bay, Manitowoc, 7:15-9:00am and will include breakfast catered by Our Legacy Restaurant.

The Impact Awards will recognize volunteers in the following categories:

• Up & Coming Volunteer Award
• Lifetime Achievement Volunteer Award
• Volunteer of the Year Award
• Volunteer Leadership Award
• Team Volunteer Award

Nominations are open now through March 14, 2025. Nominees must have completed volunteer work in Manitowoc County between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. Nominations are open to all eligible individuals and teams, including the option to nominate oneself.

To learn more about the event, nominate an individual or team, and view available sponsorship opportunities, go to unitedwaymanitowoccounty.org. 

World Read Aloud Day - February 5

On World Read Aloud Day, a few special guests joined Miss Sharon at the Manitowoc Public Library for a Special Preschool Storytime to celebrate.

Reading aloud to the children were United Way's Ben Peters and the Manitowoc Police Department's Jason Frieboth (and Mali!). Also in attendance was Women United member Sarah Yancey. Ben also promoted our Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

In addition, Women United member Kelsey Lueptow enjoyed some classroom reading at the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA.

World Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in February. The day is dedicated to the power of reading and promoting literacy by encouraging people to enjoy stories with others.

National 211 Day

United Way Manitowoc County is celebrating National 211 Day (2/11) – an annual observance celebrating the 211 Helpline – with a month-long special fundraiser. The goal is to raise $2,110 by February 28.

This critical service is supported by local United Way organizations, other local and regional partners, statewide grant projects, and individual contributions.

Throughout 2024, trained call specialists connected 1,539 Manitowoc County residents to locally available resources.

New Health Assessment Report to Guide Community Wellbeing

A group of local health and community organizations, including United Way Manitowoc County, partnered to assess the health status of Manitowoc County residents. This report provides valuable insights into behavioral and lifestyle habits, health risk factors, and how our community compares to state, national, and Healthy People 2030 benchmarks.These findings will help inform efforts to improve health and well-being across the county.

The results of the 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment can be found here.

• Now through February 28: 211 Fundraiser
• April 30 - Community Partners Appreciation Event
• May 15 - Spring Volunteer Fair
• May 29 - Volunteer Center's Impact Awards - NOMINATIONS OPEN!
• June 20 - Day of Action
• September 13 - Dollywalk
• October 4 - Curd Crawl
• November 27 - Thanksgiving Community Meal