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OUR MISSION
“To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our communities in Otter Tail & Wadena Counties”
May 2022
UPCOMING EVENTS
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for volunteers to help with upcoming Turtle Fest on Saturday, June 18.

Opportunities include helping at the ticket gate, inflatables, and face painting!
STUFF THE BUS
Stuff the Bus provides school supplies to families in Otter Tail County, who have children in grades Pre-k through 12th and are in need of a little help starting out the new school year. Applications can be filled out by the family directly or with the help of an organizational entity by request of the family.

Applications MUST be received at United Way by August 5, 2022.
Applications are available online or physical copies can be picked up at our Fergus Falls Office, Salvation Army Fergus Falls location, or Mahube-OTWA Fergus Falls location.

If your child is attending school in Wadena County, please contact Lynn Nesland from Mahube-OTWA in Wadena at 218-632-3600. If you have any questions, please contact United Way at (218) 736-5147.
Women United would like to invite all of you to the Little Black Dress & Black Tie Affair


The night will be filled with live music from Blue Note Combo with special guest Dawn Clark and a live auction with Fergus Falls' own mayor, Ben Schierer, as auctioneer.

Proceeds will benefit Otter Tail County children enrolled in the Dollywood Foundation's Imagination Library Program. The Program provides a free, developmentally appropriate book once a month by mail to children until their fifth birthday.

The Event will be honoring Dr. Allen Magnuson as our Literacy Champion.
Dr. Magnuson, who died unexpectedly in 2021, was key to launching Prescription for Reading, another childhood literacy program, United Way and Women United support. His family will accept the award on his behalf.

Tickets to the Event are $30.00.


What: Little Black Dress & Black Tie Affair
When: Thursday, June 23, 2022
Where: Elk's Point Bar & Grill in Fergus Falls
Shot in the Dark Golf Tournament
POSTPONED
The second annual Shot in the Dark Charity Golf Tournament, presented by Wadena State Bank has been postponed until August 27,2022 due to the widespread, severe weather that occurred across the Wadena area the night before.

Thank you to all our sponsors and to the community who planned to come out to help raise dollars for the Weekend Feeding Backpack Program at Wadena-Deer Creek Public Schools. We hope to see you in August!
Koo Koo Kanga Roo!

UWOTW, along with many other organizations, braved the cold and rainy weather on Friday, May 20 to attend Otter Cove's Koo Koo Kanga Roo concert.

Koo Koo Kanga Roo is a Minneapolis based duo that are known for creating “dance-a-long” videos for their songs in order to help demonstrate the moves that audiences would need to know at their shows. These videos were unexpectedly a hit with elementary school teachers, which led Koo Koo into the world of children’s music and becoming a “real” kids band.

UWOTW brought a giant orange carpet to the event where we handed out books from our Buddy Book Bin Initiative. We were able to hand out over 65 books to children!
STORYTIME
Storytime is a special, monthly addition United Way started to bring awareness to the Dolly Parton Foundation's Imagination Library Program.
Storytime presents members of the community reading a book, offered through Imagination Library, that has a special meaning to them.
You can sponsor a child today for just $30 a year.
United Way advances the common good by creating opportunities for all. Our focus is on education, income, and health—the building blocks for a good quality of life and a strong community!