NEWS & Updates
DECEMBER 2022
DONOR MATCH MONTH
December is Donor Match Month at United Way Manitowoc County. Double your impact during the month of December and help us reach our goal of $50,000!
 
Donations made in December are generously matched dollar for dollar by local businesses. Your donation of $10 becomes $20, $100 becomes $200, $1000 becomes $2000, and so on. Gifts of any size are welcome!

Each gift of $52 or more is automatically entered into United Way’s Give to Win drawing to be eligible for 1 of 5 prize packages valued at $1200, $1100, $900, $900 and $100.
GIVE TO WIN
United Way Manitowoc County devotes resources, time and energy year round to meet basic needs, support early childhood and create pathways for youth development, helping our community thrive now and in the future. This is the power of LIVING UNITED. Join us by making a gift to our annual United Way Community Campaign. Each contribution, no matter the size, goes towards achieving community well-being and improving lives.

Donate $52 or more by December 31, 2022 to be automatically entered into a drawing to win 1 of 5 prize packages. Prizes are valued at $1200, $1100, $900, $900, and $100. Go to unitedwaymanitowoccounty.org and click on the Give to Win banner to see prize package details and to give a gift.
BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB
Join our new Birthday Book Club!

Being a Birthday Book Club member means United Way Manitowoc County will donate a book in your honor to children in Manitowoc County.

Becoming a member is easy! Simply add a $2 one-time gift to your current donation. All Birthday Book Club members who provide their date of birth will receive a birthday card created by youth in our community. Go to unitedwaymanitowoccounty.org/donate for ways to give.
CHILDCARE SURVEY
The goal of this survey is to understand childcare issues and how they connect with a family's abilities to participate in the workforce of Manitowoc County. It should take about 10 minutes to complete: leedewi.com/childcare.
2ND ANNUAL THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY MEAL
The Hunger Coalition of Manitowoc County's 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Community Meal was once again a huge success! Fifty volunteers prepped, cooked and served over 260 meals (dine-in and to-go) to Manitowoc County residents at Roncalli High School on Thanksgiving Day.

We wish to thank the following food and beverage sponsors:

  • Just Orthodontics
  • Lakeside Foods
  • Meijer
  • Perkins
  • Pine River Dairy
  • Skana Aluminum Co.
  • Whispering Orchards

Special thanks to Roncalli High School for hosting the event and to Seehafer News for their help marketing the event.

The Hunger Coalition of Manitowoc County is a community-based collaborative under United Way Manitowoc County's Basic Needs initiative and is joined by Salvation Army of Manitowoc County, Grow It Forward, UW-Madison Extension FoodWise, Manitowoc Public School District, and First Presbyterian Church.


Did you know that United Way is the Volunteer Hub for Manitowoc County?


Talk United is a weekly, 5-minute program with WOMT Radio that airs every Tuesday morning at approximately 11:20am.
UNITED WAY MANITOWOC COUNTY
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