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2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT

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THE LIVE UNITED EXPERIENCE

GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. LIVE UNITED.

All across Summit County people are Living United! They’re giving to the annual United Way/Red Cross fundraising campaign to support more than 120 non-profit agency programs promoting education, income and health. They’re advocating for or against issues they are passionate about — promoting, enhancing and monitoring public policy. They are also volunteering in huge numbers to help non-profits become more cost-effective and results-oriented in meeting the needs of our community. They are all a part of the Live United Experience.

United Way of Summit County would like to extend sincere thanks to all those that are Living United. Here are just a few ways your United Way is engaging our community to expose more people to the Live United Experience:

Creative Arts Contest
For the fifth consecutive year United Way of Summit County invited children grades K-12 living or attending school in Summit County to participate in the Youth Initiative Creative Arts Contest. The theme to be illustrated was, "How I LIVE UNITED." UWSC holds this contest to encourage the younger population to become more aware and active in the United Way and our community.

Creative Arts Contest Grand Prize winners for 2009 were Stacey Beasley of Garfield High school, Kamaria Veal of Litchfield Middle School, and Marissa Hall of Woodford Elementary. Runner-Ups were Breonna Alexander of Garfield High school, Mercia Stephens of Litchfield Middle School, and Michael Bellman-Loper of Turkeyfoot Elementary. Best in Show was awarded to Mai Ker Xiong of Garfield High school.

Day of Action
United Way of Summit County held its 14th annual ‘Day of Action’ on Friday, June 18, 2009. Community volunteers of all ages along with more than 1,200 employees from 56 local businesses took advantage of this opportunity to get involved and give back to their community. Day of Action is a day of work and fun to aid more than 100 local nonprofit health and human service agencies in Summit County. Volunteers help in the completion of much-needed projects including landscaping, construction, painting, data entry, cleaning and delivering meals. In addition to improving our community, employers and employees often discover that working together on a Day of Action project enhances communication and fosters teamwork within their company.

Development Fund Grants
New and emerging programs received Development Fund Grants in 2009 totaling $125,000. These programs are Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority -$5,000; Asian Services in Action, Inc. - $5,000; Community Health Center - $24,000; Easter Seals Northern Ohio - $2,000; Furnace Street Mission - $14,000; Greenleaf Family Center - $10,000; Healthy Men Live - $5,000; Info Line, Inc. - $15,000; Mental Health America of Summit County - $2,000; Project GRAD Akron - $10,000; The Salvation Army, S.C (fiscal agent for the Continuum of Care) - $5,000; Tri-County Independent Living Center, Inc. - $3,000; Tutoring Nurtures Talent, Inc. - $10,000; Victim Assistance Program, Inc. – $5,000; and Akron Area YMCA - $10,000.

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