July 27, 2007
News from the United Way of Summit County
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Andre Thornton at Knight Breakfast Compete in the Basketball Skills Competition
Main Street Gourmet |
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Andre
Thornton to Speak at Knight Breakfast
 Join us for United Way of Summit County's annual
Knight Breakfast featuring Cleveland
Indians all-time legend Andre Thornton on Thursday, August 9, 20077:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Quaker Square Hotel Ballroom, 135 S. Broadway St. in Akron. Andre Thornton is a baseball hero in the truest sense of the word. During his 14-year career, he gained as many fans for his off-field class and dignity as he did for his prowess as an all-around hitter. While 'Thunder' Thornton's name appears near the top of many Indians' career hitting categories -- including at-bats, home runs, and runs batted in -- he is more beloved for the way he overcame personal tragedy and continued to live his faith. His inspirational story will touch sports fans and non-sports fans alike. He currently serves as President and CEO of
ASW Global, an international supply chain management company headquartered
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Calling All Campaign Coordinators!  Get your employee campaign going strong by joining us for the Campaign
Coordinator Workshop 2007 on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 from 8:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m. At this free training, you will learn so much more than
how to run a successful United Way campaign in your place of employment.
You'll learn why being a Campaign Coordinator means you are United Way's
partner in improving lives.
This year's session will include networking activities with your peers, break-out sessions, with great ideas, tailored to your experience as a Campaign Coordinator:
You will also get to preview the new campaign brochure, posters and video and have a chance to win some great prizes! Please plan to arrive at 7:45 a.m. for a Continental Breakfast. The training is sponsored by Roadway and will be held at Roadway's office at 1077 Gorge Blvd., Akron (please park in rear of building, see map here). Register today online or call Sherry at 330.643.5518 or email sguiher@uwsummit.org Registration deadline is Friday, August 10th! |
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Show Off Your Company's Basketball Skills Corporate teams of two (one male, one female) are invited to compete in free-throw shooting, a timed three-point shootout, and an Around the World contest. Each company may enter up to three teams. Also, if your CEO, or highest ranking manager participates, he/she will have the chance to make free throws and earn BONUS POINTS for your team! There is no charge to participate, so mark your calendars and start forming your teams. FirstMerit Bank is the sponsor of this event and will be providing free hot dogs, soda and chips to all who attend! Please contact Michael Gaffney at mgaffney@uwsummit.org or Veronica Archer at varcher@uwsummit.org as soon as possible if you are interested in participating. |
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 Chickenfest Returns to Barberton!Chickenfest returns to Barberton's Lake Anna Park on Friday and Saturday, September 7th and 8th. Mark your calendars now! There will be a variety of vendors offering crafts, food, music, fun and plenty of CHICKEN. This will be a family event for all ages benefiting United Way of Summit County, plan to join in the fun. For more information on Chickenfest contact Michael Gaffney at 330.643.5532 or email mgaffney@uwsummit.org. |
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Rubber City Radio is Good Samaritan Rev. Ben Walker, Executive Director of Haven of Rest Ministries,
presented the Haven of Rest Good Samaritan Award to Nick Anthony,
Executive Vice President of the Rubber City Radio Group, at the mission's
64th Anniversary banquet. Mr. Anthony accepted the award on behalf of the
company's owner Thom Mandel and the radio staff.
Thom Mandel is United Way of Summit County's current Board Chair and Nick Anthony is chair of United Way's Communications Committee. Congratulations and thanks to Thom, Nick and all the Rubber City Radio Group employees for their tremendous support of United Way and our community! |
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Main Street Gourmet's Muffin Day Muffin Day featured events including a muffin eating contest, scavenger hunt, most creative muffin competition, picture booth, closest to the "pan" and slap shot competitions using muffins. See pictures from the event on our website. Thanks to Main Street Gourmet for their generous and continued support of our community through United Way! |
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"UDS is a natural fit with our mission and the children and their families that we are involved with," said Michael T. Callahan, president of the National Super Kids Classic Board of Directors. "We are thrilled to have UDS on board as our first-ever major sponsor and look forward to a long and successful relationship." While there are similarities to the traditional All-American Soap Box Derby, the Super Kids Classic offers a unique opportunity for children with disabilities to have their own soap box derby experience. Each car is equipped with two steering wheels and has been specially designed to accommodate both a child with special needs and a veteran soap box derby driver who serves as a co-pilot. The Super Kids Classic is a double-elimination event, and as a special thrill for the contestants -- after racing in a variety of heats on Friday, the six finalists from these heats got to race again on Saturday, July 21, during the All-American Soap Box Derby. According to UDS Executive Director Gary Knuth, "We are excited to have such a unique opportunity to be able to support children with disabilities and their families while playing a major role in a national event being held right here in our own hometown. This is a great, one-of-a-kind experience that brings families and children of all abilities together and UDS is proud to be a part of it." |
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Run a 2007 Pacesetter Campaign Pacesetters for the 2007 Annual Campaign set the pace for everyone else! Running a campaign in the late summer has great advantages, including energizing your employees halfway through the year, taking advantage of the warm weather for special events and breathing new life into a traditional fall campaign. These companies are running
Pacesetter Campaigns: Pacesetters receive unique recognition opportunities through media and our website and will be invited to our campaign kick-off event as a special thank you. Pacesetter campaigns should be completed by September 14, 2007. If your company would like to run a Pacesetter Campaign, contact Katie Rennard, Vice President Resource Development at 330.643.5517 or email krennard@uwsummit.org. Learn more about being a Pacesetter. |
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2007 First-time Campaigns
Our thanks to these companies that have agreed to run a United Way Campaign for the first time. Your contributions to United Way will improve lives and strengthen our community!
Cambridge Home Health Care |
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United Way of Summit County will once again be
hosting the Basketball
Skills Competition on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 as one of our Campaign
Kick-Off events. As in the past, the event will take place at Cascade Plaza
in downtown Akron from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Main Street Gourmet celebrated their 20th anniversary with a
Muffin Day event on July 17th at Lock 3 to thank the local community for their part in its success. Proceeds from
Muffin Day benefited United Way of Summit County.