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- Knights of Columbus Sponsors April Food Shipment
- Donate to Recovery Efforts in Chile
- Haiti Recover and Rebuild: United Way's Response
- Volunteers Needed for United Way Citizen Review Panel
- MLK Day of Service Project a Success
- Donate to Recovery Efforts in Haiti
- United Way to Host MLK Day of Service Project
Knights of Columbus Sponsors April Food Shipment
United Way St. Croix Valley is thankful to Knights of Columbus for its $2,500 sponsorship of the April food shipment to the Food Resource Center. The following Councils participated in making the award: Ray Koller, Grand Knight, Council 5456; Patrick Bechel, Grand Knight, Council 6599; Donald Leier, Grand Knight, Council 4954; Dennis Malecek, Grand Knight, Council 7030; Paul Krenik, Grand Knight, Council 1762; Rob Daugherty, Grand Knight, Council 7342; BJ Grant, Grand Knight, Council 4902; Ed Colosky, Grand Knight, Council 6759.
Pictured left to right are Tom O'Connell, United Way St. Croix Valley Board Member; John Coughlin, United Way St. Croix Valley Executive Director; Paul Krenik, Grand Knight, St. Croix Council 1762; and Jim Michaelson, District Deputy.
Donate to Recovery Efforts in Chile
The United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund is supporting rebuilding efforts in Chile following the Feb. 27 earthquake. There are several ways you can donate to the fund. You may donate online at www.unitedway.org/disasterfund (choose Disaster Recovery / Rebuilding, Chile or Haiti) or by phone at 1-866-404-5826. Questions about the Fund can be directed to this toll-free number. You may also make a $10 donation by texting CHILE to 864833 (UNITED). Standard text messaging rates apply. Checks can be made out to United Way and mailed to United Way Worldwide, P.O. Box 630568, Baltimore, MD 21263-0568. The memo line should include "United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund" and, if desired, should indicate Disaster Recovery / Rebuilding, Chile or Haiti.
Haiti Recover and Rebuild: United Way's Response
Update 2-15-10: Contributions to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund support recovery and long-term rebuilding needs of the devastated Haitian communities, as well as to meet the needs of Haitians affected by the disaster who have relocated to the USA and throughout the Caribbean.
The United Way system worldwide and its corporate partners are responding with immediate efforts and preparing for recovery and long-term rebuilding. United Way's role is to support long-term recovery efforts to rebuild lives and communities devastated by the disaster and to address educational, financial and health-related challenges.
United Way Worldwide has created the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund, introduced a text-to-give program, and is coordinating the integration of efforts from United Ways around the world, in cooperation with our corporate partners and other NGOs. United Way Worldwide is also working with the U.S. government – the White House, Congress, State Department, Department of Homeland Security and USAID.
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Text-to-Give: In the U.S., $5 donations can be made by texting HAITI to 864833 ("United"). Standard text messaging rates apply.
Immediate Response in the Region
United Ways in Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Thomas-St. John and St. Croix are providing food, water, and other donated goods and building supplies in cooperation with corporate partners. First responders have been activated and physicians have traveled to Haiti.
There is an outpouring of support by United Ways around the world. For example, the China Charity Federation (the United Way in China) has been appointed by the Chinese government to receive public donations for Haiti. In Israel, United Way is partnering with the country's leading social organizations to establish a field hospital in Port-au-Prince. United Way Brasil is working with corporate partners to collect financial donations, as well as organizing food and clothing drives. From Guatemala, United Way is providing food and drinking water.
Mobilization of Corporate Partners Globally
Together with our corporate partners around the world we are mobilizing and engaging their employees to contribute financial donations (with many companies matching each gift), as well as food, clothing and cleaning supplies. Corporations are also making financial contributions, and offering in-kind donations of medicines, logistics services, food, water and travel. These corporate partners include Automatic Data Processing, Aetna, CIT, Citigroup, Cummins, Delphi, Eaton, IBM, Kellogg Company, Microsoft, Nationwide Insurance, New York Life Insurance Company, PepsiCo, Pfizer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Principal Financial Group and Qwest.
Support in U.S. Communities with Large Haitian Populations
United Way has activated its 2-1-1 calling center, which provides critical, life-saving resources in communities throughout the U.S., particularly those with large Haitian populations, as well as a means to reach out and help people back home in Haiti.
Repatriation, refugees and adoptees are being anticipated in many U.S. communities. Initially, United Way will work to provide for immediate needs, most notably emergency shelter, food and clothing, as well as other services such as emergency health care and family reunification. Longer-term support includes transitioning refugees from emergency shelters into appropriate housing and establishing a system of social services to help refugees settle in the community of their choice and achieve self-sufficiency.
This support is similar to what United Way provided in the U.S. following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Recovery and Long-Term Rebuilding
United Way's long-term response will be coordinated through our members in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico. Our members are working with Haitian community networks to help assess their needs. We expect that process to continue for some time, given the extent of the devastation. United Way will focus on education, income and health, helping reestablish the educational and health infrastructure of Haitian communities, and work to improve the income-earning potential of Haitian families.
United Way will draw upon its experience and long history of disaster support including the South Asian Tsunami in 2004, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the 2008 earthquake in China, and Typhoon Morakot in 2009. We look forward to creating partnerships with governments, aid institutions, corporations, foundations and private citizens across the world to help rebuild Haiti.
Volunteers Needed for United Way Citizen Review Panel
United Way St. Croix Valley is seeking a limited number of volunteers for its Citizen Review Panel. Agencies in the Basic and Emergency Needs category will be reviewed this year. It is a six hour volunteer commitment plus time in advance to read the grant applications.
The dates and times are Wednesdays, March 3 and 10 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Volunteers must participate in both sessions. No experience is necessary. For further information or to volunteer, contact John Coughlin at 715-377-0203 extension 102 or by email.
MLK Day of Service Project a Success
On Jan. 18, United Way St. Croix Valley held its first Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service volunteer project at the Food Resource Center in Hudson. Approximately 40 volunteers worked to package 7,000 pounds of food for distribution to local food pantries and shelters. United Way would like to thank everyone who volunteered and helped make this event a success. Special thanks go to Emergency Foodshelf Network, Hudson County Market, Hudson Bagel & Coffee Co., Hudson Star-Observer and The Purple Tree. For photos, visit our Event Photos page.
Donate to Recovery Efforts in Haiti
Donate to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund by clicking here to help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. You can also text HAITI to 864833 (UNITED) to make a $5 donation to the fund. For more information and updates on United Way's rescue response in the region, click here.
United Way to Host MLK Day of Service Project
On Monday, January 18th, United Way St. Croix Valley will participate in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service by hosting a volunteer project at the Food Resource Center in Hudson. Our partner, the Emergency Foodshelf Network, will deliver a truckload of mixed food items to the United Way warehouse. It will be packaged by volunteers for distribution to local food pantries and shelters. Volunteers are needed from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Food Resource Center, located at 612 Badlands Road, Hudson, WI 54016. Refreshments will be provided. For more information or to sign up, contact Kate Smith at 715-377-0203 ext. 103 or by email.
If you would like to volunteer earlier that morning, United Way St. Croix Valley is also gathering several volunteers to help at the MLK Community Breakfast at St. Bridget's Church in River Falls. For more information, click here.