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UWCR E-Newsletter August 2018

Help Us Kick Off Our 2018 Campaign and Day of Caring

On Friday, September 7, approximately 1,500 volunteers will work on projects throughout our community as part of United Way of the Capital Region’s 26th Annual Day of Caring which is sponsored by PNC Bank.

If you are one of these volunteers, join us for a delicious breakfast provided by Wegmans from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Harrisburg. Play fun games and learn more about United Way. During the program, we’ll announce United Way’s 2018 fundraising goal and give out some fantastic door prizes.

United Way will also collect items for our Tools For Schools project. Through the Tools For Schools project we’re collecting school supplies for children participating in our Ready for School, Ready to Succeed pilot project.

Can’t make it to the Day of Caring kickoff? You can drop off your items at any of the locations listed on the Tools For Schools flyer. Donations will be collected August 13 through September 7.

For a list of items and drop off locations, view the Tools For Schools flyer.

For more information, contact Heidi Neuhaus, director of United Way’s Volunteer Center, at 717.724.4055, or e-mail hneuhaus@uwcr.org.

Levi and his parents.

Real Impact Through Pilot Projects: Meet Levi

Levi is 3 ½ years old and lives in Newport with his parents and grandparents. He’s an only child and doesn’t have many opportunities to socialize with other children. Last fall, he began attending school readiness workshops, created to help prepare kids to enter kindergarten. The workshops are part of Ready for School, Ready to Succeed, a community initiative in partnership with United Way of the Capital Region, local schools and the Capital Area Intermediate Unit.

Learn more about Levi by watching the School Readiness - Meet Levi video.

You can also view the printable Meet Levi flyer.

For more information about the Ready for School, Ready to Succeed pilot project, contact Amber Fields at United Way of the Capital Region, 717.732.0700 or by e-mail at afields@uwcr.org.

Trikes Take Over Harrisburg for United Way

Twenty-two teams gathered at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg on July 20 to compete for the coveted Trike Race Trophy!

First National Bank out-pedaled the other teams to take first place, followed by Capital BlueCross in second. Fun team spirit awards were also presented:

Tallest Team: TE Connectivity

Smallest Team Award: RKL LLP

Most Spirited: UPMC Pinnacle

Wackiest Costumes: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Good Sportsmanship Award: Millers Mutual Insurance

Congratulations and “thank you” to all teams who competed in the event! Special thanks to our event sponsors: Nestlé Purina PetCare, Penn National Insurance and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

You can view photos from the event on our Flickr page.

Teams competing were:

ABC27-WHTM TV

Capital BlueCross

Central Penn Business Journal

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

First National Bank

Gannett Fleming

Gunn-Mowery, LLC

Harrisburg Property Services, LLC

The JDK Group

McClure Company

Member’s 1st Federal Credit Union

Millers Mutual Insurance

Nestlé Purina Pet Care Co.

PA Media Group

Penn National Insurance

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

PPL Corporation

RKL LLP

Sutliff Auto Group

TE Connectivity

UPMC Pinnacle

Wegmans

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