by uwmsnewscenter | Dec 19, 2014 | Archive
Yesterday’s fantastic Youth United Way “Shoebox Christmas” project brought smiles and laughter from the children at A.B. Hill Elementary yesterday as over 320 boxes filled with gifts were distributed to every student in the school in grades Pre-K to...
by uwmsnewscenter | Dec 8, 2014 | Archive
Saturday, teens in the Youth United Way Leadership Program assembled boxes of gifts and wrapped them in holiday cheer for this year’s Shoebox Christmas project. Shoebox Christmas is an annual Youth United Way tradition that sees the teens give gifts to young...
by uwmsnewscenter | Dec 5, 2014 | Archive
Here’s a shot of the legendary Bar-Kays at the pre-concert party at the Hard Rock Cafe in Memphis, TN. United Way benefited from concert proceeds, and Bar-Kays peformer James Alexander (with microphone) is a champion United Way volunteer, having served as a...
by uwmsnewscenter | Dec 1, 2014 | Archive
Giving back during the holidays means a lot to United Way’s Emerging Leaders, and last week the group helped serve a Thanksgiving-style dinner to clients at Lowenstein House, a partner agency in United Way’s network of care. Emerging Leaders are young volunteers...