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 | Nov 19, 2014 | Archive
United Way’s Emerging Leaders group will serve a Thanksgiving-style dinner to clients at Lowenstein House, 821 S. Barksdale Memphis, TN 38114 in Memphis next Tuesday evening, November 25, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Lowenstein House Inc. is a United Way partner...
by uwmsnewscenter | Nov 16, 2014 | Archive
Rev. Kenneth S. Robinson, M.D. has been named the next President/CEO of United Way of the Mid-South. Robinson begins leading the organization February 1, 2015. (You can read The Commercial Appeal’s report on the announcement here. A subscription may be...
by uwmsnewscenter | Nov 5, 2014 | Archive
Pins for Pennies, an annual fundraiser for our Youth United Way Leadership Program, celebrates its tenth anniversary with a great afternoon of bowling at Cordova Bowling Center, 7945 Club Center Drive on Sunday, November 16. The event has seen steady growth in...