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...
by uwmsnewscenter | Nov 30, 2014 | Archive
GlaxoSmithKline knows how to focus on a job. The science-led global healthcare company recently shut down its normal operations for an entire work day so employees could visit United Way network agencies and other local nonprofit partners to serve as volunteers. This...
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 18, 2014 | Archive
Yesterday Brother Industries held a United Way breakfast meeting to show support for the 2014-15 drive, bringing its fundraising team together to show support for improving local education, financial stability and health. United Way counties manager Rosa Potts took...
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 10, 2014 | Archive
City of Memphis employees held a United Way campaign kickoff outside at City Hall plaza downtown, as dignitaries and city employees gathered to work together to help our community. George Little, Chief Administrative Officer and coordinator for the city’s United Way...
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...
by uwmsnewscenter | Nov 5, 2014 | Archive
The Memphis Light Gas and Water basketball tournament at Penny Hardaway’s FastBreak Courts was held last weekend, with proceeds going to United Way. The competition was reportedly fierce, with games going down to the wire, often decided by 2 or 3 points. These...
