East/Central Texas United Way
EMail: unitedwaypalestinetx@yahoo.com . PO Box 35, Palestine, TX 75802 . Phone (903) 727-8798 . Fax (903) 723-0101
EVERY DOLLAR IS IMPORTANT!
The East/Central Texas United Way serves Anderson, Freestone, Leon and Limestone Counties, an area with nearly 90,000 residents (not counting the more than 20,000 living in prisons in Anderson County). A single donation will help our 15 partner agencies continue to provide needed services in the community.
Giving the United Way gives the good feeling of having reached out a hand to influence the condition of all. It associates the individual and the company with the nationally recognized United Way organization while giving to local organizations.
The individual’s gift can go to any one of the 15 partner agencies, to the community fund to benefit all or other qualified non-profit. It’s easy to join. With payroll deductions it only takes a minute to sign up. And gifts in any amount are welcome. Our partner agencies are excellent stewards of the funds they receive. As an example, for less than a dollar week, $50.00 a year, the Sanctuary House can provide one night of emergency shelter or CASA can provide training materials for a volunteer who will serve an unlimited number of abused and neglected children. Two dollars a week covers the full cost of meals for 19 days for one homebound individual.
Payroll deductions are the favored way to participate. The employee signs up one time and the designated contribution is taken out over the entire year. Depending on the pay cycle (twice monthly, weekly, monthly) the amount taken from each check is very small compared to the total contribution. And when they do, your company becomes one of our corporate partners with the company name listed on printed and promotional materials. For those without payroll deduction one-time donations are certainly welcome. Of course, we encourage companies to match the employee contribution in some way.
We’ll provide the necessary enrollment forms and we’ll be glad to make brief presentations to the employees to encourage participation. Our campaign goal is $160,000.00. That’s less than $2.00 for per person in the four county area. But not everyone can give $2.00 and not everyone will. The rest of us have to make up the difference.
Giving the United Way gives the good feeling of having reached out a hand to influence the condition of all. It associates the individual and the company with the nationally recognized United Way organization while giving to local organizations.
The individual’s gift can go to any one of the 15 partner agencies, to the community fund to benefit all or other qualified non-profit. It’s easy to join. With payroll deductions it only takes a minute to sign up. And gifts in any amount are welcome. Our partner agencies are excellent stewards of the funds they receive. As an example, for less than a dollar week, $50.00 a year, the Sanctuary House can provide one night of emergency shelter or CASA can provide training materials for a volunteer who will serve an unlimited number of abused and neglected children. Two dollars a week covers the full cost of meals for 19 days for one homebound individual.
Payroll deductions are the favored way to participate. The employee signs up one time and the designated contribution is taken out over the entire year. Depending on the pay cycle (twice monthly, weekly, monthly) the amount taken from each check is very small compared to the total contribution. And when they do, your company becomes one of our corporate partners with the company name listed on printed and promotional materials. For those without payroll deduction one-time donations are certainly welcome. Of course, we encourage companies to match the employee contribution in some way.
We’ll provide the necessary enrollment forms and we’ll be glad to make brief presentations to the employees to encourage participation. Our campaign goal is $160,000.00. That’s less than $2.00 for per person in the four county area. But not everyone can give $2.00 and not everyone will. The rest of us have to make up the difference.
Underneath everything we are,
Underneath everything we do,
We are all people.
Connected. Interdependent. United
And when we reach out a hand to one
We influence to condition of all.
That’s what it means to Live United.
Underneath everything we do,
We are all people.
Connected. Interdependent. United
And when we reach out a hand to one
We influence to condition of all.
That’s what it means to Live United.
HOW THE MONEY IS USED
In 2008 the fifteen partner agencies of the East/Central Texas United Way touched the lives of more than 20,000 people in Anderson, Freestone, Limestone and Leon Counties. Your dollars are used wisely by the agencies. Here are some examples:
For about $.97 a week ($50.00 a year)
ACCESS can provide summer enrichment support for 2 at-risk children and teens
Anderson County Literacy Council can buy 5 dictionaries
Anderson County Sheltered Workshop can provide transportation for 8 people for 5 days
The Sanctuary House can provide one night of emergency shelter
CASA can buy training material for a volunteer who will serve an unlimited number of kids
Crisis Center can buy media to record interviews with abused children to aid in prosecuting offenders
East Texas Boy Scouts the health lodge supplies for one camper
Red Cross aid in sending good news or emergency messages to those serving in the military
Women’s Health Connection two orders of multiple cases of hypertension medication
YMCA the youth program for one at-risk child
Anderson County Champions for Children can provide 100 at risk parents with handouts on what to expect with a newborn (99 cents per 100)
For about $1.92 a week ($100 a year)
Northeast Texas Girl Scouts can feed 5 horses at Camp Betty Perot for one week
Meals on Wheels can cover the full cost of meals for 19 days for one homebound client
Women’s Health Connection can buy 5 cases of exam gloves
For about $4.80 a week ($250 a year)
Anderson County Literacy Council can provide one student beginning/intermediate language courses
CASA Training for one volunteer to become a Child Advocate
Boy Scouts the annual cost for scouting for two young people
Multicultural Education Center food for 3 seniors for 6 months
YMCA a youth membership for 1 at-risk child
East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse can provide one person with screening, assessment and referral to a state-funded treatment
For about $9.60 a week ($500 a year)
ACCESS can provide summer enrichment support for 20 at risk children and teens
CASA can provide courtroom advocacy for abused/neglected children
Sanctuary House can provide a week’s worth of groceries for 12 families
Girl Scouts provide funding for 10 at-risk girls to participate in Girl Scouting in the School Day
Red Cross provide the rent deposit for a family displaced by fire or other disaster
Women’s Health Connection can provide flu vaccinations for 50 people
For about $.97 a week ($50.00 a year)
ACCESS can provide summer enrichment support for 2 at-risk children and teens
Anderson County Literacy Council can buy 5 dictionaries
Anderson County Sheltered Workshop can provide transportation for 8 people for 5 days
The Sanctuary House can provide one night of emergency shelter
CASA can buy training material for a volunteer who will serve an unlimited number of kids
Crisis Center can buy media to record interviews with abused children to aid in prosecuting offenders
East Texas Boy Scouts the health lodge supplies for one camper
Red Cross aid in sending good news or emergency messages to those serving in the military
Women’s Health Connection two orders of multiple cases of hypertension medication
YMCA the youth program for one at-risk child
Anderson County Champions for Children can provide 100 at risk parents with handouts on what to expect with a newborn (99 cents per 100)
For about $1.92 a week ($100 a year)
Northeast Texas Girl Scouts can feed 5 horses at Camp Betty Perot for one week
Meals on Wheels can cover the full cost of meals for 19 days for one homebound client
Women’s Health Connection can buy 5 cases of exam gloves
For about $4.80 a week ($250 a year)
Anderson County Literacy Council can provide one student beginning/intermediate language courses
CASA Training for one volunteer to become a Child Advocate
Boy Scouts the annual cost for scouting for two young people
Multicultural Education Center food for 3 seniors for 6 months
YMCA a youth membership for 1 at-risk child
East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse can provide one person with screening, assessment and referral to a state-funded treatment
For about $9.60 a week ($500 a year)
ACCESS can provide summer enrichment support for 20 at risk children and teens
CASA can provide courtroom advocacy for abused/neglected children
Sanctuary House can provide a week’s worth of groceries for 12 families
Girl Scouts provide funding for 10 at-risk girls to participate in Girl Scouting in the School Day
Red Cross provide the rent deposit for a family displaced by fire or other disaster
Women’s Health Connection can provide flu vaccinations for 50 people