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Join us in celebrating our community!
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Join Us This Thursday Morning to Celebrate!
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| More than 1,800 people are expected this Thursday morning at Boise Centre on the Grove Plaza for the Fourth Annual United Way Flapjack Feed, Thursday, August 25. Breakfast is served beginning at 7:30am and runs until 10:00 a.m. Admission for the all-you-can-eat breakfast is just $5 for adults, $2 for kids under 12. Tickets can be purchased at the event. All proceeds benefit the United Way Community Fund. 100% of the Community Fund is invested right here in the Treasure Valley, creating opportunities for individuals and families to succeed.
Along with live entertainment and door prizes, the event will feature more than 30 community celebrities taking a turn flipping flapjacks to show their support for United Way.
Thanks to our generous sponsors for making this community event possible: J.R. Simplot Company, Albertsons/SUPERVALU, KTVB Idaho's News Channel 7, and Dutch Bros.
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2011-12 Honorary Campaign Chair
Once you meet Theresa Browne, you'll never forget her. United Way is proud to announce that Theresa Browne, Intermountain Gas Company, will serve as 2011-12 Honorary Campaign Chair. Theresa has loyally supported United Way for more than 30 years. It wasn't until she became a United Way Loaned Executive in 2010, however, that she truly understood her power to make a difference, through the sharing of her personal story publicly for the first time.
Like thousands of others in the Treasure Valley, Theresa has quietly supported the United Way Community Fund - contributing what she could, when she could, since age 18. As a volunteer, she has spent countless hours through projects at her workplace, as a member of Beta Sigma Phi (a women's service organization), Rake Up Boise, and Paint the Town. Last year, Theresa was selected to participate in United Way's Loaned Executive program. The experience changed her life. United Way of Treasure Valley proudly honors Theresa Browne and the thousands of other Treasure Valley heroes who quietly and consistently give, advocate, and volunteer for our community. To hear Theresa's Story, click here.
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United Way of Treasure Valley Welcomes New Loaned Executives
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Our team of Loaned Executives have spent the past two weeks in an in-depth training program, which includes presentation skills training, partner agency tours, a visit to the Maximum Security Prison, and account management training. These leaders are selected by local organizations to take part in this leadership and management development program.
A big, big thanks to our program sponsor, Key Bank, and to Citi, for lending us Citi Corporate Trainer, Brandy Stredder, to conduct an outstanding teambuilding exercise.
In the course of two weeks the LEs learned a lot about United Way and about our community. Check out some of their experiences and expectations for the coming campaign:
Randy Morgan
District Manager, Boise
Intermountain Gas Company
In the LE training, I learned that there are 80,000 people in our community that are living below the poverty level, which made me excited to spread the word so others in our community will help fight the problem to make a change, not just give to a charity.
Robynn Browne
Intermountain CFC
SW Idaho Regional Manager
St. Luke's Health System (sponsored)
I was most excited to learn more about United Way of Treasure Valley's programs that support their "Change not Charity" motto. Even though I work closely with United Way, I did not know that United Way was moving more towards finding solutions and preventative measures to stop problems before they start rather than helping people after they fell through the cracks. It's such a timely approach and just what our community needs. It makes me more excited than ever to be part of the LE program!
I really believe in giving someone a fishing pole and teaching them how to fish rather than giving them a fish. I hope to learn even more about the preventative programs and services that the nonprofit organizations that partner with the United Way of Treasure Valley offer - the groups passing out the fishing poles and giving the opportunities to members of our community. I think it will really bring to life, in real terms, using true life examples, not motto or vision speak, all the good that United Way and their partner agencies do. Knowing more about these programs will help me get behind my work as an LE and allow me to do my best work to explain what the United Way is all about and why giving, volunteering and advocating for the United Way is so important.
Dennis Trumble
Idaho Power Retiree
Community Volunteer:
In the LE training, I learned as difficult as the economy was last year, the Community Fund increased its community investment by 20%!
Also United Way continues to collaborate with others in the community on "Pathway" projects that will actually change the outcome of many lives - the real meaning of "Change." This made me ready to learn more about the programs and individuals that make a huge difference in the lives of real Treasure Valley people.
Jonathan Yoshizaki,
U.S. Bank
Assistant Relationship Manager
During the training, it was surprising to see the enormity of need within our community. However, it was even more surprising to visit a few of the agencies that partner with the United Way and to see the passion, engagement, and dedication that the folks behind those agencies have to make our community a better place.
In my LE experience, I hope to get United Way's message out to more members (even just one) of our community. It's important, I believe, for folks to understand that each of us has the capacity, as well as the duty and responsibility, to change and improve our community through giving, advocacy, or volunteerism (as I became aware of through this LE experience).
Mandy Harrison
J.R. Simplot Company
Employment Specialist
I was aware of the economic struggle in Boise from an employment standpoint, but my United Way training really opened my eyes to the level of poverty in our communities. It is quite daunting to think that over 80,000 people live below poverty, not to mention those that live at the edge of poverty, but it's encouraging to know the United Way of Treasure Valley is committed to breaking the cycle and investing in the prevention programs necessary to help those in our community succeed.
From a personal standpoint, I hope to build new and lasting relationships within the community and understand how I can better contribute to the Treasure Valley as a volunteer on an ongoing basis. As an LE, I hope to assist my accounts in having a successful campaign with increased donations and volunteerism and effectively educate their employees on the local community issues and how that ties into the mission/vision of the United Way of TV.
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Give.
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Giving now is the easiest and most powerful way to invest in your community. Regardless of what you're able to give, your investment is making powerful, long-lasting changes throughout the community.
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Advocate.
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You can make change happen with your voice. United Way needs people who are passionate about education, income and health to make some noise!
Read more
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Volunteer.
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United Way Volunteer Centers work with volunteers and local nonprofits to develop the best opportunities for youth, busy working adults, businesses, families and seniors.
Click here to volunteer
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Upcoming Events
Annual Flapjack Feed
Date: August 25th
Time: 7:30am-10am
Augusts's DIRTy Deed
Date: August 26th
Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm
*Click here to register for DIRT
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