On Thursday, April 18th Comcast Corporation was recognized at the Annual United Way Worldwide Staff Leadership Conference by receiving two United Way Spirit of America Summit Awards in the area of Philanthropy and Volunteer Engagement, way to go Comcast.
Nationally, last year Comcast invested more than $334 million in programs and partnerships in 39 states. This includes $9.5 million of cash and in-kind support to United Way partners nationally. As part of that $9.5 million, Comcast provides airing of public service announcements which is valued…
Every summer, kids get out of school and look forward to months of sun and fun. But many also face months of hunger, since they don’t have access to school meals in the summer. Luckily there is the summer meals program which offers healthy meals to kids 18 and younger. Here’s the rub, we need to get this message out to kids and families who don’t know about the program. We’ll be going to schools and community events…
It is our last day taking the Food Stamp Challenge, and it’s amazing how much this experience has raised our awareness and changed perceptions about food on many levels. It’s been a difficult week, and while I know that the whole family is excited for me to go and do our ‘normal’ grocery shopping trip tomorrow, there are several things we will all take from this going forward.
One thing that became very clear through our experience participating in Hunger Action Week was…
Guest blogger and United Way of King County Campaign Co-Chairs Dan & Annie Wilson share with us their Food Stamp challenge experiences this week – Day 4.
So – the kids are kind of in the routine of Hunger Action Week now. I made pancakes for breakfast today from the huge package of mix we were able to buy at the beginning of the week. That brought smiles for sure and it really felt good to be able to say “Yes, there’s plenty more…
Guest blogger and United Way of King County Campaign Co-Chairs Dan & Annie Wilson share with us their Food Stamp challenge experiences this week – Day 3.
It’s Wednesday morning and the fridge is looking very empty. We have $65 remaining and have had many discussions about how we can best use these dollars. I am going to the grocery store today and the kids all agreed I should shop where I could get the most for our money. They even suggested sacrificing quality for…
Guest blogger and United Way of King County Campaign Co-Chairs Dan & Annie Wilson share with us their Food Stamp challenge experiences this week – Day 2.
Well, its day two of the Food Stamp Challenge, and we successfully fed everyone breakfast and got the kids off to school. It’s remarkable the changes already visible in our house after just one day of Hunger Action Week. The kids in general were much more hungry than usual when they sat down…
Guest blogger and United Way of King County Campaign Co-Chairs Dan & Annie Wilson share with us their Food Stamp challenge experiences this week – Day 1.
As campaign co-chairs for United Way of King County, Dan and I have seen many caring people and organizations come together over the past year to build a stronger community. We’ve been so impressed with how much people here in King County give back and it has given us the motivation to get out there every day…
The photo contest results are in for yet another glorious Day of Caring! The judges’ job was tough—we had so many fantastic entries showing King County’s finest out there giving back to the community. Thank you to all the amazing volunteers! And now for the winners…drumroll, please!
What does it mean to Live United? It’s pretty simple really, any activity working towards the common could be considered living united. Weather it’s volunteering, raising awareness around an issue you believe in or lending a helping hand to your neighbor, you are Living United.
On June 21 we are holding a tweet up. Please join on us by tweeting about how you #LiveUnited. All you have to do is tweet an “I” statement about how you LIVE UNITED followed by hashtags #iamthechange and
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Each year, we come together to honor and remember the men and women who have given their lives while serving with the U.S. armed forces. In tribute, flags across the nation were flown at half-staff until noon on May 28. United Way of King County proudly salutes the millions of service members who’ve stood strong for our country.
United Way also is proud to be part of the truly great work being done to make sure all in King County have a place to come…
