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UWMS FALL NEWSLETTER
Click the image at left to go to our Fall Newsletter, available as a two-sided 11"x17" Adobe Acrobat file.
FUNDRAISING SUCCESSES IMPACTING THE MID-SOUTH!
(Just Added: Belz Enterprises edition) Read about great fundraising campaigns and volunteers supporting our common good in FUNDSFLASH >HERE
DAY OF CARING A GREAT SUCCESS, DESPITE RAIN!
Read about the official start of United Way's fundraising campaign and community-wide volunteer day of service >HERE
DRIVING UNITED!
Show your support and learn about the Tennessee United Way license plate project. Click on the image to the left for more details.
(You will be redirected to the website of another United Way in Tennessee)
Download an order form here.
HOW YOUR SUPPORT IMPROVES EDUCATION, INCOME AND HEALTH
Your United Way gift makes a difference in 3 major areas for our overall common good. Click the box (left) to download an Adobe Acrobat file showing the difference your support makes for our community.
OVER $11 MILLION IN REFUNDS GENERATED BY LOCAL EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT ALLIANCE AND VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE WORKERS
Volunteers helped over 8,000 tax filers with FREE tax preparation help, generating over $11 million in refunds for our area. Click the box (left) to download an Adobe Acrobat file for more details about this income-boosting effort for our region.
HELPING IN THE BATTLE AGAINST OUR REGION'S FORECLOSURE CRISIS
United Way and local partners are working to help train families on avoiding foreclosures in Memphis. Download this 11" x 17" Adobe Acrobat document and learn about our work in this critical area. If you need foreclosure prevention help, call 2-1-1 to see if nonprofit training is available.
MEMPHIS LEADERS HONOR UNITED WAY AS COMMUNITY CHAMPION
Leadership Memphis presents their 2009 Community Champion Award to United Way of the Mid-South. Read about the presentation.
When you need help, the first step can be the most challenging. The answer is simple!
Dial 2-1-1 for fast information. United Way and the Memphis Public Library provide this powerful tool for impacting lives across our region.
(If you encounter difficulty, call 901-415-2790)
FREE EITC TAX PREPARATION
STRENGTHENING FINANCES & INCOME
Learn about our work with Earned Income Tax Credit Alliance to prepare taxes for FREE, maximizing possible refunds for people in our community
RECOGNITION OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Shelby County Mayor AC Wharton salutes citizens for United Way result in Commercial Appeal guest column (Link to Commercial Appeal column)
HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE
United Way of the Mid-South is given Charity Navigator's highest 4-Star rating for management and efficiency
REPORTING RESULTS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Download the 2008 United Way of the Mid-South Annual Report as an Adobe Acrobat PDF document (large file, may take a few moments).
EFFICIENCY AND INNOVATION
United Way launches new web-based allocations
process for selected group of agencies with
e-CImpact software
BUILDING A STRONGER COMMUNITY
Read about the construction of a
Born Learning Trail in Frazier Park.
Plus: See the Born Learning Trail story as it appeared in The Commercial Appeal
(Note: Large image file download - may take a few moments.)
LEADERSHIP and VOLUNTEERISM
Mr. Ron Belz honored
with United Way's Tocqueville Award
SPREADING THE WORD
Have you read about lives that have been impacted
by your support of United Way's network of care?
Each story will be featured in The Commercial Appeal this fall.
bornlearning encourages parents and caregivers to use "everyday moments"
Board of Directors Chairman Charles Burkett
President of TN and Nat'l Banks for First Tennessee is our Chairman of the Board of Directors 
General Campaign Chairman Jerry Collins, Jr. P.E.
Jerry Collins leads United Way's fundraising work in 2009-10 
