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2010-11 advertisements

Thanks to our good friends at Memphis Publishing Company and The Commercial Appeal, United Way of the Mid-South is happy to share stories of people who have benefited from the programs and services your giving supports in the form of newspaper advertisements.

Hold your cursor over the ad for a short synopsis of its content.

Click on each ad below to see it in its original size as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. Feel free to print these ads and use them in your United Way fundraising and awareness-building efforts!

Learn how a local girl overcame amazing odds to go to college

10 year old Jeffrey was having anger issues due to a troubled home lifeA 65-year-old widow must return to work, but needs skills and confidence first.To read stories from last year's Commerical Appeal sponsored stories series, click here.


Your giving helps a local family battling a father's early onset alzheimers diseaseYour giving helps a woman be more financially self reliant and better able to raise her toddler sonYour support helped when an absent mother left the task of family responsibility in the hands of a young girl.Your support helped a young man face his inability to read and receive the literacy training he needed to succeed.