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Mark your calendars! Monday, January 21 is MLK Day of Service. Make it a day ON, not a day off - and help your community.

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Get help with your taxes!

If you made less than $54,000 in 2018 and need assistance in preparing your basic tax return, schedule a VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) appointment by calling 2-1-1 or 800-563-5432. Beginning January 22, 2019. Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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POP UP GIVING is back! Pick the winners at our second event at Silver Harbor!

United Way of Southwest Michigan invites you to attend our second “Pop Up Giving” event on Thursday, January 24, from 5-6:30 p.m. (pitches start at 5:30) at Silver Harbor Brewing Company in St. Joseph. We want to give YOU the opportunity to help decide where funds are distributed. Have fun AND give back!

 

You can Win a Car!

To help incentivize this year’s campaign, United Way partnered with Tyler Automotive to provide a car challenge. Donors who gave $156 (or $3 per week) were automatically entered into a drawing to win a two-year lease on a sub-compact vehicle from Tyler Automotive. For every additional $100 contributed, donors received an additional entry into the drawing.

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We fight for Jacob.

BEING BLIND IS NOT A BARRIER. To Jacob, it’s simply an inconvenience.  Jacob has proven that no inconvenience will stop him from achieving great things.  Thanks to the help of United Way funded partner, GateWay Services, Jacob received the training and life skills support to help him thrive in a work setting.  Jacob’s focus is computers, and as he puts it, there’s no stopping him from discovering his maxibility.  

 
 
 
 
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United We Win.

WHY ME?  It’s natural for people to ask when their lives and livelihoods hang in the balance. There’s no single answer to that question. But United Way does everything humanly possible to provide responses and solutions that protect, improve and empower lives around Southwest Michigan.  Whether it's through volunteerism, our strong nonprofit sector, or community-wide initiatives, change is happening in a big way.    

We may be wrapping up our 75th year serving Southwest Michigan, but we’re excited to to begin the next 75.  Without the support from our community, we couldn't do the work that we do.  But, there is still so much work to be done.  Please join the fight.  Because change doesn’t happen alone.  Hope isn’t a one man band.  And there’s no such thing as self-taught or self-made. 

We have one life.  To live better, we must LIVE UNITED.

 
 

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Thank you, @honorcreditunion for sponsoring our upcoming “Pop Up Giving” at @silverharborbrewing—and kicking in $1,000 to get the donation pot started! The three lucky contestants competing for it are local income-focused nonprofits GateWay Services, Junior Achievement serving Berrien and Cass, and Kinexus - The LINK. Get your tickets NOW for the event on Jan. 24 from 5-6:30 p.m. at https://tinyurl.com/PopUpGivingSilverHarbor. #PopUpGiving #LiveUnited #UWSM
Mark your calendars! Monday, January 21 is #MLKDay of Service. Make it a day ON, not a day off - and help your community. Stay tuned for upcoming opportunities from #UWSM. #LiveUnited
Happy new year from all of us at United Way of Southwest Michigan! We wish you safety, stability, good health and opportunity in the coming year. Need a 2019 resolution? #LIVEUNITED along with us! Learn how to GIVE, ADVOCATE, VOLUNTEER at https://www.uwsm.org/.
723 = number of volunteers being mobilized by United Way to impact senior citizens throughout Berrien and Cass counties tomorrow through #rakeadifference18
240 = number of senior citizens receiving the services of local United Way volunteers tomorrow for year 8 of #rakeadifference18
WHO will be the lucky winner of the $1,600 pot? There's still time to come to @haymarkettaproom in Bridgman for our inaugural #PopUpGiving event. YOU get to pick which nonprofit wins! 5-7 pm. Beer and pizza. #liveunited
Congratulations to Brooklyn, Greysen, Kelly, Michael, and Harley who found a Golden Ticket in their backpacks at United Way's School Supply Spectacular in Cass County this week! In addition to the free backpack filled with school supplies that were distributed to all the kids, these five luckywinners also received a $50 gift card for back-to-school clothing, a free haircut, a dental care kit, and two big boxes of after-school snacks. #liveunited #uwsm
“You’re off to great places. Today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!” — Dr. Suess.
We congratulate our 4 Golden Ticket winners today at our School Supply Spectacular Backpack giveaway event in Cass County! There is one more #GoldenTicket left, and will be part of the backpacks being distributed on Wednesday, August 22 at Marcellus Methodist Church (197 W. Main, Marcellus) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. #LIVEUNITED
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! It’s not often we get a chance to see one of the WORLD’S BEST MAGICIANS right here in Southwest Michigan. Tickets are being sold at UWSM.ORG and will be available at the door this evening! That’s Lakeshore Community Auditorium at 6:30PM. #magic #stuartmacdonald #liveunited
Our staff hung out at @whirlpoolusa’s #getknarly event! Thanks to the many people at #Whirlpool that make such a big difference in Southwest Michigan. #liveunited
We know we're biased, but United Way of Southwest Michigan 's #Delorean "Out of Time" homage to #backtothefuture was one of the crowd favorites at the @whirlpoolusa #rocktheboat2018 cardboard boat races at The Inn at Harbor Shores. Thanks to everyone who made this an amazing event that benefits #uwsm. #liveunited
 
 
 
 

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