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United Way partners with businesses to allow employees to "give back" to the community.

United Way of the Virginia Peninsula partners with local businesses, municipalities, individuals, and other non-profits in a community-wide fundraising campaign that provides necessary resources to programs that address community needs. Thousands of donors choose the convenience of payroll deduction as their vehicle for giving and, in fact, more than 400 local businesses, from 18 employees to 18,000, conduct United Way workplace campaigns each year. Additionally, students in our public schools take part in the "United Way@School " campaign, which allows students to also contribute to the betterment of their community.

Volunteers make it possible               Our campaign would not be possible without volunteers who generously donate time and talent to assist us.  We are grateful to the individuals and companies recognized below for their help with the 2008 United Way Campaign.

Jerome Clark, President of Suntrust Bank and                                                                  chairman of the 2008 United Way Campaign,                                                            addresses workplace coordinators at the                                                                     2008 Campaign Coordinator Orientation.

Loaned Executives                                                           Each year, more than 400 United Way workplace campaigns are conducted between the months of August and November in local companies and organizations throughout the Peninsula.  To accomplish this task without increasing fund-raising costs to donors, United Way adds three seasonal staff members, or Loaned Executives, to help conduct campaigns. This can only be achieved through the generosity of local companies that provide sponsorships.               

2008 Loaned Executives are (L-R) Bobby Dunston, Jackie Dowdy, and Taylor Rew.

To learn more about the annual United Way Campaign           call 873-9328, Ext. 25.