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Two Great Ways to Give!
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IRA
Charitable Rollover:
If
you are over the age of 70½...
you are eligible
to make an IRA charitable rollover to any nonprofit organization,
including United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona. The good
news is that your IRA distribution to charity will be similar to other
IRA rollovers - it
will not be included in your Federal taxable income!.... [more]
Stock Giving:
Tax-Efficient Giving
More people are
giving stock to charity in lieu of cash.
Here's what to
consider:
· Rising markets have pushed up the value of many securities.
· Stock gifts net a tax deduction and spare you paying capital-gains
tax.
· For the best tax result, donate shares owned for more than a year.
Click
here to read an article about stock giving by the Wall Street Journal
*Please consult your tax
advisor for details.
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What took the fires just a few days to destroy will take
years to rebuild...
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With your help, United Way will
continue the enduring work to put lives and communities back together.
What took the fires just a few days to destroy will take years to
rebuild. Gifts to the United Way Southern California Wildfires
Recovery Fund will support services that help to bring a community back
better than before (e.g. housing, mental health, quality child care,
job training). Click here to read more
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Volunteer Tax Preparers needed - to help strengthen
families
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Days of
Caring Kick-off THANKS!!!!
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Special
thanks to the following for helping with the Days of Caring Kick-off:
The
Retro Rockets, Lowe's Home Improvement, Wilbur & Wilma Wildcat,
Vice Mayor Shirley Scott, Awards To Go, Hollis Graphics, Rural Metro
Ambulance, Ice Wagon, Hungry Fox Restaurant, Wells Fargo on Broadway
and Swan
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Days of Caring - Thanks for your participation!!!!
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Thanks to the following companies and organizations that
gave their time:
ABA Architects, Adobe Lodge 41, AGM Container Controls,
Alliance Bank of Arizona, Avent/Kimberly-Clark, Bank of America, Beach,
Fleischman & Co., P.C., Bourn Companies, Carondelet, Caterpillar,
Citi, City of Tucson-Department of Transportation and City Mananger's
Office, Hammel & Co, Comcast, Compass Bank, Convergys, Con-way
Freight,
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, DCMA Raytheon, Diversified
Design and Construction, Donato Consulting, Inc., Doubletree Hotel,
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, FedEx, First American Title Insurance Company,
Fry's Food and Drug Stores, Girl Scout Troop 484, Brenda Hatten, Health
Net, HUB International Insurance, IBM Tucson, JC Penny-El Con Mall, Jim
Click/Holmes Tuttle Automotive Team, KB Home, KVOA-4, Lewis Management
Resources, Inc., Linear Regulators,
Lunch Bunch Book Club, Lutheran Campus Ministries, Madelyn
& David May, Manuel & Alejandro Lopez, Marriott Hotel and
Resorts- Tucson, National Bank of Arizona, Northern Trust, Otis
Elevator, Oro Valley Rotary Club, Oury Recreation Center Teen Club,
Patio Pools, Peggi's Friends, Pima Association of Governments, Pima
Community College, Pima Partnership High School - AmeriCorps, Quarles
Cares, R. E. Darling Co., Inc., Rainbow Families, Rynoke Development,
Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Center, Sargent
Controls & Aerospace, Soka Gakkai International (SGI-USA), Sigma
Chi - UofA, St. Mark The Evangelist Catholic Church, Sun Tran, Target,
TEP Community Action Team, Texas Instruments, The Acuña Family, The
Nordensson Group, The UofA 10,000 Hours Show, The Westin La Paloma,
Trico Electric Cooperative, Tucson Community ACTION Team, Tucson
Newspapers, Tucson Sunrise Rotary Club, Tucson Sunset Rotary Club, UA
Medcats, United Community Health Center, United Way Board of Directors,
United Way Loaned & Campaign Executives, United Way Young Leaders
Society, University of Arizona MPA Students, UPS, Wells Fargo, West
Press, Young REALTORS
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Young Leaders Society
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The United Way Young Leaders Society is an organization of
passionate young professionals who are actively seeking ways to
Connect, Serve & Lead to make a positive and lasting impact
throughout our community.
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Help us Make Lasting Change in Our Community
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First Quarter
Results Are In
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THANKS
to YOU, we are on our way to a GREAT year of lasting changes for the
lives of Children, Families and Seniors!!!
Each quarter we
are pleased to report United Way and our partners' results in helping Build a Better
Community. The following are our First Quarter Results
(our fiscal year runs July 2007 -June 2008).
CHILDREN -------------
304
women
have received care and support for a healthy pregnancy and learned
about raising and nurturing their baby.
63 young children have
received a fluoride varnish application to help prevent tooth decay.
4,182 children, with a
special emphasis on those from racially and ethnically diverse
backgrounds, have participated in high-quality child care.
830 children in childcare
and after-school programs have participated in activities to improve
their nutrition and fitness.
11,580 families have received
age-appropriate books when they visited their medical clinic and
learned tips for reading to their child.
FAMILIES
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2,232 individuals have
demonstrated an increase in knowledge pertaining to financial
stability.
445 families have demonstrated
an increase in their families' financial stability.
366
children and families who are victims of abuse or neglect have received
supportive services to increase family functioning.
210
families have engaged in family violence and/or sexual assault prevention
activities in their neighborhoods.
4
medical facilities have agreed to establish training/policies for
domestic violence, including regular screening.
SENIORS -------------
896
unpaid
informal caregivers of the elderly have received education,
information, and assistance that will enable them to better balance
work, family, and their caregiver responsibilities.
8,087
hours of assistance have been provided to unpaid informal care givers
of the elderly.
8
employers have engaged in providing support to family caregivers.
2
additional neighborhoods, congregations, or grass-root groups have
launched volunteer care-giving support programs.
383
seniors have received training as volunteer mentors, tutors, and/or
companions for others.
For our complete list of results
please click here to visit United Way's website.
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Carmen Bermúdez honored by UA Hispanic Alumni Club
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Please Join Us in Honoring Carmen Bermúdez!!! 
Portraits of
Excellence- 23rd Annual UAHA Scholarship Dinner & Dance
Friday,
November 30, 2007
Reception 6:00
p.m.
Dinner 7 p.m.
The Hotel
Arizona
181 West
Broadway
Please join us in honoring Carmen Bermúdez of Mission Management &
Trust and Jaime Gutierrez of The University of Arizona.
Semiformal (Black Tie Optional)
Cost is $125 per ticket
($85 of each ticket is a tax-deductible donation. Proceeds benefit the
UA Hispanic Alumni Scholarship Endowment and Programs)
Please RSVP by November 23, 2007 to Oscar Lujan at
520-626-9327 or lujano@al.arizona.edu
Click
here to view the invitation
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Thank you to our Days of Caring Sponsors!!!
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There is a Way, Thanks to YOU!
Health
Net of Arizona, Wells Fargo, IBM
Texas Instruments, APAC Customer Services, Inc.,
Avent, Inc., Fry's Food and Drug Stores, The Westin La Paloma Resort
and Spa,
94.9
MIXfm, KVOA Tucson, Tucson Newspapers
Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona
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THANK YOU, TUCSON, there's a WAY
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Days
of Caring 2007 - The Best Ever!!!
United
Way would like to extend our appreciation and thanks to all of the
companies, agencies, groups and individuals involved with Days of
Caring 2007. This year's Days of Caring was THE BEST
EVER!!!!
 73
Agencies
86Companies
3,400+Volunteers
243Projects
Thanks
to YOU, There's a WAY to build a better community!
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Thank You to Employee Campaign Co-orindators
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A Special Thank You to Southwest Gas and Texas
Instruments
Under the leadership of our volunteer campaign chair,
Larry Finuf, our 2007/2008 campaign is in full swing. Larry
Finuf, regional president for Wells Fargo in Tucson and Greater
Arizona, leads a great team of volunteers who oversee United Way's campaign.
Thank you to all of the companies and employee coordinators who are
working hard to raise the funds that make such a difference.
Thank you,
Southwest Gas! Southwest Gas employees contributed over $125,000
to make a difference in our community! With partners like
Southwest Gas, There is A Way!
Thank you, Texas
Instruments!
Texas Instruments conducted a unique United Way campaign. Events
in October included speakers Dr. Peter Smith, Principal Investigator on
the Mars Phoenix Project, and Dave Fitzsimmons, Arizona Daily Star
editorial cartoonist. Over 160 employees participated in Days of
Caring. Thank you, Texas Instruments, for helping us make a
difference in the lives of children, families and seniors!
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Breakfast with Chris Herstam
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2008 at the State Capitol -Budget Crunch Time
Breakfast with
Chris Herstam
Friday, November
30, 2007
7:30 a.m.
Child and
Family Resources
2800 E.
Broadway
Tucson,
AZ 85716
Chris Herstam
From Lewis and Roca Law Firm
United Way Lobbyist
You won't want to miss
the real picture of the upcoming legislative session.
Breakfast catered by
Enjoy Cooking
Not
to be confused with the Legislative Breakfast on November 9th!
Please
RSVP by clicking below:
Yes! I would like to
attend Breakfast with Chris Herstam.
No, thank you. I regretfully decline.
or Call Dottie Poczulp 520-903-9000 x 135
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Meet Steve Banzhaf!
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Message from
Steve Banzhaf, Chair, United Way Board of Directors
I am pleased to
send you a message in my new role as  Chairman of the United Way Board of Directors. Serving
United Way in this capacity is both an honor and a privilege. I feel
very strongly about the importance of giving back to our community. I
know that each board member is also deeply committed to working to
improve community conditions. It's great to have the opportunity to
serve with so many like-minded individuals.
Among the many
people who will help make my role easier are the members of the
Steering Committee. Ron Sable, Vice Chair; Neal Eckel, Corporate
Secretary; and Christine McNamara, Treasurer, will serve as officers.
Rosalva Bullock and Bennett Burke serve as Community Development
Co-Chairs, and Larry Finuf is the 2007 Campaign Chair. I thank them all
for their service and dedication to United Way. We are also fortunate
to have many other volunteers who will assume various leadership roles
this year. I am grateful to all of them for sharing their various
talents with us.
I am also
excited about the strategies we will use this year to engage more people
with United Way. The Tocqueville Society will continue to grow under
the leadership of Tom Feeney and Carmen Bermúdez. The Young Leader's
Society, with Lynn Cunningham Ryan and Jason Ott at the helm, has
created a dynamic new avenue to connect with Tucson's leadership group
of tomorrow. In addition, an exciting new Women's Leadership
Initiative will be launched this year. Finally, we will be embarking on
a new Planned Giving initiative, the Dynamic Collaborative, which will
enhance our ability to solicit, receive and administer major cash and
hard-asset gifts.
Working together
to improve community conditions is the essence of what United Way is
all about -- because together we will do what no one person can do
alone.
~Steve
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