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President's Perspective



Mark Furst volunteering at one of our Families Living United As we celebrate National Volunteer Week all week long, United Way of Central Maryland's president and CEO, Mark Furst, shares what volunteers mean to our organization.

 

Read Mark's article

 

 

Volunteer Projects This Spring - Access to Healthy Food Initiative
 
Volunteer for an Access to Healthy Food Day of Action Project
Individuals and groups from across central Maryland are invited to get involved in our Access to Healthy Food Initiative by participating in hands-on volunteer activities this spring through our Days of Action! Join us for the date/location most convenient for you:
 
May 22: Anne Arundel County
May 24: Harford County
June 5: Carroll County
June 7: Howard County
June 14: Baltimore County
June 21: Baltimore City
 
Learn more and sign up at www.uwcm.org/action. 

 

Family Stability & Investing In
Our Children 
 
Investing in our community's childrenOn April 17, members of our Tocqueville Society came together for an "In Their Own Words" breakfast with Patrick McCarthy, president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Patrick spoke about the responsibility all of us have to help decrease poverty and build strong families and communities -- a focus of UWCM's as we launch our new Family Stability initiative this year. 
 

 

Spotlight on UWCM Volunteeers
 
As part of our celebration of National Volunteer Week, we are featuring several of our incredibly passionate and committed volunteers on our blog throughout the week. Thank you to ALL of our volunteers who lend us your precious time and energy.
 

 

Our Mission:

 Mobilize the community to improve people's lives.

Mark Your Calendar

April 25: Literacy Kit Volunteer Project at Ropewalk Tavern (Emerging Leaders United)
 
April 26: Sip Savor Shop at The Mall in Columbia
 
May - June: Spring Days of Action in support of the Access to Healthy Food Initiative
 
May 9: WLC Conversation Starters with Judy Britz
(Women's Leadership Council)
 
May 30: "In Their Own Words" Breakfast with Ken Ulman (Tocqueville Society) 

Visit www.uwcm.org/calendar for more details
Results in the Community

Learn about the impact your UWCM donation is having in the community -- check out our latest results reports and feel good about the help YOU are providing to our neighbors in need.
Sip Savor Shop
April 26 @ The Mall in Columbia 
Road to Recovery
 
The American Cancer Society, a longtime UWCM partner, is in need of volunteers for its Road to Recovery program, an initiative that UWCM helps fund that enables low-income cancer patients to get to and from their doctor appointments. Learn more about Road to Recovery.

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