November 2024 Newsletter

2024 PARTNER AGENCIES & FRIENDS ONLINE AUCTION

The Partner Agencies & Friends Online Auction is LIVE now through 5PM on November 24! View more than 50 items donated by our partner agencies, UWPC Board of Directors and community members. Proceeds benefit the UWPC Annual Campaign. Click the link above to set up an account and start bidding today!

TO RECEIVE INSTANT OUTBID TEXT NOTIFICATIONS

Once you create an account, go to My Account > Edit Account > Enter your phone number and sign up for outbid text notifications.

UNITED WAY

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

Thanks to workplace campaigns, fundraisers and individual donations, our thermometer has reached 50%!

We are halfway there!

Donate today! Consider encouraging friends, family and your workplace to get involved. Every donation counts!

Thank you Meridian Technology Center!

Breaking news... Meridian Technology Center's workplace campaign EXCEEDED its $22,000 fundraising goal for a record-breaking personal fundraising best! Kudos to their awesome campaign team pictured below. We are so grateful for all of your hard work.

2024 Black Cat Golf Tournament

October 11 was a beautiful day for golf at the Buffalo Rock Golf Course in Cushing, OK. This event raised $8,550 for United Way of Payne County!

Special thanks goes to our event sponsors:

GFL Environmental Services, Broken Arrow Electric Supply, Central Oklahoma Adult Teen Challenge, Edward Jones - Tyler Stein, Plains All American,

Pope Distributing Co., and Steer Inn Restaurant

2024 Juke Joint Jog

On October 12, the 37th Annual Juke Joint Jog hosted by Eskimo Joe's had more than 450 combined runners for the one mile Fun Run and 5K races!

This event raised $10,000 for United Way of Payne County!

Special thanks goes to Stan Clark and Kendra Burtrum, as well as event sponsors Stillwater Medical Center and Leonard Jewelry!

UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS

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Win 2 Tickets to "An Evening with Vince Gill"

Get ready for an exclusive opportunity to see country music legend Vince Gill on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 7:30 PM at The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts at Oklahoma State University. The online auction will close November 7 at 8 PM. Bid Today!

Many thanks to Simmons Bank for donating the tickets!

GAME DAY PARKING

Many thanks to Simmons Bank for hosting Game Day Parking for all the OSU Homecoming festivities!

Park in any of their 3 convenient locations for Walkaround, the parade, and/or the game. All proceeds benefit United Way of Payne County!

Pickleball Tournament

Join us for the 6th annual United Way Pickleball Tournament hosted by Mercury Marine and sponsored by Pickleman's Gourmet Café!

Friday, November 15th

8am-10am Advanced (Skill 4.0 plus)

10am-12pm Beginning (Skill 2.5 or less)

Friday, November 22nd

8am-10am Intermediate (Skill 3.0 and 3.5)

10am-12pm Intermediate (Skill 3.0 and 3.5)

$50 for a team of two!

GIVE BLOOD

Any successful Our Blood Institute (OBI) blood donation that has been scheduled through our link will result in $15 being donated to United Way of Payne County!

Includes any and all OBI blood drives year-round. Appointments must be made 48 hours in advance to qualify.

Click here to schedule!

Day of Caring 2024 Video

Hot off the press, the Day of Caring video is ready to view! We appreciate the incredible amount of work each of our amazing volunteers contributed. You are the reason Payne County is a community where individuals thrive! #UnitedWeThrive

Agency Spotlight - Adult Life Day Center

Life Center Adult Day Services is a comprehensive day treatment program for older adults designed to facilitate socialization, enhance physical and mental functioning, and promote psychological well-being. It serves as a resource for caregivers in the community and an engaging program for older adults with health issues or disabilities.

Their mission is to help adults with health issues or disabling conditions to remain in the community and function at their fullest potential.

Learn more here!

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to heighten awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and show support for the more than 6.2 million Americans living with it. Learn more and find support!

Read Full AFA Article Here

GIVE TO UNITED WAY'S ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

Your gift makes it possible for those in need to recover from a crisis, rebuild what was lost or reimagine a new kind of future. Please contribute to the United Way of Payne County's Annual Campaign to provide help and hope where it's needed the most.

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United Way of Payne County

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