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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
UWDC would like to announce that we have awarded our ERI phase III recipients a total amount of $56,000!
Our awardees, their amounts, and our committee members pictured above are as follows:
Kara Schaffer, UW Board Member and ERI Committee Member;…
Monday, March 8, 2021
United Way of Daviess County is planning on holding our 2021 Day of Caring event on Tuesday, May 11th. We will be keeping current with COVID-19 developments, but at the moment (as of March 8th) planning is moving forward for a May event!
We are…
Thursday, February 18, 2021
UWDC is proud to partner with many amazing agencies in serving the community. One such agency is RSVP, and we share a story and testimony from them here. This was a project that was funded through the UWDC ERI Grant for COVID relief. UWDC cares…
Friday, January 8, 2021
Every year each United Way is required to adhere to a set of standards and requirements that have been dictated by United Way World Wide. In order to be able to use the United Way name and logo, your United Way must successfully complete these…
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
The Daviess County YMCA received $15,163 to help extend their after-school program with 2 part-time staff, as well as providing additional items needed in the classrooms. UWDC is happy to provide this essential need during the COVID-19 pandemic! We…
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
United Way of Daviess County would like to thank the Daviess County Chamber of Commerce and their Board of Directors for recognizing our CEO/Executive Director, Zella Taylor, as the recipient of the Fire Starter award for 2020!
The Fire Starter…
Monday, January 27, 2020
Washington Parks and Recreation Superintendent Kip Kelley has a goal — he wants Washington to be known not just for Eastside but all of its parks.
“I want us to be known for parks not just Eastside,” said Kelley.
Now, thanks to a $50,000 donation…
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Christmas came a little early for students at Helen Griffith and Lena Dunn elementary schools. That’s because hundreds of books were recently delivered to the two schools by members of the United Way of Daviess County.
Earlier this year, United Way…
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Gifts may come in all kinds of packages but for those with little ones attending Head Start locally, gifts, hand-picked by the children, come carefully wrapped with love.
Bright pink multi-tools, boxes of chocolates and colorful canisters filled…
Thursday, May 23, 2019
The United Way of Daviess County awarded $1,500 scholarships for local students.
Students applying for the scholarships were requested to have at least a 3.0 GPA, provide their most current transcript, complete an application and turn in a 500 word…