Happy new year from everyone at United Way of the Bay Area and United Way WorldWide.
Costco Employees LIVE UNITED
October 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Congratulations to Costco, which recently completed its 2009 United Way fundraising campaign. Eighty-five percent of Costco’s Bay Area employees participated in this year’s campaign, representing 17 stores that serve the region. To spread the spirit of giving, cashiers wore LIVE UNITED shirts as they helped customers on the day of the campaign kick-off.
Costco employees LIVE UNITED at the South San Francisco store.
“Costco employees live united to reach their goals,” said Lionel Cisneros, assistant general manager at Costco’s South San Francisco store. Costco LIVES UNITED for our members and for the community.”
Week of Caring: Last Chance to Register!
August 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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United Way’s Week of Caring will take place on September 14-18. There are still lots of of half-day and full-day volunteer projects available for teams of employees. It’s a fun, free and easy way for employees to work together and create lasting change in their own communities. Register now!
Here are three great projects to consider:
2-1-1 Disaster Volunteer Training (San Francisco)
2-1-1 Bay Area plays a key role in providing information after a disaster. Find out how a disaster rolls out over the first 72 hours and during the days and weeks that follow. Discover how many volunteers it takes to set up extra 2-1-1 workstations, answer calls, keep the resources current and accurate, and what we need to do to maintain a healthy and productive work environment. Then, when a disaster strikes you can be ready to help.
Garden Spruce-Up at Martinez Early Childhood Center (Martinez)
Help transport new sand and tanbark to play areas with wheelbarrows, pull weeds, prune trees and bushes, plant small shrubs, and install a drip watering system.
Prepare Meals at MOM (San Rafael)
Help Meals of Marin (MOM) prepare healthy, appetizing, fresh meals for people with AIDS and cancer who are too ill to prepare food for themselves.
