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Are You Ready For Some Football? – Updated

August 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

NFL training camps have opened, which means pre-season isn’t far behind, and then it starts. 32 teams battling for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Wouldn’t you like to see that in person? Well you just might. United Way is giving away two tickets to the Super Bowl. For details, check out the video below featuring United Way of the Bay Area Ambassador, and all-pro cornerback for the Oakland Raiders, Nnamdi Asomugha.

UPDATED! Winning Trip includes a five-day/four-night trip from 2/3/11 – 2/7/11 for the winner and one guest to North Texas to attend Super Bowl XLV, currently scheduled to take place on 2/6/11. Trip consists of standard double occupancy hotel accommodations — one room for four nights — and $700 spending money awarded in the form of a check for the winner only, which may be used towards round trip transportation to North Texas and two tickets to Super Bowl XLV. For full details and legalese go here.

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Dress For Success

May 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Yesterday, Oakland Raider Nnamdi Asomugha teamed up with United Way volunteers to provide 47 Bay Area youths with professional clothing and accessories, as well as job interview training.

The event, sponsored by UPS, was the final part of United Way’s Spring Professional Clothing Drive, in which employees from 12 Bay Area companies donated more than 200 suits, dresses and other professional clothing items to benefit young job seekers.  

At the event, youth were matched with volunteers, who coached them through a mock interview and then helped the the teens select professional outfits and accessories.  The youth were all members of MatchBridge , a program that matches youth with entry-level jobs and paid summer internships, providing coaching and support throughout the job-search process.

The Companies that donated clothing included:

Alaska National Insurance Company
Jones Day
BRE Properties
KGO-TV/ABC7
Nishith Desai Associates
PriceWaterhouse Coopers
Reed Smith
Skadden
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
UPS
Winston & Strawn LLP

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Sneak Peek- United Way Halftime Show

November 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment

This year in Detroit, during the halftime of the Lions- Packers game, live on Ford Field, will be the United Way halftime show which features a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Motown.

Here is your first look at the artists involved and what songs they will be singing.

Looks like its going to be a great show.

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