Publix Super Markets conducts its
gSchool Tools for Cool Kidsh Stuff the Bus School Supply Collection Drive
Beginning July 29 Publix Super Markets in Lake City and Live Oak invites you to donate school supplies for homeless children in Suwannee Valley. You may purchase bags of school supplies costing $11 to $14. The United Way of Suwannee Valley will distribute the supplies to local schools.
Thank you for donating to the Postal Carriers Food Drive
For Immediate Release: May 19, 2010
Contact: Rita Dopp, United Way of Suwannee Valley, 752-5604
Columbia County receives 20,578 pounds of food collected by the Postal Carriersf Food Drive
The National Association of Letter Carriers and local rural letter carriers held their annual national gStamp Out Hungerh Food Drive on Saturday, May 8, and collected 20,578 pounds of non-perishable food from Lake City, Columbia County and Fort White postal customers.
For the sixth year United Way volunteers Bob Fowler and Spencer Wallace coordinated the dissemination of food to the local participating agencies. Volunteers from Epiphany Catholic Church Boy Scouts Troop worked the Lake City Post Office loading dock, weighing and reloading the food brought in by the postal carriers. Post office employees working with United Way of Suwannee Valley to coordinate the event were Susan Jones and Jim Bowles, NALC members, Lake City Post Office; Steve Lee, Lake City Postmaster; and Tom Brothers, Fort White OIC.
The food drive comes at a crucial time of year for food needs in our community. It comes at a time of year when the holiday donations are depleted, yet the summer is coming, and the many children who depend on the school lunch program are out of school for the summer, increasing the demands on the agenciesf food needs.
Food banks and food pantries have reported a huge increase in the requests for food this year with general costs of food and fuel increasing. gOn behalf of the agencies, and, ultimately, the families in need of the food, thank you to each and every postal patron for the food donations and to each and every letter carrier for proudly doing the extra work required,h said United Way Executive Director Rita Dopp.
Agencies participating this year in Lake City were Another Way, Christian Service Center, Catholic Charities Bureau, Food Bank of Suwannee Valley and Suwannee Valley Rescue Mission. In Fort White the food was distributed to the United Methodist Church, which provides Angel Food Ministries. These agencies make the food available to residents in need. Each of these agencies welcomes donations of food year round.
United Way of Suwannee Valley works to advance the common good as a community impact and fundraising organization which, utilizing volunteers on all levels, identifies unmet community needs and seeks to alleviate those needs through United Way of Suwannee Valley community impact initiatives and the funding of affiliated health and human service agencies.
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For Immediate Release: May 19, 2010
Contact: Rita Dopp, United Way of Suwannee Valley, 752-5604
Live Oak and Suwannee County Postal Carriers Haul in Five TONS of Food
The National Association of Letter Carriers and local rural letter carriers held their annual national gStamp Out Hungerh Food Drive on Saturday, May 8, and collected 10,040 pounds, five tons, of non-perishable food in Live Oak. The letter carriers are proud of their history of conducting a very successful food drive at the Live Oak Post Office. They thank their customers for their donations. Likewise, United Way of Suwannee Valley, which coordinates the event, and the recipient food pantries thank each and every letter carrier for the extra work they do to collect the food.
Post office employees working with United Way to coordinate the event were Rick McManaway, NALC member, Live Oak Post Office; and Steve Tehan, Live Oak Postmaster. United Way is also in contact with the rural postmasters in Branford, McAlpin, OfBrien and Wellborn to provide any assistance needed.
The food drive comes at a crucial time of year for food needs in our community. It comes at a time of year when the holiday donations are depleted, yet the summer is coming, and the many children who depend on the school lunch program are out of school for the summer, increasing the demands on the food pantries.
Food collected is donated to local agencies and churches that have food pantries which, in turn, make the food available to residents in need.
United Way of Suwannee Valley is a community impact and fundraising organization which, utilizing volunteers on all levels, advances the common good by identifying unmet community needs and seeking to alleviate those needs through United Way of Suwannee Valley initiatives and the funding of 22 affiliated health and human service agencies.
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Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet 2010
Jeff Parker receives the Presidential Service Award for 2010 from Joe Persons the 2009 award recipient.
Mike McKee Emcees! He is also retiring as Chair of the Communications Committee to become the General Campaing Chair.
Rob Wolfe, the "Official United Way Photographer" for decades is honored. Rob will take over for Mike as Chair of the Communications Committee.
Keith Liebfried, President of First Federal Bank of Florida, donates $10,000 to the United Way of Suwannee Valley Endowment Fund. Jim Moses and Tom W. Brown accept the donation on behalf of United Way.
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Jim Moses, retires as President and Karen M. Mizer is installed as the 2010 President
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