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Thanks to an ADP Leadership Pinebelt group, our community now has an information guide for Spanish-speaking residents:  Las Paginas Pinebelt.

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Click here to read United Way of Southeast Mississippi's strategic plan.

Hattiesburg appreciates the support of our sister city, St. Cloud, Minnesota.  Check out the websites of United Way of Central Minnesota and the Central Minnesota Community Foundation.


 
 

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ARC breaks ground on new multi-purpose building
On June 12, representatives of the ARC (Association for Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities) broke ground at the location of their new multi-purpose building, which will be built behind the current ARC home on Bonhomie Road.  The building will be used for leisure recreation and will feature a theatre, a kitchen, an exercise room and more.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

United Way of Southeast Mississippi's 2008-2009 Annual Report is online now.  Check it out!  
(To maximize the impact of our donations and conserve resources, printed copies of the annual report were not mailed this year.)


 

 

 

 

Rob Stultz selected for President's Choice Spirit of United Way Award
At the 2008-2009 Annual Meeting, Past Board President Skippy Haik recognized Rob Stultz as the President's Choice Spirit of United Way Award winner.  Pictured at left, Allen Anderson, current board president, presents Rob with his personalized award.  United Way of Southeast Mississippi thanks Rob for his many years of service to United Way!

 

 

 


 

 


 



National Volunteer Week was held April 19-25.  We want to thank all of our volunteers for their dedication and service.  We appreciate you!

 


 

 

United Way holds Annual Meeting/Thank You Banquet
On April 21, United Way of Southeast Mississippi held its Annual Meeting/Thank You Banquet at the Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center to thank our volunteers and organizations that participated in the 2008-09 community campaign.  At the banquet, Campaign Chair Allen Anderson was proud to announce that the '08-'09 Campaign raised over $1.62 million, which fell just short of the $1.7 million goal but was slightly above the amount raised last year. 

At right, agency representatives who talked about how United Way agencies had touched their lives hold up signs spelling out the campaign dollar amount raised.  For more information, click here to read a news release.

Photo courtesy of Hattiesburg American

 

 

 

 

Special thanks to all the organizations that participated in our fall 2008 campaign.  We appreciate your support!  Click here for a complete list of campaign participants.

 

 

 

 

Cooper Power Presents Check
Cooper Power Systems in Lumberton recently presented United Way of Southeast Mississippi with a check representing the company's annual corporate contribution.  Cooper Power has been a long-time United Way supporter, and we are grateful for their continued giving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Drawing Held for Home Sweet Home Raffle
On March 9, Charles Griffith's name was drawn as the winner in the 7th annual Home Sweet Home Raffle.  Over 2,000 tickets were sold in the raffle, and the drawing was shown live on WDAM-TV.  For more information about the raffle, click here. 

Pictured at right, Dan Kibodeaux, executive director of United Way of Southeast Mississippi, draws the winning ticket.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7th Annual Home Sweet Home Raffle Kicks Off
Ticket sales in the 7th Annual Home Sweet Home Raffle sponsored by the Greater Hattiesburg Home Builders Association and Leaf River Cellulose began January 16 at a special ribbon-cutting at the new home.  Representatives of Leaf River Cellulose also made a presentation of $70,000 to United Way to help cover the organization's costs of the raffle.  This allows more of the proceeds to go to United Way and its 21 partner agencies.  For more information about the raffle, visit our raffle page.  For a news release about the raffle, click here.

At left, United Way volunteers and agencies, Home Builders representatives and Leaf River Cellulose representatives cut the ribbon to begin 2007 raffle ticket sales.

 

 

 

 

 

USM AOP Chapter Makes Annual Donation
The Association of Office Professionals at Southern Miss recently presented United Way of Southeast Mississippi with a check for over $2,000.  The check represented proceeds from the organization's annual Santa's Bargain Basement Mega Garage Sale.  The professional organization, along with the Delta Tau Delta fraternity at Southern Miss, have organized the garage sale fundraiser for United Way for 15 years.  United Way appreciates the continued support from both campus organizations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Way Holds Dropout Summit
On October 1, United Way of Southeast Mississippi brought together education, business and other community leaders for a Dropout Prevention Summit at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg.  Hundreds of participants listened to speakers and then took part in breakout sessions to address the challenging issue of high school dropouts in our community.  Click here for a full summary report on the summit.

 

 


 

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October 2008 Newsletter
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