So we added 2 extra projects this month, and we’ve almost completely filled them all (that’s almost 100 volunteers). Way to go GenNext volunteers!
But we still have one project that NO ONE has signed up for yet. We’ve left the second shift at the Good Shepherd fundraiser on February 20 from 8:30 - 11 p.m. standing alone like the kid who gets picked last for kickball.
I know it’s not a great time for those who want to go out that night (or get to bed at a reasonable hour if you’re old like me), but we’ll sweeten the deal and give Live United t-shirts to 15 Gennexters who sign up (and attend!). Email us (gennext@stl.unitedway.org) if you’re interested.
On behalf of everyone at Cardinal Ritter Senior Services, I wanted to again express our appreciation and gratitude to the GenNext volunteers who spent their Saturday serving our residents at DuBourg House on October 18! We are so very grateful for all that the United Way and its volunteers have done and continue to do for our seniors.
All my best,
Kelly Ethington
CRSS volunteer coordinator
Wine, food, bread pudding, and all for a good cause to support the United Way! It was a tough job, but someone had to do it.
Fellow GenNexter Stephanie Herbers and I claimed Harvest as our restaurant to host for United Way’s first ever Taste of Giving night. The event started at 5:30 p.m. and Stephanie and I donned our oversized Live United shirts. We tied our shirts up in a knot to fit, like we did in the 80s, but we didn’t care how we looked, we just wanted folks to know we were supporting the United Way.
We planted ourselves at the bar and proudly spread out 2-1-1 and other United Way brochures on the hostess stand and bar. We greeted every guest on their way in, letting them know it was United Way night and 20 percent of their bill would be donated to the United Way to help the nearly 200 agencies in our community they serve.
Almost everyone coming into the restaurant was coming to support the United Way. We spoke to a man who was running the agency side of fundraising. We spoke to several who do other jobs with United Way agencies or work for the United Way. One young couple had heard about the Taste of Giving while watching the Blues game. They decided to change their “date night” to Tuesday instead of Thursday and come out to support the United Way. Click to learn more
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Wine, food, bread pudding, and all for a good cause to support the United Way! It was a tough job, but someone had to do it.