Volunteers and Business Partners Honored at United Way’s Annual Recognition Event
United Way was pleased to award the following individuals, organizations and companies at its Annual Recognition Event on June 11.
~ Excellence Award ~
County of San Luis Obispo
United Parcel Service (National Corporate Leader)
~ Leadership Award ~
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
AT&T
~ Achievement Award ~
Scolari’s Market
Federal Express
~ Best New Campaign Award ~
Mission Community Bank
~ Community Spirit Award ~
Susan Polk Insurance Company
~ Emerging Leader Award ~
Jessica Sisco, Cal Poly State University
~ Live United Award ~
Mary Kopecky – City of San Luis Obispo
~ Give Advocate Volunteer Award ~
Tom Lott, Morro Bay Power Plant & United Way Board Member
Flavor of SLO 2009
Many thanks to our supporters for a very successful event on May 31. Special appreciation to the Flavor’s founder, Jessica Sisco, who organized this event as her Cal Poly senior project. Thanks also to Jessica Kwong and Jessa Squellati for their public relations and marketing work, our friends at Alpha Pregnancy Counseling & Support and Char Storlie of the Mortgage House, the premier sponsor. The event was a success due to all the generous local vendors that came and served delicious food and beverages and to Central Currency and CRITICNUE for the great live music. To see pictures of the event, visit www.flavorofslo.com. Save the date for May 30, 2010!
Community Impact Fund Grant Awards
After much deliberation by our community volunteer grant readers, 33 programs have been selected to receive funding. With over $485,000 in requests, making decisions was not an easy task, especially among so many worthy applicants. A downloadable list of grant recipients is below; if your organization did not receive a grant we encourage you to make an appointment with staff to discuss the reviewers’ comments and feedback about your proposal. If your organization received partial funding, a copy of the revised budget worksheet is also available.
Innovation Award
The United Way of San Luis Obispo County Innovation Award recognizes a local not-for-profit organization for inventive approaches and programs that provide value to the SLO County community in the areas of education, income and health. The 2009 recipient is Jack’s Adaptive Toy Lending Library, a program of Jack’s Helping Hand. Through its program offering and service delivery, Jack’s Adaptive Toy Lending Library exhibits inventive characteristics and is creative both in concept and collaboration, key traits of this particular award. United Way wishes Jack’s Helping Hand much success in its efforts to bring this program to the northern and southern regions of our county. This award was made possible by its founder, Don Maruska of Don Maruska & Company, Inc., Nancy and Randy Flamm of IQMS, and Dioptics. The Innovation Award will be presented on June 11 at United Way’s Annual Recognition Event.
Youth Board Grant Awards
The UWSLO Youth Board is proud to announce the recipients of their 2009 grant awards. San Luis Obispo High School Peer Mediators “Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders for Today’s Challenges” and the Atascadero Octagon Club “Charles Paddock Zoo Garden Project” were each awarded a $1,000 grant for their projects. Qualifying projects were organized by youth, under age 19, demonstrated a need in SLO County, and incorporated youth developmental principles
Youth Board Applications Available
 Are you a high school student interested in serving your community in a unique way? Join the United Way of SLO County Youth Board! This group of students from across the county act as a Board of Directors, participate in leadership and teambuilding activities, learn about the community, and distribute grant funds for youth projects. Applications are currently being accepted for terms beginning in August.
Learn more about the program by speaking to a current board member, download an application packet or email youthboard@unitedwayslo.org.
Free Prescription
Drug Discount Cards
United Way of San Luis Obispo County and
FamilyWize have partnered to distribute free prescription
drug discount cards. This card covers everyone without
health insurance or prescription coverage, and all medicine
not covered by insurance Medicare, Medi-Cal, or other benefit
plans. Most pharmacies in SLO County accept this card,
and there are no age or income restrictions. Contact Rachel
at (805) 541-1234 or rcementina@unitedwayslo.org for
more information.
Download a card
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