UNITED WAY OF RICHLAND COUNTY TO HOST ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER

Mansfield, OH: The United Way of Richland County is hosting their Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Mid-Ohio Conference Center. The event will kick-off at 5 p.m. for a social hour with the dinner and awards starting at 6 p.m.

 

The Annual Dinner is held each year to recognize campaign achievements and honor volunteer leadership. The event will recognize United Way volunteers, contributors, workplace partners and partner agency programs dedicated to addressing the needs of those in Richland County. “We are excited to recognize so many great companies and individuals for all they did in support of the community,” stated Dan Varn, United Way’s Executive Director.

 

United Way of Richland County is a local organization led by local people; Members of the Board of Directors and Allocation members are volunteers. The United Way of Richland County fights for the Health, Education, and Financial Stability of EVERY person in OUR Community.

UNITED WAY OF RICHLAND COUNTY TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE REGARDING THE SNAP FOOD PANTRY ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Mansfield, OH: On Friday, February 15 at 1:00PM the United Way of Richland County will meet at their office located at 35 North Park Street in Mansfield to disperse the checks and recognize the success of the local food pantry assistance program. The organization will acknowledge the recipients who applied and were granted the funds to allow their food pantries to have food readily available for those in need.
United Way of Richland County is a local organization led by local people; Members of the Board of Directors and Allocation members are volunteers. The United Way of Richland County fights for the Health, Education, and Financial Stability of EVERY person in OUR Community.

UNITED WAY OF RICHLAND COUNTY’S BIG RED BOOKSHELF TO HOLD EVENT

Mansfield, OH: The United Way of Richland County’s Big Red Bookshelf will hold an event on Monday, February 18, 2019 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Richland Carrousel Park located at 75 N Main Street in Mansfield. A book reading of “Groovy Joe” along with a free copy of the book will be given to each child. Free lunch and carrousel rides will also be provided. This event is sponsored by Richland Bank.
United Way of Richland County is a local organization led by local people; Members of the Board of Directors and Allocation members are volunteers. The United Way of Richland County fights for the Health, Education, and Financial Stability of EVERY person in OUR Community.

UNITED WAY OF RICHLAND COUNTY TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE REGARDING THE POTIENTIAL IMPACT ON LOCAL SNAP BENEFITS

Mansfield, OH: The United Way of Richland County will hold a press conference on Tuesday, January 22 at 11:00AM at their office located at 35 North Park Street in Mansfield. This meeting is being held to announce how the potential disruption of SNAP benefits will affect local food pantries in Richland County. The United Way of Richland County will announce their plan for the community and their proposal towards being proactive during this impactful event. More details to follow.

 

 

United Way of Richland County is a local organization led by local people; Members of the Board of Directors and Allocation members are volunteers. The United Way of Richland County fights for the Health, Education, and Financial Stability of EVERY person in OUR Community.

United Way of Richland County to hold Mid-Campaign Luncheon

MANSFIELD, Ohio- The United Way of Richland County will be holding its Mid-Campaign luncheon on Friday January 18 beginning at noon. The event will take place at the Eisenhower Hall on the Campus of The Ohio State University at Mansfield.
The purpose of this event is to update the community on campaign progress to date, telling several positive stories from the campaign trail, honoring several local campaign coordinators for their hard work, and highlighting the end of campaign events.. The Mid-Campaign luncheon is jointly sponsored by The Ohio State University Mansfield and North Central State College.
The United Way of Richland County funds over 50 programs within 24 local, non-profit agencies. These programs focus on four community impact areas: Health Services, Family Services, Emergency Services and Youth Development.
Media Contact: Dan Varn 419-525-2816 dvarn@unitedwayofrichlandcounty.org

We would love to see you at our 2018 Campaign Kick-Off!

We are just one month away from kicking off our community’s United Way campaign for 2018-2019. Our campaign kick-off is on September 18, at the Renaissance Theatre, starting at 7:30 a.m. with a great breakfast from Dan Lew Exchange Catering.

At our campaign kick off we will be announcing the results of our Power of the Purse and other events, recognizing our awesome Pacesetter companies, and revealing our 2018-2019 United Way Campaign Goal.

We look forward to this event energizing you and your staff as we move into this year’s campaign and showcase the impact of United Way in Richland County. We would like to take this opportunity to personally thank OhioHealth Mansfield & Shelby Hospitals and Therm-O-Disc for their support of United Way and this event as sponsors. We are proud of the partnership between our organizations.

Follow the link below for the form that will allow you to sign up for this event. Please consider attending and bringing members of your staff to participate in this event. We look forward to seeing you on the 18th and thank you for your support of the United Way of Richland County!

Reservations are required for this event.

Sign up now!

2018 Day of Caring

Last Friday, August 3rd we held our annual Day of Caring. We had 26 companies and organizations supplying over 240 volunteers!  These volunteers went out to 15 project sites and provide support towards a total of 35 projects. A light breakfast was served by Dan Lew Exchange and special guest Miss Ohio sang the National Anthem.

Day of Caring is always a great opportunity for team-building and provides volunteers the chance to make a positive impact in their community. Volunteers spent the day with a United Way Partner Agency or other non-profit agency completing projects and increasing their awareness of local human service agencies and discovering what people working together can accomplish for their community.

VIP Sponsors for this event include: Rinehart, Walters, Danner Insurance, OhioHealth, Richland Bank, Therm-O-Disc, MT Business Technologies, and Warren Rupp. Our Gold Level sponsor is Milliron Industries. Special thanks go out to our In-Kind Sponsors: Lowes of Ontario and Dan Lew Exchange.

Power of the Purse 2018 – another huge success!

The United Way of Richland County held its seventh annual Power of the Purse event on June 7th at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center. This year saw the biggest turnout with almost 350 attendees!

“This event has become a signature event to raise funds for United Way,” said Dan Varn, Executive Director at the United Way. “It has been very successful the past few years and it continues to grow each year. I am constantly hearing how this event is the favorite for many in our community.”

The event focused on a live auction of designer, lady’s handbags as well as a silent auction with a variety of items from gift baskets from local businesses to jewelry. This year there were even more items up for bid and the live auction featured local men as models. A few of the amazing live auction items were: The ultimate date night to see Hamilton in Cleveland – hotel & $100 gift card included as well, a brand new Burberry purse – a Power of the Purse first, Wine Tour for 8 (private limo & coach wristlets for all), New York City trip for 4 (airline voucher, Hilton on Times Square and Broadway.com gift card included), a 2 night getaway to the beautiful Lambertville Inn in New Jersey, OSU football tickets, tickets to the Cleveland Cavs, Indians and Browns…and so much more! The event was catered by The Vault and had a cash bar.

“Half of all the proceeds of the event go to fund our Big Red Bookshelf project,” said Varn. “This project provides gently-used or new books to children from birth to 3rd grade. The donated books are located on bright red shelves located at community sites where young children visit. The children can take books for free to keep that their home. We have doubled the number of bookshelves in the community and have given out thousands of books since we started just a few years ago.” This year for each new or used child’s book that attendees brought in; they got a raffle ticket for a chance to win a red Coach purse valued at over $200.

Hope to see you all next year!

United Way to host Annual Awards Dinner

The United Way of Richland County is hosting their Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Ed Picken’s Café on Main. The event will kick-off at 5 p.m. for a social hour with the dinner and awards starting at 6 p.m.

The Annual Dinner is held each year to recognize campaign achievements and honor volunteer leadership. The event will recognize United Way volunteers, contributors, workplace partners and partner agency programs dedicated to addressing the needs of those in Richland County. “We are excited to recognize so many great companies and individuals for all they did in support of the community,” stated Dan Varn, United Way’s Executive Director.

We also ask everyone attending to consider supporting our Big Read Bookshelf initiative by bringing a new or gently used book for children aged birth to 3rd grade. Our Big Red Book project places bright red bookshelves in the community where families and young children visit. The bookshelves are fully stocked with new or gently used books that have been donated by community members. Children are invited to take a book home to keep – read, learn and share!

United Way of Richland County is a local organization led by local people; Members of the Board of Directors and Allocation members are volunteers. The United Way of Richland County fights for the Health, Education, and Financial Stability of EVERY person in OUR Community.

Day of Caring 2017

The United Way of Richland County will host their kick-off their Day of Caring on Friday, August 4 at 8am in the gazebo at Central Park. Currently, there are 29 companies providing over 240 volunteers to this day long event.   These volunteers are scheduled to disperse to 17 project sites and provide support towards a total of 35 work projects. A light breakfast with will be served by Ed Pickens Café on Main.

The annual Day of Caring is a great opportunity for team-building and provides volunteers the chance to make a positive impact in their community.  Volunteers spend the day in a United Way or non-profit agency completing projects and increasing their awareness of local human service agencies and discovering what people working together can accomplish for their community.  The impact of these man hours is enormous for the agencies involved.  The United Way is proud to coordinate this effort each and every year.

Sponsors for this event include: IBEW Local 688, Midwest Automotive Trucking, Milliron Industries, Milliron Auto Parts, Rinehart, Walters, Danner Insurance, OhioHealth, Richland Bank, and Therm-O-Disc.  Additional sponsor is Huntington Bank.  Special thanks go out to our In-Kind Sponsor:  Ed Pickens Café on Main.

Any additions questions, please contact Dan Varn at 419-525-2816, in the United Way office.