United Way of West Central Connecticut

Thank you to all sponsors supporting this year's United Way of West Central Connecticut's Community Impact Celebration! Tickets are still available. Guests can meet United Way of West Central Connecticut's Community Partners, learn about shared accomplishments, and honor the collective work done to strengthen our communities. Tickets are $75 per person. United is the way towards a future where everyone can thrive. To purchase a ticket visit - https://lnkd.in/eD5ErcHj For more information on the event, tickets, or event sponsorship opportunities, contact Sarah Mitchell, Resource Development Coordinator, [email protected]. Barnes, Webster Bank, Bristol Hospital and Health Care Group, Inc., Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce, D'Amato Construction, Dynamic Manufacturing, The Flood Law Firm, Thomaston Savings Bank, Torrington Savings Bank, Tracy Driscoll Insurance & Financial Service, ROLAND DUMONT AGENCY, INC., HW Green Company, Inc., City of Bristol, Connecticut, and Plainville Funeral Home #UnitedIsTheWay #LeadingTheWay #UnitedForImpact #UnitedStartsWithYou #ChangeMakers #CommunityImpactCelebration #BristolCT #BurlingtonCT #PlainvilleCT #PlymouthCT

Hot off the presses! United Way of West Central Connecticut's latest and greatest E-Newsletter. 🗞 See all the wonderful things we have been up to and the exciting upcoming events! https://conta.cc/3TRTdKz Not subscribed to our newsletter? Let us know and we will add your email address to our list! #LeadingTheWay #UnitedStartsWithYou #UnitedForImpact #ChangemakersUnite

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Meet United Way of West Central Connecticut Partner Agencies. These Community Partner Agencies will be showcased at the Community Impact Celebration! (Previously known as Community Builders' Reception) on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The event is at 6:30pm at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol and United Way of West Central Connecticut is providing a platform for funded Community Partners to show how their partnership with United Way creates resilient communities and leads the way into the future. Along with dinner, guests have the opportunity to meet United Way of West Central Connecticut's Community Partners, learn about shared accomplishments, and honor the collective work done to strengthen our communities. Tickets are $75 per person. Together, we are working towards a future where every person in every community can reach their full potential. To purchase a ticket visit -https://lnkd.in/eD5ErcHj For more information on the event, tickets, or event sponsorship opportunities, contact Sarah Mitchell, Resource Development Coordinator, [email protected]. Boys & Girls Club of Bristol, Bristol Child Development Center, EdAdvance, Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut, Plainville Early Learning Center, HRA Of New Britain, United Way of Connecticut - 211, Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc., Literacy Volunteers of Central CT (LVCC), PARC, Inc., Plymouth Community Food Prudence Crandall Center, Inc., St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Bristol, The Agape House, The Salvation Army - Bristol, CT, Wheeler Health #LeadingTheWay #UnitedForImpact #UnitedStartsWithYou #ChangeMakers #CommunityImpactCelebration #BristolCT #BurlingtonCT #PlainvilleCT #PlymouthCT

Join us for United Way of West Central Connecticut's Community Impact Celebration! (Formerly known as Community Builders Reception) On Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 6:30pm at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol, United Way of West Central Connecticut will showcase Community Partners' impact in leading the way to resilient communities, celebrating the connections impacting our community, and leading the way into the future. Along with dinner, guests have the opportunity to meet United Way of West Central Connecticut's Community Partners, learn about shared accomplishments, and honor the collective work done to strengthen our communities. Tickets are $75 per person. Together, we are working towards a future where every person in every community can reach their full potential. To purchase a ticket visit - https://lnkd.in/eD5ErcHj For more information on the event, tickets, or event sponsorship opportunities, contact Sarah Mitchell, Resource Development Coordinator, [email protected]. Thank you to our event sponsors - Barnes, Webster Bank, Bristol Hospital and Health Care Group, Inc., Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce, D'Amato Construction, Dynamic Manufacturing, The Flood Law Firm, Thomaston Savings Bank, Torrington Savings Bank, and ROLAND DUMONT AGENCY, INC. #LeadingTheWay #UnitedForImpact #UnitedStartsWithYou #ChangeMakers #CommunityImpactCelebration #BristolCT #BurlingtonCT #PlainvilleCT #PlymouthCT

The seventh year of United Way of West Central Connecticut's Walsh Summer Work Experience Program (WSWEP) is on the books! We are so proud of all the students who participated in this year's program. Students gained knowledge in career readiness, time management, working as part of a team, and problem-solving. Connecting youth with local employers is one way United Way keeps communities thriving. Thank you to Bristol Hospital and Health Care Group, Inc., Oma's Pride, Family Roots Produce Market Creative Jam Art Co., The Bristol Bazaar, Primo Press, ShopRite of Bristol, and Rolling Video Games of New England for not only providing employment but life-skills they will carry throughout their schooling and careers. The WSWEP is funded by MSCF Tim and Mary Walsh Charitable Fund at the Main Street Community Foundation at the Main Street Community Foundation, Farmington Bank Community Foundation, City of Bristol (Bristol All Heart) Community Development Block Grant, and the Wally Barnes Fund for Community Leadership Initiatives at the Main Street Community Foundation. #UnitedStartsWithYouth #summerworkexperience #UnitedForImpact #ChangeMakersUnite

Adopt-A-Child Backpack drop-off and packing is in full swing! Thank you to today's volunteer, Kourtney - former United Way of West Central Connecticut intern - for coming in to lend a hand. Gabby, 2024 American Savings Foundation intern and Kourtney tagged and labeled the donations dropped off today. Thank you to Cheryl Lindstrom, AVP/Community Outreach Officer with Thomaston Savings Bank for the donation of backpacks, Lisa Ayotte and Rosies Laundry Company LLC for backpacks, school supplies, and gift cards, Webster Bank for backpacks, school supplies and gift cards, and Shannon with American Legion Auxiliary Unit 2 who adopted over 50 students for this school season. There is still time to support our students! Contact Sarah Mitchell at [email protected] for all the details. We are still accepting school supplies and gift cards from Wal-Mart and Target. (Gift cards allow us to shop for additional items that are needed to fill the backpacks.) #ChangeMakersUnite #UnitedStartsWithYou #backtoschool #backpacks #BristolCT #BurlingtonCT #PlainvilleCT #PlymouthCT

Here are a few more students participating in United Way of West Central Connecticut's Walsh Summer Work Experience Program (WSWEP). Students have begun their 20-hour-per-week work experience at job sites in our community. They arrive well-prepared with career readiness skills learned in the classroom during the first week. Some skills are time management, working as part of a team, and problem solving. Throughout the program, we will be sharing photos of the many worksites students have been placed. Today we are featuring Alina who helps with customers and social media content at The Bristol Bazaar and Elora working the register and greeting customers when they come to Family Roots Produce Market. The WSWEP is funded by MSCF Tim and Mary Walsh Charitable Fund at the Main Street Community Foundation at the Main Street Community Foundation, Farmington Bank Community Foundation, City of Bristol Community Development Block Grant, and the Wally Barnes Fund for Community Leadership Initiatives at the Main Street Community Foundation. #UnitedStartsWithYouth #summerworkexperience #UnitedForImpact #ChangeMakersUnite

United Way of West Central Connecticut is proud and excited to share our partnership with Connecticut Foodshare and First Congregational Church United Church of Christ Bristol, CT to host a Mobile Pantry, every other Friday, from 8:30am - 9:15am in the church parking lot. Since May, this Mobile Pantry location has provided food access to 348 individuals experiencing food insecurity in our communities. Remaining Summer Dates are: Friday, July 26 and August 23 --- There is no distribution on Friday, August 9. For the most up-to-date Mobile Pantry schedule visit https://ctfoodshare.org/ or text the word Foodshare to 85511. (Envíe un mensaje de texto con la palabra COMIDA al 85511 para obtener el horario de las distribuidoras de alimentos ambulantes siempre que lo necesite.) #ChangemakersUnite #UnitedStartsWithYou #CTFoodshare #FeedingOurCommunity

Hot off the presses! United Way of West Central Connecticut's July's E-Newsletter. 🗞 See all the wonderful things we have been up to and the exciting upcoming events! https://conta.cc/3Wt9JSY Not subscribed to our newsletter? Let us know and we will add your email address to our list! #UnitedStartsWithYou #UnitedForImpact #ChangemakersUnite