Volunteer Spotlight: Genworth Financials

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July 12, 2010 -- June is Genworth Financials Month of Service. During this month Genworth encourages all of its associates to volunteer. On June 4 eight volunteers came to the United Way office to assemble emancipation baskets for foster youth.

United Way Featured in Capitol Weekly

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July 9, 2010 -- Yesterday, Capitol Weekly featured our 2nd Annual Toilet Paper Drive. We appreciate their recognition of our efforts and the community's generosity. To read the feature please download the attachment.

Mission Possible: Operation Backpack

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July 8, 2010 -- United Way California Capital Region certified nonprofit partner Volunteers of America is seeking your help to complete this mission: Operation Backpack.

ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions: Helping People Take that First Financial Step

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July 8, 2010 -- If you were facing a difficult situation, one you realized you couldn’t fix on your own, and you knew of a free or low-cost service that could help you solve it, wouldn’t you jump at that opportunity? And yet, convincing people to take advantage of their services before it’s too late is one of the biggest challenges ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions faces.

Lilliput Children's Services 30th Anniversary Fundraising Mixer

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July 6, 2010 -- United Way California Capital Region nonprofit certified nonprofit partner Lilliput Children's Services will host its 30th anniversary fundraising mixer on Saturday, September 11 from 4 - 7:00 p.m. at the California Museum.

UCP of Greater Sacramento receives grant from 20-30 Club

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July 5, 2010 -- United Way California Capital Region certified nonprofit partner UCP of Greater Sacramento received a grant from the 20-30 Club of Sacramento. Read the story below!

TP Donor Highlight of the Day: Schools Insurance Authority

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July 2, 2010 -- Remember the toilet paper castle? That was Schools Insurance Authority 2,014 toilet paper rolls put to work. Another fantastic example of a group of people working together to accomplish a goal.

TP Donor Highlight of the Day: State Street

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July 1, 2010 -- State Street sent us pictures of their collection from the first few weeks and we saw it grow, but little did we know they would deliver 2,238 rolls of toilet paper! This makes them the fourth highest contributor to the 2nd Annual Toilet Paper Drive. Nice work State Street! We appreciate your participation and large donation to the drive!

TP Donor Highlight of the Day: Allied/Nationwide

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June 30, 2010 -- It was a site to be seen when more than 200 Allied/Nationwide employees marched their way up the Cal Expo main entrance carrying the 3,306 rolls of toilet paper they collected. It was a perfect display of how they LIVE UNITED. Thank you Allied/Nationwide!

TP Donor Highlight of the Day: The Golden 1 Credit Union

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June 29, 2010 -- Impressively The Golden 1 Credit Union donated 15,989 rolls of toilet paper ranking them the top donor for their second year running! They played a big roll in the 2nd Annual Toilet Paper Drive not only with their donation, but by sponsoring the event and hosting a drop-off location at their Operations Center in Sacramento.