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• 2008 United Way Campaign Video (wmv)
  
• Testimonials: (wmv)
  • Frida's Story
  • Maria's Story
  • Luis' Story

Established in 1980, the United Way of Florida serves 34 local United Ways in Florida. Those United Ways are the lynchpins in efforts to improve the quality of life in their communities.

Areas of priority importance to the United Way of Florida include:

• Training for United Way staff and volunteers
• Administration of the Florida State Employees' Charitable Campaign
• Leadership in Public Policy
• Disaster Resources

Learn more about the United Way of Florida.

Orange County's United Way executive committee is charged with making the United Way campaign run smoothly and profitably from the kick off to the closing. The two co-chairs for the 2008 campaign are Ray Hanson and Chris Testerman.

Every department is represented by one or two members on the executive committee. Each member of the committee enlists the help of other Orange County employees from their department to raise funds in support of the United Way Foundation. Fund raising occurs through individual payroll deductions and funds brought in by separate events such as Bar-B-Que's, raffles, tournaments etc.

Meet the Committee
The Orange County executive committee consists of 56 people dedicated to making this years campaign the most lucrative one in the Countys' history. Please join them in making the campaign a success.

Heading up the 2008 United Way campaign executive committee are Co-Chairpersons:
Ray Hanson, Deputy Director Utilities, Ray.Hanson@ocfl.net
Chris Testerman, Director of Government Relations, Chris.Testerman@ocfl.net.

• 2008 Executive Committee Contact Information
• 2008 Coordinators Contact Information

Everyone deserves opportunities to have a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, good health, and more. That's why United Way's work is focused on local community needs throughout a lifetime.

7 Focus Care Areas include:

• Helping Our Children
• Guiding Our Youth
• Strengthening Our Families
• Supporting Our Seniors
• Turning Disability into Ability
• Providing Emergency Assistance
• Improving Our Community's Health

Advancing the common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to help all of us. We are all connected and interdependent. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable, when people are healthy.

United Way's goal is to create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of these problems. Living united means being a part of the change. It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future. Give. Advocate. Volunteer. LIVE UNITED.

Much like 4-1-1 or 9-1-1, United Way 2-1-1 is a community resource and referral helpline that links those in need with nearly 2,000 assistance programs administered by some 700 Central Florida health and social service agencies.

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