United Way

of Sumner County

JULY 2014 ENEWS

Stuff the Bus July 7-23!

Help UWSC win $5,000!

UWSC Allocates $490,815

Lunch & Learn CPR Classes

Charity Golf Scramble Oct. 13

Amazon Buys Help UWSC

2014-2015

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Regina Bartlett -

Chair

Tri-Star Hendersonville

Medical Center

Johnny Garrett -

Chair Elect

Bone McAllester Norton, PLLC

Dana Swinea -

Treasurer

City of Hendersonville

Leisa Byars -

Secretary

The Goddard School &

Village Day Spa

_____________________________

Don Ames

Community Volunteer

Jan Braun

Westmoreland Expo Center

Mark Bristol

ServPro

Jud Broome

ITW Dynatec

Laura Cole

The Farmer's Bank

Curtis Daniels

ITW-CIP

Tina Davis

Community Volunteer

Justin Fontenot

ServisFirst Bank

Pat Gizelar

Retired, Deloitte & Touche

Betty Hilgadiack

Retired, Sumner County Schools

Jerry Keen

Commodore Express

Robert Klein

LifePoint Hospitals

Mark Lowhorn

Mark Lowhorn, CPA

Mike Newton

Kirby Building Systems

Michele Owens

Capital Bank

Mario Pantoja

Peyton's MidSouth

Dr. Del Phillips

Sumner County Schools

Richard Polka

Commerce Union Bank

Teri Schweiger

Publix Super Markets

Judge Joe Thompson

Sumner County Circuit Court

Dr. Jenny Uhl

Orgain Eye Care

Mark Walker

Farm Bureau Insurance

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2014 UWSC Stuff the Bus

scheduled for July 7-23

With the goal of helping students start the next school year with the materials and supplies necessary to be successful, United Way of Sumner County will hold its 4th Annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive July 7-23.
In addition to collecting basic school supplies, this year's Stuff the Bus will again include volunteer opportunities, sponsorship opportunities, and workplace collection drives. (Click HERE for complete details!)

United Way of Sumner County is pleased to partner with COMPASS, the United Chambers of Commerce of Sumner County, Sumner County Schools, Walmart, and The News Examiner/Star News to make Stuff the Bus a success. More than 750 disadvantaged Sumner County students received backpacks filled with school supplies last year as a part of the program.

If you are interested in being a Stuff the Bus volunteer, want to sponsor a student, or would like to hold an internal school supply collection drive at your church, business, or civic club, give us a call at 461-8371 or email Special Events Coordinator Lindsay McMillan at lindsay@unitedwaysumner.org.

Details on needed supplies, drop-off sites, and all the ways you can get involved and make a difference in the lives of local children can be found on the UWSC website.

Your vote can help UWSC win $5,000 from First Tennessee

Your VOTE can help United Way of Sumner County win $5,000 from First Tennessee Bank as part of their 150 Days of Giving.
First Tennessee has a proud tradition of investing in its communities, and that's why the First Tennessee Foundation's 150 Days of Giving is part of the bank's 150th anniversary celebration. Through the 150 Days of Giving, the First Tennessee Foundation will award a $5,000 grant to a different nonprofit each day for 150 days, starting March 25, First Tennessee's 150th anniversary.

The Voting opened March 13 and runs through Aug. 21. All votes that are cast will continue to count throughout the 150 Days of Giving, until the organization wins or the 150 Days of Giving ends. Each day's winner will be the top vote-getter as of midnight.

You can vote for United Way of Sumner County once per day from each of your internet devices. Click HERE, scroll down to United Way of Sumner County, click the blue VOTE bar under our logo, type in the security code, and that's it. Share this with your friends and family to help United Way of Sumner County receive $5,000 from the First Tennessee Foundation to help Sumner County residents in need, and remember to vote every day until we win!

UWSC allocations volunteers review agency funding applications.

UWSC announces allocations
totaling $490,815 for 2014-15

Thirty-two non-profit education, health, and human service programs serving Sumner County residents, three programs serving Macon County, and the Middle Tennessee 2-1-1 helpline service will receive a combined $490,815 in funding allocations from United Way of Sumner County for the 2014-15 fiscal year that began July 1.

The allocations were made possible by donations during the 2013 United Way charitable giving campaign.

The distribution of 2014-15 allocations was overseen by more than 40 volunteers from the across the county who donated their time and expertise to review funding applications, make agency site visits, hear agency presentations, and make allocation recommendations. Those recommendations were then reviewed by the UWSC Executive Allocations Committee, which made its recommendation to the full UWSC Board of Directors. The Board approved those recommendations at its May Board meeting.

To learn where funds were allocated, you can read the entire allocations press release HERE, or you may visit the 2014-15 Allocations Page of our website.

Jason Erlewine demonstrates CPR techniques to class participants.

Partner agencies participate in
Lunch & Learn CPR training

United Way of Sumner County launched a series of informative sessions for workplace campaigns and funded partner agencies in June to increase awareness and education in the four focus areas of Education, Income/Financial Stability, Health and Rebuilding Lives. The inaugural program of the series was a CPR class.

Jason Erlewine, emergency preparedness coordinator with TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center, in conjunction with Volunteer State Community College, delivered three two-hour classes across three days to 33 registered participants from 12 UWSC Funded Partner Agencies. In addition to teaching lifesaving techniques, Erlewine shared valuable real-world experience with the participants based on his career as a paramedic and firefighter in Sumner County.

UWSC's Charity Golf Scramble
returns to Fairvue on Oct. 13!

Local golfers will have a chance to hit the links for the benefit of others on Columbus Day as part of the 2nd Annual United Way of Sumner County Charity Golf Scramble presented by Bone McAllester Norton, PLLC..

The Scramble will take place on Monday, Oct. 13, at The Club at Fairvue. It will feature four-person teams, a shotgun start, breakfast prior to the event, and lunch immediately following the conclusion of play. There will be goody bags for all participants, and prizes will be handed out at the post-scramble luncheon.

United Way of Sumner County is currently seeking sponsors and golfers to help us make this event a success. Sponsorship opportunities can be found on the Charity Golf Scramble page of our website.

If you are interested in playing in the Scramble, the entry fee is $125 per player. Four-person teams, duos, and individuals may sign up by visiting our website and downloading a registration form. Duos and individuals will be matched with other participants to form four-person teams.

If you have questions, or need additional information, contact Special Events Coordinator Lindsay McMillan by calling 461-8371 or emailing her at lindsay@unitedwaysumner.org.

Shop Amazon.com to help UWSC

You can help United Way of Sumner County every time you make a qualifying purchase on Amazon.com by joining the AmazonSmile program.
Once you enroll at https://smile.amazon.com/ and select United Way of Sumner County as your preferred charity,

Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to UWSC.
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To learn more about AmazonSmile and how you can help United Way of Sumner County, click HERE!