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2010 News

Back to School Clothing Drive Needs More Help

THE HOUSATONIC TIMES -- Jul 30 2010 -- With the waiting list already topping 275 children, sponsors are needed for United Way’s 19th annual Back to School Clothing Drive in the Greater New Milford area.

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Pepsico Volunteers Spruce Up Nonprofits

NEWS-TIMES -- Jul 22 2010 -- Volunteers from Pepsi Beverage Company showed recently that they can supply more than soft drinks on a hot day.

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Eating Well for the Not-So-Well-Off

STAMFORD ADVOCATE -- Jul 17 2010 -- When money is short and canned and dried goods from a free food pantry are about the only option, health and a good diet do not have to be sacrificed, said Brooke Feder, a commercial real estate broker volunteering with the United Way at Person-to-Person in Darien.

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Danbury announces $450,000 in social services grants

NEWS-TIMES -- Jul 14 2010 -- Officials with the city and the United Way of Western Connecticut have announced a total of $450,00 in social service grants has been awarded to 25 agencies.

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It's All About Financial Stability: United Way Hosts Expo in New Milford

NEW MILFORD SPECTRUM -- Jul 7 2010 -- Help is available. That was among the messages issued June 24 to those seeking financial advice at the United Way of Western Connecticut's inaugural financial stability expo at the Connecticut Sports Arena in New Milford.

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Letter to Editor: Danbury grants being put to good use

NEWS-TIMES -- Jul 6 2010 -- I want to share with you a very rewarding experience that I had serving as a member of the City of Danbury Grants Review Process.

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Back-to-School Clothing Drive Needs Sponsors

NEW MILFORD SPECTRUM -- Jun 28 2010 -- The United Way of Western Connecticut is seeking sponsors for its 19th annual back-to-school clothing drive.

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Letter to Editor: AIDS Project Thanks Day of Caring Helpers

NEWS-TIMES -- Jun 21 2010 -- AIDS Project Greater Danbury would like to send out a huge thank-you to United Way of Western Connecticut, and the Photronics team for their exceptional efforts and hard work during the Day of Caring on June 9.

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Letter to the Editor: Encourages Good Habits Toward Better Kids' Health

NEWS-TIMES -- Jun 14 2010 -- The Coalition for Healthy Kids is a three-year, Danbury-based collaborative with members from The Regional YMCA of Western CT, United Way of Western Connecticut, Danbury Hospital, Danbury Public Schools, City of Danbury, Health Department and Parks and Recreation, Danbury Grassroots Tennis, Hispanic Center and the Samaritan Health Center.

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THUMBS UP to Day of Caring

NEWS-TIMES -- Jun 14 2010 -- More than 500 volunteers from more than 25 businesses and organizations rolled up their sleeves Wednesday and participated in the 16th annual Day of Caring coordinated by the United Way of Western Connecticut.

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United Way of Western Connecticut Volunteers Dig Into Annual Day of Caring, Helping Out at 60 Project Sites

NEWS-TIMES -- Jun 9 2010 -- More than 500 volunteers from more than 25 businesses and corporations pitched in Wednesday for the United Way of Western Connecticut's 16th annual Day of Caring.

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Letter to the Editor: Says 'Exciting Program' Fights Childhood Obesity

NEWS-TIMES -- Jun 4 2010 -- United Way of Western Connecticut has initiated the Strong Heart, Healthy Children campaign to help in the fight against childhood obesity.

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New Milford Students Inspired by Walking Project

NEW MILFORD SPECTRUM -- May 4 2010 -- Sarah Noble Intermediate School fifth-grader Josh Sproule attached a red pedometer to his waistband Wednesday to keep track of his share of 52,010 miles to be traversed by the end of May.

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Bartlett Gives Gift of Tree Care at Harrybrooke Park

THE HOUSATONIC TIMES -- Apr 30 2010 -- Includes mention of United Way volunteers working to improve the park.

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Grant Offered for Danbury Area Childhood Program

NEWS-TIMES -- Apr 27 2010 -- A grant of up to $10,000 is available to a local program that deals with childhood nutrition and other childhood health issues.

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Priceline Founder Touts 'Applied Imagination'

NEWS-TIMES -- Apr 21 2010 -- The key to business success -- in any economic climate -- is innovation, according to Jay Walker, the founder of Norwalk- based Priceline.com Inc.

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The weight of the future: Childhood obesity epidemic

TRIBUNA -- Apr 14 2010 -- Raising children has never been easy. Today, parents must worry not only about drugs and alcohol, they also have saturated fat and high fructose corn syrup on their list of concerns.

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THUMBS UP to Strong Heart Initiative

NEWS-TIMES -- Apr 12 2010 -- United Way of Western Connecticut initiated an innovative program -- called "Strong Heart: Healthy Children" -- to reverse childhood obesity in the region.

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Take on Life: If We Can Beat Polio, We Can Beat Childhood Obesity

NEWS-TIMES -- Apr 9 2010 -- Dr. Raul Arguello, chairman of pediatrics at Danbury Hospital, was just a boy in the small, Central American nation of El Salvador when a country doctor changed his life.

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Editorial: Greater Danbury Needs to Support Region's Childhood Obesity Initiative

NEWS-TIMES -- Apr 9 2010 -- The childhood obesity statistics in the United States are nothing short of staggering. Over the last two decades, the number of seriously overweight children in this country has tripled to almost 9 million kids. Unfortunately, Greater Danbury is not unscathed by this epidemic.

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Highlights:

2009 Annual Report

The New 3 R's

Stamford Early Childhood Blueprint

Imagination Library



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