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We know that if we are going to create real change and solutions that last, we can't fool ourselves into looking for quick fixes. We're looking at the big picture, the whole person, the whole situation. We bring people together to figure out the strategies that have the best chance of solving our toughest problems. We turn those strategies into something concrete that people want to invest in with their money, voice and time. Working with people just like you, we are making progress. We are finding solutions and heading in the right direction by helping improve the lives of children and families. Giving directly to United Way Community Investment means supporting lasting, community change for all of us. You can give. You can advocate. You can volunteer. That's what it means to LIVE UNITED. GoAls By working together, we provide opportunities for individual and community success. Our shared priority areas: • Help children enter school ready to learn and succeed academically. • Assist families to become financially secure. • Provide individuals with access to healthcare services. • Ensure food, shelter and other essential services are available when needed. GivinG opportunities United Way offers many opportunities to invest in our community. You can: • Conduct a United Way Campaign at your workplace. • Make a corporate or individual gift. • Join our prestigious Constitution or Tocqueville Society, and become a leader in our community. Learn more at unitedwayinc.org/givingsocieties. • Join our Women's Leadership Council. Learn more at unitedwayinc.org/women. • Join our Emerging Leaders Society. Learn more at unitedwayinc.org/emergingleaders. • Become a member of the 1924 Society with a planned gift to United Way. • Give online at unitedwayinc.org/give. Those who contribute specifically to United Way Community Investment make real change possible in the 40 towns of central and northeastern Connecticut. Dollars are closely monitored to ensure your gift is well spent in the priority areas that lead to sustainable community change now and in the future. volunteer opportunities In the past year, United Way mobilized more than 2,500 volunteers, including volunteers from 50 workplaces, to help put more than $27.5 million back into the pockets of 10,400 local taxpayers through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, and read to more than 6,000 students to improve literacy skills. Other year-round volunteer opportunities include: • Preparing taxes for lower-to-moderate wage earning families at a free tax site: unitedwayinc.org/vitavolunteer • Providing one-on-one assistance to children through our volunteer United Way Readers program: unitedwayinc.org/read Visit unitedwayinc.org/volunteer to search opportunities near you. Chair, 2014 United Way Campaign Mary e. Mclaughlin Comcast Corporation Vice President & Treasurer Gregory toczydlowski* Travelers donald Allan, Jr.* Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Chair, Windham Region United Way Jose Aponte Quinebaug Valley Community College Michael J. Auseré Northeast Utilities peggy buchanan* Connecticut AFL-CIO Co-chair, Emerging Leaders Society Michael M. byrne, Jr. UBS Realty Investors LLC Julio A. concepcion MetroHartford Alliance eric daniels Robinson & Cole LLP Chair, United Way of New Britain and Berlin Advisory Board William F. dowling Formerly, New Britain Rock Cats Chair, United Way of North Central CT Advisory Board robert e. earley Comcast Corporation otto eichmann Pratt & Whitney derek A. Franklin, psy.d. Clinical & Forensic Consultants Michael Goldbas Deloitte LLP Jeffrey l. hubbard TD Bank Angela Kahrmann ING Margaret Marchak Hartford HealthCare shawn J. Maynard* Windham Hospital Foundation colleen McGuire University of Connecticut natalie b. Morris* United Technologies Corporation brian A. o'connell Citizens Bank James o'Meara* Webster Bank Karen prendergast State of Connecticut — Department of Insurance cynthia ryan* Cigna lynn ryan Goodwin Capital Advisers, A Conning Company Chair, Women's Leadership Council Michelle stronz, ph.d. Epiphany Enterprises lyn G. Walker* Shipman & Goodwin LLP Jennifer l. White The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. teresa c. Younger Ms. Foundation for Women * Denotes membership on executive committee President and CEO susan b. dunn Chairman Wayne s. rawlins, M.d., M.b.A. Aetna Inc. United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut 30 Laurel Street, Hartford, CT 06106 | 860-493-6800 www.unitedwayinc.org OUR MISSION: United Way's mission is to engage people to improve lives and change community conditions. We have the unique ability, vision and resources to bring together diverse stakeholders around a community vision of creating positive change to achieve long-lasting results for children and families. boArd oF directors