The Perfect Gift!!

I couldn’t think of a better gift than to give the gift of a better quality of life to our friends, family, and neighbors.  Your generosity allows us the opportunity to provide Health, Education, and Financial Stability programming and services to every person in Steele County.  As we start to wrap up campaign and secure the funds needed to continue this support, we want to thank you for your partnership with United Way.  We could not do our work without you!!

If this is the time of year that you traditional give gifts, we have something for your consideration.  Give a donation in honor of the person you are gifting.  Or better yet, gift tickets for our first annual Benefit Concert with all proceeds going to support our work in Steele County.  In partnership with Steele County Free Fair, the Steele County Historical Society, and Plaza Morena, we are excited to present Mariachi Mexico, January 8th, 2022 at 7pm.  Tickets can be purchased at givebutter.com/mariachi.  Our hope is that this concert will serve as a celebration of everyone’s hard work this year and a means to get us to the finish line on our campaign goal of $800,000. 

We enter 2022 with renewed optimism as well as new partnerships and programs.  Our internal and external teams have been diligently working to identify the gaps in our community so that we can mobilize the caring power of our community to develop solutions.  This coming year, we are excited to welcome several new agencies, including Health Finders, Rachel’s Light, and SACSO.  In addition to these partnerships, we are supporting new programming for seniors, youth mental health, substance abuse prevention, and workforce development opportunities.  And the year isn’t over yet, with several other programs in the works scheduled to be implemented in 2022.  Watch for my monthly updates and if you see something that you think you’d like to be a part of, give me a call!!      

We have all been through so much this year, but together we are recovering, reimagining, and rebuilding for a brighter tomorrow.  So, I say, 2022 bring it on!!  There isn’t anything we can’t accomplish together.  This is how we LIVE UNITED.         

Annette Duncan is President of United Way of Steele County.  She can be reached at 507-455-1180