United Way campaign begins with $185,000 UD goal


Vol. 17, No. 7	Oct. 16, 1997

United Way campaign begins with $185,000 UD goal

The University's United Way campaign began with a kickoff reception Oct. 13 in the Bob Carpenter Center. This year, the campus campaign target is $185,000. In the past UD employees have given generously and exceeded the annual goal.

Campus campaign solicitors are distributing packets of information to employees, explaining how to donate-through payroll deduction or a one-time payment-to the 1997 campaign. In past years, many employees have designated their gifts to agencies located throughout the area.

Following is a list of United Way member and affiliated agencies located through the region.

UW of Delaware member agencies

Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Delaware (AMID)
American Cancer Society, Delaware Division
American Red Cross in Delaware
Association for the Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation in Delaware (The Arc)
Big Brother/Big Sisters of Delaware
Boy Scouts of America Del-Mar-Va Council Inc.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware Inc.
Brandywine Counseling Inc.
Career Exploration Program
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington
Catholic Youth Organization
Children and Families First
Christina Cultural Arts Center Inc.
Claymont Community Center
Community Legal Aid Society Inc
CONTACT Delaware Inc.
Delaware Adolescent Program Inc.
Delaware Center for Justice
Delaware Curative Workshop Inc.
Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth
Delawareans United to Prevent Child Abuse
Dover Air Force Base Youth Center
Emmanuel Dining Room
First Call for Help/Delaware Helpline
Geriatric Services of Delaware Inc.
Gilpin Hall (Home for Aged Women)
Girl Scouts, Chesapeake Bay Council
Girls Inc. of Delaware
Harrington Senior Center Inc.
Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center
Homeward Bound Inc.
Independent Living Inc.
Jewish Community Center of Wilmington
Jewish Family Service of Delaware
Kent-Sussex Industries Inc.
Kingswood Community Center
Latin American Community Center
Limen House
Mental Health Association in Delaware
Middletown/Odessa/Townsend Senior Center Inc.
Milton and Hattie Kutz Home Inc.
Neighborhood House Inc. of South Wilmington
Newark Day Nursery and Childrens Center
Opportunity Center Inc.
People's Place II
Peoples Settlement Association
The Salvation Army
United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware
United Way of Delaware and Sussex County United Way
West End Neighborhood House
Wilmington Senior Center
YMCA of Delaware
YWCA of New Castle County

Affiliated agencies

A Door of Hope
AIDS Delaware
American Diabetes Association, Delaware Affiliate
American Heart Association of Delaware
American Lung Association of Delaware
Arthritis Foundation, Delaware Chapter
Birthright of Delaware
Casa San Francisco
Childrens's Home
Chinese American Community Center
Delaware Association for Children of Alcoholics
Delaware Association for the Blind
Delaware Coalition for Literacy
Delaware Elwyn
Delmarva Rural Ministries
Edgemoor Community Center
Goodwill Industries of Delaware and Delaware County
Kentmere Nursing Care Center
Laurel Senior Center
Literacy Volunteers of America
Lutheran Community Services
Meals of Wheels, Lewes and Rehoboth Inc.
National Council of Agricultural Life and Labor Research Fund(NCALL)
Nanticoke Senior Center
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Delaware Chapter
New Castle County Head Start
Newark Senior Center
Open Door Inc.
Parent Information Center of Delaware
Perinatal Association of Delaware
Planned Parenthood of Delaware
READ-ALOUD Delaware
Saint Anthony's Community Center
The Shepherd Place Inc.
Southern Delaware Center for Children and Families
Supporting K.I.D.D.S.
Sussex County Senior Services Inc.
United Negro College Fund
United Service Organization, Delaware
United Service Organization-Washington, D.C., Headquarters
Visiting Nurse Association
Volunteers for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Inc.
Women and Wellness Foundation

Neighboring United Way agencies

Avon Grove United Way
Oxford Area Civic Association
United Way of Camden County
United Way of Cecil County
United Way of Chester County
United Way of Gloucester County
United Way of Kent County, Md.
United Way of Kennett Area
United Way of Salem County
United Way of Southeast Delaware County
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Eligibility notes

The following agencies can be designated to receive a United Way donation:

- DELAWARE 5011(C)3 health and human services agencies
- Local/national environmental agencies and federations
- Approved volunteer/fire/ ambulance companies
- Private, nonprofit hospitals providing support services to elderly and disabled
- Animal welfare organizations
- Youth associations promoting social adjustment services through recreation activities
- National federated appeals for the primary purpose of promoting educational opportunities for disadvantaged students
- Agencies of other United Ways

Please note: Churches, religious institutions, arts/cultural organizations, education institutions, government entities, economic development organizations and libraries are ineligible for United Way of Delaware designations.

For information, contact the United Way via e-mail at www.uwde.org or phone (800) 411-UWAY or this year's UD campaign co-chairpersons Karen Garrett and Joyce Henderson, employee services, at 831-6651.