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MLK Day Food Drive 2012!

Over 30 boxes of food were collected at MLK Day events at Williams Memorial CME Church in High Point on Monday, January 16th. Items were donated to the food pantries at Open Door Ministries, Helping Hands, West End Ministries, Macedonia Family Resource Center, and Ward Street Mission. Events at Williams Memorial were sponsored by the Ministers Conference of High Point, NC and Vicinity; The United Way of Greater High Point organized the Food Drive. Volunteers from the High Point University Women's Soccer Team helped box and deliver the food. More information: Bobby Smith, 899-0878

_{High Point City Manager Strib Boynton and Lt. Col. Marty Sumner, Deputy Chief with the High Point Police Department}

_{Stephen Sims, who attended the breakfast with his grandmother, High Point City Council member Bernita Sims}

_{Guilford County Commissioner Bruce Davis and his wife Angela donate food}

_{Volunteers from the High Point University Women's Soccer Team helped box and deliver food}

_{Al Heggins, Human Relations Director, City of High Point}

Old Dominion & United Way Team Up To Donate New Mattresses To Open Door Ministries

The United Way of Greater High Point coordinated the gift of ten mattresses to Open Door Ministries on December 20, 2011.  These mattresses, donated to United Way by Old Dominion Freight Line, will be used to accommodate overflow crowds at Open Door on cold winter nights. 

Open Door's shelter for men currently has 88 beds, says Steve Key, Executive Director. “These ten mattresses will allow Open Door to serve an additional 10 men when the temperatures drop and more people seek shelter indoors.  During January and February in particular, we may have more people than beds as often as 20 days out of 30.  Having these mattresses will allow an additional ten people to rest comfortably on those nights, and we are thankful for them."

For more information on Open Door Ministries, please contact Steve Key at 885-0191.  For more information on United Way, please call 899-0876.

_{Left, Bobby Smith, President of the United Way of Greater High Point -- Right, Steve Key, Executive Director, Open Door Ministries}

Target Donates Tree To Family In Need

Just in time for Christmas, Target store #1079 at Oak Hollow Mall in High Point donated a beautiful 7' 5" Christmas tree to the family of Dora Matthews of High Point.  Matthews is raising a granddaughter who attends kindergarten at Oakview Elementary School in High Point.

Across the nation, Target's "Share-A-Tree" program is set to donate 2,790 trees (valued at $500,000) to families in need between December 18 – 22. The United Way of Greater High Point and Guilford County Schools partnered to identify a family in the High Point area.

_{L to R: Bobby Smith, President of the United Way of Greater High Point, Mallie Burton from Oakview Elementary School, Cassandra and Amanda of Target Store 1079, Dora Matthews, and Terry and Gerren of Target Store 1079.} 

United Way Gives Away Donated Socks To Local Non-Profit Agencies

The United Way of Greater High Point has distributed more than 350 pairs of new socks to local agencies just in time for Christmas. Organizations receiving the socks included Open Door Ministries, West End Ministries, Ward Street Mission, Helping Hands, The Arthur Cassell House and the "Socks for Seniors" project.      

_{Bobby Smith, President of the United Way of Greater High Point, sorts donated socks in preparation for their distribution to local non-profit agencies.}  

It’s December already and you’ve got to make a shopping list!

Instead of buying the same boring gifts this year, why not make your caring really count?

Please consider a gift in honor of someone you care about, or a donation in memory of someone special! The United Way of Greater High Point will take your contribution and add it to our Community Care Fund, which supports critical health and human service programs at our 29 local partner agencies. You may also designate a specific partner agency to support.  Make your donation in honor of or in memory of someone special, and we’ll send them a card featuring this beautiful original work of art created for United Way by High Point artist and writer Mary Bogest. The bonus: you’ll be helping your community, too!

Please note: So that we may acknowledge your generous gift prior to the holidays, the deadline to make a honor or memorial donation is December 16, 2011. For more information, please call 899-0876.  We wish you a joyous holiday and a happy & healthy 2012!

Pearce Elementary Fifth Graders Collect Food for Needy

As part of a service learning project, the fifth grade students at E. P. Pearce Elementary School collected non-perishable food for the needy in our community. All items were donated to Open Door Ministries in High Point.

_{Photo Identification (L to R): Cassidy Davis, Chandler Whitson, Alana Roy, Addy Crenshaw, Frida Vives, Blake Phipps, Savannah Ringer, Emma Ackerson, Ms. Shelley Hunt- Service Learning Coordinator, Mrs. Pam Misher- Principal}

_{Front Row 1 (L to R): Chandler Whitson, Cassidy Davis, Savannah Ringer -- Middle Row (L to R): Addy Crenshaw, Frida Vives, Blake Phipps, Emma Ackerson -- Back row (L to R): Dale Metz, United Way & Ms. Jennifer Harding, Grade 5 Teacher}

When life hands you lemons, use your Apple!

There's an app for that!! New iPhone app connects people with community services

Ever wondered who to call for help?  It’s a great question, considering North Carolina has more than 20,000 nonprofits providing every form of service.  Finding help is now easier than ever for iPhone users with the launch of the new NC 2-1-1 iPhone app.

The NC 2-1-1 app makes it simple and easy to find community resources all across North Carolina including right here in Greater High Point and throughout the Triad, says Bobby Smith, President of the United Way of Greater High Point. On average, 150 High Point residents call 2-1-1 in search of assistance from health and human service providers each month.

“By launching a cutting-edge iPhone app, we are excited to take our 2-1-1 access to the next level across the Triad and throughout the state of North Carolina," said Smith. “Now you can dial 2-1-1 on your phone, search www.nc211.org on the web, or you can connect through an iPhone app.  Thanks to NC 2-1-1, help and information are always at your fingertips.”

Smith also noted that the range of accessibility to 2-1-1's statewide database not only assists those in need of a wide range of services, but also has the potential to be a useful tool for service providers, those involved in community outreach, and even human resource managers in the business community.

Spearheaded by United Way of North Carolina, NC 2-1-1 is an easy to remember, three-digit telephone number that connects people to critical health and human service programs in their communities.  Today, NC 2-1-1 reaches 80% of NC residents.  United Way of North Carolina is actively working to expand 2-1-1 services statewide.  Both the nc211.org website and the 2-1-1 number are available in multiple languages and the service is confidential and available 24 / 7.

Download the new app to:

• Search a broad list of human services in your community and across North Carolina
• Find the health and human service programs closest to you
• Create a list of resources you use often
• Text or email resources you find useful to your friends, family, and co-workers
• And much more!

Click here to download the new app.

Local Merchants Offer Great Deals To Encourage Donations To United Ways

The "Caring Club" Card Will Be Given To Donors Who Make "Fair Share" Gifts To 2011 Campaign

For the second year, the United Way of Greater High Point is offering an incentive to donors who make a "fair share" donation to the 2011 United Way campaign. It's called the "Caring Club" Card, and to obtain one, you make a pledge of at least one hour's pay per month between now and December 31, 2011, for payment during 2012.

Card holders have the opportunity to save hundreds of dollars in valuable local services, food and entertainment, while also helping support valuable health and human services in the community. The program is modeled after one that began in Kansas City and was first offered in Guilford County by the United Way of Greater Greensboro two years ago. This year, both United Way of Greater Greensboro and Greater High Point are again participating and have partnered together to offer this incentive to donors throughout Guilford County.

The cards will be available later this year to Fair Share donors to the 2011 campaign. Co-promotional partners are High Point Regional Health System and the Guilford Merchants Association. To pledge, make your donation to United Way through your employer, call 883-1077, or visit www.unitedwayhp.org. Greensboro residents can get more information at www.unitedwaygso.org.

United Way of Greater High Point Achieves Second Highest Per Capita Giving Rate in NC

According to the United Way of North Carolina, the United Way of Greater High Point has achieved the second highest Per Capita giving rate from among the 59 United Ways in the state (Per Capita = Total Amount Raised divided by Population).

Please find below the results for selected cities in North Carolina. The information is based on the Fall 2009 campaign results, as many communities have not formally reported their 2010 campaign results. In 2009, the United Way of Greater High Point raised $4,336,572.

Bobby Smith, President of the United Way of Greater High Point, said, "While remarkable, it is not surprising to those of us who live in Greater High Point. Our United Way and this community have a long, proud history of leadership in charitable giving. Certainly credit needs to go to everyone involved with United Way, our generous donors, volunteers, partner agencies, and staff. Greater High Point also has an exceptional Alexis de Tocqueville Society program, led by Chris Greene, and those gifts certainly helped our per capita totals as well. We expect our ranking will only improve once all the Fall 2010 results are officially reported to United Way of North Carolina, since we again posted the best increase among all the major communities in the state." At the conclusion of its 2010 campaign in March 2011, the United Way of Greater High Point announced a total raised of $4,400,375.
Community Per Capita (Campaign Total divided by Population)
Forsyth County $49.01
GREATER HIGH POINT $31.73
Greater Greensboro $31.15
Asheville $22.88
Charlotte Metro $22.65
Shelby $17.36
North Wilkesboro $16.82
Hendersonville $14.92
Salisbury $10.59
Gastonia $9.81
RTP (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) $9.22
Hickory $8.65
Greenville $7.51
Burlington $7.46
Fayetteville $5.73
Wilmington (3 counties) $5.64

More information: Bobby Smith, 899-0878

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United Way of Greater High Point

We appreciate your interest in our United Way and hope you will visit often. If you have any questions, issues, or concerns regarding our website or our United Way, please feel free to contact us via the "Contact Us" link on this site, or by telephone at 883-4127.

What We Do and How We Do It

The United Way of Greater High Point develops community resources and partnerships that support a broad array of critical health and human service needs in our community. Resources are focused on community impact programs that promote thriving children and families, independent and self-sufficient people, healthy people, and safe neighborhoods.

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United Way of Greater High Point

201 Church Avenue, High Point, NC 27262

Email: info@unitedwayhp.org

Phone: 336.883.4127 -- Fax: 336.883.6928