March 5, 2007 Hello,, and thank you for your support of United Way of Greater Cleveland. United Way Surpasses Goal, Raises $43.8 Million It was a celebration for the Greater Cleveland community when Campaign Co-Chairs Robert J. King, Jr., Financial Stocks, Inc. Managing Director, and Robert H. Rawson, Jr., Jones Day Cleveland Partner-In-Charge, announced that the 2006 United Way of Greater Cleveland Campaign surpassed its goal, raising $43.8 million at the United Way Annual Meeting held at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel on March 2. Henry L. Meyer III, United Way Chairman of the Board and KeyCorp Chairman and CEO, thanked King and Rawson for their dedication to our community. More. IN THIS ISSUE: Annual Meeting Photo Gallery Volunteer of the Year Community Partner Award 2007 Campaign Begins Today Who's New on the Board of Directors Own an Exclusive Grand Prix Helmet Last Call for Cavaliers Tickets Human Services Institute Meet Sadie March is National Nutrition Month Donate Now

United Way's Annual Meeting Photo Gallery See pictures from United Way's Annual Meeting, held Friday, March 2, at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel on Public Square.

Volunteer of the Year Lois Goodman, Senior Success Vision Council Co-Chair, past United Way Board member and Work and Family Consulting Group President, was named Volunteer of the Year for her long and dedicated service to the community through United Way. Most recently she was involved in the successful implementation of three community-wide initiatives, SeniorsConnect, a Web site for seniors that is receiving one million hits a year, the Long Term Care Workforce initiative to increase the number of direct care workers that provide care for the aged and the Senior Transportation initiative, which is currently providing 5,000 rides to seniors every month.

Community Partner Award Dennis M. Lafferty, Jones Day Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner, was presented with the Community Partner Award for his dedication to United Way and our community. He has devoted himself to the Greater Cleveland community professionally and as a volunteer for more than 35 years. He has been invaluable to United Way, where he serves on the Nominating Committee and the Campaign Cabinet. His involvement had a very positive influence on his own organization's campaign, which exceeded its goal by more than 10 percent.

2007 Campaign Begins Today United Way 2007 Campaign Co-Chairs Paul Clark, President, Northern Ohio, National City Bank, and Philip Rice, President and Chief Executive Officer of National City Bank, introduced the "Let's Win Together" theme for the upcoming campaign at the Annual Meeting. "The United Way campaign takes a team effort to win. It's a lot like sports. You prepare long and hard for game day, making sure that everything - and everyone - comes together and stays together from start to finish," said Rice about the 2007 campaign. "You have our commitment to work diligently on this year's campaign. I hope you will join us and please commit right now to the 2007 campaign," said Clark at the Annual Meeting.

Who's New on the United Way Board of Directors Introducing the members of this year's United Way of Greater Cleveland Board of Directors. Click here for full list

Your Chance to Own an Exclusive Grand Prix Helmet Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes and the 2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland presented by U.S. Bank are giving fans a chance to bid on fourteen one-of-a-kind custom-painted racing helmets autographed by top Champ Car drivers. This month's helmet was designed and painted by Bob Barnett and Joe Wiggins of Highland Auto Body in Macedonia. Barnett said, "Most of the flag artwork out there is straight and flat. I think the flag looks nicer when it's waving in the wind." Barnett carried out this concept with the helmet by stretching the stars and stripes to simulate a windswept appearance. The paint on the helmet contains crushed glass and mirrors, which gives the finish an eye-catching sparkle. Each helmet was autographed by the top three finishers at the 2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland -- A.J. Allmendinger, Bruno Junqueira and Oriol Servia -- as well as racing legend Bobby Rahal, winner of the inaugural Grand Prix of Cleveland in 1982. View and bid on this month's helmet. More info about this month's helmet at uws.org/news/helmet_auctions.asp.

Last Call for Cavaliers Nights With United Way Start spring off right with the Cavs at the Q. Get your discount tickets for March 5, as the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Houston Rockets. Upper Baseline tickets are discounted from $35 to $27.50 and Upper Baseline Corner tickets are discounted from $25 to $23. A portion of ticket proceeds through this promotion will benefit United Way. Order tickets online (tickets ordered today, 3/5, will be held at will-call).

65th Annual Human Services Institute The Center for Community Solutions' 65th Annual Human Services Institute will be held on Friday, March 23, 2007. Participants can choose from health and human service workshops and continuing education credits in a variety of professional disciplines. An executive directors only session will be presented in cooperation with United Way and CSU's Center for Nonprofit Policy and Practice. To find out more and register online, visit www.communitysolutions.com/hsevent.

Meet Sadie Gladney When Sadie's husband of 62 years passed away, her world fell apart. She became isolated and depressed. She would rarely leave her home and she had given up on the thought of ever being happy again until her niece introduced her to Harvard Community Services Center's Senior Connection Program, a United Way-funded program. Sadie began to heal there. Read Sadie's story.

March is National Nutrition Month® National Nutrition Month® is designed to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Step up today to improve your health and the health of your family and you'll reap the benefits for years to come. How to read nutrition labels Popular Diets Reviewed (PDF document) MyPyramid Plan: An interactive tool for determing a personal eating plan Healthy Eating Recipes

Check Community-Wide Needs for the Greatest Impact on Our Community By designating Community-Wide Needs with your pledge, you authorize our trained volunteers to decide how your donations, and those of countless others, can target the greatest needs of our community. It might be to deliver meals to homebound seniors, train daycare providers to provide the best possible educational preparation for children or any of the nearly 180 programs provided by our community partners or initiatives of the Community Vision Council. Here is how to pledge confidentially online.

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