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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 can target the greatest needs of our
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JULY 2007
Hello, and thank you
for your support of United Way of Greater
Cleveland.
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THE LIVES YOU
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Wakeup Call to a
Healthier Life
If you found out you had an incurable illness,
what would you do? Gary Eppich faced the bad news as a
challenge to be overcome with change. With loving help
from his wife Lynn and smart advice from a United Way
partner agency, the Eppich family discovered a better
way to live healthier lives. Read
their story here.
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 Who’s Who in the 2007
United Way Video?
View the United Way 2007 Campaign
video and see how many of the 44 Greater
Clevelanders you can name. The first person with the most correct
answers will receive a prize!* Send your list to
marketing@uws.org no later than July 15, and if you’ve
named the most video stars, you’ll receive a
three-pack of Cleveland summer fun, including four
movie passes to Cleveland Cinemas, four tickets to the
Rock Hall and four tickets to the 2007 Cinema on the Square series at
Playhouse Square. Only
one entry per email address, but forward this newsletter
to a friend, and if your friend wins, maybe you’ll be
his or her guest!
*United Way and Glazen Creative
employees and family members are not eligible to win. In
case of a tie, the first entry received will be awarded
the prize.
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Core Services
Reports Are Online
Research on our
community’s health and human services is now available
on United Way’s Web site. United Way of Greater
Cleveland and the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners
are freely sharing in-depth research reports on 21 types
of health and human
service consumers and the
80 core services
that they use. The consumer
research examines the social service needs and trends of
a particular population segment. These core services
reports provide a view of individual services, such as
homeless drop-in centers and hospice care. View the reports in a standard,
easy-to-read format.
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HELP OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUR
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United Way Travel
Summer Special
The Riviera Maya on Mexico’s Gulf Coast
offers sandy, white beaches and sun-dappled
Caribbean waters, ancient Mayan ruins and ecological
reserves to explore, scuba diving, water sports, golf,
tennis, fabulous food and much more. You can book a week in this
paradise for the low price of $1,039 per person
and feel especially good
knowing that a portion of the proceeds benefits United
Way of Greater Cleveland. Here’s the deal:
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All-inclusive,
with direct charter air travel
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Only $1,039 per person
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Must travel by August 18th,
2007
To purchase, please
call 866-446-2172.
United Way will benefit from all vacations
purchased by phone through United Way Travel.
Don’t wait -- call
today!
 It’s Gettin’ HOT
at Jacobs
Field
(and we’re not talking about the
weather!)
See the Indians heat up
their pursuit of the American League Central Division
lead at the Jake on July 13! Join us as the Tribe takes
on the Kansas City Royals and help support United Way.
Post-game fireworks too! Details on
game and discounted tickets.
 Autographed Racing
Helmet – Last Call!
Attention racing
fans! Here’s your final chance to buy a
one-of-a-kind, custom-painted racing helmet autographed
by 2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland Champ Car
drivers! More...
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7/1/2007 through 7/18/2007;
and 7/28/2007 It’s All Guitars! on Display & Auction -- Now is your chance
to see and purchase one of 27 real Fender®
Stratocaster® guitars artistically transformed for
It’s All Guitars!, a project of GuitarMania®
that introduces public art, guitars and community
involvement to high school students throughout Greater
Cleveland. All the guitars are on display now at
Cuyahoga County Library branches through July 18, and
will be auctioned at the House of Blues on July 28.
Auction admission is $10 and doors open at 1 p.m. All
participating students and art teachers will receive one
complimentary pair of tickets to the event after they
RSVP by July 20 to Jessica Snyder at 216-436-2123 or jdsnyder@uws.org . These guitars
are unique works of art that can be displayed in your
home or plugged in and played! More information about where to see
the guitars and the
auction.
7/13/2007 United
Way Days at Jacobs Field -- Cleveland
Indians vs. Kansas City Royals at Jacobs
Field, Friday, July 13, at 7:05 p.m. A portion of ticket sales goes directly to United
Way of Greater Cleveland. Order form with details.
(PDF)
9/18/2007 10th Annual United Way Celebrity Golf
Tournament -- Play golf with Cleveland Browns alumni greats at
the beautiful Hemlock Springs Golf Club, and later, dine
with them at Ferrante Winery & Ristorante. This
popular benefit tournament supports United Way of
Greater Cleveland.
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