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Sarah Ward of St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua

How I Live United: Sarah Ward of St. Joseph Hospital

I am privileged to work in an occupation I love and an organization that understands the importance of giving back to the community. As Marketing Director of St. Joseph Hospital, I wear many hats each day but one of my proudest titles is co-chair for our annual United Way fundraising campaign. Along with fellow staff [...]

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Thanks To United Way Loaned Executives

United Way recently held an appreciation dinner for Loaned Executives who worked on the 2011 Campaign. A Loaned Executive (LE) is a volunteer who is “loaned” to United Way on a part-time or full-time basis during the campaign. The LEs maximize staff and volunteer efforts while maintaining low fundraising costs. In return, United Way provides a [...]

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Rotary’s Football Fans Go Deep For United Way of Greater Nashua

Many thanks to the Rotary Club of Souhegan Valley for raising $1,000 for United Way of Greater Nashua through its second annual Monday Night Football event. Also known as the “Happy Hour Club”, the Rotary Club of Souhegan Valley has designated United Way of Greater Nashua as its local charitable recipient organization for 2012, and [...]

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Bridging the gap between NH, Kazakhstan

by Alyssa Johnson, United Way-Youth Venture-Nashua Community College Partnership Specialist On April 26, 2011, the United Way-Youth Venture-Nashua Community College program hosted a group of emerging leaders from Kazakhstan.  It was truly a pleasure to explain the program and its community benefits to our visitors through their translators.  The guests work with youth in various [...]

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Alternative Spring Break a Memorable Experience

“Rocky Top, You’ll Always Be Home Sweet Home to Me” by Allison Lanza, Nashua Community College student “When you’re down to nothing, God is up to something” – I noticed this quote on a bright sunny morning in Tennessee on the way to one of the job sites, and it rang strongly in my mind.  [...]

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Dell grant boosts United Way support for Nashua-area children & youth programs

United Way of Greater Nashua will be able to support proven effective programs that promote and reinforce learning and development for children and youth thanks to a one-time $20,000 grant from the Dell Foundation. The grant will be applied to several United Way-supported programs that collectively serve more than 5,000 children, youth, and families in [...]

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Coalition offers free tax prep training

The Greater Nashua Asset Building Coalition (GNABC) is offering free income tax preparation training to individuals who volunteer to assist low-to-moderate income area residents with their federal returns during the upcoming tax season. Volunteers will receive IRS-certified tax preparation software training through a self-paced online class (approximately 30 hours). In exchange, volunteers commit to assist [...]

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Video: 2-1-1 PSA featuring Jerod Mayo

Watch the 2-1-1 public service announcement recorded by Jerod Mayo of the New England Patriots (on our YouTube channel).

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United Way appoints campaign associate team

United Way of Greater Nashua has appointed Liz Fitzgerald of Brookline, Julie Kelly of Nashua, and Deb Tighe of Hollis to serve as a team of campaign associates. Together, they will lead United Way’s fund-raising efforts and work with volunteers and businesses to help advance the common good in Nashua and 10 surrounding communities. United [...]

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The Life of a United Way Intern

Guest blogger: Celia Nissen, summer intern. Calling agencies. Editing brochures. Jamming the fax machine. Updating Facebook, Twitter and the blog. Stuffing programs. Meeting with the hotel event planner. Taking pictures. Sending Constant Contact emails. Editing videos. Brainstorming social media contests. Updating databases. Life as a United Way intern is truly a little bit of everything [...]

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