{"id":20832,"date":"2003-10-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-10-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2003\/10\/06\/unmc-kicks-off-its-united-way-campaign\/"},"modified":"2003-10-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2003-10-06T05:00:00","slug":"unmc-kicks-off-its-united-way-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2003\/10\/06\/unmc-kicks-off-its-united-way-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC kicks off its United Way campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

For 80 years, the United Way of the Midlands has helped thousands of people in Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie counties, by helping families dealing with marital problems, alcohol and drug abuse problems, troubled teens, health issues and aging parents. <\/p>\n


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\nUNMC will have drawings for prizes every Friday – Oct. 10, 17 and 24 — for a chance to win a variety of gift certificates. Turn your pledge cards in by Oct. 10 to be eligible for all three drawings. Read UNMC Today online to see who received gift certificates.
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\nToday, (Oct. 6) UNMC kicks off its United Way campaign with a goal of $125,000. Campaign contributions, which can be made through UNMC’s payroll deduction, help support more than 145 health and human service programs across the Omaha-Council Bluffs-Bellevue metropolitan areas. <\/p>\n

Employees who turn in their pledge cards will be eligible for prize drawings. Drawings will be Oct. 10, 17 and 24. Watch UNMC Today for the winners.<\/p>\n

“Contributing to the United Way campaign is a wonderful opportunity to help the agencies that serve so many individuals on a day-to-day basis,” said Gerald Moore, M.D., chairman of UNMC’s United Way campaign and associate dean of the UNMC College of Medicine. “A successful campaign will ensure that those vital services continue for everyone in our community.”<\/p>\n

Overall, the United Way of the Midlands hopes to raise $20 million through its 2003 campaign. Of every dollar donated to the campaign, 90 cents goes to programs and services that help people improve the quality of their lives. Here are few examples:<\/p>\n