{"id":50539,"date":"2014-09-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/09\/24\/united-way-day-10-why-i-am-a-supporter\/"},"modified":"2014-09-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T05:00:00","slug":"united-way-day-10-why-i-am-a-supporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/09\/24\/united-way-day-10-why-i-am-a-supporter\/","title":{"rendered":"United Way, Day 10: Why I am a supporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"350\" cellspacing=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sarah0924.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:0.85em;line-height:150%\">Sarah Swanson<\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\nUNMC is currently taking part in the 2014 United Way Campaign. Each week during the campaign, we will feature a member of the UNMC community who is a United Way supporter.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we meet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Name:<\/b> Sarah Swanson\n<li><b>Department:<\/b> Munroe-Meyer Institute&#8217;s Family Support Program\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Favorite United Way community partners:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Although I leave my United Way donation undesignated, so that the organization can allocate my gift to the causes they see fit, three UW community partners I particularly admire are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Big Brothers\/Big Sisters of the Midlands\n<li>Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation\n<li>Habitat for Humanity\n<\/ul>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"99ccff\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\n<B><br \/>\nThe running total<br \/>\n<\/B><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\nAs of 3 p.m. Tuesday, UNMC achieved:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donations of $110,860, nearly 74 percent of the campaign goal of $150,000.\n<li>Employee participation of 29 percent. This year&#8217;s employee participation goal is 50 percent. Remember, using the <a href=\"https:\/\/net.unmc.edu\/eserv\/\">UNMC eServ<\/a> website to choose not to donate counts as participation, and all participants will be entered in the final drawing on Oct. 3!\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/P><br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\n<b>I support the United Way because:<\/b><br \/>\nThe United Way has a significant impact on my community. Every day, I recognize that there are individuals and families who do not have food or cannot pay their bills. The United Way works to support community partners to provide these services. In addition, the United Way has provided funding through its Karnett Trust grant to support Munroe-Meyer&#8217;s &#8220;Autism Care of Toddlers&#8221; clinic which provides early intervention services to children who have autism and supports training for their families.<\/p>\n<p>Through its support, the United Way can significantly change the outcomes for individuals and families. I am glad to know that I am part of that.<\/p>\n<p><b>To join me in supporting the United Way:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on this <a href=\"https:\/\/net.unmc.edu\/eserv\/\">link<\/a>. (The link will take you to UNMC eServ page.)\n<li>Enter your UNMC username and password.\n<li>Click on the United Way link and participate today!\n<li>New this year: Credit card donations are accepted!<br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"NR  y t dc JPR cEYnYdg bnRHvRy\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Munroe-Meyer Institute staffer has seen United Way&#8217;s impact, in the community and at the med 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