November Mobile Food Drop at the Fergus Falls Armory – 188 families received food

November Mobile Food Drop at the Fergus Falls Armory – 188 families received food
The United Way Campaign is well under way and today we hit the 50% mark for our goal of $320,000! But we still need your help! If you are thinking about making a donation, please know that all donations stay local and this how we help family, friends and neighbors in your community:

Senior Citizens and the Disabled

Day of Caring – Perham, New York Mills and Parker’s Prairie

New York Mills Senior Center

Coats for Kids and Adults in Otter Tail County

Pelican Rapids Senior Center

Richville Community and Senior Center

Catholic Charities Foster Grandparent Program

Catholic Hearts Workcamp

Habitat for Humanity – Brush with Kindness Program

Fergus Falls Meals by Wheels

Frazee Neighbor to Neighbor Program

Friends of Friends Fighting Hunger in Otter Tail County

LSS of MN Caregiver Support and Respite Program

Pelican Rapids OAKS

Salvation Army Social Services and Feeding Program

Hunger and Poverty

Children’s Weekend Feeding Backpack Program

Friends of Friends Fighting Hunger in Otter Tail County

Stamp out Hunger

Community Connect Mobile Food Drops

Boys and Girls Club of the Perham Area

Coats for Kids and Adults in Otter Tail County

Stuff the Bus

Fergus Falls Meals by Wheels

Frazee Neighbor to Neighbor

North Country Food Bank

New York Mills Senior Center

Pelican Rapids Meals on Wheels – Senior Nutrition Program

Salvation Army Feeding Program

Disaster and Crisis

Emergent Volunteers in Times of Disaster

Someplace Safe Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs

American Red Cross Emergency Services

Education

Early Childhood Initiative of Otter Tail County

Stuff the Bus

Boy Scouts

Fergus Falls Adult Basic Education

Prescription for Reading Program

Battle Lake School Readiness

Child Care Visitor Program

Fergus Falls YMCA Summer Learning Loss Program

Kinship Reading Buddies

Girl Scouts

Pelican Rapids ECFE

Buddy Book Bins

Underwood Preschool Program
Imagination Library Program

2014 Award Recipients

The United Way Community Impact Luncheon will take place on January 13th, 2016 (11am), at the Bigwood Event Center in Fergus Falls. At this event, United Way will highlight and recognize businesses, corporations, and individuals who improved lives in Otter Tail County by donating to the 2015 United Way Giving Campaign or volunteering with United Way.

Award categories will include:

* Top Corporation Awards (Top Business/Corporation Donation to UW Giving Campaign)
* Community Hero Awards (Top Volunteers with UW)
* Committed to Improving Community Awards
* Top Employee Campaigns (Highest percentage of employees participating in UW Giving Campaign)