OPEN YOUR HEART
LEND YOUR MUSCLE
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
E-mail messages
Sample E-Mail Messages
- These messages can be e-mailed throughout the campaign to help share the impact of United Way. Simply copy and paste into your e-mail.
Message 1:
Now in its 87th year, the United Way of Elkhart County has been advancing the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all.
For more information visit www.unitedwayec.org
Message 2:
Your generous gift to the United Way of Elkhart County focuses on community priorities like income, education, and health. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable, and when people have good health.
For more information visit www.unitedwayec.org
Message 3:
The United Way of Elkhart County focuses on creating long-lasting changes by addressing and fixing the underlying causes of problems. They not only get to the surface of the problem, but dig deeper. When you give to the United Way of Elkhart County you help real people right here in your community.
For more information visit www.unitedwayec.org
Message 4:
When you need help...you need it now! Finding help should never be a barrier. The United Way's 2-1-1 call center understands this and can help people access community and human services right here in Elkhart County.
Together we're changing the way you find help...simply dial 2-1-1.
For more information visit www.unitedwayec.org
Message 5:
The United Way of Elkhart County continually researches needs in Elkhart County so that your donations are focused on where they are needed most so as to make the biggest positive impact in our community.
For more information visit www.unitedwayec.org
Message 6:
LIVING UNITED is not only the theme of the 2009 United Way campaign...it's a way of life, a creed, a mission, and a goal. To LIVE UNITED means coming together as one for the benefit of all!
For more information visit www.unitedwayec.org
Message 7:
Thank you for helping [company name] and the United Way of Elkhart County improve lives. Underneath everything we are, underneath everything we do, we are all people. Connected, interdependent, united. And when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. When we LIVE UNITED Elkhart County does better. Thank you for giving this year.
WHY LIVE UNITED.
When we reach out a hand to one we influence the condition of all.
When you give to the United Way, you're lending a hand to your neighbors, family and friends who live right here in Elkhart County.
When we LIVE UNITED... Elkhart County does more... it's that simple.
EDUCATION.
Helping children and youth achieve their potential.
- Kindergarten Readiness
Readiness to succeed in school means children enter kindergarten developmentally on track. - Elementary Readiness
Reading on grade-level by fourth grade means elementary students are prepared to succeed in later grades and to graduate from high school - High School Graduation
Academic achievement is reflected in one-time high school graduation rates
Click here to see how we're meeting these goals.
INCOME.
Promoting financial stability and independence.
- Adult Education
How can adults best engage with post-high school learning opportunities to, in two years or less, move from a low-skill job to a middle skill job? - Financial Literacy
How can a family best learn the fundamental money skills they need to successfully meet their basic needs? - Savings & Assets
How can a family best develop the assets they need to remain financially stable during changes in income, illness or other events.
Click here to see how we're meeting these goals.
HEALTH.
Improving people's health.
- Dental
Untreated dental health problems interfere with the ability to learn, eat and work. - Hunger
If a person is hungry, everything else in life becomes a challenge. - Medical Self-Advocacy
How can a family best learn the fundamental skills they need to successfully navigate a difficult diagnosis?
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