United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Congratulations to the honorees for the 5th annual Caring for Community Awards, presented by Woodard Properties! These awards shine a light on outstanding individuals and organizations doing incredible work to make our community a better place for everyone. We announced the awards, as voted on by their fellow community members, at last week's Day of Caring Kickoff Breakfast.

We also announced the Volunteer of the Year, who is personally nominated by a local nonprofit. Congratulations to the 2024 Volunteer of the Year, Carolyn Achenbach, for her work at Botanical Garden of the Piedmont! Carolyn is a Garden donor and Board member, Advisory Council member, the Development Committee Chair, member of multiple other committees, a donor steward, and a w**d puller. Since 2017, she has given the Garden over 2,900 hours in service.

2024 Caring for Community Award Honorees:
- Zyahna Bryant - Above and Beyond Voice for Equity, presented by Dominion Energy
- Raylaja Waller, City of Promise - Above and Beyond Voice for Community Collaboration, presented by Sentara Health
- Shymora Cooper, Financial Opportunity Center - Above and Beyond Voice for Financial Empowerment
- Barrett Early Learning Center - Above and Beyond Voice for Early Education, presented by Sentara Health
- City of Promise - Above and Beyond Nonprofit
- Krissy Cakes - Above and Beyond Business (Non-Childcare Provider)
- On Our Own - Above and Beyond Healthcare Provider
- Charlsie Stratton, City of Charlottesville Department of Human Services - Above and Beyond Employee (Non-Childcare Worker), presented by Woodard Properties
- Pilgrim Baptist Church - Above and Beyond Faith-Based Community or Group

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Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Check out this awesome festival happening tomorrow with food, dancing, a parade, and more! We highly recommend getting out and exploring all this event has to offer and showing support for Sin Barreras VA, and organization doing amazing things in our community!

¡Los medios de Charlottesville están llenos de artículos sobre el Sabroso de mañana en Ting Pavilion, de 1 a 10 p.m.! / Charlottesville media is filled with articles about tomorrow's Sabroso at Ting Pavilion, 1-10pm!

• Daily Progress: https://dailyprogress.com/life-entertainment/local/events/cville-sabrosos-move-to-ting-pavilion-makes-room-for-more-latin-culture/article_d13aacf8-752e-11ef-92f4-f3b259a8a960.html
• Cville Weekly: https://www.c-ville.com/cville-sabroso-latin-american-festival
• NBC29: https://www.29news.com/2024/09/18/sabroso-festival-returns-this-weekend/
• Today and Mañana (entrevista en video larga, agradecimiento especial a Conan de por darnos amablemente parte de su tiempo de un segmento en el que ya estaba contratado) / long video interview, special thanks to Conan at Sir Speedy Print, Signs, Marketing for graciously giving us some of his time from a segment he was already booked on!): https://www.facebook.com/todayymanana/videos/539704541860978

Busque un programa de CBS19 más tarde hoy también. / Look for a CBS19 program later today too.

Join us this week to welcome Charlottesville Fire Department Battalion Chief Lance Blakey to ! We'll discuss how it feels being the first African American Battalion Chief in the department's history, why he pursued a career in the fire service, how involvement in community programs like Stop-The-Bleed training and Girls Fire Camp, and more.

Listen with us and City of Promise tomorrow 9/21 at 7am on Newsradio WINA or stream episodes on your preferred platform after they've aired (usually available within a few days).

Mental Health is Health!

Our sincerest thanks to United Way of Greater Charlottesville from our peer support community! We are honored to be recognized with the Caring for Community Above and Beyond Health Care Provider Award.

If you don’t know much about us, visit us at our yellow house in Historic Vinegar Hill to see how our peer recovery center and supportive community operates!

Join us for a free peer support group in person or online, or check out our website at www.onourowncville.org for lots more information. Recovery is possible!

Happy birthday to Ella, our Senior Financial Stability Director! 🥳

Ella makes sure that our financial supports, services, and programs such as Driving Lives Forward and Family Investment Program run without a hitch! She works directly with our clients to help them become financially stable and resilient, and we love seeing the direct impact of her work at UWGC! She also makes our office instantly more stylish every time she comes in thanks to her amazing sense of fashion. 👠

Please join us in wishing Ella a very happy birthday! 🎂

Yesterday's Day of Caring was rainy AND just as impactful as it has been (if not more due to the almost 2,000 volunteers!) for the last 32 years! 👏 Thanks to all who came out to make our community a better place!

Charlottesville volunteers convene for annual Day of Caring Despite the rainy weather, the United Way’s community-wide day of service, drew many volunteers to work on several projects around Charlottesville.

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital hosted the 33rd Annual United Way Day of Caring, where hundreds of volunteers gathered to serve the community. Kimberly Skelley, Executive Director of the Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation, expressed excitement about the event.

Read more here: https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-sentara-martha-jefferson-hospital-hosts-33rd-annual-united-way-day-of-caring/

Today we celebrated the 33rd Annual Laurence E. Richardson ! Despite the non-ideal forecast, we were still able to witness the joy, energy, connections and impact that this event has been known to create. Each year, we are inspired by what our community is capable of when we all come together around the spirit of volunteerism and giving back.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our celebratory kickoff breakfast, volunteered, hosted a project, and helped today be so successful. Additionally, endless thanks to our sponsors who made the 2024 Day of Caring possible: Sentara Health (Presenting Sponsor), Woodard Properties (Platinum Sponsor), UVA Health (Gold Sponsor), Atlantic Union Bank (Gold Sponsor), University of Virginia (Gold Sponsor), Virginia Credit Union (Gold Sponsor), Panorama Paydirt (Silver Sponsor), and Newsradio WINA (Silver Sponsor).

P.S. One plus to having a rainy Day of Caring? The projects aren't over! We still have plenty of projects happening at later dates and we can't wait to see what volunteers are able to accomplish at more outdoor project sites! Stay tuned for more to come!

Day of Caring is a day of service in greater Charlottesville. iTHRIV was partnered with ReadyKids (http://readykidscville.org). They help kids be ready for life! 🥰 What an amazing organization! A few of us spent the morning cleaning play and therapy toys...Joy!
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