United Way of Marathon County

March 01, 2020

Spring Forward!

It's an exciting time for United Way of Marathon County as we celebrate our 90th year! This historic time offers many opportunities and to look ahead toward bold goals and partnerships in our community. United Way of Marathon County's mission is to unite people and organizations to build a stronger community and strategically invest in education, financial stability and health priorities to improve lives now and into the future. We invite you to be part of that future by making an investment in United Way. We offer many ways to get involved through volunteering, advocating for causes, attending educational sessions or giving with a financial gift. By participating, you help make this a great place to live, work and raise a family.

This weekend, as we spring forward with Daylight Savings Time, we are committed to helping people spring into action, to benefit our neighbors, friends, co-workers and families.

Jeff Sargent, Executive Director/CEO

Power of the Purse

Join United Way Women United for Power of the Purse on May 4, 2020! This is an auction and mixer for women that are passionate about supporting agencies such as: Rebecca’s Closet, Cinderella’s Closet, Project Step Up, Good Start Grants and more! You will find a great variety of handbags, unique accessories and one-of-a-kind gifts; accompanied by a cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Early Bird Ends pricing March 16! Purchase tickets here.

We need YOU to help make the 2020 Power of the Purse another impactful event! As you find yourself out and about, please keep your eyes open for any unique purses, scarves or jewelry that you would like to donate to Power of the Purse raffle and/or auction. Donations can be delivered to United Way of Marathon County, 705 S. 24th Ave. Ste 400B, Wausau, Monday through Friday, 8am - 5pm. Download a donation form here.

Free Seminar on Retirement Planning

Most retirement planning focuses only on the financial aspect, but there is more to consider in having the fulfilling retirement you may have envisioned. For many, the transition from work to retirement is one of the most significant and sometimes difficult transitions in their lives. To help people know how to plan a happy retirement, United Way Retire United is offering a free program in which we review important areas in retirement planning that are often overlooked. You’ll find out the top 10 reasons why people “flunk” retirement and how you can make your retirement a very successful and happy one.

Retire United invites you to join us on Wednesday, March 18, from 5:00 –6:30 p.m. at the United Way office for this helpful program. Whether you’re still working, planning to retire, recently retired or have been retired for years, this program has something of value for you. It will provide you with many useful and practical ideas to help you create the retirement you had always envisioned. Register today to secure your spot!

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Adopt a Classroom

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United Way has launched the 2020 Adopt a Classroom project. For a small investment, your workplace or individual group can adopt a kindergarten classroom, provide each child a book featuring the beloved character Little Critter® and promote healthy eating with a container garden project. Your group would be asked to provide 3-4 volunteers for 45 minutes to read the book and complete the garden activity with each classroom. Classroom dates and times are indicated on the registration site.

Check out the registration site for more details. Use the Adopt A Classroom Online Registration to reserve your classrooms today. Spots fill up fast, register now to guarantee your classrooms.

Disaster Training

Flood When disaster strikes, members of the community want to help and United Way can help! When a large scale disaster in our community, volunteers must be interviewed, screened and matched with a volunteer job that fits their abilities. Organizing these volunteers is critical in a disaster recovery effort and you can help. On Wednesday, March 25, United Way Volunteer Connection, along with Marathon County Emergency Government and United Way RSVP will be hosting a Volunteer Reception Center Training. This two hour training program, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. will give you the tools you will need to assist in the event we experience a large scale disaster. The training is free, but space is limited. Register by calling United Way Volunteer Connection at 715-298-5719 or by emailing Krista at kmischo@unitedwaymc.org.

Census Count

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United Way Worldwide and 211 are a part of the Census Counts Coalition. This year you can respond by mail, phone or online. Encourage your friends and family to pledge to be counted by texting PLEDGE to 211-211 to receive information about the 2020 Census.

Census data is used to determine where schools, roads, hospitals, childcare centers, senior centers and other services will be built and billions of federal government resources will be distributed. It also is used to determine the number of Congressional Seats and redistricting of all levels of government.

Important Dates:

March 12, 2020 an invitation to respond online to the 2020 Census will be sent via mail or paper questionnaires.

April 27, 2020 a final reminder postcard will be sent before Census workers follow up in person.

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