Category: Volunteerism
Getting to know United Way ReadingPal Michele Skinner
When Bank of America employee Michele Skinner first heard about United Way of Northeast Florida’s ReadingPals program four years ago, she was learning about the difference early intervention makes in the lives of at-risk children.
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Meet our 2016 Community Builders
We asked our Community Builders a few questions about themselves and what they enjoyed most about living in Northeast Florida.
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It only takes a moment to improve our community
What if people could come together and make life-changing moments for both themselves and our community?
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United Way completes record-breaking “Summer Daze of Action”
United Way of Northeast Florida wrapped a record-breaking summer of school-preparedness collection drives this month as part of its first-annual Summer Daze of Action. The two-part Summer Daze effort included a ReadingPals Book Drive, June 1 through June 30, and Stuff the Bus, June 22 through Aug. 1.
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Giving Back: His own educational journey led volunteer to become a ReadingPal
It was David Selin’s own educational journey that inspired him to sign up to be a United Way of Northeast Florida ReadingPals coach at the Tutor Time preschool on Old St. Augustine Road. He knows firsthand how education and a strong background in reading can influence choices later in life.
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