Upcoming Events

What a busy time of year! No one can say...there's nothing going on in this town! Here's some fun events coming up with the United Way...

• Aug. 3rd First Fridays 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Main Street Coshocton Bring the whole family! Many food vendors, CVB and United Way are providing a "Kickin DJ", Kids Zone play areas, cotton candy, popsicles, and so much more. Don't miss it!
• Aug. 9th Chamber Business After Hours 5:00 pm -7:00 pm The United Way and Jeff Drennen Delearships are partnering to host this great event. Come enjoy refreshments catered by Coshocton Hospital. There will be door prize drawings and 50/50 tickets.
• Aug. 18th Canal Days Parade United Way and several of our agencies will be proudly walking in the Canal Days Parade. Make sure you wave hello!
• Aug. 30th 2007-08 Kick Off Event 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Lake Park Pavilion Come enjoy..."A Taste of Coshocton County!" Great restaurants from all over the county will be providing generous samples of their favorite foods. There will also be entertainment and the raffling off of the 14 Longaberger baskets, creatively filled by each of the United Way agencies. Tickets for the event are just $10.00. This is a great opportunity to check out the wonderful agencies and staff of the United Way. You won't want to miss it!

Lots of fun things...for all ages!

June Volunteer of the Month

Congratulations to Bruce Reid for being named the June Volunteer of the Month! Bruce is a volunteer for the American Red Cross.

West Lafayette Homecoming Parade

Thursday evening was the West Lafayette Homecoming. The United Way ( several agencies represented) marched in the parade. It was an almost perfect evening (except for just a few raindrops at the start.) It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces along the route. A big thank you to all who walked with us.

Campaign Corporate Sponsor

I'm proud to let everyone know that Jeff Drennen Delearships of Coshocton and Zanesville is the Corporate sponsor this year. Please be sure to let them know how much we appreciate their commitment to our community.

Division Chair Luncheon

A big Thank You to all of those people who have dedicated their time to become a Division Chair for the upcoming campaign season. These individuals will be resposible for rallying the people in their respective divisions. My goal for this group is to motivate their peers to ensure a record breaking year! Our 2007-08 goal is $375,000. But...can you imagine the great things we could do if we raised a million? We could increase programs in the exisiting agencies....Add new agencies....Look for special projects to improve our community...I could go on for paragraphs! We can do it!!!!

The United Way took charge of the 400 block of Main Street last Friday night for the First Fridays Celebration on Main St. . If you haven't attended one of these events, you are missing out! Great food, fun things for kids of all ages and social hour for Coshocton County. The event is growing each month. This month we had a DJ playing music, corn hole games down the block, popcorn, cotton candy, popcicles and so much more. The United Way is proud to be a part of an activity that is so rewarding for our community. I can't wait to see what great additions we will have next month. Mark your calendars now...Aug. 3th.

Here is a picture of three of our wonderful volunteers popping popcorn.