Campaign Kick Off

wow!!!!!

I know, I apologize. It has been a while since I have updated the blog. I think this will be worth the wait.

The 3rd annual "Taste of Coshocton County" happened on August 30th. What a night! The turnout was unbelieveable. Dave Powers, one of the great committee members estimated that we had easily 500 people there that night. What a wonderful thing for Coshocton! For those of you who don't know, it was the campaign kick off event.

There were 16 food vendors from around the county , who offered tastes of their specialty. For only $10.00 a ticket you could choose 10 different samples. I don't think anyone walked away hungry. The restaurants did a great job of bringing a variety of things to try.

A huge thank you to everyone who planned, helped or attended this evening.

What a success!!

Canal Days Parade

The evening if August 18th was a perfect evening for the Canal Days parade. The United Way proudly marched and passed out candy. The streets were packed with kids of all ages. It was wonderful to see so many people out in Coshocton. A big Thank You to the volunteers who marched with us! Farrah Cunningham and her two handsome boys -representing First Step FVIS, Hannah Frank and Alli McCoy from Roscoe Recreation, and Anna Parkhill, Connie Lahna and Skylar and Jade Hasseman.

Two of our other great agencies, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts followed us with great entries in the parade as well.

The Boy Scouts were camping on their float.

Mighty fine gentlemen!

The Girl Scouts, nicely dressed in their uniforms too, marched shortly behind. The daisies had a blast driving their power wheels down the street. What fun!

Thank you everyone who made this evening a special night for Coshocton County!

Business After Hours

What an exciting night! A big thank you to everyone who attended the Chamber After Hours last night. United Way and the Jeff Drennen Dealership hosted the event. A hot, humid day turned into a stormy evening, but that didn't stop us! The event was very well attended. Dave Powers from the Coshocton Hospital had a wonderful display of food. The Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the American Red Cross set up nice displays to show off what great programs they have.

A big thank you to Dave and the Hospital and to Jeff & Stacey Drennen and staff who opened their doors to us for the evening.

July Volunteer of the Month

Congratualtions to Doris Howell, July's Volunteer of the Month!

Doris Howell, who volunteers for the RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program), has been named the United Way of Coshocton County Volunteer of the Month for July.

You can learn more about Doris and her volunteering on the website at www.coshoctonunitedway.org

August First Fridays

The August First Fridays was the biggest success yet! Despite the heat, hundreds lined the streets of Coshocton to take advantage of great sidewalk sales, lots of food, and tons of fun. The United Way proudly displayed the 14 Longaberger raffle baskets. The agencies did a wonderful job of filling them full of great gifts! In case you don't know, we are selling raffle tickets for these. -$1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. They will be raffled off at our Kick Off event on August 30th. (You don't have to be present to win.)

We also handed out water bottles. Certainly a bonus for that hot, humid evening. It was an awesome evening! I can't wait until September, where we can do it again! Any new ideas on what we can offer?

Above are pictures of the some of the great help from Friday and another shot of the baskets nicely displayed. Thanks to those board members and agencies who took the time to help with this event.

And don't forget to buy your tickets!

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.