United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades has concluded their 2022-2023 Campaign, and exceeded the campaign goal of $11.19 million. This is the 30th consecutive year that the goal has been met or exceeded. Campaign Chairs Sally Jackson (Community Volunteer, Retired Lee Health) and Matt Humphreys (Publix Store Manager) announced that residents and companies of […]
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Tax Season officially closes on April 18 and United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades’ free tax filing assistance program has appointments available to assist Southwest Florida residents to file on time. United Way’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program provides no-cost federal tax filing services at over 25 sites in Lee, Hendry, Glades, and
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Six months ago, Hurricane Ian made landfall. It was a catastrophic storm that devastated our beloved community. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry our community has had to go through this. I’m sorry all of us have had to go through this. I’m sorry YOU have had to go through this. So much was lost.
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Tax Season appointments are officially open and United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades’ free tax filing assistance program is ready to assist Southwest Florida residents keep more of their hard-earned money. The United Way VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program provides no-cost federal tax filing services at over 25 sites in Lee, Hendry, Glades,
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United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades will be hosting its annual 2022-2023 Campaign Kick Off on December 14, 2022. The event will be held at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, located on the campus of Florida SouthWestern State College. Networking and light breakfast items will be available at 8:30 a.m. The program will
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To date, $7 million has been donated to Hurricane Ian Relief. This includes donations through Collaboratory, grants, and special funding. $2,945,768 in funding to 165 agencies and programs to help survivors and provide services and resources. $969,345 in gift cards to thousands of survivors to help with repairs, immediate needs, and replacement of
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United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades has announced that the 2022-2023 United Way Campaign Chairs will be Sally Jackson and Matt Humphreys. Additionally, the goal for this year’s campaign has been set at $11,186,558. Last year’s campaign raised $11,105,524 for the local communities of Lee, Hendry, and Glades. The theme of this year’s campaign
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Synopsis/Summary of ARPA Training April 14th 9:00am to 11:00am Summary of Workshop The purpose of the workshop is to provide an overview of the ARPA language and intent (derived from the Final Ruling and Compliance and Reporting Guidance documents); educate on the enumerated eligible activities within the allowable Expenditure Categories (EC1 and EC2); briefly review
The Volunteer Center of United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades will be teaming up with Bell Tower and Lee Health Blood Center to host a Blood Drive to commemorate the life of late Fort Myers native, John Sheppard. The event will be held on March 25, 2022, from 10 am to 4 pm at
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