Will You Help Feed a Family this Thanksgiving?

Dear Friends, As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches and the pandemic once again forces people indoors and out of jobs, more families are feeling the burden of providing enough food for their families. Prices at the supermarkets are skyrocketing and our food pantries are serving more people than we ever have before. We are asking for help from the community to meet the need this holiday season. Donate A Meal Feed-A-Family Means Even More This Year Paul Mina, President & CEO of United Way of Tri-County, talks about the critical need for food this holiday season. Read More Bob Crook and the Jack's Abby United Way Virtual 5k Bob Crook, a Call2Talk volunteer who has participated in the 5K every year since the inception of this race, talks about why he participates.  Read  More Staff Spotlight: Katherine from Mass211 Meet Katherine who says she's surrounded by incredibly dedicated and supportive colleagues, as well as supervisors at Mass211. READ MORE Volunteer Spotlight: Meghan from Ready to Read Meghan has volunteered at the Jack’s Abby United Way 5k and Ready to Read. If you're thinking about volunteering her advice is, "do it! Have fun with it! It can help someone. What you’re doing is amazing!"  READ MORE Volunteer Spotlight: Gretel from the Marlborough Community Cupboard Meet Gretel, a retired engineer who donates her time to help at the Marlborough Community Cupboard. READ MORE Upcoming Events The United Way of Tri-County is excited to announce the first drawing for the Super 50/50 Raffle What is the Super 50/50 you ask? It’s a way for you to support United Way programs and services in our community. It’s also a chance for you to win big every month! Please consider heading over to UWSuper5050.com today to purchase your ticket! Good luck, and thank you for your support. PLAY! SKM Fundraiser Support Call2Talk when you purchase anything from Nov. 6-8. Call2Talk is the Mental health helpline of Mass2-1-1, the statewide human service information and referral platform powered by your local United Way. 20% of your purchase will be donated to Call2Talk. Come Visit Us at the Mall Now accepting non-perishable food donations at the Solomon Pond Mall next to Bertucci's. You can drop off food donations for our Thanksgiving Feed-A-Family campaign, and take your picture with our turkey. Reindeer Run Virtual 5k Join us from a distance from Saturday, December 5 - 12 for the Reindeer Run Virtual 5K. Run where you like and remember to follow state and local social distancing guidelines to stay safe. Participants will receive a custom long sleeve race tee (must register by Nov. 16 to guarantee size) and a downloadable race bib. More goodies will be announced soon! Register Giving Tuesday December 1st Mark your calendars! December 1st, 2020 is Giving Tuesday. St. Mary's Credit Union will match donations up to a total of $10,000. Community Corner WHEAT Community Connections Maria (grandmother), Lucy (mother), and Kaitlyn (daughter) love shopping at Hidden Treasures together. Purchases help support our food programs. We have a lot of great merchandise in house already and new items come in daily! Marlborough Community Cupboard Thank you to the Better Business Bureau Serving E. MA, ME, RI & VT for holding a fabulous food drive and donating 1,795 pounds of food and personal care items to the Marlborough Community Cupboard! Pearl St. Cupboard & Café Thank you very much to Hope & Comfort which has been generously donating personal hygiene items to our Pearl Street Cupboard food pantry since March to help clients maintain continuous access to basic needs supplies. VOLUNTEER WITH UWOTC! We need your help now more than ever! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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