Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination(s)!  This year’s Best Of Awards submissions are currently undergoing review to determine which companies truly demonstrated what it means to Live United.  Finalists in each category will be announced February 9! The awards ceremony will take place on March 31, 2010.

Learn more about United Way’s Best Of Awards.

This year’s Best Of Awards are presented by Land O’Lakes.

Nominations for this year’s Best of Awards are due Friday, January 21!

Whether you’re a big or small company, this is your chance to show off the amazing things you did and receive special recognition for all of your hard work.

Nominate your company today!

Spend your day off giving back. United Way Caring Connection has plenty of volunteer opportunities honoring the spirit of the late civil rights leader. Find one now!

Every day, donors like you represent the true meaning of LIVE UNITED. From all of us at United Way, we extend sincerest thanks and gratitude for your support.

Thanks to you, our year-end giving programs reported some great results:

• Gifts to our Warm.Safe.Fed campaign averaged over $100 per gift, and 35 percent of donors were new to United Way!
• Donations to our Holiday Wishes program, an annual partnership with the Pioneer Press, topped $100,000!
  Read Jan. 6 recap article.

United Way began the Best Of Awards to recognize outstanding companies that run United Way campaigns for all of the events, planning, managing and execution done by Ambassadors, volunteer committees and employees. 

Anyone who has run a Greater Twin Cities United Way campaign in 2009 can enter.  By entering the United Way Best Of Awards you are able to demonstrate the work that you and your company are doing! This is your opportunity to show people what you have done on behalf of our community. Imagine being able to say your company is “award winning!”

Learn more or download the call for nominations and begin your application today!  Nominations are due January 22, 2010.

The Best Of Awards, presented in 2010 by Land O’Lakes, are Greater Twin Cities United Way’s Academy Awards for our agency and corporate partners.

It is the one time of the year that we bring everyone together to celebrate campaign successes and honor the best of the best.

• Finalists have been announced: Check out the video!
• Awards Ceremony, March 31: See the recap!
• Check out the winners!

Find out more about the Best Of Awards.

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