The 2007 United Way Campaign runs October 1 through October 31st November 16th!
Campaign Extended. The 2007 Campaign will run through November 16.
Current total as of 01/23/08: $490,916.84
123% of the Campaign Goal of $400,000.00!
Please browse our site for details regarding the University's campaign. If you have questions or need more information please contact us. To link to the United Way of the Bluegrass Organization site, click here.
To see a list of the October 15th prize winners, click here.
Next Prize Drawing, Monday, November 26. Please complete your pledge form and prize card by campaign end date of November 16 to be eligible for final prize drawing.
Pledge Forms will be available to all Faculty and Staff through a UKUW Cabinet Member or Department Solicitor beginning October 1. You will find a list of Cabinet Members on this site. You may contact the Cabinet Member designated for your college or administrative area for campaign events and details in your area.
2007 UK United Way Pledge Form.
How to Fill Out a UK United Way Pledge Form.
All payroll deductions for the 2007 Campaign will begin January 1, 2008.
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For Department Solicitors and Cabinet Members only:
How to fill out a Solicitor's Envelope
Please return completed Solicitor Envelopes to your Cabinet Member. The Cabinet Member will route the Solicitor Envelopes to the UKUW Campaign Treasurer.
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United Way and Your Dollars at Work
More than 200 programs and focus initiatives depend yearly on the United Way support that is made possible only by your contributions. Agencies that receive United Way funding address the most critical issues in the nine counties of Central Kentucky. These agencies provide the backbone of their respective communities, raising the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Bluegrass residents.
United Way delivers results. We measure the result of programs and initiatives so you can be sure that your contribution is being used wisely and effectively. Decisions are based on outcome evaluations, audits and management practice reviews and alignments with United Way's local priority and community outcomes. The committed volunteers who manage these services put your dollars where they matter most—into vital services for those who need them most.
A History of the United Way of the University of Kentucky
The United Way has for nearly a century enjoyed a deep-rooted and steadfast history with the University of Kentucky and its benefactors and beneficiaries throughout Central Kentucky. On March 4, 1921, twenty-two Lexington organizations that were engaged in social service work met at City Hall in a cooperative effort in which they would vote to pool their resources in attaining public support for various social services. On that date, the Lexington Welfare League was founded and marked a new page in the history of public service in the city.
The efforts of those 22 Lexington organizations were not isolated, but shared a national stage with the hundreds of cities that were moving towards a new vision for the future of their communities. From 1919 through 1929, 314 new United Way chapters flourished throughout the country and were initially referred to as "Community Chests." The University's first recorded involvement with the Community Chest came in 1932. Then UK president Dr. Frank McVey referred to the Community Chest when he wrote to Paul P. Boyd, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. In his letters President McVey enlisted the college's support in what he already envisioned as a bastion of charity for health and human service organizations throughout Central Kentucky.
The popularity of the name "Community Chest" declined nationally in the 1950s and in 1954 the university chapter was changed to United Community Services. By 1970 it was termed the United Community Fund. The name changed yet again by March 1973 and was first referenced as the United Way in the Communi-K issue of that month.
Today President McVey's vision for the university's increasing presence in community building has arrived. The university is the fifth largest giver to the United Way of the Bluegrass. Dollar for dollar, UK employees are the highest giving employees of any Bluegrass company or institution. In the seventy-two years since its initial involvement, the University of Kentucky has invested its time and resources into what it continues to uphold as a vital contributor to myriad forms of community sustenance, development and mobilization. With contributions from faculty, staff and students, United Way brings our community together to provide real results for real people. Continuing campus support of the United Way ensures that more than 200 programs and focused initiatives will provide solutions for the most critical issues facing the eight counties of Central Kentucky.
Only with your support can we continue to make a difference in the lives
of Central Kentuckians. Campaign 2007 will run from October 1 through 31. Please browse our site for upcoming events.