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Community Voices
Read stories about the impact of United Way of Salt Lake’s work to improve basic needs and education outcomes in our community.
2016 Changemakers: Jadee Talbot, Principal, Woodrow Wilson Elementary
by Chelsea Nelson Senior Director of Content and Digital Marketing We are excited to do a feature on each of…
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Meet Our 2016 Changemakers! Intermountain Healthcare
by Chelsea Nelson Senior Director of Content and Digital Marketing We are excited to do a feature on each of…
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Every Kid is Invested in Attendance at Woodrow Wilson!
by Sean Strickland Community School Director at Woodrow Wilson Getting ready in the morning can sometimes be the hardest part…
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Midvale is Moving!
Gregory Leavitt Principal, Hillcrest High School In the last year, United Way of Salt Lake partnered with Canyons School District…
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Life is Now: Edwards Lifesciences makes community impact its “Life’s Work”
by McCall Pitcher Community Investment Advisor When I first visited Edwards Lifesciences’ facility in Draper, I couldn’t help but notice…
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Staff Spotlight: Meet Blythe, Our New Web & Email Marketing Manager!
by Blythe Penn Website and Email Marketing Manager In January 2016, I began working with United Way of Salt Lake…
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"Because It’s Personal"
by MacKenzie Knight Community Investment Advisor Zions Bank and Zions Bancorporation’s week-long United Way Employee Giving Campaign ended last week…
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How Do You Change the World? Be a #SLChangemaker!
by Megan Richards Community Investment Advisor, Business Development At United Way of Salt Lake, we have been thinking a lot about…
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Lincoln Elementary Hosts Early Childhood Resource Fair and Game Night!
by Lindsay Adams Lincoln Elementary Resource Teacher The most rapid brain development happens in the first few years of a…
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UWSL and the Boys & Girls Club: True Partnership!
by Stephanie Linton Oquirrh Hills Elementary Community School Director United Way of Salt Lake was proud to be recognized by…
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What Can a Community School Do? Go On a Site Visit and See!
Kim Nortz Manager Vocational Rehabilitation WCF Insurance Last spring, my employer WCF Insurance, asked us to attend a site visit…
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"I Smile When I See Someone Else Smile"
by Mike Watts Community Investment Advisor Jacob Weideman, a payment services representative with Comcast, shares his story about why he…
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