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Upcoming Events
Read Across America Day
March 2, 8:00 am - March 3, 5:00 pm
Join us for United Way of Salt Lake’s annual Read Across America Day on March 2 to celebrate the love for reading. Throughout the week, communities will come together to volunteer and provide in-kind donations to promote the value of reading and literacy in our schools – VIRTUALLY!
Join us by volunteering or donating to a local elementary school's book drive!
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Speaker Series: Jim Shelton
March 11, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Virtual Event
Jim Shelton is our first speaker in the 2021 Speaker Series-Building Equitable Communities.
Jim Shelton, is the Chief Impact and Investment Officer at Blue Meridian Partners, a philanthropic vehicle to identify and scale solutions to the problems trapping youth and their families in poverty. He also serves as a Senior Advisor to KKR and is a nonresident Fellow at the Brookings Institute. Jim was the co-founder of Amandla Enterprises and the former Deputy Secretary of Education and founding Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper under President Barack Obama.
Join us for a candid and focused discussion led by Bill Crim, President and CEO of United Way of Salt Lake.
Speaker Series: Hugh Vasquez
August 11, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Salt Lake Community College, Grand Theatre
5:30 p.m.| Meet and Greet
7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m. | Presentation and Q&A
Hugh Vasquez is the second featured speaker of our three-part Speaker Series- Buiding Equitable Communities.
Vasquez is one of the country's top equity and diversity educators and a consultant to campuses and organizations working towards creating healthy multicultural environments.
Join us for a candid and focused discussion led by Bill Crim, President and CEO of United Way of Salt Lake.
*Event subject to change to virtual, based on COVID-19 protocols.
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Speaker Series: Anand Giridharadas
October 27, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Salt Lake Community College, Grand Theatre
5:30 p.m.| Meet and Greet
7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m. | Presentation and Q&A
Anand Giridharadas is the final speaker in our three-part series, dedicated to bringing new voices to the table and finding equitable solutions for our communities.
Anand Giridharadas is the author of the New York Times best seller Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, The True American, and India Calling. He is an editor-at-large for TIME, an on-air political analyst for MSNBC, and the author of the newsletter The.Ink.
Join us for a candid and focused discussion led by Bill Crim, President and CEO of United Way of Salt Lake.
RSVPSignature Events
As part of our work to fix complex social issues and help every member of our community succeed, we partner with organizations, businesses, schools, governments, and individuals. Our signature events raise awareness, provide volunteer opportunities, celebrate victories, support students, and create spaces for conversation so we can continue to create a more equitable world for all.
